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Tag Archives: Chinese New Year
Bright Orange Kumquat Trees with Red Bows Ring in Chinese New Year
Kumquats can be seen all over Singapore, usually in the front of houses of Singaporeans who celebrate Chinese New Year. The Kumquat Tree is small and slow-growing. It has fruit on it that looks like Mandarin oranges. I was excited … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, Chinese, Chinese New Year, culture, decor, festival, kumquats, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, pretty, Singapore
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Chinese New Year Buzz at the Oldest District in Singapore: Toa Payoh
Toa Payoh is one of the oldest districts in Singapore and is located in the central area that’s just a few stops away by MRT (subway) to Orchard Road. You will notice that the people here are mostly the elderly … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, Chinese New Year, culture, Food, Gold Rabbit, heartlands, Life, Living, oldest district, personal, photography, photos, shopping, Singapore, Singapore Mint, Toa Payoh, travel
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Chinese New Year 2011: Ngee Ann City
The Annual Chinese New Year goodies fill the event hall at the Ngee Ann City basement.
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Tagged 2011, Chinese New Year, festival, Life, Living, mall, Ngee Ann City, personal, photography, photos, shopping, Singapore, travel
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Chinese New Year 2011: Oddly Cute Rabbits at Bishan
This year the Chinese New Year decorations all over Singapore are getting more interesting, probably due to a bigger budget. I like how the pink rabbit holds an orange and the white one holds a gold ingot (the currency used … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, Bishan, Bishan MRT, Chinese, Chinese New Year, culture, cute, decor, design, Junction 8, Life, Living, mall, personal, photography, photos, shopping, Singapore, travel, Year of the Rabbit
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Gorgeous Pink Floral Lanterns at My Village (Serangoon Garden)
I love the tasteful decorations for the Year of the Rabbit at My Village, the new little mall in Serangoon Gardens. I love it for the very reason that it’s tiny and relatively empty. The new mall is located at … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, beautiful, beauty, carpark, Chinese, Chinese New Year, Chocolate, culture, floral lantern, Food, Life, Living, Maju, mall, My Village, NTUC Finest, parking garage, parking lot, personal, photography, photos, Pink Lanterns, pretty, Serangoon Garden, Serangoon Gardens, shopping, Singapore, travel, Year of the Rabbit
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More Chinese New Year Photos from the Trip to Vivo City
Another place to get the full effect of Chinese New Year, together with the loud music are the supermarkets, so since we were at VivoCity we checked out the Malaysia Hypermart called Giant. Couldn’t resist snapping Bug’s Bunny’s girlfriend in … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese, Chinese New Year, CNY2011, culture, design, fashion, Giant, hypermart, Life, Living, mall, mandarin oranges, oranges, personal, photography, photos, shopping, shops, Singapore, supermarket, travel, vivo, VivoCity
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VivoCity: Very Cool Chinese Arts & Crafts Fair
I was excited to see the Chinese Arts & Crafts Fair with vendors mostly from China at the central court at Level 1. Took some photos, but I think you would enjoy heading down to check it out yourself. I … Continue reading
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Tagged activities, Art, beautiful, Central Court, Chinese, Chinese Arts and Crafts Fair, Chinese New Year, Chinese paper cuttings, crafts, culture, Events, hairdo, Level 1, Life, Living, mall, personal, photography, photos, pretty, shopping, Singapore, Sugar Art, travel, vivo, VivoCity, what to do
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VivoCity Ushers in the Year of the Rabbit
I don’t have much patience for shopping and prefer to do it online, but each festive season, I enjoy looking at the creative window treatments. If you want to feel the festive spirit and don’t want to jostle with the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, Art, Chinese, Chinese New Year, culture, decor, design, Life, Living, mall, personal, photography, photos, pretty, shopping, shops, Singapore, travel, vivo, VivoCity, Window Display, window treatments, Year of the Rabbit
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Memories of Singapore’s Oldest Shopping Centre
If wormholes made time travel possible and a four year old me visited the future Singapore, Plaza Singapura would be one place that would be totally unrecognizable. Plaza Singapura opened way back in 1975. It’s anchor store used to be … Continue reading
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Tagged 1975, 2011, Amy Chua, childhood, Chinese, Chinese New Year, culture, decor, design, Food, history, Life, Living, Nostalgia, parenting, photography, photos, piano exams, Plaza Singapura, shopping, Singapore, travel, Yaohan, Year of the Rabbit
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Chinese New Year in Town
I met my dear friend today and had such a good time just chatting. We both used to refer to Orchard Road as Town, and we used to come here to watch movies or have lovely meals after classes were … Continue reading
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Tagged beautiful, Chinese, Chinese New Year, culture, decor, decorations, design, friend, Life, Living, mall, Orchard Road, personal, photography, photos, pretty, shopping, Singapore, town, travel
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Serangoon Garden’s My Village Again
Since we were in the area, we decided to check out My Village again. I really like this sleepy tiny mall, in this old estate. Subway is now open, but not Bakerzin or the beer garden proposed at the rooftop. … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese New Year, culture, decor, design, Food, Guardian Pharmacy, Life, Living, My Village, new, NTUC Finest, open, personal, photography, photos, Serangoon Garden, Serangoon Gardens, shopping, shops, Singapore, subway, travel
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Chinese New Year 2011: People’s Park
Want to absorb in the real atmosphere of Chinese New Year? I would say come to People’s Park and walk about the stalls and emporium (old style Chinese Supermarket) here. Instead of lunch, there are so many interesting snacks you … Continue reading
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Tagged Beijing, chempadak, cherries, China, Chinatown, Chinese New Year, culture, design, festival, festivities, Food, fruits, interesting, Life, Living, nuts, Pao, People's Park, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, snacks, travel
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Ikea Does The Year of the Rabbit
When I got an Ikea flyer advertising the new items for Chinese New Year, I thought I just have to go there and check it out. Here are some photos from trip there. If you’re having a Chinese New Year, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, Alexandra, aprons, Chinese New Year, culture, Cushions, decor, design, Furniture, ikea, Life, Living, napkin holders, party, personal, photography, photos, place mats, rugs, shopping, Singapore, travel, tumblers, Year of the Rabbit
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Chinatown: Lunar New Year Festivities Begin
It’s always good to come here early. A week before Chinese New Year the crowds will literally crush you. Years ago I was with my dear friend on the eve of lunar new year in Chinatown. It felt like we … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, Architecture, Chinese New Year, culture, design, festive, Lanterns, Life, Living, Lunar New Year, markets, personal, photography, photos, pretty, shophouses, shopping, Singapore, T shirts, travel
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Year of the Rabbit: Bunny Mania in Chinatown
On the 3rd of February 2011, the year of the rabbit will be ushered in with noisy fanfare, so if you’re in Singapore head down to Chinatown for bunnies galore. I saw a few Bugs Bunny, but I think Thumper … Continue reading
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Tagged Bunnies, bunny, Chinatown, Chinese New Year, culture, decor, decorations, Dolls, festival, hare, Life, Living, lunar, personal, photography, photos, rabbit, rabbits, shopping, Singapore, toys, travel, Year of the Rabbit
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The Rabbit Makes an Early Appearance at NTUC for Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year is a month away and the rabbit and Chinese New Year goodies have made their appearance when I checked out the NTUC Xtra at Nex. New Year is not here yet and Christmas is not yet over, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, Chinese New Year, culture, decor, decorations, festival, Life, Living, Lunar New Year, mall, Nex, NTUC Xtra, personal, photography, photos, public holidays 2011, rabbit, Serangoon, shopping, Singapore, travel, Year of the Rabbit
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Serangoon Central’s Nex Mall (More Shops & My Version of a Directory)
Hi there. Thanks for reading. I’ve moved to Singapore Actually See you there 🙂 ************************* Updated on 13 Feb 2011: Pretty furnishings and bridal decorations at King & King Wong, a furniture store at level 4 that extends to the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, Beard Papa, bridal, carpark charges, Chinese New Year, clothing, cny 2011, culture, decorations, directory, Entertainment, fees, flowers, Food, Food Republic, Furniture, Hoe Kee, Life, Living, mall, Manicure, new, Nex, parking rates, personal, photography, photos, rabbits, rooftop, Sasa, Serangoon Central, Serangoon MRT, shopping, shops, Singapore, Starbucks, The Body Shop, the icing room, travel
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