Beautiful Decorations in Suntec City. The chinese word in the above word reads "Fu" meaning blessing or Good Fortune.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Chinese New Year Decorations - Suntec City
Beautiful Decorations in Suntec City. The chinese word in the above word reads "Fu" meaning blessing or Good Fortune.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Chinatown - Chinese New Year 2010 Shopping Part 4
This will be my final posting on shopping in Chinatown for Chinese New Year 2010. This year I did not take much photo of the food, etc cause it would be a repeat of last year's photos.
These little oriental dresses are so cute. This year, my friends and I are wearing something oriental too. Mine will be a mix of chinese/japanese, a kind of kimono blouse with chinese buttons. :)
These cushion covers are so cheap but I prefer those sold in Robinsons, the designs are prettier.
Flowers and plants are favourties during Chinese New Year.
Durians for chinese new year? Nah, they seems to be around all year through.
Pomelo are also favourites with the chinese because Pomelo in chinese sounds like "to have".
These little oriental dresses are so cute. This year, my friends and I are wearing something oriental too. Mine will be a mix of chinese/japanese, a kind of kimono blouse with chinese buttons. :)
These cushion covers are so cheap but I prefer those sold in Robinsons, the designs are prettier.
Flowers and plants are favourties during Chinese New Year.
Durians for chinese new year? Nah, they seems to be around all year through.
Pomelo are also favourites with the chinese because Pomelo in chinese sounds like "to have".
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
My World Tuesday - Chinatown - Chinese New Year 2010 - Long Queue at Bak Kwa Store
Bakkwa, or rougan is a Chinese salty-sweet dried meat product similar to jerky, made in the form of flat thin sheets. It is normally made from pork. (You can read more about it from wikipedia.
It is a very popular snack especially during Chinese New Year. People can queue for hours just to buy them. It dont come cheap and can cost from S$45 per kg. Although it is a snack, people do eat them with rice and even pizza now comes with BakKwa toppings.
Lim Chee Guan Bak Kwa Stall is very popular, every year during Chinese New Year, queues are formed and they can numbered more than 50 people. Lim Chee Guan Bak Kwa has a long history since 1938. My late mother in law is a loyal customer of his stall ever since the stall started...lol.
I have no idea why people would queue at the head office of the bak kwa stall. Lim Chee Guan has two other outlets, one opposite this head office i.e. People's Park Complex #01-25 (Chinatown MRT Exit C) - that's where I got my bak kwa without queuing. The other outlet is at ION Orchard #B4-37 (Orchard MRT).
You can visit his website.
A short video of the queue. Those at the front of the queue seems so happy that their turn is coming soon to purchase the Bak Kwa...hahaha.
Please visit "That's my World" for other parts of the world.
It is a very popular snack especially during Chinese New Year. People can queue for hours just to buy them. It dont come cheap and can cost from S$45 per kg. Although it is a snack, people do eat them with rice and even pizza now comes with BakKwa toppings.
Lim Chee Guan Bak Kwa Stall is very popular, every year during Chinese New Year, queues are formed and they can numbered more than 50 people. Lim Chee Guan Bak Kwa has a long history since 1938. My late mother in law is a loyal customer of his stall ever since the stall started...lol.
I have no idea why people would queue at the head office of the bak kwa stall. Lim Chee Guan has two other outlets, one opposite this head office i.e. People's Park Complex #01-25 (Chinatown MRT Exit C) - that's where I got my bak kwa without queuing. The other outlet is at ION Orchard #B4-37 (Orchard MRT).
You can visit his website.
A short video of the queue. Those at the front of the queue seems so happy that their turn is coming soon to purchase the Bak Kwa...hahaha.
Please visit "That's my World" for other parts of the world.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Chinatown - Chinese New Year 2010 Shopping Part 3
A must for the chinese family is a candied box/tray where we placed all sorts of candies with auspicious names. The candied box/tray consists of eight compartments and the tray meaning togetherness.
Melon Seeds (best is the red melon seeds) which mean the more melon seeds you eat, you will have more children .
This is the green tea melon seeds which is not so popular.
Melon Seeds (best is the red melon seeds) which mean the more melon seeds you eat, you will have more children .
This is the green tea melon seeds which is not so popular.
Sweetened lotus roots symbolising abundance, sweetened lotus seeds symbolising fertility, and all kinds of candies symbolising long-term sweetness.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Chinatown - Chinese New Year 2010 Shopping Part 2
Every year this company would set up stalls selling waxed ducks, chinese sausages , etc. There's even preserved pig trotters on sale.
I dont mind the chinese sausages and waxed ducks but not the pig trotters.
This year there are not many stalls selling the famous taiwanese muah chee. When it was first introduced in Singapore, almost every stalls sold the muah chee.
Cookies for chinese new year selling for four jars for $5. Come Chinese New Year's Eve, the price will be slashed to about fifty cents per jar. I am baking some cookies for chinese new year.
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