Chinese New Year 2011 - Chinatown Light Up - Beaded Shoes

This stall at Chinatown attracted me. I like these beaded shoes. Not sure if they are hand sewn or machined but I guess it is the latter cause they are sold at affordable price. If they are hand sewn could easily cost more than S$80. And no I dont own any beaded shoes, I would like those hand sewn beads shoes. Maybe if I ever visit Malacca, would like to get a pair of hand sewn shoes from there. Will look out for my favourite purple beads...lol.

Skywatch Friday - Chinatown Light Up for Chinese New Year - Sky

Sometimes it is nice to look up in the sky.

I managed to take photo of the moon beside the lantern.

It is not easy taking photo of this plant with the purple fairy lights...lol. It kept blinking and it took me several times to get the perfect shot without any blurness....hahaha.

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Chinese New Year 2011 - Chinatown Light Up-Preserved Food

You get to see all these preserved and dried food for Chinese New Year. Not to be missed are these huge pig's trotters...lol. But not everyone enjoyed these. I only liked the waxed duck and chinese sausages.

Sometimes, I will cook a pot of rice with some waxed duck and chinese sausages and some light soya sauce and sesame oil and they can really smell and taste so nice and yummy.

Chinese New Year 2011 - Chinatown Light Up - Goodies

Been posting about almost the same thing every year during Chinese New Year. This year, I took the photos of the shopping at night. But did not take much photos cause it would be like repeated photos of the past years photos of Chinese New Year. Seems like the stores are all the same and selling the same things.

Store selling dried goodies.

Lots of Chinese New Year Goodies on sale, come Chinese New Year's Eve, these goodies will be sold at very cheap prices and can cost about fifty cents per bottle only. The store owners would like to get rid of them on the eve of Chinese New Year.

Store selling taiwanese mochi or muah chee. There's lot of shouting and competition among stores in Chinatown.

My World Tuesday - Chinese New Year 2011 - Chinatown

It seems like a must that we had to make our trip to Chinatown to get the Chinese New Year atmosphere and mood. Lots of red colour and ornaments and decorations for Chinese New Year.



We will be welcoming the Year of the Rabbit. So we get to see many rabbits mascots in the shops.

I did not buy any decorations. I think I might make some decorations out of "ang pows" (i.e. red packets that we used to put gifts of money inside to be given out during Chinese New Year.)

I have almost finished spring cleaning my house and am ready for the battle of the year. The battle is of course to stock up our fridge with food that we plan to cook for Chinese New Year Eve i.e. our important reunion dinner. The reunion dinner is a must for all family members to gather and have dinner together.

We need to stock up for the first few days of Chinese New Year cause almost all the markets/shops and supermarkets will be closed especially during the first two days i.e. 3rd February and 4th February.

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