Chinese New Year 2016 Chingay Procession at Toa Payoh Heartlands

Long forgotten about these photos taken during the recent Chinese New Year 2016 , was a Chinese New Year Chingay Procession Parade in the heartlands in Toa Payoh. (Photos taken by handphone)

Punggol Waterway Point at night

Night view of Punggol Waterway Point.

As the mall was recently newly opened, it was so crowded inside the mall, hubby and me decided to head out of the mall and stroll along the waterway. It was a nice walk and further away from the mall, it was so peaceful and quiet. Short video of our walk.

Spider

Spotted a huge spider hanging from the tree. Not sure what species was the spider but was really huge. If I am not mistaken , it might be the common spider found in Singapore, Golden Web Spider. (source.)

Singapore River Hongbao 2016 - Twelve Chinese Zodiac

The most popular exhibit at the Singapore River Hongbao must be the Twelve Chinese Zodiac.

Singapore River Hongbao 2016 - Lanterns

There were many beautiful lanterns at the Singapore River Hongbao 2016. The theme for this year is “Journey to the West" being the year of the Monkey. Journey to the west is a famous story based on the monkey and his master (a buddhist monk) with two other discples on a mission to obtain sacred texts (sūtras) and returned after many trials and much suffering. During their journey they encountered many demons and spirits.

A must have mascot for every Chinese New Year, the God of Fortune.