Friday, January 23, 2009

Skywatch-Friday-Chinatown

Today, my contribution to skywatch must be the chinese new year decoration in chinatown.

Take note of all the different shophouses with different designs. Shophouse consists of shop on the ground floor and residential accomodation on the higher floor. These shophouses have a long history and some dated during the colonial times.







Shophouses decorating their shop front with chinese new year greetings and lion dance mascots.

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19 comments:

  1. Photo CacheJanuary 23, 2009 at 9:01 AM

    I love the shophouses. I would love to live in one. They are very colorful.

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  2. Guy DJanuary 23, 2009 at 9:44 AM

    I love the architechture, I would love to visit your city one day.

    Cheers!
    Regina In Pictures

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  3. MicheleJanuary 23, 2009 at 10:07 AM

    A very nice and colorful series of photos to look at!
    Mountain Retreat

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2009 at 10:47 AM

    Wow..everything is so festive looking and the weather looks good too...

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2009 at 10:57 AM

    I'm fascinated seeing the city through your eyes and looking forward to more skies and more decorations.

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  6. This Is My Blog - fishing guyJanuary 23, 2009 at 11:09 AM

    Alice: Neat skies over all the wonderful shops.

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2009 at 11:25 AM

    Yup, we've got the same picture :P

    Almost done with the CNY preparations. It's reunion dinner tonite and on Sunday :P

    恭喜发财！！！

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  8. RoanJanuary 23, 2009 at 11:46 AM

    Looks like the festivities will be fun.

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  9. Jim KlenkeJanuary 23, 2009 at 12:27 PM

    The decorations and the buildings look fantastic.

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  10. LouiseJanuary 23, 2009 at 1:22 PM

    Chinatowns are always so colorful. Nice post.

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  11. IndraniJanuary 23, 2009 at 4:02 PM

    Makes me feel like joining you in your festival! Thanks for these cheery shots!

    The Monkey God is Hanuman and I am impressed by your knowledge and you remember it well too.

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  12. alicesgJanuary 23, 2009 at 4:15 PM

    Thank you for all your nice comments and wishes.

    Indrani, cause during my childhood there weren't much programmes on our black and white television so we watch any programmes in any languages...lol. (Now I sound so old...hehehe)

    We were amazed by the magic act of the Monkey God and during those times, no high techology or computer in producing these shows. I was amazed how the monkey god can changed into a giant monkey god. OK, now I will remember the name of the monkey god. Thank you.

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  13. MarieJanuary 23, 2009 at 5:19 PM

    Very beautiful and so different from what we see here in Europe. I like it.

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  14. TomJanuary 23, 2009 at 5:58 PM

    Great Sky Watch, Great buildings, Great decoration, and heres hoping you have a great Year Of The Ox..

    Tom

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  15. The Good Life in VirginiaJanuary 23, 2009 at 10:18 PM

    what great shots...love all the decorations... and, i love red...
    thank you for sharing us the history behind "red" and why it is used in decorations.

    have a very happy new year.

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  16. alicesgJanuary 23, 2009 at 10:19 PM

    Marie, am glad you like it. You can view my food blog and see what food we eat in Singapore. :)

    Tom, thank you so much for the wishes.

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  17. imacJanuary 23, 2009 at 11:32 PM

    Beautiful photos and deco too.

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  18. AnonymousJanuary 24, 2009 at 3:01 AM

    Oh yes, those different shapes on the buildings make the street quite amusing.

    By the way, Happy New Year (I think this one is the Ox Year, right?)

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  19. MarizJanuary 25, 2009 at 10:27 PM

    I've always loved Singapore. Nice photos, made me miss the place even more. Gong Xi Fa Chai!

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