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Chinese New Year merry-making

Did you enjoy your Chinese New Year holidays? Well, the Chinese here have been merry-making the past week. With the first day of Chinese New Year falling on a Wednesday, it meant that the rest of the week till Sunday was a super-long weekend for much of Singapore’s population.

Though there was school on Friday, attendance [...]

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Reliving new year memories

The advertisement in The Straits Times today reads:
“Today & Tomorrow only, 7 & 8 Feb – Free Fresh Eggs 30’s”

Yes! Giant, Shop-N-Save and G’Value are offering a free tray of fresh eggs today and tomorrow for the first 100* customers each day spending S$30 and above in a single receipt.

A line in red reads, “Hurry, [...]

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Chinese New Year is here again

When I was young, I used to look forward eagerly to each coming Chinese New Year. For with each new year, I got new things, such as clothes and shoes, and ang pows. I also looked forward to getting older so that I could go out to work and earn lots of money.

Of course, I [...]

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Chinese New Year Ramblings

Chinese New Year cards are on sale now! A sea of red has invaded many neighbourhood shops here as new year ornaments go on display everywhere. These sights conjure up the Chinese New Year mood in the Chinese in Singapore.

Over in Chinatown, festive decorations adorn the streets of South Bridge Road. Soon, new year stalls [...]