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CNY2013: Chinese New Year Fair at Takashimaya
We had to check out the yearly Bazaar just outside Takashimaya where I saw people milling around to try samples. Hard to even walk in here but you sure can feel the pre Chinese New Year excitement. What I also … Continue reading
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Tagged CNY2013, fair, Food, goodies, Hokkaido, japanese, mall, Ngee Ann City, shopping, Singapore, Takashimaya, treats
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CNY 2013: Checking Out the Chinese New Year Buzz at Vivo
VivoCity tends to have great Chinese New Year atmosphere so we had to check it out this year. I found the lanterns so pretty and the Chinese New Year fair, including art, crafts and photography from China added to the … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged 2013, Art, China, Chinese New Year, crafts, decorations, fair, mall, photography, vivo, VivoCity
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Chinese New Year 2012: Toa Payoh Hub
Wanted to check out the Chinese New Year Buzz in the heartlands. Instead of the usual dragon we noticed goldfish instead. In the day time the estate gets very hot, but at night it’s nice cool and breezy. Want a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Chinese New Year, CNY, dragon, estate, fair, goldfish decorations, lion dance, oldest, Singapore, Toa Payoh Hub
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Chinese New Year 2012: Takashimaya & Ngee Ann City
This little pink dancing lion was just the sweetest thing. Kids can stage their own lion dance performance a bit like the puppeteer show in ‘The Sound of Music’. And very expensive gold plated dragons. I think the price tag … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Basement, Chinese New Year, CNY, CNY 2012, culture, decorations, fair, Food, goodies, Life, Ngee Ann City, photos, Takashimaya, tarts
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Chinese New Year 2012: Chinatown Festive Bazaar
There was one time during Chinese New Year, many years ago when I came down with one of my sweetest friends. We practically had to hold on to each other otherwise we would have been swallowed in the crowd. That … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged bazaar, Chinatown, Chinese New Year, CNY 2012, culture, fair, festive, Food, fruit, Life, Living, night, photography, photos, shopping, Singapore, walk
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CNY 2012: VivoCity (& it’s Sad to See PageOne closing)
Another mall that’s buzzing with Chinese New Year festivities is VivoCity. There is an exhibition with vendors from China each year. If you need sweets for Chinese New Year, you can’t go wrong with St Michael’s (I know it’s M&S … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Art, bookstore, Chinese New Year, closing, CNY, craft, culture, decor, design, fair, handicraft, Life, Living, Page One, paper cuttings, Singapore, travel, VivoCity
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CNY 2012: Chinatown Ushers in the Year of the Dragon
If you’re intending to decorate your house for CNY, the Chinatown bazaar seems to have the lowest prices. But I guess for something unique you could go to the other countries in Asia where the festival is celebrated as well, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, bazzar, Chinatown, Chinatown Complex, Chinese New Year, CNY, cute, decorations, dragon, fair, market, stalls, Traditional, year of the dragon
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Gamla Stan: Quaint Old Town in Stockholm
Another of my favourite places in Stockholm was Gamla Stan which means Old Town. It was just a subway ride away from our hotel so it was the very first area we explored and also said to be a must … Continue reading
