Like I said... Christmas and new year went by without much celebration.

But in Singapore, we are never lack of a time to celebrate. Hari Raya Haji came, now its time for the biggest celebration for all chinese in the world.

CHINESE NEW YEAR!!!


A time for feasting for 15 days... I remember when I was a kid, I used to love going to places for visiting, the elders would without fail give me a Red Packet. But now being a married man, I'm expected to give Red Packets to the children.

As a kid, the best thing to have is really the tons of new year goodies to eat. Ranging from candies, to bbq pork, biscuits, tarts...

The best place to shop for these new year goodies will be China Town.

Maybe its for sake of the tourists, maybe its for better of controlling prices, but every year its still the main place to be.

We are now 2 and a half weeks to the start of new year, prices are still at the high side. Everyone knows that the closer is the date to the new year, the cheaper will the prices be.

The best time to buy the things is at the moment before the stroke of mid-night.
Stall owners are pratically giving it for free.

Red Melon Seeds now selling at $6 for 500g

Pistachios Nuts now selling at $8 for 500g

But you just wait and see, they will drop like the stock market in 1997.

Chinese like to eat preserved food, even now with all the technologies in high tech refrigeration for freshness, chinese new year is still a time to eat preserved food.

When you are eating it, just don't think how it was made or what is in it... especially the "Lap Cheong" waxed sausages... close your eyes and enjoy.

my personal favorite is the waxed duck, preserved by blowing it dry in the northen wind in mainland china.

I'll be updating here with all the prices and places to shop in Chinatown.