Thursday, May 28, 2015

Singapore: Chinatown (The Weekend Before Chinese New Year)

The 2014 zodiac is the Horse, so expect lots of horses amidst the prosperous hues of red, orange and gold.

Here's a poem I weaved around the photos, because I was in the mood for it.

Here's a chance to countdown again to the (Chinese) New Year.

In the run up to the next (Lunar) Year,

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

Set your sights far

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

And your goals high

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

Stop going in rounds

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

Be the stallion that you are.

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

The God of Fortune, will shine upon you
Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

As will the Fortune Cats here, here

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

And here.

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

And you'd realise that money doesn't come easy but it will fall, in the day

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

And at night.

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

Meanwhile, find time to soak up the festive atmosphere

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

Weather the crowd

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

Brave the squeeze

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

Emerge victorious

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

In the process, grab a few pouches,

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

decorations,

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

balloons,
Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

chimes,

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

cats,

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

horses,

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

or even the entire zodiac (you'd be covered for life).

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

The crowd will make you invisible,

so why not indulge in a little people-watching,

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

observing,

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

or tailing?

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

In the end of it all, you might find yourself in need of a rest,

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

or something to fill up that rumbling tummy of yours

(if food samples didn't suffice).

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

Once it's over, you can't wait

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for it to come again soon!

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

Happy (Belated and Advance) CNY!

Don't we all love holidays? Well the Chinese New Year (31 January this year), as the name suggests, marks the new year according to the Lunar calendar which is a little behind the Gregorian calendar. If you don't have agoraphobia, visiting any Chinatown around the world during the weekends leading up to the actual day will be an experience like no other. Expect slashed prices and an even bigger crowd on Chinese New Year's eve!

Also, the evergreen sights around Chinatown (in regular Lea Pof-style)

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

At the Chinatown museum

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

How eclectic is Chinatown?

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

Chinatown 2013 Chinese New Year

Chinatown
Cost: free
Access: Outram MRT / Chinatown MRT

2 comments:

  1. Wished I could have spent Chinese New Year at Chinatown. Would have been epic! http://backpackerlee.wordpress.com/2014/05/12/singapores-chinatown/

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  2. Haha yes any Chinatown would be epic during CNY *shudders* Nice blog you have there!

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