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Chinese New Year is approaching. Starts the New Year off right with new clothes.  For good luck, all the clothing you wear on Chinese New Year should be new, to symbolize a fresh new start. Many people like to wear red colour clothes during Chinese New Year and some people even wear red underwear because red corresponding with fire, symbolizes good fortune and joy. I love bright colour clothes too! It made me look younger.  Have you get your new year clothes? It is always not too late to get yourself new clothes!!! I love shopping and especially when there is promotion!!! There is  NEW YEAR SALE 20% STOREWIDE at Lee Cooper currently (29 Nov - 30 Jan 2014). Click  here  to find out the store near you.  Checkered shirt never go out of trend Great couple dressing Have you ever wonder why 1908? In 1908, Morris Cooper created workwear production company the Morris Cooper factory, which late...

Chinese New Year is coming! Which is you favorite CNY food? After you see this, you might wanna think twice before you eat them. Just do your own simple calculation, one day you be visiting how many houses and also how many of such food you be eating. I think you will be eating lot of what you normally eat in a day. And the calories is really madness. So be careful of what you eat and eat at moderate, the fact that the CNY food may look cute, delicious, yummy and tempting. Well I guess you don't want to just let yourself go crazy over such food and regret right. Digest this:  Two slices of bak kwa add up to about 352 calories – the number of calories in two and a half slice of bread. Five pieces of pineapple tarts contain 410 calories, equivalent to two bowl of rice but with far more fat and sugar. They may contain about five teaspoons of sugar.  Here are my tip:  Sample them at only small portions and fill up your stomach with healthier food su...

What is  R eunion Dinner (Chinese: 团圆饭 (TUAN YUAN FAN)   ? A reunion dinner is held on New Year's Eve of the Chinese New Year, during which family members get together to celebrate. I would say it is an important occasion for all Chinese families.  Yes, you can say anyday can be Reunion Dinner but how often do people do that? When I was young, eating with family are very common. Sitting down at the dining table with my siblings and watching my mum dishing out our favorite food from the kitchen. After dinner, my dad will normally help my mum with the washing. I believed this happened to many of us. But as we grew older... But as we grew older, we started schooling and get to know a lot of new friends and often hang out with them for dinner. Soon we started working, we also spend our dinner with our client and working colleagues. So when was the last time you eat with your family? We may have un-intentionally or unknowingly forgot to eat at home wi...

Hi everyone, Chinese New Year is just around the corner and are you planning on where to eat or what to eat for your reunion dinner? Yes, whether eating at some restaurant or at home, Yusheng is something me and my family will have every year! It is very easy to prepare even at home. You can purchase them at major supermarket (NTUC, Cold Storage, Sheng Siong, Giant). Have you ever wonder why we eat Yusheng during Chinese New Year? Today I went to do a little research about Yusheng and would like to share with everyone here. What is Yusheng? Yusheng, yee sang or yuu sahng (Chinese: 鱼生), or Prosperity Toss, also known as lo hei (Cantonese for 撈起 or 捞起) is a Teochew-style raw fish salad. It usually consists of strips of raw fish (most commonly salmon), mixed with shredded vegetables (Carrot, green radish, white radish)  and a variety of sauces and condiments, among other ingredients. Yusheng literally means "raw fish" but since "fish (鱼)" is commonly...

     Stunning precinct of 88 magnificent galloping horses (life-sized horse-shaped lanterns) and dazzling gold coins to usher in the Year of the Horse at Chinatown Singapore! . Photo taken at Level 6, carpark area of People's Park Centre.          Photo taken outside Chinatown Point  Photo taken outside Yue Hwa Chinese Products Building, along Eu Tong Sen Street.  Photo taken outside People's Park Centre, along Eu Tong Sen Street. Photo taken from 6th floor of People's Park Centre.      The horse soft toys are so cute that I couldn't resist not taking a photo of it. You can buy one of this cute horses and put at home. Remember to put money on top the horseback, cause that mean you will "马上有钱" (Meaning Straight away got money).  Many other festive decorative stuffs are also sold at Chinatown. Adding to the festive atmosphe...