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Upbeat 恭喜恭喜恭喜你 Chinese New Year songs quickly displaced Christmas jingles. The crowd moved from Orchard Road to Chinatown, from the neon signs along our famed shopping stretch to red...
When the cycle of Chinese New Year spins to a start, most of us don’t think twice about what we’ll be doing over the long weekend. There will be the expected reunion dinner, the visits to...
“As you crunch on the delicate sweetness of kueh belanda – that’s the traditional name of love letters – remember that love is more than a feeling. Rather, it is patient and kind, and...
Chinese New Year, in the recent few years, has become a season of poignant reflection for me. It was during Chinese New Year that I saw my grandmother and grandfather for the last time, in 2011 and...
China. A country which three-quarters of Singaporeans have blood links to. I’m a third-generation Chinese immigrant. My grandfather on my mother’s side was the first to make the long trip...
The day after Christmas, the strains of Joy to the World were immediately replaced with qi ge long tong qiang tong qiang in the shopping malls. And if like me, you went to the mall today, you...
FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: CHINESE NEW YEAR EDITION As any Singaporean would say, Chinese New Year isn’t Chinese New Year without the delectable delights we’ve grown to love – easy on the...
FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: CHINESE NEW YEAR EDITION After so many years of celebrating Chinese New Year, it’s become second nature to bring a pair of oranges along every time you head out visiting....
FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: CHINESE NEW YEAR EDITION There’s always that one snack in the black candy box that never quite needs a refill: Guazi, or melon seed. Why? Because it’s so much work!...