Gong xi fa cai! Happy year of the goat!
Today is Chinese New Year, the most celebrated holiday in Singapore.
Here are some of the things I’ve experienced every CNY.
A hong bao or ang pow (red packet) of cash and 2 mandarin oranges are distributed to each employee at our office.
Traditionally, married couples give hong baos to younger single people.
Mandarin oranges symbolize prosperity and are given as gifts as well as used for decor. As for me, I just really love to eat them so I really enjoy this time of the year when there are a lot of these in grocery stores!
Yu sheng is tossed for prosperity. I already talked about the funny overenthusiastic toss we made last time, which ended up as the messiest lo hei I had ever seen.
Almost all shops are closed, so you can’t buy food or go shopping. You can always count on good old 7-11 to be open, though.
Singtel is giving free unlimited data to its postpaid customers today. So I’m taking advantage of it and using it for this post.