gong xi gong xi??

i went to Chinatown to join in the hustle and bustle of shopping for stuffs as well as soak in the lunar new year atmosphere. Haha. i tot i was prety crazy doing that. i went with my cousin and aunty. it was quite enjoyable going thru the crowded streets, squeezing with different people, hearing the chinese new year songs as well as the loud shoutings.. new year is really close, in just 1 week's time.. whoa..

anyway, i got to catch a glimpse of the "fountain later display", where water was splashing up into the air near a stage in the middle of New Bridge Road and Eu Tong Sen Street, forming a lovely water screen, and then there was laser display, showing lucky chinese new year greetings as well as lovely images of pigs and fireworks.. quite cheapo actually.. doesn't look exactly perfectly crafted. but the wind was strong, so the water splashed quite far actually, flet some water myself.. "yao shuai ah", got luck lor.. coz mater is luck mah.. haha..

But i think this year chinatown has cut down alot on selling traditional new year goodies like cookies, preserved was meat and spring flowers le, mainly the stores were selling new decorations in all shapes and sizes and colours, as well as toys and ornaments, not forgetting international foodies.. haiz~ its more like a giant fun and street fair (aka Pasar malam la), instead of the good old chinese new year feel..

miss the times people played traditional chinese new year songs, selling purely new year goodies, and the shoutings.. lao ban bu zai, dong xi pian yi mai (boss not around, things are sold cheaply) has even upgraded to CEO bu zai, dong xi luan luan song (CEO isn't around, will give free gives whenever possible).. high class liao lo.. upgrade le lor..

looking forward to chinese new year this year.. dunno why.. really anxious.. 21 years le.. make it a special one ya..

(oh yah, i bot the Bu Ren Ba Ya Er's new chinese new year EP, got the ji xiang san bao.. keep blasting it now... and i got Mary J Blige and Gary Cao Ge's new album too.. i went CD shopping or CNY shopping huh??)