I am not a follower of Dalai Lama but came upon these golden words of his on a poster. When the words are meaningful and inspirational, I guess it is worth sharing regardless of language or religion.
 These A-Z golden rules of life do make alot of sense, don’t they?
A. Avoid negative sources, people, places, and [...]

 
Tried “Lou Hei” with kids? Ha! Bound to have fun:)

 
During “Lou Hei”, the usual practice is to toss the ingredients of the yusheng high up and say out as many auspicious words as we can. It’s like testing our wealth of Chinese auspicious words.
For our Singaporean kids, they tend to have limited Chinese vocabularies for auspicious or [...]

 
What makes Lunar New Year exciting for kids?
 
FEASTING? YES! Definitely the snacking!

Bren’s favourite steamboat/hotpot and delicacies
 

 
VISITING? Not exactly but definitely if the place offers play and fun:) A good time to get-together with their uncle, great uncles, cousins, grandparents, great grand parents.

Our boys have favourite houses to visit where they have fun exploring and playing
 
CHEERFUL atmosphere? YES! With [...]

 
Wishing all Chinese a Happy Lunar New Year…
filled with abundance of joy, good health, good luck and prosperity:)
  

 
How could Lunar New Year preparation be complete?
Without a trip to….
 
 

Chinatown of course.
And… 
 
 the nursery.
 
Got our desired plants, goodies and deco. For us, it is mission accomplished:) Finally almost completed our springcleaning after a week.
While we keep ourselves even busier next few days, gathering with our families, relatives and friends….Let us wish all our readers and friends :
A [...]

 
Last year, we made hong bao fish. This year, for a change, I specifically made a few hong bao GOLDFISH as Chinese New Year deco. They are ideal auspicious gifts too:)

 
I love giving each of my goldfish a different “feel” with colourful tails. They certainly brighten up the house…and our cars too:)

 
If you are interested [...]