What's up?
Well, it's Chinese New Year coming up (14th of February) and everywhere they are playing this very intense Chinese music in the shops, with lots of high-pitch singing and bells ringing; and they have it so loud you can hardly think! Not for me, definitely not for me.
It's fun to look at the decorations though. All the shops are heavily decorated in red, and they have a massive amount of attributes ready for sale to prepare for the big event. There are lots of Chinese in Brunei you see.
I don't mind the decorations at all, they are (in their own way) beautiful - but the music... please, someone, turn down the music... just a little bit...
Edit: So, what do they sell in the shops? I took another photo today, to show you how it might look like. They sell Chinese lanterns, paper pineapples (?), fake flowers and fake oranges, ang pao-envelopes, prosperity cards, waving cats, Chinese lions, festive china etc, etc. See here:
3 comments:
ahh yes im afraid i have to agree with you.. we may escape the festive season but NO escape from chinese new year (so were off to NZ!!) yay x
hahha! you dont get the pineapples do you?
well loosely translated, it sounds like "fortune come" .. that's y...
Rokujen - Ahaaaa! See, I learn so much through this blog! Thanks for sharing that!
Tina - I do like the Chinese NY, it's just that music I can't stand... But - can't wait for the Chinese NY hash, and especially the kids one, with the lion dancing! It was fab last year!
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