Chinatown in Singapore during CNY

My cousin Ti & her fiance Kent, sister Ying and I went to Chinatown last week to buy some Chinese New Year goodies and it's so fun. Well it was for me...

The usually quiet and empty Chinatown streets are now filled with rows of temporary shacks/ stalls that sell various items like sweets/ dried foods/ clothing/ slippers/ lighting/ Chinese New Year decorations etc.

As you walk along the streets, these hawkers will just push you a sweet/ food and ask you to try it. They'd even open the wrapper for you so all you had to do was pop the goodie into your mouth. One of these guys (typically Ah Bengs) even asked sister Ying for her handphone number! Then there's this other guy that just shoved the mochi (soft chewy dessert that tastes like mua chi) into cousin Ti's hands.

When looking at Chinese New Year clothes, one of the hawkers told us that it'd look very nice and "prestige" (without the ous) on us. The same hawker also said that my "heel" was too big so I couldn't fit into the dress. I later found out that he was trying to say "hip".

Eventhough it's darn crowded, I'd love to make a trip to Chinatown every year! Happy Chinese New Year all...