About Singapore Xinyao ?? Night at River Hongbao Show 2017 - dudunginside.blogspot.com

Yesterday I went to River Hongbao show to catch Xinyao concert.  There were many people and I had to wait for a seat. I managed to get front row central seat as others left the concert early as the next day is working day.

Xinyao means Singapore Chinese songs composed and sang by Singaporeans. Well-known Xinyao pioneers include Liang Wen Foo, Eric Moo. Hmm speaking of Liang Wen Foo, I hope my future spouse can also write beautiful Chinese poems like him.  I love Xinyao songs as it reminds me of my childhood and its poetic lyrics and melody. The concert started at 8pm and lasted about 2 hours. Kudos to all the performers who gave their all! Looking forward to next year Xinyao concert!

From Wikipedia

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 All singers sang popular Xinyao song ???? composed by talented Liang Wen Foo.

                                                             Pan Ying has really sweet voice.

Young singers who sang really well. There is hope for Xinyao. Hope the younger generation can produce new Xinyao songs.

 Hong Shaoxuan ??? sang so well that he almost made me cry.

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About Singapore River Hongbao Show 2017- dudunginside.blogspot.com

From now to 4 Feb, you can watch free performances, dazzling firework and beautiful lanterns at River Hongbao show at Marina Bay platform. On 31 Jan, there be Xinyao (??) night. I be going there with my friend to listen to Xinyao songs.  

Senior citizens singing and dancing to old melodies.

                             ??God of Fortune

                   Another Rooster theme lanterns

Nathan performed 2 songs

About Singapore First Day of Chinese New Year- dudunginside.blogspot.com

Gong Xi Fa Cai everyone! Today is the first day of Chinese New Year. Mum prepared sweet auspicious soup which included longan, gingko nuts, lotus seeds and brown sugar to signify a sweet start to the new year. For us we had vegetarian food before 12pm. Mum also gave me Hongbao or red packet. In the afternoon, I watched comedy movies by Stephen Chow.  I have to admit, I love funny movies by Stephen Chow.

Later my 6th maternal uncle and family visited us and gave me red packet. Since I'm still single,I still receive red packets. For the past few years, I've been keeping all the red packets in a box. For me it represent the blessing box. Of course I hope to get married then I be giving red packets but love really depends on fate. So I just let nature takes it course. Lately I signed up the LunchClick dating app and I was happy several guys indicated interest in me but I'm not interested in them. So I just delete the app today. Hopefully this year I can meet the one.

About Singapore Reunion Dinner on Chinese New Year Eve 2017- dudunginside.blogspot.com

How time flies. Today is finally Chinese New Year eve, the day we have reunion dinner together as a family. Prior to the dinner, I spent the day spring cleaning my bedroom, cleaning the windows, some bookshelves and changing the curtain and finally sweeping the floor because we don't sweep the floor on the first day of Chinese New Year. 

Reunion dinner is very important to us as we don't normally have dinner together as a family as we reach home at different time. Sometimes my brothers work late. So on Chinese New Year eve, everyone of us will have a lavish sumptuous dinner together. 

While I was cleaning my room, my elder brother who is a great cook helped my mother to prepare reunion dinner. Well, my elder brother used to work at a restaurant as a cook. Together they prepared 12 delicious dishes which include abalone and vegetables, tasty soup filled with quail eggs, pork and fish balls, pig skin, sea cucumber, vegetables, fried egg, fried chicken wings, fried prawns, steamed prawns, steamed fish, braised pork, fried squid balls and ngio hiang or five spiced pork roll, a typical Teochew dish. Wow, I felt really full after the dinner. I also treasure the time we eat together as a family with my parents and my 3 brothers at home. 

After dinner, we'll watch China CCTV Chinese New year show and maybe later watch channel 8 new year countdown. Later in the night, I watch Stephen Chow comedy movies. Today my brothers and I will stay up late maybe till 3am to 5am to ?? shou sui with the hope our parents can enjoy longevity. My youngest brother will be going overseas today.

I had a great dinner tonight, I hope you too.

To all the Chinese and fellow Teochew nang around the world, I wish you a Prosperous and Happy Rooster New Year 2017. ???? Gong Xi Fa Cai!

Wow we had 12 sumptuous dishes for reunion dinner this year! What a spread!

We had steamed fish topped with ginger, tomatoe and chili, fried chicken wings, fried egg with vegetable.

We also had a bowl of shark fin soup, fried prawns and steamed prawns.

Vegetables with abalone and ngoh hiang or five spice pork roll

My elder brother prepared most of the delicious dishes like the awesome soup with quail eggs, abalone, pork and fish balls, dumpling and vegetables.

Steamed prawns with huatiao wine and ginger.

Steamed fish and fried chicken wings.

Vegetables with abalone and ngoh hiang.

We'll watch China CCTV show which features popular artists from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan singers.My father like the program.

About Singapore Chinese New Year at Chinatown- dudunginside.blogspot.com

To experience Chinese New Year festive season, the best place to visit will be Chinatown. The streets are adorned with magnificent and beautiful Rooster and her plentiful chicks and eggs. During this period, there are bazaar where we can shop for Chinese New Year decoration and goodies. Of course, during this busy period, you can find snaking queue for bak kwa or barbecued pork especially at popular Lim Chee Guan shop. Frankly speaking, I don't understand what is so special with their bak kwa. I think it taste the same as Bee Cheng Xiang. 

Chinese new year decoration are much cheaper. I found a very pretty pair of pink slippers at $6.00 and some Rooster decoration at $1 after negotiating with the vendors. I must say I'm very happy with my purchase. 

I decided to shop at Chinatown Point shopping mall to wait for the street light up so I can capture the beautiful Rooster lanterns along the street and share with my readers. You can catch the stunning street light-up along Eu Tong Sen street, New Bridge road and North bridge road from now till 25 February.

  What a magnificent and beautiful glorious Rooster! 

I love this year design.

Bazaar setup outside Chinatown point shopping mall.

                                    Cute rooster toys.

                              Gigantic Rooster in the day.

                   You can buy bak kwa here.

I love the historic beautiful architecture here in Chinatown. 

             Just alight at Chinatown MRT station.

Chinese New Year decoration. 

In the past, Samsui women worked in construction and built many buildings in Singapore.

             This is Chinatown Heritage Centre.

You can buy Singapore souvenirs at Chinatown Heritage Centre.

      I didn't know there are many varieties of peanuts.

          I love this snack! Really crunchy and tasty.

Buddha Tooth Relic temple and museum.

                                      Long queue as usual for this popular bak kwa shop.

           Inside Chinatown Point Shopping mall.