CNY is Coming

I feel more of the CNY mood this round. A large part of it has to do with the kids’ youth coming to visit. This means that we have to buy CNY goodies. I like buying CNY goodies. Hoho. The only down side is that we are also happily eating those goodies when it is a long time before CNY arrives. We are already done with 3.5 tubs and CNY is still 1.5 weeks away. Hoho. 

I know, we shouldn’t start shopping for the goodies so early but they lined the shelves of the supermarkets and bakeries, calling me to bring them home. In addition, the youths are visiting this Saturday. So CNY does start early for us. Lol. 

Daddy Lim and I headed down to Chinatown last Saturday. The kids were still little when we last visited the CNY bazaar. It was a tough not lose a kid and navigate the crowded and narrow lanes. Daddy Lim hated the parking at Chinatown as well. This round, we parked further away and didn’t have to worry about parking or whiny kids. 

We had dinner at the Chinatown market before heading to the bazaar. Good food and happy tummy are the essential for the quest ahead. 

It was crowded, very crowded. My aim was to buy CNY goodies but there seems to be less of those and more of stalls selling CNY decorations. Nevertheless, the vibes were right. 

We coincidentally bummed into the LEGO zodiac signs. 

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Shopping in crowded places is not our forte. We didn’t last very long but at least bought some gummy sweets, some jelly and crackers. There was this stall that was selling CNY goodies cheaply but we decided that we would rather go for good tasting ones. Those look dodgy. This means more shopping at the supermarkets and bakeries. Hohoho. 

I am still trying to recover from the Shanghai trip and was almost dozing off on the bed when the kids came home from youth. Nana knew that we went to Chinatown for shopping and popped her head in, eager to find out what we bought bcos she didn’t see much on the dining table. Hoho. Will come, will come. 

Do people like CNY more as they get older? Haha. 

Mummy Lim