For this Chinese New Year (CNY) 2023, I didn’t head out earlier to take photos of the Chinatown and River Hongbao CNY light up and lanterns displays. During this two weeks of CNY festive celebrations, I would arrange a few evenings/nights to head out and take photos of the CNY festive season. Therefore, for my Happy Chinese Lunar New Year 2023 post, I am using old photos that I shot a few years back.

I wish that everyone would have a good time with their family, relatives and loved ones during this Lunar New Year festive period of reunions and gatherings, especially for those working or living overseas and traveling back to their home town for LNY celebrations. Have a good festive rest break too if you can. 

May the Year of the Rabbit be a good year for you and your family, wishing all great health, peace and safety, great wealth, prosperity and full of abundance. To all those running a business, may this year be a prosperous year for you.

Once again, wishing all a Happy Chinese Lunar New Year 2023!

祝大家新年快乐，万事如意，生体健康，步步高升，财源滚滚，生意兴隆！ 

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During this CNY 2023 festive period, while I am on a media publishing break, I am still working in some form/capacity, at a slower pace and reduced capacity during this short CNY festive break, from writing down notes and points for my articles, finalising a collaboration project that was started from Q4 2022. I would also take the time to head out with my camera gears too, they might give me further inspirations and ideas for my photography books, zines and visual storytelling projects for Year 2023.

Sharing Chinese New Year shopping deals and promotions that you can take a look at if you are still planning to upgrade or add on new home and/or kitchen appliances/gadgets or decorating your home with cute anime figurines!

• Sweet Spring CNY at Marina Square with POP MART
• Singtel CNY – Don’t Worry, Be Hoppy! 
• Frasers Property Mall CNY 2023
• 8th Xiaomi Singapore Authorised Store opens at Jurong Point (Smart Cooking Robot Preview)
• LG LNY Gift Guide 2023
• SHARP New Year Sale 2023

Anyway, I reckon most people would be too busy with CNY 2023 spring cleaning, preparations, followed by CNY festivities, reunions, gatherings and eating, thus they won’t be too interested into what I am writing here, neither am I a first tier media and don’t need to do too much media monitoring.

Have a wonderful Chinese New Year festive gathering with your family and loved ones! Wishing you a Chinese New Year 2023 in advance!

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With a turnaround of 4 weeks from Christmas 2022 to New Year (NY) 2023 (1 week later), followed by Chinese New Year (CNY) 2023 (3 weeks later) and my getting older day slotting in between them. It usually gets forgotten. What makes this year 2023 different?

Birthday is a low key and low profile event

As I aged over the decades, birthday for me has become a low key and low profile event. No major celebrations, nothing glamorous or extravagant. I can’t compare to my friends celebrations at fanciful restaurants. 

I am a Capricorn, that also explains I guard my privacy a lot, even though I am active on social media. 

I bought my own 3-in-1 gift and I got gifts too!

If you recalled reading my Christmas 2022 and Birthday 2023 wish list, I rewarded myself with a used Wotancraft Trooper Medium camera messenger bag, why do I call it a 3-in-1 gift? Basically this is a Christmas 2022 + Birthday 2023 + Chinese New Year 2023 gift for myself.

I am also blessed with some small and thoughtful gifts from my friends too, I really appreciate it!

Of gatherings and treats

With my birthday falling in between a busy period of NY 2023 and CNY 2023 whereby people are busy shopping for CNY goods, spring cleaning and getting back to work mode. My birthday gathering is like a mini CNY gathering as well. There was even a gathering that had Christmas 2022 + my birthday 2023 + CNY 2023 feel to it with this group. I am thankful and grateful for the meal treats, I decided not to take photos of the food, as the friendship and presence far outweighs taking photos of the food and sharing on social media. 

There has been a regular birthday cake gift from Gloo PR, an agency that I worked closely with for the past few years, truly grateful for the friendship and working relationship. I was able to share my birthday cake with my family, relatives, cousins and nieces at an early CNY reunion gathering. 

Feeling humbled, touch, and very grateful for the gifts and treats blessings for my birthday January 2023.

Thinking about a few things

At the start of the year, there were some news reported that got me thinking deeply about a few things. Along with my Yearly Themes, that I set for my Yearly Theme 2023 (Photography and Travel) – Explore and Yearly Theme 2023 (Technology | Business | Personal) – Transform, I would like to add something. 

Here are some words and thoughts to remind myself for Year 2023

• Be kind, grateful, contented, humble and down to earth 
• Life is too short to be fighting the wrong battles
• Stay low key and low profile whenever possible
• Peace and Tranquility (less dramas, avoid dramas)
• JOMO over FOMO
• Sustainability 

Another year older in 2023, another year wiser (hopefully). Once again, thank you very much from the bottom of my heart for all your well-wishes, treats, gifts and blessings.

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Three! Two! One! Happy Chinese New Year Series!

Best things come in pairs this Chinese New Year festive season, POP MART unveils the latest Three! Two! One! Happy Chinese New Year Series! in a beautiful peach blossoms surroundings!  

You have to check out Happy Chinese New Year Series, whether to buy as a whole collection or a few that you really like to decorate and display in your home for Chinese New Year festive season! 

Singapore-exclusive Sweet Bean UFO Catcher and Gashapon Machine Limited Edition 100% Figures!

Fans of Sweet Bean, you will get the chance to pre-order the Singapore-exclusive Sweet Bean UFO Catcher and Gashapon Machine Limited Edition 100% Figures! Hailing from the popular Sweet Bean I Am Here! series, this pair of collectibles come equipped with their own lighting, truly showcasing how adorable they are! Visitors to the Marina Square x POP MART Pop-Up store who pre-order a set of both figurines will receive an $8 POP MART voucher (1).

Take many sweet and memorable photos with irresistibly cute, life-sized sculptures from the Sweet Bean I Am Here! series surrounded by incredibly picturesque peach blossoms. Kickstart your Chinese New Year 2023 with the sweetest experience at Marina Square, courtesy of POP MART!

POP MART x MARIGOLD HL Milk

POP MART is collaborating with MARIGOLD HL Milk, Singapore’s No. 1 Low Fat Pasteurised Milk, in 2023, to reward their customers with exciting Sweet Bean promotions and exclusive gift with purchase in the coming months. Starting with the POP-Up at Marina Square, the first 200 customers to pre-order the limited edition 100% figures will receive free Marigold HL Milk. Follow MARIGOLD HL Milk FaceBook @MARIGOLD HL Milk SG or Instagram @hlmilksg for more updates on this collaboration.

Prosperous Treats Exclusively for Marina Square Rewards Members

Sweet Bean red packets

If you are a fan of collecting cute red packets, you would like this Sweet Bean red packets! Marina Square Rewards Members may redeem a set of Sweet Bean red packets (2) upon spending $80 at eligible F&B/retail outlets.

Complimentary Parking

Marina Square Rewards Members may redeem $3 Complimentary Parking Ticket (3) simply by spending $30 at F&B/eligible retail outlets.

$10 Marina Square eVoucher

Marina Square Rewards Members may redeem a $10 Marina Square eVoucher (4) by spending $150 at eligible F&B/retail outlets.

POP MART x Sweet Bean Atrium

From 6 January till 2 February 2023, visitors are encouraged to snap photos with Sweet Bean among peach spring blossoms and enjoy the lunar new year festivities at the Central Atrium.

Terms and Conditions:

• Up to 3 same-day combined receipts and charge slips from eligible purchases made at qualifying F&B/Retail Outlets (exclude receipts issued by temporary fair vendors at atrium fairs). Present receipts and charge slip at point of Redemption. Other T&Cs apply.
• Retail spending at the POP MART POP-Up store and other Marina Square Atrium booths not included.

Notes:

• Minimum spend of $38 applies
• Limited to 2 sets of Red Packets per member per day, while stocks last
• Limited to 1 redemption per shopper per day. Limited to first 100 redemptions on weekdays (Monday – Thursday) and 150 redemptions on weekends (Friday – Sunday).
• Limited to 1 redemption per shopper per day, while stocks last.

Happy Chinese New Year 2023!

Wishing all my readers a Happy Chinese New Year 2023 in advance! Enjoy a Sweet Spring Chinese New Year at Marina Square with POP MART!

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