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10 Things to do during Chinese New Year 2016

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4 out of 10 CNY activities You Have Done it unconsciously.


Chinese New Year is HOLIDAY !!

1. PAY A VISIT TO SHOPPING MALL


Sunway Carnival Mall
Sunway Carnival Mall


Each shopping mall in Malaysia offers spectacular seasonal decoration especially during all-time favorite Chinese New Year. Sunway Carnival Mall might have spent thousands in order to signify the coming of Lunar new year festival. There is no need to pay to take a picture with your friends !

Branches of man-made Cherry blossom were one of the attraction where passerby could write and tag wishes cards onto the branch. Most popular wishes are health, relationship and job !

Check it out Suria Sabah Shopping mall's Chinese new year 2015 decoration ! Suria Sabah Chinese New Year decoration 2015


2.  LION DANCE


It was not Chinese New year without lion dance. Lion dance is a hired performance done with or without the rising platform. However, the lion dance is must to be performed with loud instruments. One will see the lion dance performers making an art out of mandarin orange or carrying a 4-words scroll to gift to the one who funded the performance.


3. CHINESE NEW YEAR 2016 MOVIES



Well known director Stephen Chow's the "mermaid" is one of the selected few films to debut during the highly coveted first week of the Chinese New Year . The film recorded as highest opening ticket sales in a week in many countries including Malaysia.


4. PURCHASE NEW CLOTHES


Parkson counter


There is no way throughout the Chinese New Year week wearing the traditional red Chinese costume. I suppose new clothes mean ward off previous year bad luck. It was really fun though !


5. DYE HAIR




There is no compulsory on this point. Everyone went to do some look adjustment in order to wow the crowd of relative. However, dying hair is not very accepted by any parents thinking as it would probably give a bad impression.



6. NIGHT CLUB

Cameo Penang

Cocktail tables full of booze. Singing and dancing with band and DJ. A night before Chinese new year eve 2016 ! The lightning effect is quite cool. It was a little bit intense knowing that the entrance fee was FREE


7. TEMPLE


真君大帝古庙

Crowded temple with overwhelming devotees performing burnt offerings.


8.  FAMILY-FRIENDLY LOCALLY HELD PERFORMANCE



Night singing performance !


9. POKER OR MAHJONG


Mahjong

Everyone love gambling during this time. Only on this festival occasion, The full of dust poker cards and discolored mahjong were taken out from store shelves. Most of them were not addicted to poker or mahjong gambling. After the festival, the mahjong and poker will see no light again until next CNY.

Poker

The perception is winning and losing is a matter of luck.



10. CHINESE RITUAL BEFORE MEAL



Ritual before meal
A god blessed meal

An offering before a meal. The food then will be properly placed at dining table.

Suria Sabah Chinese New Year Decoration 2015

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Suria Sabah Shopping Mall lights up Kota Kinabalu




The huge Suria Sabah entrance with a huge red magnificent decoration will drive you to a feeling as happy as watching fireworks. The astonishing hundred light shines upon the night turns anyone into an atmosphere of Lunar New Year 2015. It is the goat year.


Suria Sabah Shopping Mall CNY 2015 decoration


Although it is a goat year, there is less likely a goat decoration something like a horse year wh




Dragon Dance Suria Sabah 2015


Prosperity God is here with his angpows and dressing in red and yellow.




Suria Sabah Shopping Mall CNY 2015 decoration


As the Chinese New Year 2015 is around the corner, Suria Sabah Shopping Mall is pretty generous spending so many funds in order to attract visitors. Most of them spend couple of hours watching this exclusive show.



Heavily decorated Suria Sabah Shopping Mall During CNY 2015


Utilizing large ample space they could put some amazing and seriously awesome CNY interior decorations. The eye-catching decoration and intriguing lion dance drums captured many passer-by attention.




Heavily decorated Suria Sabah Shopping Mall During CNY 2015

So many excited younger generation sitting down enjoying the show of daring lion dance performance as it moves across the high-rise pole possibility falling down. If one watch closely enough many thought it is a small pole but it actually big enough to support highly-trained performer moving lightning speed  and performing some breath-taking stunts. Many would quickly figured it out but not when it coupled with highly distracting drum beats


Lion Dance in high rise pole in Suria Sabah Shopping Mall


Always confuse it was a lion or a dog because it too cute to be lion. In fact, it neither lion or a dog. It was a mythical creature that live in a cave. Some would believe it emits fire However, it weakness is firecrackers that could ward off them from destroying villages and eventually they stayed in cave.

For centuries, believing that lighting up firecrackers could save them from the attack of the mythical creature. But, do you ever think how much profit fire cracker makers made ? They would telling you anything perhaps a very good story.

Although firecrackers were not easily accessible due to legal barrier as these firecrackers were not taxed by authority. There are some foes still able to get it and play it.  

Fish prices in Sabah is lowest during Lunar New Year 2014

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Among other states in Malaysia, Sabah fish prices is the lowest in most districts. 


In Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri, Koperasi dan Kepenggunaan website, there is a price controlled scheme for Chinese New Year 2014 lasts for 15 days from 26 January until 9 February 2014. It is to warned merchants do not raise their goods price as they wish. It acted as a guidelines for the consumer purchasing during Chinese New Year 2014. The motive is really clear that 13 goods listed inside the scheme is to ensure fair and just goods price to both buyers and sellers. 


There are 13 things listed inside comprised of chicken, egg, onions, pork meat. Check full list at here. It is very obvious and clear most of the goods price in west Malaysia and east Malaysia are different. Although Sabah has the lowest selling price in consumable fishes, all of the other good listed were higher compared to west Malaysia. Either onion, eggs or chicken are different price compared to West Malaysia. 

There is RM10.00 fishes price difference in West Malaysia and East Malaysia. However, Garlic, slaughtered chicken and eggs are slightly higher in Sabah and Sarawak compared to West Malaysia. Let say standard chicken and super chicken in Selangor costing around RM7.50 and RM8.30 respectively. In Sarawak, the price will be RM8.50 and RM9.50 respectively. In Sabah, the price will be Rm10 and Rm10.30 respectively. 

Conclusion, fish prices in Sabah is uniquely low and the only state offer price ranging Rm20.00 - Rm25.00. Other states including Sarawak prices are higher than Rm35.00.  




Chinese New Year Deal are coming to Lazada Malaysia

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 Stay Tune for Lazada Chinese New Year Deals for 2014. Behold !




Malaysian who are fond to online shopping. This is your greatest opportunity there are many discounted good items available. 

Click this link or any banner in order to see the awesome CNY deals only in Lazada Malaysia Lazada Malaysia CNY . 

Some of the items being auction rock-bottom prices.  


I- Rova robot vacuum
I-ROVA Robot Vacuum Cleaner K6 Blue

A small vacuum robot charged by lithium battery helps you clean your room. Long Gone the days you vacuum room manually by human. This robot detect dusts and sweep clean your house floor. Normal prices RM 600 . Discounted less 67% NOW is RM 299.00 






Turbo tiger compact vacuum cleaner
Princess Turbo Tiger Compact Vacuum Cleaner 
Vacuum equipped with turbo and designed for those who prefer manually clean nasty dust in inaccessible places. Places limited for robotic vacuum such as kitchen, computer keyboard, desk, car seat, windows and more. Only for RM79.00 instead of RM 179.00. It is  Discounted for more than 56% deal




Digilife Magic mop
Digilife Magic Mop
This mop has 360 degree rotate feature which reduce your hassle using hand drying the wet mop. It comes a bucket and the mop is made by micro fibre. New and stylish mop for your home. It only RM 89.00 previously RM199.00 





Maxwell Williams Microstoven Rectangular Baker
High quality material, lightweight, durable and professional cooking ware. RM 77.50 instead of RM155.00. Saving 50%.



Kenwood Stand Mixer While

It is a perfect electrical tool for blending, mixing, grinding. It comes with 5 speeds to create your personal perfect mixture and texture of the foods. Big bowl makes sure you can put right quantity of food for mixture. It is only RM149.00 !!



Sony Bravia FULL HD LED TV 40" black
In CNY, many though to buy expensive and luxury home appliances because bonuses are given out by many companies during this time!. It is Sony television. This TV can plug into your smartphone device accessing media files for movie watching and it also have feature enable for you connect to facebook. It is 40" with sharper and clearer images combined with new technology light-emitted diode LED for better quality. It was RM2,000 in normal period and CNY period it has been reduced to 36% RM1,349.00


Sony DVD Home Theatre Systen
Turn your home into living theatre with your family and friends as audience in coming CNY 2014. Sony uses latest technology S-Master Digital amplifier to produce accuracy sound for the right movies. HDMI and Bravia Sync enabled for your comfort. It was RM699.00 in normal period while in CNY, they are selling 30% lesser. RM 488.00




Last but no least, the stickers depicting CNY blessing and wealth. It costs as little as RM7.88. There are many more deal offered by Lazada in this coming 2014 CNY..




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