It’ that time of the year again to toss Mandarin oranges into the sea, or river as the case may be. Today is Chap Goh Meh, the 15th and last day of the Chinese New Year celebrations. Chap Goh Meh or Yuen Xiao in Mandarin is also the Chinese version of Valentine’s Day. The practice of tossing Mandarin oranges is uniquely Malaysian. To...

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I received 19 angpows (510), yes!! On Sunday night, I went to Langkawi with my family. We reached Kuala Perlis jetty 8.15 am and touched Langkawi by 10.30 am. We rented a Nissan Sentra for two days, about RM300 with half tank fuel. First stop: Underwater World We visited Underwater World, a must visit for all and Coco Valley next to it. In...

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At the stroke of midnight (Feb 21), the “Jade Emperor celebrated” his birthday, which was on the ninth day of the Chinese New Year. Can refer as 'Bai Tin Gong' Until early this morning, the temple was filled with smoke as devotees inched their way around holding joss sticks above their heads. Grand event: Devotees and visitors thronging Chew Jetty where a shrine-like structure...

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Major malls in KL have prepared up to welcome the Year of Tiger. The festive spirit is further boom by various state-of art work by artists. So are you ready to usher the new year. I stressed that I'm not bothered about the "Fu" (Tiger)  which mean bitter or bad. But I see tiger as strong, brave animal which can rock the slow pace...

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Some of these festive must-haves are symbolic to everyone who celebrates. Ang Pow Ang pow-giving is a customary practice during Chinese New Year, where red packets or envelopes with money inside are given out by married individuals to those who are not married, especially the children. Giving the ang pow is a symbol of goodwill to bless the children with health and good fortune...

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Happy Chinese New Year '10 Motorists using the Kuala Lumpur-Karak and the East Coast highways will not be charged any toll for certain hours in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebrations while other highways will offer discounts of between 5% and 20%. Toll freeDiscount on tolls Kuala Lumpur - Karak HighwayNorth-South Expressway East Coast HighwaySeremban – Port Dickson Highway North-South Expressway Central...

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The brand new Carrefour opened on last Thursday, Feb 4 at entrance of Seremban Forest Heights. Located just 10 minutes away from the town centre, the latest Carrefour outlet occupies 4,077 sq metres with more than 60,000 products in its store, 14 checkouts and spacious parking area which can accommodate 786 cars. I heard that many people go and grab LCD tv that offers...

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