CNY In The Air Again

Chinese New Year is in the air again and as always, shopping complexes in Melaka seem to be competing with one another in coming up with the most interesting and creative CNY decorations. Of course, these shopping complexes will go to the ends of the world just to show off their creativity.

One thing is for sure. This is perhaps one of the best time for shutter bugs as there are virtually endless possibilities. How about the mangkuk siah and beaded nyonya shoes for decoration? Not directly linked with CNY but still very much linked with Melaka as they are considered as icons for the Nyonya community in Melaka.

So thumbs up for the decoration?

Dhamia And The Bear

Dhamia meets the A&W bear. The bear was actually on the counter and I have to place Dhamia on the counter in order for me to snap this photo. Looks like the burger was really tempting her.

This is really an iconic mascot for A&W. For as long as I can remember, this bear has always been the restaurant's mascot. Infact since my schooling days to be precise. Of course there is the life-size bear which only makes its appearance during special occasions.

Sweet Little Eskimo

 At first glance, one would have thought that this is an Eskimo girl. However, unfortunately, there is no Eskimo girl here in Melaka. So we have to make do with what we have...Dhamia. Well, minus the show of course. 

Actually, these photos were taken at Dataran Pahlawan after we took Dhamia shopping for a sweater. Not that we are going to Korea or north pole but simply to prepare for the Pangkor trip. Being a seaside resort, we were afraid that she might find it kind of cold there. So as a precautionary measure, the sweater is a must.

Year Of The Horse

It's time for Chinese New Year celebration again. This time around it is the year of the horse and true to the nature of a horse, there will be a lot of horsing around this time around. Like any other festivity, Chinese New Year is one time of the year where practically all shopping centres will have their special festivity decoration to commemorate the event. Chinese New Year is no different. 

You just need to walk into any shopping centre, be it a large shopping centre or not so large, and you will find all sorts of beautiful decorations all around. However, after having seen Chinese New Year decorations in the past, you have seen it all. There is not much difference from the decorations used in the previous years.

As the Chinese are so obsessed with money and prosperity, you are most likely to see decoration depicting gold, money and things along that line. Come to think of it, these decorations are so predictable that you can already guess what kind of decorations they will use even before you set your eyes on those decorations.

As for Dataran Pahlawan, these two bears (below) looks familiar. It did not take long for me to realise that these are the bears used for the Christmas decorations. You just need to change the bears' costume to make them look like they are celebrating Chinese New Year and voila...you have a new decoration for Chinese New Year. Out of idea or being cheap...?