Singapore is gearing up for their biggest festival of the year - Chinese New Year. The celebrations go on for about month - much like Christmas. There are loads of red decorations everywhere and lots of oranges and pineapples as these signify gold which equals wealth and prosperity. Felicity was eager to tell me that on the morning of New Year's Day people give children a red packet which contains notes in multiples of two for good luck (and also two oranges but she was less thrilled about that). This year is the year of the tiger which symbolises respect, power and cruelty. The word on the street is that it's a good year for aggressive business opportunities, but perhaps not for a peaceful marriage or a gentle child. Apparently the hotels are booked out solid with weddings being crammed in right now before the Year of the Ox finishes (honest and steady but perhaps a tad boring) and the Year of the terrifying Tiger begins. A good omen for Richmond supporters?
On the weekend, we ventured to Chinatown which is a sea of red and bought a few decorations to get into the swing of things. The girls had their friend Flynn over for a sleepover on Saturday night - he used to live at our condo but moved out recently. Flynn is adorable and I threatened to adopt him but his parents wanted him back.
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