It is the Year of the Water Dragon. Wishing everyone a Happy and Prosperous Chinese New Year. Due to work and many things cropping up, I have many post that I need to work on before posting. So let me post this first before going back to work on the rest. Hope the Year of the Water Dragon brings you lots of joy and happiness, money and success, and may all your wishes come true.
Fireworks from the next road, before it rained heavily on the first day of CNY.
And here's some Nepenthes ampullaria pics from my hometown. Three types are shown here: a green one, a red patchy one from Gunung Ledang and BE's Brunei Red (BE 3285 = William Red x harlequin) from Fauzi. Unlike my Christmas stocking, there were no gifts nor money inside the monkey cups, just dead insects...
Green Nepenthes ampullaria.
Nepenthes ampullaria 'Gunung Ledang'. It is growing from a plastic container that I had used to strike it.
The year of the Dragon is coming up. Preparations for CNY can be seen at local community centres and shopping complexes. Here's a post of the many things that indicate the lunar new year is coming up
1. Giant caterpillar green dragon going down the road (12 January 2012).
The float headed towards Pekan Ampang, complete with police outriders. There's a group of people with a smaller dragon coiled around a pole supporting a lighted 'pearl'.
2. Temple brightly lit at night. The Ampang Nan Tian Gong lit by red lanterns as well as the lighted pagodas.
Ampang Nan Tian Gong all lit up for the coming Chinese New Year.
3. Shopping complexes with Chinese New Year decoration and activities.
A large dragon at the atrium of Pavillion, KL.
Dragons that 'go through' the walls of Pavillion, KL.
A huge calamansi lime tree at Mid Valley Megamall.
A lion dance troupe getting ready for a performance at the Centre Court of Mid Valley Megamall.
Chinese New Year decoration at Gardens Mall, Mid Valley, KL.
4. Local markets packed with last minute shoppers.
I went to Jelutong Market in Penang on the morning of the 22 January 2012 and found the market was jam-packed with shoppers doing last minute shopping.
Market seller selling pumpkins and calabash gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) as Chinese New Year decorations. Considered auspicious by the local Chinese, the gourds and pumpkin by this seller has been sprayed with something to make it look shiny and plastic-like.
Flowers on sale in buckets.
Decorative red cloth for altar tables and doors.
Various Chinese New Year decorations on sale at Jelutong Market, Penang.
New Year cake - this is something that I have not seen for some time. It is just a butter pound cake with a cherry on top.
Hmm, even the God of Prosperity goes to the market.
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