These are just some of the tit-bits that normally served in Chinese houses during Chinese New Year beside the usual, ie love letters, "saneh", "mualau", watermelon seeds, sunflower seeds, etc.
Apart from eating, drinking, watching TV programmes , the favourite thing to do during CNY in most houses would be GAMBLING. Yes, gambling rank No. 1 during this festive season in houses & offices (especially in advertising industry). Mostly is Black Jack & sometimes 3 tens. Most of the time , players would lose to the banker.
When i was a kid, CNY was the best time for visitation to friends' & relatives' houses as the adults would give "angpows" (red packet) which contained $ to the children & singles. Is a blessing to the giver as much as to the receiver.
Your photos sure make me wish it is CNY again! What camera and lenses do you use? Take care and have a great day!
ReplyDeleteHi MWS. Thanks for visiting my blog. I'm using Nikon D40 which comes with the kit lens 18mm-55mm. I need to look for other options of lenses as i find there's only so much one can do with 18mm-55mm.
ReplyDeleteI've been using Nikon D40 3 yrs already & it served me very well actually. Is a beginner DSLR & it was affordable. Those pictures in my other blog which i shot in China (except Yunnan trip), Vancouuver, Angkor Wat, Australia, Japan were shot using my old faithful Nikon FE2 & another "idiot box' Nikon camera :)
Before i switched to DSLR, i was using Nikon FE2 with a few ranges of lenses (50mm 1.2, 24mm 2.8, 35mm-70mm & 70mm-200mm). All lenses are Nikon except 70mm-200mm Sigma. 1 thing i learn from experience is : nothing beats original ! The problem is : Nikon lenses are so expensive !!!!
All looks delicious...
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ReplyDeleteWow!! You are really an avid photographer! My friends who are into photographer tell me that one can get the cheapest lens in Hong Kong...I don't know how far that is true but they get theirs from there and the price difference between HK and Msian/Singaporean prices is considerable. I really want to learn photography one day! You have such talent and skills too. God bless!
Hi Masterwordsmith
ReplyDeleteThanks for your kind comment. I guess you can say that photography never cease to amaze me since the 1st day when i shot my very first picture of a red rose when i was a in my late teen. My niece Mag even said that i was "crazy" into photography as i practically click my camera whenever / whatever i see. Sometimes a simple thing like stones / lalang / signboards can be interesting if we care enough to look at it at different angle /perspective.
My the other niece, Michelle (14) is also very interested in photography and from my observation, she sometimes "plays" with her Canon EOS 500 and shoot whatever she sees in the house. And i'll always impart my knowledge to her about photography as much as i could.
I still remember till today someone mentioned to me many years back when i started photography, why i "chopped" of peoples' head when i shot their pictures ? Those were the days when i didnt know much about photography. From then on, i learn about composition (is so important), the rules of third, depth of field, etc.
Yes, is true what your fiend told you. Cameras sold in HK, S'pore and even Thailand is much cheaper compared to M'sia. Another option would be getting a good conditioned second-hand lenses from a reliable source.
And yes, you will learn photography soon once you put your mind onto it , just like playing saxaphone :)
Cheers !
I don't recognize these foods. maybe this is from southern China ?
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