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Sunday, February 06, 2005

The Great Chinatown Walkabout

Saturday, February 5, around 9.15 pm
Partners-in-crime: Casey, EH and ex-bosslet

We began, wisely, with an ATM/restroom stop at Chinatown Point. Miraculously, there were only two people in each ATM line and I nipped into the loo before it got crowded with children (imagine what it'd be like post-children-peeing, eeyur), so we hit the streets without much delay.

Among the things I hadn't seen at these bazaars before:


Yellow pomelos
Originally uploaded by Tym.

I didn't get many (decent) pictures because we had to keep moving along with the crowd or risk being twisted aside. As for toddlers, this seemed to be the preferred mode of transport:


Not very Dash-ing
Originally uploaded by Tym.

It sure beats trying to push a stroller through the human morass.

Thankfully, despite the crowds, it was a breezy evening and the Chinatown streets were mercifully free of wet slop. Yes, there was the unmistakable Third World-esque whiff of garbage every so often, but no sweaty bodies brushed up against me and I didn't feel completely icky by the time I got home.

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple update: It turns out that the temporary structure will be replaced by a permanent five-storey palace on the same spot, as soon they raise all the money they need for it. Which just proves that every time I think Chinatown can't get any tackier or more abused, they go and think of something even more garish to add to it.

As we passed CK Department Store, EH declaimed, "That's the ah lian store." Miraculously (again), we did not get immediately beaten up.

Later, Casey and I stopped for a dim sum snack before heading home.


Dim sum shop
Originally uploaded by Tym.

As I walked home from the train station, I was newly jealous of a neighbour's Chinese New Year decor:


Lanterns
Originally uploaded by Tym.

posted by Tym at 11:13 PM

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3 Comments

At 2/07/2005 11:47 PM Blogger Abigael said...

Nice one babe!

I ended up at River Hong Bao but the atmosphere was nothing close to Chinatown. But oh well, I've got front row seats for fireworks and that worked out just fine for me.

Sorry chickie ... till we usher in the pup!

 
At 2/10/2005 8:39 PM Blogger TriplePeriod said...

Hmmm, the last picture with the lanterns along the corridor looks really eerie.Hope thats not the reason why you are so jealous over it. Happy CNY. :)

 
At 2/11/2005 5:08 PM Blogger Tym said...

tripleperiod --- I was jealous 'cause the red lanterns create a really lovely ambience (not to be confused with any other 'red light' areas). I think it looks eerier (is that a word?) in the photo because my camera does such a bad job of capturing light!

 

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