Ushering in Year of the Tiger!

Lion dance and dragon dance to the Chinese community, is synonymous to grand occassions or events. It is not something that one can see daily.


When you are able to watch prancing lion dances accompanied by clanging of cymbals and beat of the drums in shopping centres, it is always an indication that the Chinese Lunar New Year is nearing or carried on throughout the 15 days celebration.

The Chinese community have started their busy shopping for new clothes, shoes to usher in the Year of the Tiger while shopping centres are equally busy running their events as a run-up to February 14,2010 which co-incidentally falls on Valentine's Day!

Florists had already predicted a lower flower sales and looks like the F&B outlets would be suffering as well during this year's Valentine's Day!

Shopping centres around Kuala Lumpur have started decorating with red lanterns and spring flowers to
Sogo was filled to the brim with the Members' Preview and Sale Event being held this weekend while
Jusco are also having their month long sales till 14 February 2010.

Parkson Grand Sungei Wang decided on an early start for the celebrations and with a difference. In line with the Year of the Tiger, the commonly found Lion Dance during the celebrations had been
replaced with the Tiger version.

It provides a welcome change and those whom had missed this need not worry as I was old thatmajority of the lion dance troupes around Malaysia had decided to don the tiger instead of theirusual lion head.

With the city exodus scheduled in 3 weeks, the city roads are jammed up where the police had to closed some roads within the shopping belt of Bukit Bintang with traffic coming from Jalan Hang Tuah being re-directed into Jalan Imbi.

The situation would seem to be worse next week while the spring cleaning of homes and giving the homes a new coat of paint have started as well.

Let the celebrations begin!

feeling tired after walking around the complex shopping for clothes to usher in the Chinese lunar new year.

shoppers taking advantage of the weekend and sale event in Sogo Shopping Centre.

 




A pretty confused tiger looking at its reflection while coming up the escalator in Parkson Grand, Sungei Wang Plaza, Kuala Lumpur.

The tiger dance costume also comes with a change to its tail!