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Shakespeare in the Park

By On Friday, 24 May 2013

Let’s get one thing straight…for those of who are regular Changmoh readers you will probably already know this by now/could have guessed…I am no Shakespeare buff. I can just about manage Romeo… Read More

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Audi Fashion Festival 2013

By On Thursday, 16 May 2013

The Audi Fashion Festival 2013 opened last night.  The preliminary madness that surrounded Karl Lagerfeld’s visit to Singapore to launch Chanel’s 2013 Cruise Collection, exactly a week ago, couldn’t have been a… Read More

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Lo Hei

By On Thursday, 21 February 2013

I have been doing some serious ‘lowing’ over this Chinese New Year.  I love that the word for tossing the lo hei* is – in all seriousness – actually called that.  Lowing.… Read More

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Ang Pows

By On Wednesday, 13 February 2013

I love this time of year.  I love oranges, homemade pineapple tarts and lo hei in particular. I also love the annual ritual of withdrawing bundles of freshly minted notes from my… Read More

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What is Open Today on Chinese New Year?

By On Sunday, 10 February 2013

*This post is now not really as relevant as it was when I wrote it a year ago, for the simple reason that this Chinese New Year most things were open, including… Read More

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Gong Hei Fat Choi

By On Friday, 8 February 2013

My Chinese is pretty non-existent I’m afraid to say and only really any good for ordering dim sum (ha kau, siu mai, feng zhao). The single phrase I feel very clever to mutter… Read More

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Changmoh Style: Chinese New Year Decorations

By On Wednesday, 30 January 2013

As you may have guessed, I love this time of year. Just enough days have ticked past since my last bout of over indulgence – Christmas – and now it’s time for… Read More