Very soon, 2011 will be coming to a close as we look forward to celebrating Christmas in less than two weeks’ time with Chinese New Year just around the corner For Caucasians & Americans, Christmas is one of the most important celebrations of the year while Chinese New Year tops the list for Chinese. Both Christmas and Chinese New Year revolve around the theme and values of gatherings, reunions, family ties and friendship. As for me, Christmas is usually dedicated to colleagues & friends while Chinese New Year is dedicated to family.
Speaking of Chinese New Year, prices of commonly consumed items during this festive season are generally expected to experience a price hike due to the increased demand e.g. bak kwa, dried goods, abalone, etc. Hence it’s always nice to see sales and promotions during this period to help ease our wallets without compromising on our celebrations.
Needless to say I was more than delighted to see a poster at the lift lobby reading “The Comtech Chinese New Year Sale” which focuses on New Moon products with abalone as the main highlight. As there was no price listed, I’m left with no choice but to wait patiently over the weekend in anticipation of the potential savings for the impeding Chinese New Year shopping.
On the very first day of “The Comtech Chinese New Year Sale”, the crowd was unmistakable but the range of products was much wider than what I had initially perceived. There were abalones, whole shark’s fin, essence of chicken, bird’s nest, canned soups like shark’s fin, Buddha jump over the wall & fish maw, canned shellfish & clams, oyster & soy sauce, canned fruits, SPAM, rice, oil, pre-mix paste, etc. In essence, you can settle all your Chinese New Year shopping @ Comtech Lobby C.
“The Comtech Chinese New Year Sale” is held over a period of 4 days from 13th Dec to 16th Dec from 10am to 6pm at Comtech Lobby C, refer to map (map extracted from www.streetdirectory.com) below for location details. I’ve also managed to take some photos of the New Moon products on sale, shared below. Hope this will help in your Chinese New Year shopping for Jan 2012.
PS: They also have some Philips products like telephone & earphones but that wasn’t really the focus on my trip so I skipped that section.