Day 40 of the 60DWCC - Chinese New Year Decor Shopping Spree (Part 1)

With the Chinese New Year approaching, THL and I have been wanting to get some nice looking and auspicious CNY decor for our house.

After having our breakfast at a town central which is very near to our place, we began our hunt for CNY decor. Many of the shops are already selling these CNY decor and without careful comparison of the pricing, there is a high chance that you will pay a lot more for the exact same CNY decor. In fact, we actually fall victim to this. We bought this very nice CNY decor from one shop at $4.80 and found out that the exact same decor sold at another shop down the road was only $2.00. OMG!

During these CNY period, there are always some dishonest shops that are out to make a killing jacking up the prices of their CNY related decor and product. Such shops will usually the ones with very little customers and if you are in a hurry (like we did), you will most definitely fall prey to their jacked up pricing and pay a lot more for the same decor that is sold at a nearby stall or shop. If you can afford the time, it is always advised to do a price comparison across a few shops. These items have not standard price so it is up to the shop owner to set their own price.

We stayed at home the rest of the day. THL cooked lunch and we spent the afternoon watching some TV shows and DVDs.

We had reunion dinner with THL's family in the evening and we took a bus home after that. The coffeeshop that we have our reunion dinner was super packed. This is because the food from the Zi-Char stall is really good and since it is fast approaching CNY, a lot of Kiasu families (including ours) will want to have their reunion dinner early so as to beat the last minute queues.

Transport Expenses: $8.68

Bus Ride:

Bus to nearby Town central => $0.83 x 2 + $0.36 => $2.02
Nearby Town Central to home => $0.83 x 2 + $0.36 => $2.02
Home to Street 91 Coffeehop => $0.93 x 2 + $0.46 => $2.32
Street 91 Coffeehop to Home => $0.93 x 2 + $0.46 => $2.32

Daily Afterthoughts:

The weather has been very nice over the last month and it has make doing the 60DWCC a lot easier than I thought. The worst nightmare for me when it comes to talking public transport (talking about taking bus here) is having to battle against the adverse weather like hot scotching sun and ain storm that is so heavy, even having an umbrella will not prevent you from getting wet.

So yeah, I am glad the weather has been friendly to us over the month and I hope it will continue to the end of the 60DWCC. :)