Fish Tales

My life in Singapore. And then some.

Tiger decoration

Stuffed tiger decoration

The Chinese lunar calendar doesn’t always seem to be fair. That is, at least when it comes to the animal zodiac associations.

Don’t get me wrong. There’s nothing wrong with the ox.

But, how much more awesome is the tiger?

A lot more.

Tiger may be my second favorite zodiac animal.

But, what could be better tiger?

Dragon.

For sure, dragon beats tiger.

Chinese Lunar New Year is just around the corner. And that means Chinatown is all decked out with fancy decorations.

Welcome, Year of the Tiger!

Old colonial building behind hanging lanters

Old colonial building behind hanging lanterns

Festive items & food sold in Chinatown

Festive items & food sold in Chinatown

Dried fruits

Dried fruits

Liquorice seeds

Liquorice-flavored melon seeds

Old man singing

Old man singing

3 Comments

  1. Adam
    9:23 am on February 14th, 2010

    Greg. Great pictures. as fellow singapore bloggers, we really like your Fish Tales.

    Hopefully our first Wendy’s Singapore experience will be better than yours.

    Adam and Kate (Our Eastern Adventure)

  2. Thanks, Adam. What is your blog address? :)

  3. I enjoyed wandering through your blog …renewing memories from a visit there several years ago just before Chinese New Year.
    Holly, hollyberryelf.blogspot.com