The CNY mood

My loupo and I were in Kota Kinabalu last weekend for a review in Hospital Likas. We went down to KK via the latest 'highway' - the Kimanis route, which climbs steeply over the Crocker Range and comes down to the Sabah coastal road in about an hour.

We stayed in a little hotel in Gaya Street. And what a pleasant surprise, the Sunday market has extended it's business hours. There were stalls selling Chinese New Years stuffs and everything else right into the night. So we went pak-tor lor, even though it was still too early for Valentine's Day.

And we were in for some surprises...

An Indian sifu doing Chinese calligraphy. (I used to be quite good with it. Those were the good 'ol days.)

Singing competition for uncle-uncle and auntie-auntie.

The best way to ruin your eyesight: writing Chinese words on rice grains.

And just when you think it is 'Chinese' New Year. Think again.