GEORGE TOWN: A spectacle to behold with music playing and local traditions in full swing, the grand closing of the Chinese New Year celebrations here saw the heritage enclave abuzz with revelry.
GEORGE TOWN: Gone are the days when single women would wish to find and meet their “Mr Right” when throwing oranges into the sea, an age-old Chinese tradition on Chap Goh Meh.
(From left) Ng and his wife Ann tossing mandarin oranges into the golden wishing pot at The Top@Komtar in Penang.
INSTEAD of throwing mandarin oranges into the sea on Chap Goh Meh, guests of The Top@Komtar in Penang managed to do so at the highest wishing pot in Malaysia.
But rather than hoping to find true love with the toss of the fruits, some of them modified the tradition and wrote their wishes on the oranges instead of putting their contact details.
Spotted tossing a mandarin orange into the wishing pot was 38-year-old entrepreneur Eric Ng.
“I brought my wife and her siblings here for a family dinner to mark Chap Goh Meh.
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