Travelogue around Asia Pacific

This is the time of the year where most of Asia celebrates the Lunar New Year holidays. Officially, Lunar New Year begins on 18th February and that's the 1st day of the Year of the Pig. My good friend, Phill likes to call it the Year of the Boar, this is his special year too. Those born in the year of the Pig are highly regarded for their chilvary and pureness of heart, and often make friends for life. The Lunar New Year is the most significant festival for ethnic Chinese around the world, wherever they come from. It is a very jubilant occasion mainly because it is the time when people take a break from work to get together with family and friends. Chinese New Year is also the time of the the largest human migration, when overseas Chinese all around the world travel home to have reunion dinners with their families on Chinese New Year's eve. Well, for me it is a 45-minutes drive to my parents house around the East Coast of Singapore. In Chinese tradition, sons will return home t...

14th February is Valentine's Day. It is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other; sending Valentine's cards, candy, or donations to charities, often anonymously. It is very common to present flowers on Valentine's Day. This westerned celebration of love is now very common around Asia. Every February across the country, candy, flowers and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint and why do we celebrate this particular day? The history of Valentine's Day and its patron saint is shouded in mystery. But we do know that February has long since been a month of romance. St. Valentine's Day, as we know it today, contains both christian and ancient Roman tradition. IN SINGAPORE - Making Dollars and Sense on Valentine's Day Singapore is known for its love for the Valentine's Day celebrations because for the hospitality business there are lots of money to be made on this day....