This year we have many monkeys theme packets that collectors are going bananas over them... I am as crazy as they are and still chasing those monkeys around... visit my facebook page if you like to catch my weekly updates there... you can also get the links to my facebook album here.
First up we have one of my favorites One Morning toothbrush set which is so cheerful in yellow just like the bananas. I particularly love the tree house and that big monkey smile, definitely a keeper! How about those monkey tails? Well we have a couple from above and many more from Art N Craft Printing below which uses them as its flap. This 6pcs set comes with a jungle theme folding screen with the 12 zodiac peeping through and I am loving them so much that I didn't mind the extra time taken to scanned them in.
TISSOT is in the house, haha saving the best for last before the arrival of the roosters. This 6pcs set got almost every collector going bananas... some I heard got a very good deal for RM25 a set while some had to pay RM98 to get them but those are for the buyers. For trading, one will need a pretty nice set to get them and I had used my HP Singapore 8pcs set. Although there was another collector who actually said that the HP Singapore set was not the same level as Tissot. I was quite upset with that remark but in the end felt pleased as ever to find others who appreciate good quality set when they see one (grin). The moral of the story is never devalue any red packets as they may not be of your liking but is a precious treasure to others.
Next up is Tamaki Rice the 6pc set that I have been trying to complete and finally successfully traded one full set after many months. Also loving the 5pcs Adcellent family set below with their adorable colorful chimps especially that lil' baby with its pacifier. They too have an interesting flap design which is using the monkey heads and although their paper quality is not as good as the two sets above, they are still more popular among collectors. I had attempted several times before succeeding in trading them back.
Latest addition to the chimp family is AdAsia three charming stars known as 福禄寿三星 below. The Sanxing (三星 "Three Stars"), who are Fu, Lu, and Shou, are the gods of the three stars bringing us the three qualities of Prosperity (Fu), Status (Lu), Longevity (Shou) from the Ming dynasty. Paper by Takeo and printed by Skyline, this unique set comes in a lovely holder, a special thanks to another senior collector Lili for the trade!
My ultimate finale for my 2016 album has got to be the Microsoft monkeys, a set that I have taken over 3 years to complete as I literally had to collect them piece by piece. It's a good start for my Microsoft series although I did try to trade the goats before but gave up eventually as I decided best to devote my time on current ones rather then chasing after the past. Having said that if fate would reunite us one day I will be more than happy to welcome them into my collection and that was what happened to the Peach Garden monkeys that came along with another set that I traded with the collector. Both sets are truly a beauty and a treasure.
This is probably one of the most sorted Monkeys during and after CNY, the so adorable big eyes chimpanzee from Skechers wearing a tuxedo with a matching bow-tie! The five lil chimps set comes in a box and is thick and hardy. The bowtie is a sticker that is used to seal the packet flap which you guessed it, the entire head just like Adcellent before. It still amazes me every time I look at them. Gorgeous!
And here comes the famous Monkey King from Clover Creative and they are just really captivating. Bold in both design and colors, I really love this pair. I can stare at them for as long as I can anytime of the day ~ thank you Mei Fern and thank you again for getting me my first Fisher-Price set as well as the four cheery monkeys from Daikin Singapore below... they do look like they are related to the Evolve family, see the resemblance? Another small size red packet set to add on is Shihlin little monkeys that comes in three different designs.
Also from Singapore is my latest addition from United Square with their adorable monkey couple that is slightly bigger in size than the average short designed packets. I missed out on Evolve's sheep set last year and was fortunate to get these adorable monkeys from my mom's collector friend whom I have never met yet we just pass whatever we have to each other through my mom. This kind of trading is pleasantly fun and fruitful too.
Lavender (click here for the past series), the delightful trio, these embossed monkeys are bigger in size. Thinking Gifts has definitely the most bananas this year among all the angpows I have seen so far; Akemiuchi too has it's four cheeky monkeys enjoying their favorite yellow fruit while it's sister Akemi went with three monkey king opera face designed flaps with a much brighter color print.
Both Astaka and York (Metasys Johnson Controls) has my favorite pink theme with little chimps swinging on a 2016 shaped tree branch surrounded with sweet peach blossom.
Above are few other floral~monkey theme sets I have and adore very much; The Shore Shopping Gallery @ Malacca River used soft colors themed with floral and monkeys. Aberdeen from Singapore has a pair of golden monkeys in pink background and another eye catching blue monkey pair in cream with pink and cream peaches in each of the inner packets respectively. MB Group also used pink but a much brighter one paired with a soft yellow piece with the monkey king and his little ones playing at the waterfall while Tomei chimps are happily harvesting their favorite peach fruit.
Below we have Dpulze rendition of a classical Chinese art painting. I fell in love with these at first sight as they are so tastefully beautiful, does make me feel being transported back to the olden days.
Next are two artistic 3pcs set from Perennial and Bloomberg; one with embossed golden monkeys and the latter with embossed golden wordings. Red Box is quite another vibrant and delightful set and all these from the one and only Mei Fern. We share many angpows and stories together and I truly enjoyed her company, her passion and her continuous support. There will be many more beautiful red packets from her to share with everyone.
Here are just a few more hotties that got me and probably most of the collectors going bananas as well; HP Ingram and it's four yoga-like monkeys, Club 21's colorful chimps, the jungle book from Pereka & Yitai, big cartoon like monkeys from Hong Leong Personal Loan & Credit Card, looking like mice rather than monkeys from Cat & The Fiddle and the fluorescent set of golden monkeys from Apostrophe.
DIGI above delightful indeed and after a 3 beautiful multi-festive packets last year, this year anticipation is surely there for the 3P collectors (3P is "Tiga Perayaan" in Bahasa Malaysia; The 3 festive celebrations in Malaysia "Chinese New Year", "Hari Raya" & "Deepavali")
OMG Schroders (below) did such a great job this year with it's 2pc monkey angpow pair that also has an application that allows the monkeys come to live on your mobile. I love the design, the colors, the monkeys of course and the beautiful window casings. Looking forward to 2017 Rooster design.
OMG Schroders (below) did such a great job this year with it's 2pc monkey angpow pair that also has an application that allows the monkeys come to live on your mobile. I love the design, the colors, the monkeys of course and the beautiful window casings. Looking forward to 2017 Rooster design.
The Schroders Story...
Once upon a time when these adorable monkeys were released, almost everyone would ooh and ah even the non-collectors were so impressed especially with it's mobile application; A friend showed off to his buddies, one of them a collector. Feeling excited and pumped the collector waited and waited for the arrival of these little cuties. CNY ended very soon and weeks passed... the collector knew then the angpows are not meant to be until one fine day another lovely lady collector approaches and traded a pair with her. The collector loved her new pets very much and they live happily ever after (✌◠▽◠) ☜(ˆ˘ˆ)
~ The End ~
Once upon a time when these adorable monkeys were released, almost everyone would ooh and ah even the non-collectors were so impressed especially with it's mobile application; A friend showed off to his buddies, one of them a collector. Feeling excited and pumped the collector waited and waited for the arrival of these little cuties. CNY ended very soon and weeks passed... the collector knew then the angpows are not meant to be until one fine day another lovely lady collector approaches and traded a pair with her. The collector loved her new pets very much and they live happily ever after (✌◠▽◠) ☜(ˆ˘ˆ)
~ The End ~
Below is Takeo i will studio which can be opened up and transformed into a face mask... I personally find them so amazingly cool! Somersby also used an opera theme monkey face which is equally unique and beautiful
Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall above has more of a human like monkey gods designed for their 4pc set. Mr DIY is also looking pretty good with their 4pcs monkey set while F&N from Singapore has it's monkeys carrying basket of mandarins. Aren't they always catchier and better than our local designs? Not Somersby though, their adorable monkey king theme is bold and beautiful, although paper is a little thin the colors and design says it all. Below we have Tayaria swinging left and right follow by AirAsiaGo and Airasia. Ever wonder what is the difference between the two companies? The former has budget flight with hotel bundles while the latter just the flights and I am loving both their angpows especially the one with it's monkey mouth flap ~ does leave a smile on my face everytime I look at that very big and happy laugh.
Besides Airasia single half-monkey-face design, we also have Woon Mei with their four monkeys peeping from the bottom each presenting different fortune fruits; peaches, bananas, pineapple and a juicy turnip. Hotel Equatorial Kampachi is elegant with it's golden theme and 4 different monkey faces. Check out the small size ap dual from My Teksi which is now known as Grab Car. The pair consist of a monkey which shows it's ears once the flap is folded and the word Fu, both inspired by Grab's new logo which is presenting the notion of being on the road. Both The Spring and Digital comes in a die cut envelope casing with sweet colors. Gemfive somehow stood out among others easily because of it's magenta~purple color theme with little monkeys peeping out from its sea of bushes.
Besides Airasia single half-monkey-face design, we also have Woon Mei with their four monkeys peeping from the bottom each presenting different fortune fruits; peaches, bananas, pineapple and a juicy turnip. Hotel Equatorial Kampachi is elegant with it's golden theme and 4 different monkey faces. Check out the small size ap dual from My Teksi which is now known as Grab Car. The pair consist of a monkey which shows it's ears once the flap is folded and the word Fu, both inspired by Grab's new logo which is presenting the notion of being on the road. Both The Spring and Digital comes in a die cut envelope casing with sweet colors. Gemfive somehow stood out among others easily because of it's magenta~purple color theme with little monkeys peeping out from its sea of bushes.
Next we have more single designs with different themes.
The monkeys on tree brunch: The Big Group, Publika, Salming, Pelikan, Herbalife,
Pumpkin Patch, Aloft KL Sentral, K Box Karaoke
The monkey king: Huat the Fish by Digi, Petron, Tune Talk, MCA, S&J Gift Store, Hui Lau Shan
The monkey couples: Jointwell, Klang Parade, MH Hotels
The single monkeys: Pensonic, Logitech, Shichida, BMS Organic, Deannprintwerkz,
Teddy Ville Museum, Hers Design, Hometown, Sunway Lost World of Tambu, Tefal, Acson,
Dees Fashion, Vern's, Design Space, PSS Print Spec Solution, Hometown
The monkey bunch: Canton Kitchen, Borneo 101, Julia Gabriel. ALC College,
Altel, Bangsar Village, Great Eastern, Saza Rice
Check out the wise owl with the horse, goat & monkey from Mead Johnson
Which is/are your favorite(s)?
There are many more monkeys in my 2016 CNY FB album, do visit them all!
Found a few more monkeys resting and having fun on a tree. Joining Julia Gabriel is ALC College with the three wise monkeys and the additional fourth hugging a pretty big banana while number four in Juila is calmly meditating instead. Also known as the three mystic apes, they embody the proverbial principle "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil". The three Japanese monkeys are Mizaru, covering his eyes, who sees no evil; Kikazaru, covering his ears, who hears no evil; and Iwazaru, covering his mouth, who speaks no evil; These monkeys are all about not dwelling on evil thoughts. Well did you notice the tails from Julia and ALC both extended to form the year 2016? Just realized that I have another with the three wise monkeys and it's from Saza Rice. Next we have a few long horizontal designs from Altel monkeys enjoying their time hanging around; a music and dance celebration from Vermax and a purple monkey from Public Gold Marketing. We have the red and cream pair from Starbucks Malaysia while from Singapore it's a single design (scroll down to find it under my Singapore singles corner).
Moving on we have few more monkey king inspired packets, above is a delightful pair from Tupperware Taiwan and a 4pc set from our local laundry expert Top while below is a 5pc opera monkey kings from Boulevard. Not forgetting the monkey pair with hot air balloons shaped lanterns from Bejaya Megamall. Next is Berries with their scholar monkeys and it's 11 other zodiac schoolmates, somewhat plain as compared to their lambs and horsey (grin).
Hua Wei three monkeys holding mobile phone with a different CNY tag line is bright and delightful. Take a look at Refine Printing duo sets below, each set consists of four pieces with a casing; The little chimpanzees lion dance and the joyful kids celebration. Click here for more kids theme red packets or Click here for the family theme red packets.
How about some monkeys from the Airlines? Checkout Jetstar and Silkair below. Jetstar Singapore has a pair of really adorable little playful monkeys in orange while another also in orange but slightly bigger in size, thicker paper featured it's monkey in a Chinese lantern. Silkair on the other hand has this silky smooth piece with two red monkeys, really classy feel.
Visit the Kids Corner (click here) for more airline aps from Eva Air and Scoot (^_^)
Just loving the Monkeys from Singapore and to kick start the Singapore single monkey designs we have Carlton Hotel's famous zodiac ap. With the help of Mei Fern I went from zero last year to 5 zodiac this year... checkout the latest Carlton family over at my 2019 Singapore page (click here).
Check out the other chimps below!! Or visit my Singapore album here.
Don't forget to check out the other 2016 pages as below ^^
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For exchange / trade please visit my facebook album. Those available for exchange are noted in the individual red packets description. Happy browsing!