A new beginning for another new collection series... After a very fruitful year of the monkey, will the roosters help me reach another milestone? Stay tuned as I bring you more from these feathered creatures! Do visit my facebook page if you like to catch my weekly updates there or get the links to my facebook album here.
I have chosen the opera theme as my debut this year which is very popular among collectors although I am not a crazy fan like many out there I do find them filled with an unique art flavor from the past. A late addition to my 2017 album is Forum pair of stunning art piece, the gorgeous illustration of the Chinese bride while De Wellnest and Yamaha have both chosen to use the Chinese Peking opera characters. I particularly like what Yamaha did featuring them playing modern musical instruments. Adding on a few other opera performances by New Sunlight, Kiss Makeup, Jin Ying and PFE Marketing, each with their choices of characters and if you noticed there are overlapping ones among them ><
I have chosen the opera theme as my debut this year which is very popular among collectors although I am not a crazy fan like many out there I do find them filled with an unique art flavor from the past. A late addition to my 2017 album is Forum pair of stunning art piece, the gorgeous illustration of the Chinese bride while De Wellnest and Yamaha have both chosen to use the Chinese Peking opera characters. I particularly like what Yamaha did featuring them playing modern musical instruments. Moving on we have this year's Nyonya packets by 剪纸人家 1930's 马六甲 (pinyin: Jiǎnzhǐ rénjiā mǎliùjiǎ) as well as Pinang Peranakan Mansion 5pcs set which is not as outstanding as their previous year while still using thinner paper, they have given us a much simpler set filled with the same Nyonya flavors. Singapore Bega's 5pc set also has a hint of Nyonya spice.
SS15 Courtyard 4pcs set captures the beautiful traditional settings that can be seen in ancient Chinese gardens while Vivo uses a papercut design of the Chinese symbolics with sweet floral backgrounds.
Two of my favorite floral sets in 2017 and they are Setapak Central and Kim Offshoring Engineering. We have the gorgeous Setapak Central with their six matching colorful pieces of pink peonies. They look good on their own and look even more elegant with the screen folder, enchanting. Kim Offshore Engineering has a die cut screen folder of six different vase shapes at the back while showing off the stunning floral both front and back. Giving them two different view below with close up of those mesmerizing floral and the lovely vases. Adding on another floral set in folding screen with a strong purple tone, Marina Square six purple floral can indeed stimulate the imagination and dreams, while spiritually calming the emotions. Purple is an introspective color, allowing us to get in touch with our deeper thoughts. Do you know that Purple is also the most powerful wavelength of the rainbow?
Also using soft floral designs is Akemi which is very different from last year's Monkeys but of more resemblance from their 2015 pair. Scroll down to find it's counterpart Akemi Uchi 4pc set that carries the meaning of family, home and house; Find out more about the brand that symbolizes 家, pronounced as “Jia” in mandarin. But before that let us admire a creative and beautiful Chinese New Year journey from Mini's cream and blue pair. Also from the automobile and all the way from Singapore, Honda by Kah Motor is a lovely 4pcs set that is smooth like silk. Similar to Kah Motor floral pattern, Neway added moon and cloud in the background in their 4pcs set.
A comparison between 2017 & 2016
Which year do you prefer?
Both years from both Orchid Country Club above and
Cetaphil below have their own highlights and I love all four actually!
Which year appeals to you the most from BNP Paribas above and Standard Chartered Priority & Private Bank below? I personally prefer 2016 from both especially Standard Chartered. Looking forward to see if they are able to do better in 2018...
2017 AIG has a piece of colorful floral in their 3pc set that helped to bring out the beauty.
2017 AIG has a piece of colorful floral in their 3pc set that helped to bring out the beauty.
Another three lovely sets of the little birdies are the swallows above in four color theme from NUS, the yellow & blue sparrows also in four color theme from The Weld and a beautiful window view of more delightful sparrows from HSBC Asset Management below. Also using inserts with a window view of their sparrow is OCBC Premier Private Client.
年年有余 (鱼)
Nian Nian You Yu means abundant year by year as "money","fish" and "abundant" all have the same pronunciation "Yu", but in different character therefore fish is always used to represent abundant. Below we have the prosperous fishes swimming from the shopping malls of Sungei Wang, Avenue K, Main Place; from the financial world we have JP Morgan, fundsupermart, Mizuho, Pine Bridge and AXA Insurance; Sumhandal a construction company in East Malaysia Kuching; Tunglok a famous Singapore restaurant chain; others Changi Airport, C.Michael, QL Foods, Mitsubishi Electric, Mitzo; and Guardian Singapore a beautiful die-cut effect design and quality set that also features the cheongsam and rice bowl. If you are wondering where are all the other cheongsam(s), there are all in MY Dresser (click here). Besides these sets we also have quite a few single and pair designs from Manulife, Eastspring Investment, SMBC and Bangkok bank. Not only a popular theme used by the financial guys, the ladies from Bonia, Cell Act, Mary Kay and EYS too love the fishes. You can find them all under my May 31, 2017 FB post (click here)
AXA in 2016 used the beautiful crane in one of it's 4pc set and so did Nefful this year; Looking rather lovely with their Chinese painting pair above while Epson's floral pair below is one of my favorites from them so far but you gotta see what Epson Singapore has done... more colors, better quality!
Also from the IT world is Logitech with an improvised 4pc Chinese wordings where you can find their little IT gadgets within them. While some collectors feel it' s a pretty normal set I see a colorful and meaningful set for keepers. We have some other nice pairs and sets using Chinese wordings with flowery designs.
Also from the IT world is Logitech with an improvised 4pc Chinese wordings where you can find their little IT gadgets within them. While some collectors feel it' s a pretty normal set I see a colorful and meaningful set for keepers. We have some other nice pairs and sets using Chinese wordings with flowery designs.
~ CHINESE WORDINGS ~
This year I have both AIA and AIA Premier from Singapore, thanks to Mei Fern of course ( ื▿ ืʃƪ) Both using floral theme, one with felt embossing with my favorite inner ap design while the other is giving us a more classy and elegant look.
I thought they are the same but they actually are not... well at least not in terms of the color shade. 2017 Holiday Inn Atrium comes with their flaps folded with a brighter pink and purple tone unlike their 2016 pair. Can you tell the difference? Probably not so obvious through my scanner (hmmm)...
I thought they are the same but they actually are not... well at least not in terms of the color shade. 2017 Holiday Inn Atrium comes with their flaps folded with a brighter pink and purple tone unlike their 2016 pair. Can you tell the difference? Probably not so obvious through my scanner (hmmm)...
Besides Logitech with their four Chinese characters theme we also have Bata and their Singapore paper-cut version while Malaysia did a much simpler one but with an additional piece of the sweet rooster. Tungsan also adopted the paper-cut effect but just a duo design that is vibrant and catchy.
Another information and communications technology (ICT) company also using floral theme is Huawei with their foursome Peach Blossom (桃花) ,Phalaenopsis (剑兰) ,Gladiolus (蝴蝶兰) and Silver Willow (銀柳); Taking on a different motif this year as they did a 3pc Monkeys set in 2016 and a 2pc Family Reunion pair in 2015.
Tokio Marine 2017 vs 2016
Both come in a soft casing with a golden zodiac printed on the front and just like last year the other animals are all hiding inside the packets. I personally prefer the bowls this year which is not a common design, in fact beside the bowls from Mr DIY, Paramount Property and Boat Noodle which are much simpler using the traditional rooster design, this is the only other set of 2017 bowls I have on hand so far, and definitely much refined too.
Tokio Marine 2017 vs 2016
Both come in a soft casing with a golden zodiac printed on the front and just like last year the other animals are all hiding inside the packets. I personally prefer the bowls this year which is not a common design, in fact beside the bowls from Mr DIY, Paramount Property and Boat Noodle which are much simpler using the traditional rooster design, this is the only other set of 2017 bowls I have on hand so far, and definitely much refined too.
HP Singapore is back with another classy 8pcs set, this time in pink and using a different word which is "fu". Using the same premium paper, these in-house designed printed packets are simply amazing to see and touch... Which is your favorite, 2016 Red or 2017 Pink?
Printed by the same HP Indigo with the same velvety premium paper, HP in collaboration with Iggesund Holmen Group's 6pcs crane set below is one of my top favorite this year. Having said that Singtel from Singapore is also one of my favorite. Check out the full fabric hot stamping 8pcs set from them below. This is the final year of their 7 years series of " Fu Man Ji Xiang Ju Xing Wang "... I didn't realized that when I first scanned them for my FB album but did manage to rearranged in the right sequence now.
1 Utama 2017 vs 2016 - 4pc set that comes in 3 different color tin case as compared to last year 4pc die cut set with floral inserts and a lantern cum holder, which do you prefer? This year theme is filled with traditional Chinese buildings, structures, cultural attires, lion dances and family reunions... I love it when you can just sit back, admire every single details and there is plenty to satisfy my eyes with this colorful set.
Nissan Tan Chong, GDEX, Art Square, Guardian and Sony Bravia all have Chinese buildings on their packets as well, check them out at my Family Fun page here or scroll down to find some newer buildings.
Sasa 2016 vs 2017 - It's gotta be flowers from Sasa, the beauty shop and from a single piece to a 4pc set this year they too try to capture the hearts of the collectors! Will be waiting to see what 2018 brings!
Mercatus window of flowers trio in pink, red and orange are so refreshing both front and back. Dulux Singapore surely did much better than Malaysia rooster pair with more colors and better paper quality.
Mercatus window of flowers trio in pink, red and orange are so refreshing both front and back. Dulux Singapore surely did much better than Malaysia rooster pair with more colors and better paper quality.
Peach Garden four felt embossed Chinese wordings with floral background are soft, subtle and tasteful although my favorite is still their 2015 floral-goat sets (click here for the photo under my 2015 Singapore FB album or hop over to my 2015 Singapore page).
Peach Garden four felt embossed Chinese wordings with floral background are soft, subtle and tasteful although my favorite is still their 2015 floral-goat sets (click here for the photo under my 2015 Singapore FB album or hop over to my 2015 Singapore page).
Its a Simple Life with beautiful colors in pink, violet, punch and yellow... Using the same shade of pink, punch pairing up with a lovely shade of blue, sky is Far East Malls celebration of love.
FLORAL DUO
My favorite pink peonies with a punch pink and sky blue background is truly a celebration of love; Presenting the Seasons of Love from Far East Malls. While a shining star of my floral collection this year is none other than Star Hub Platinum Club. The beautiful colors and the paper used made this duo stood out from the rest. They can be paired front, back, front and back way, all looking equally gorgeous. I like the sweet meihua tree from MUFG, a lovely pair looking like a set of four. A little less on the color selection Philip Capital has a pair of golden peonies while HP Enterprise from Singapore on the other hand went with a blue and maroon pair. OCBC~Esso issued a pair of flowery packets both in 2016 and 2017. There are no logos printed on them instead they came in a transparent pouch that has an OCBC label. I can't really decide which year I prefer but definitely looking forward to 2018. Xixili has given us a pair of mix floral, small and big pretty ones while Cheras Leisure Mall really mixed things up with lots of colors and flowers with it's smooth silky patchwork theme. Next we have from Metrojaya Singapore a stunning pair with not only front-back and continuous matching, the inner design of the ap is one of the most loveliest this year. Take a closer look at those pocketful of blossoms, completes the ap inside out.
Looking just as vibrant and lovely, also with a front and back floral matching pair in red and yellow is LBS, aren't they just gorgeous? If you like simple and elegant design, we have Avnet the glittery purple and red blossom while Microsoft pair comes separately in a box of golden yellow and rosy red featuring hot stamping golden floral with tiny ruby buds.
From the hotels we have Marriot Tang Plaza Singapore, Shangri-La Singapore, Intercontinental Singapore, Intercontinental Kuala Lumpur and One World Hotel in baby blue and red thanks to Annie, a pretty collector from Penang and of course Mei Fern for Shangri-La and the gold set to complete the Marriot family. Hop over to my FB posts for a few more Hotel angpows... click here for Malaysia Hotels (23rd August, 2017) and click here for Singapore Hotels (13th September, 2017).
The Single Ladies
Estetica Beauty from Singapore and JKG Land doesn't look like singleton at all with their continuous front and back design. While the former chooses a loud purple background with large white and red peonies, the latter is blossoming in it's vibrant pink shade with blueish green leaves and butterflies. Another prominent single design is from ING with their majestic lion and embossed floral. Below we have Jurong Point and Recruit Express, both from different years but using similar design which I really admire.
The Single Ladies
Estetica Beauty from Singapore and JKG Land doesn't look like singleton at all with their continuous front and back design. While the former chooses a loud purple background with large white and red peonies, the latter is blossoming in it's vibrant pink shade with blueish green leaves and butterflies. Another prominent single design is from ING with their majestic lion and embossed floral. Below we have Jurong Point and Recruit Express, both from different years but using similar design which I really admire.
More flowery singles to cheer up any day and we have CBRE a real estate company in Singapore with the gorgeous peonies in pink, yellow and purple while on the darker tone side we have the elegant DSTA and MAC. From the financial sectors we have more gorgeous floral from our neighboring country and they are EFG, OUE, Legg Mason, State Street and Bangkok bank. My one and only Oman Air, a member of the Arab Air Carriers is very much pretty in pink. On a lighter shade we have our local Press Metal in yellow as well as LLumar in bronze with their front and back matching piece. Unfortunately I am missing LLumar's partner in red. Last but not least the landscape designed pieces from York with their pink peony and indigo floral from TNB
/人◕‿◕人\ Do also checkout some of my other Singapore flowery packets from my June 14, 2017 FB post (click here) If you are looking for more floral motif hop over to my Crabtree & Evelyn series; They are from year 2008 to 2017
/人◕‿◕人\ Do also checkout some of my other Singapore flowery packets from my June 14, 2017 FB post (click here) If you are looking for more floral motif hop over to my Crabtree & Evelyn series; They are from year 2008 to 2017
Watson moved away from it's four monkeys last year to a four front-back matching floral set that is beautiful with lovely colors. I definitely like this year's design better. Gaviscon treated us with a delightful 3pc floral set that can be transformed to an origami rooster.
Follow Me also played with the flower theme, a little less catchy then the others but a nice 4pc joint design both front and back accompanied by golden birds and butterflies.
Follow Me also played with the flower theme, a little less catchy then the others but a nice 4pc joint design both front and back accompanied by golden birds and butterflies.
Delica 2017 vs 2016 ~ They made it much easier for collectors this year with a full set inclusive of the soft casing for every purchase of their coffee pack. I do wonder why but definitely not complaining. I like the idea of using coffee cups as the hot air balloon basket as well as using various traditional Chinese symbols as the balloon. Definitely a nice set to have and even nicer to continue the Delica series which so far has a consistent landscape theme, in the coming years. Below we have The Learning Lab from Singapore with gorgeous landscapes of New York, Tokyo and Singapore. These colorful 3pcs in yellow, blue and pink can be joined front and back, side by side, absolutely mesmerizing. |
Kumon 2017 vs 2016 ~ still thick and glossy but this year they have added a button design to seal the flaps... and I am extra pleased to see the butterflies flapping their wings. On the other hand I think the colors from 2016 stood out more don't you think?
This 2016 set from Hong Qiao Deluxe Groups above has 3D effect with windows that can be opened and a roof flap... 2017 has more pop ups and this time round is the interior of the house... I do wonder what they will bring us next year ^^
Building designs are not that many and usually will be more of traditional like Deluxe Group (2016) and One Morning vs a modern high rise like the four towers of Sky World; Tower Fu 福, Tower Chun 春, Tower Wang 旺 and Tower Ji 吉. Don't forget to check out another developer Capitaland (find it under my Family Fun page) with their buildings although much smaller as they are at the background but with more stories to tell. If you would like to know what other designs from the property sector, just hop over to my FB post on July 12th (click here for 2017 batch 16th).
Building designs are not that many and usually will be more of traditional like Deluxe Group (2016) and One Morning vs a modern high rise like the four towers of Sky World; Tower Fu 福, Tower Chun 春, Tower Wang 旺 and Tower Ji 吉. Don't forget to check out another developer Capitaland (find it under my Family Fun page) with their buildings although much smaller as they are at the background but with more stories to tell. If you would like to know what other designs from the property sector, just hop over to my FB post on July 12th (click here for 2017 batch 16th).
Next we have another set that incorporated Chinese wordings with buildings. Combining their beautiful signature black with the auspicious red and gold, Guinness Singapore has these artistic reunion dinners (and some drinking of course) with embossed Chinese (golden) buildings backdrop. Take a closer look at the enlarged view above to admire those fine details.
We can see four different parts of a building in Akemi Uchi; They used Chinese "roofs" to complete their four Chinese words. 家 Jia, 居 Ju, 屋 Wu and 宅 Zhai all carrying the same meaning of home which is what Akemi Uchi is delivering, everyday comfort to our home.
We can see four different parts of a building in Akemi Uchi; They used Chinese "roofs" to complete their four Chinese words. 家 Jia, 居 Ju, 屋 Wu and 宅 Zhai all carrying the same meaning of home which is what Akemi Uchi is delivering, everyday comfort to our home.
One Morning chooses to feature the older shops in KL compared to their vibrant and catchy Monkeys from 2016. My guess is that we can't really have roosters showing off a big smile with bright clean teeth can we? Come to think of it, we actually can... Don't forget to check out the other red packets with Chinese building backgrounds under the kids corner
These Grab cars are so adorable in their paper-cut casing, all set to make way for a prosperous year ahead!! More cars coming our way and I have five little golden ones from Volkswagen Das Auto and another red beetle from Volkswagen itself, beautiful!
Here are two other series that I have managed to organised and share. Global Max Print more colorful rendition in 2016 is actually a continuation from their 2015 set. Unfortunately I only started collecting them much later hence I have their 2017 set of three in two different version. Their 2018 series is definitely nicer so do hop over to find them over at my 2018 main page psst: scroll towards the end to find them > <
CapitaLand is just full of colors with so much to admire and not just for one year but both 2016 & 2017. Surprisingly the paper quality is thicker for the Malaysia version, both years as well. Regardless of the finishing quality, collectively they presented a joyful and beautiful Chinese New Year celebration.
View the complete red packet albums in facebook by years:
2020 (MY), 2020 (SG), 2019 (SG), 2019 (MY), 2018 (MY), 2018 (SG), 2017 (MY) , 2017 (SG),
2016 (MY), 2016 (SG), 2015 (MY), 2015 (SG), 2015/2016 (HK), 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011,
2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2000-2004, 1990s
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Those available for exchange are noted in the individual red packets description.
Happy browsing!
Those available for exchange are noted in the individual red packets description.
Happy browsing!