Man's best friend, also known as the faithful, strong and passionate K9 is going to see us through a pAWSome year. It will be an adventurous journey, paved with warm loving paw prints. Do visit my facebook page if you like to catch my weekly updates there or get the links to my facebook album here or just simply enjoy the other 2018 packets below.
My latest addition to the K9 family is definitely the dreamy fantasy set from IMMXP below. I just adore the illustration combined with the five different color theme, gorgeous!
My latest addition to the K9 family is definitely the dreamy fantasy set from IMMXP below. I just adore the illustration combined with the five different color theme, gorgeous!
Showcasing few of my favorite puppies this year, three from the marketing agencies, two from the motor industry, one tech company and another from a popular footwear among collectors. Meet the delightful floral pups from Apostrophe (click here to find the rest of the Apostrophe family under my FB album), the rocking superhero doggies from Midas Touch out to save the world, the super cute puppies hanging out from Cload Creative, the tiny little ones from Sony that's thick, soft and simply beautiful, Skechers fashion pup with it's "I Love You" finger gesture, Isuzu three handsome fellas delivering their blessings in the mouth with a complete in, out, front and back view and finally the set that got almost all collectors test driving their cars during CNY, Mitsubishi six cute lil' lucky pups looking out the windows or in this case peeping out the packets through the front flaps. Don't miss their 2017 rooster design that I have on my feathered friends page (click here).
*Special thanks to a Malay collector who generously traded me Isuzu, Apryl for getting me Mitsubishi all the way from Langkawi as well as my mom who literally picked the Sony pups up from the printers directly ^ o ^
*Special thanks to a Malay collector who generously traded me Isuzu, Apryl for getting me Mitsubishi all the way from Langkawi as well as my mom who literally picked the Sony pups up from the printers directly ^ o ^
Best known as the Hush Puppy dog, the Basset Hound is much more than an advertising icon. These short-legged pups are sociable, calm, playful, affectionate with people and they love children. Daesco twelve big-eyes droopy-ears cuties are going places seeking new adventures. I love the theme! Big thanks to Mei Fern.
These six puppies are definitely not small in size, as cute as they seem, they are stronger than you think! Got these cuties recently from another collector who hand delivered to me (thanks Carmen Tan). For those who actively participated in pre-CNY giveaways on FB, these six faces were no strangers. Vertini Collection and Spine Zen were the first few who put up their pups for adoption. I did join in the fun but clearly wasn't that lucky then, now I have these darlings in my home. Say hi to the Boston Terrier, Scottish Terrier, Bull Terrier, Maltese, Schnauzer and the last one I can't really figure out the breed, maybe a Staffordshire Terrier?
Korea Wallpaper released a charity pair specially designed by Kenji Chai during CNY and was a big hit as many dog lovers supported the event with great passion. The beautiful artwork of the blue pups together with the die cut dog bone and dog house design definitely brought in generous donations. The wallpaper background came back during Raya as the heartwarming backdrop for our beloved Tun M and his lovely wife, a perfect way to commemorate their contribution and sacrifice for the country.
Another beautiful Raya set is from B United Printers with their creative design and generous FB giveaways. The theme journey home uses the traditional kampung house that are built on stilts to avoid wild animals and floods, and for added ventilation during the olden days. The front of the holder is the exterior of the traditional Malay house while the inside gives us two different views through the slanted wooden window panels, one gazing upon a starry village night and another for the day via the three adjoining packets where the family members gather after a fruitful harvest from the farm.
Onitek Raya above is a lovely 6pcs set with good paper, colors and cheerful family theme, do scroll down for their CNY doggies below. Time to fly with Air Asia & Air Asia Go. Not as colorful as I thought would be but at least they went with environmental friendly paper.
Geometric art can be quite appealing and using them to bring out the doggies and paw prints was exactly what Marlboro and Paramount delivered. Look closely and you will find Marlboro 5pcs set has two layers of geometric drawings, the dog is at the base and within each pup another auspicious icon is being presented in gold, brilliant. Paramount Property 4pcs set comes in a cover casing also showed off the repetition of line drawings. Dot Creative Mini 5 printed by Wolfidea Press is definitely the slimmest (smallest) money packet this year. The five colorful bookmark size angpow that comes in a box is indeed unique which is perfect as a collector item though not sure if they are at all practical. Next is the vibrant and colorful 8pc set from Thinking Gifts with another unique geometric shape animals and objects theme while Plus Studio retro polka dots are fun and was quite a fashion trend back in the early 20th century.
More from the creative world is Source Code Graphic feeling all royalty with their very own Poker Queens. Emart also has a set of their own poker packets and they have used the Jack, Queen, King and given them the Chinese character of Fu Lu Shou, (Sanxing /三星 "Three Stars") who are known as the Chinese Three Star Gods of happiness, prosperity, and longevity. The three lucky gods are popular symbols of good fortune in Feng Shui. Source Code Graphic is also looking rather cool with their tool men designed for Yong Tat Hardware while another handy tool family is from Kow Hock 4pcs set of household gadgets for CNY and the "balik kampung" (back to home town) set for Hari Raya while Emart Raya set is absolutely adorable with mama and papa teddy all ready to "balik kampung" as well. More hardware supplies from Mr DIY, find them among the cute paw pals below.
We have quite a few popular designs used by companies in 2018 and they are the 6pcs joining floral set from SBS Group also used by LETS (with cover casing) and Extreme Labels. LETS also printed another popular six pieces set of the adorable doggies with their pointy ears sticking out once the flap is folded. These doggies are indeed too cute to resist and so we have Junction 16 Homestay using them as well. New Wolrd Mart also chosen the pointy ears canine with pink and red cheeks, they are quite a happy bunch with their tails wagging behind. Next we have Phoenix Design family set of six also used by Confidence Motor (both with cover casing) and Colorbar Hair.
COUNTRY GARDEN SERIES:
Didn't get the chance to collect their 2017 series as the property development company from Guangdong Province, China have their Malaysia projects based in the south and redemption is only limited to self collect. This year they expanded to the central region and so the opportunity to gather those English soldier mascot with their tall cap that is also known as bearskin worn by the European armies during the 17th century. Besides the Forest City, Diamond City, Central Park, their Horoscope and Raya set below, there are a couple more that I didn't manage to get. Those colorful bunch of soldiers are quite a catchy lot.
Didn't get the chance to collect their 2017 series as the property development company from Guangdong Province, China have their Malaysia projects based in the south and redemption is only limited to self collect. This year they expanded to the central region and so the opportunity to gather those English soldier mascot with their tall cap that is also known as bearskin worn by the European armies during the 17th century. Besides the Forest City, Diamond City, Central Park, their Horoscope and Raya set below, there are a couple more that I didn't manage to get. Those colorful bunch of soldiers are quite a catchy lot.
i-flower tea 伊花茶 has done it again with another hot sizzling set. This time round with a twelve pieces family set from the olden China days. The set comes in a folding screen that can hold six pieces each side, a brilliant way to showcase these beauties. A big thank you to Mei Fern for getting me these as they are indeed a standout in both design and quality! Check out another olden days settings from Go Noodle House with their 4pc joining set of the traditional Chinese New Year celebration at the village.
Opera theme seems to be a trend every year with growing fans. Even just a single design piece is as attractive as the sets. Viva Home eight opera characters on a floral patch stage vs Thai Odyssey lady opera are both classic and catchy with the latter standing out in a thicker, smoother paper finishing. De Wellnest continued with their opera theme in 2018 with a three pieces set vs their four pieces CNY set and Mid Autumn pair in 2017. Have you seen their 2018 Mid Autumn set yet? Wishlist!!
Next we have the opera babies from Pureen and the opera dollies from Uncle Sun. The babies are looking absolutely cute with those lovable doggies at the back of each of the six delightful characters while Uncle Sun six dollies are even cuter featuring six of our biggest family surnames (last name). They were so popular Uncle Sun reprinted them together with 2019 trio in 2020 for the yearly CNY purchase redemption. Making a grand opera entrance in 2018 is MBE with their four pieces set and another limited edition piece that I do not have.
The four different Chinese knots from Acewin is simple yet lovely especially with my favorite blue tone piece. Besides the human goddess pair from Cha Xiang Zhai they also have chosen another 6pc set, a combination of floral and fish design all the way from China Cheering Times. Brands is looking bold and beautiful with their three colorful floral set with auspicious koi and gold fish.
Berjaya Times Square which also happen to feature the Koi together with Hot Paper is a real treat indeed with their fine and delicate die cut set. Another skillful die cut piece is from Ozoo and although it's just a single piece design, they can transform into three different looks, cool! Find the other laser cut sets from an education center and another baby brand over at my Baby & Friends page (click here).
KSK did a very different 3pc set using the Chinese symbolic fishes, god of fortune and the pheasant that is looking a little like an eagle of a badge maybe? Some collectors like myself like the unique illustration while others do not quite fancy them. Anyway pheasants are sometimes interchanged with phoenixes as emblems of beauty and good fortune so they are indeed here to bless the year.
财神爷 Cai Shen Yeh (God of Fortune)
Here are a few other Cai Shen Yeh themed packets; Jin Ye Ye three cheerful gods and Golden Bons with their four lucky gods, all here to deliver more fortune while Art Square God of Fortune is joined with five other gods each bringing longevity, wealth, blessing, prosperity and happiness.
财神爷 Cai Shen Yeh (God of Fortune)
Here are a few other Cai Shen Yeh themed packets; Jin Ye Ye three cheerful gods and Golden Bons with their four lucky gods, all here to deliver more fortune while Art Square God of Fortune is joined with five other gods each bringing longevity, wealth, blessing, prosperity and happiness.
There is a sense of accomplishment when one have a series of angpow collected over the years from the same company and Art Square Enterprise has been a lovely edition since 2016. Their well designed red packets now being used by Chen Chen Beauty and Chiwawa Trading in 2018.
~ Reunion Dinner ~
The owner of Cheni printing was giving away this lovely family set for free during CNY and I was lucky to bid a share. All I had to do was send in a return stamp envelope but I was very unlucky to get my return envelope returned... I wanted to share a pack of my extra angpow so included it in my mail but apparently exceeded the weight for the stamps I have put on. Seriously it's the first time for me and I still don't believe it exceeded the weight. Long story short, it was too late for me to get the Cheni freebies so I had to trade the set back ><
My first two reunion dinner set in 2018 is from Homesoy and Ecolite... while my top choice of the reunion theme is definitely from Promenade, a 4 star business hotel in East Malaysia. Although they are using the same design as another company back in 2014 (find out which set it is here), they have added a folding screen with a die cut front and back cover, giving the set a really elegant feel. Hop over to visit the lions dancing to more reunion meals at my Dances With Lion page (click here) or visit the reunion theme from 2017 Family Fun page here while I continue to gather the rest.
My first two reunion dinner set in 2018 is from Homesoy and Ecolite... while my top choice of the reunion theme is definitely from Promenade, a 4 star business hotel in East Malaysia. Although they are using the same design as another company back in 2014 (find out which set it is here), they have added a folding screen with a die cut front and back cover, giving the set a really elegant feel. Hop over to visit the lions dancing to more reunion meals at my Dances With Lion page (click here) or visit the reunion theme from 2017 Family Fun page here while I continue to gather the rest.
Here comes the multi-festive money packets; Homesoy with another family set of six for Raya while Sutera Mall just like previous year has given us a Raya and Deepavali pair respectively besides their 6pcs CNY reunion set. I still prefer their 2017 3P which you can find them under my SDR page (click here) or visit the banks for more multi-festive flavors (click here).
Healthy Living Space above is looking sharp with vibrant colors although the paper is really on the thinner side, the four pieces front and back matching is still quite a beauty. M Calls reunion is so happening with family gathering, guests visiting, lil' lion dancing and of course not forgetting the pet dog! Checkout the other telecommunication companies under "Dances With Lions" (click here). IKEA is also "in the house" and we have family reunion every corner, from the kitchen to the dining hall and to the living room with adorable stuff toys that comes to live; the panda and dinosaur as well as the heart and teddies delivery team that comes in three different background color; I would think the three rooms should be on the front side instead but hey they still look great nevertheless.
Continuing their signature hexagon tile shaped packets Feruni also used reunion theme on one of it's 3pcs CNY set while Raya they opted for patterns instead. Just like previous years, they come in six pieces in a folded casing/box and thanks to their generous FB giveaways, collectors are able to add them on to the series year after year. So when it comes to tiles, we will always remember Feruni ( ゚o⌒)
Lays is quite creative this year with their bag shaped and 'chips' flap, they even have them in two 'flavors', just take a closer look at the chips! Just like last year I wasn't able to hunt them down during CNY hence once again felt extra happy to have been able to trade them back recently in July only. Still remember their 2017 design? Click here to find them.
Pizza anyone? Pezzo, Pizza Hut and Vivo all three with their own fish illustration while Pizza Hut also came out with a 5pc set for Raya using mainly green in different shades for each piece. Vivo continued with their 5pcs die cut flap series switching the Chinese fan and lantern in 2017 to pineapple and rice bowl in 2018. I do like the rice bowl design which Dermalogica has also given us the bowl and fish but in pure gold (scroll down to find them). Next on the F&B category is QL Foods and just like Pezzo both with adjoining fish theme, one with a clean and modern illustration while QL with their shimmering gold fish and floral!
HP Malaysia is a pair of die cut front flap, one with floral another with the auspicious Koi fish, both vibrant and stylish which I am loving very much. Next is the green-pow from HP with just a single design as compared to their stunning 8pcs set in 2017 (check out their 2016 2P here). Nevertheless the green batik print is looking festively charming and seems to look pretty cool with the earthy gold from their CNY pair. Find the other IT fellas' fishes swimming in the money-pool / financial pond (click here).
Moving on we have Epson Malaysia floral pair in 2018 vs 2017, both looking lovely but I do prefer the previous design with their bigger and shimmering illustration although 2018 looks better in their front and back layout. Check out also their Raya packets for both years with a lovely pair in 2018 that is coincidentally part of the UPM series. Scroll down to find the other packets from the IT world...
Let us continue the floral journey with more Raya sets; Nestle Ice Cream trio gives a rather nice wall tiles feel, next is Karangkraf a four standalone floral set and one of my favorite the lovely 5pcs blossoming set from Naelofar. Below we have Cheras Leisure Mall sweet bouquet, these three beauties are definitely my top choice of quality packets.
Winston Engineering is a good quality and elegant hot stamping floral set using the auspicious 富贵吉祥 Fu Gui Ji Xiang meaning riches and luck. Also looking extravagant is OSK with their 4pcs thick quality set. Dermalogica is back with their sets this year but again without much colors, though their plain red backing does give the golden fish, orange, rice bowl and Chinese knot a classy look.
Let's sit back to enjoy the beverages from San Francisco Coffee, their small size money packets comes in a set of four for both CNY and Raya making a lovely 2P set indeed. Next is the more popular coffee choice Starbucks with a simple one piece design for both CNY and Raya. Another lovely green packet design that I managed to collect is Village Grocer using different shade of green for the yellow, red and blue flowers is quite refreshing, a delightful 2P match with the CNY lion dance piece. Bens Independent Grocer or formerly known as BIG group is another one of my favorite especially the dark midnight blue piece from their Raya edition. It's the Chinese New Year celebration of the BIG town vs that magical glitter of the crescent moon surrounded by beautiful plants with the iridescent glow of the butterfly wings.
Next are some floral sets, starting off from the shopping centers with WCT Malls Paradigm hot-stamping set vs their brighter colorful rendition for Raya. Next is Mitsui Outlet five flowery fu with five different color butterflies, both front and back; Then from the hair and beauty we have Mary Kay and Dove with their five pieces set, both showing off colors, a little die cut illusion and bigger Chinese characters from Mary Kay while Dove gave a cleaner look, smaller characters coupled with top-bottom and front-back adjoining floral. Got to mention that Mary Kay definitely made me looking for more, turning the envelopes around to see if there were real inserts beneath those characters... but instead found five rounded symbols a.k.a the Five-Fold Happiness that are Luck (福, fú), Wealth (財, cái), Longevity (寿, shòu), Happiness (喜, xǐ) and Prosperity (禄, lù) behind each of the packet.
1 Utama
Here's 1U with their 2018 Multi Festive CNY and Raya 8pc set; The CNY floral set comes in two separate redemption (many thanks to my sister in law's CNY shopping). I absolutely love the colors and embroidery feel of the floral. Their series over the years has always been popular among PJ (Petaling Jaya) and maybe even KL (Kuala Lumpur) shoppers. 2017 4pc set definitely has more details in terms of their building artwork which comes in 3 different color tin cases as compared to 2016 4pc die cut set with floral inserts and a lantern cum holder. 2015 was and still is a big hit with their 8 pairs of opera characters in 4pcs red and 4pcs pink, each color representing spring, summer, autumn and winter.
The next popular mall in Petaling Jaya is Sunway Malls, so far they have given us different themes and designs every year. This year six pieces comes in a box but slightly lesser colors as compared to their 2017 set. Find their 2016 which is also a box set over at my 2016 Kids Corner (click here).
Here comes my top choice from the malls this year, Main Place with their six big vibrant peonies that comes in a folding screen making them even more stunning, the best so far since their opening in mid 2014. They had a pair of lambs that I love very much then, a single piece design of the monkey and a four pieces floral set with individual circle design in 2017.
Cadbury is also making it's very first folding screen set debut in 2018 with a six auspicious Chinese wording set using their purple corporate color with a side of floral, thus ending their family theme series for CNY since 2015. Their Hari Raya however is still filled with the warm family motif and so are the 5pcs green-blue set from Sarawak Energy as well as IOI Mall 4pcs globe set that has many more stories to tell as compared to their plain and simple Chinese New Year 5pcs set. Don't forget to find the rest of the joyful Cadbury families from the past under my "Family Fun" (click here).
Traded DPulze in 2020 thinking it was a 2020 set. That only shows how much I know about them (lol). I wasn't able to collect their 2019, 2020 and I don't think I will be able to get their 2021 either > <
Watson continued with their last year four front-back matching floral set with another colorful floral set of three. I like 2017 over 2016 and now I am liking this year's design more even though a piece less. Next we have Q&Y Builder floral set in six different color backing as well as six auspicious Chinese characters.
Watson continued with their last year four front-back matching floral set with another colorful floral set of three. I like 2017 over 2016 and now I am liking this year's design more even though a piece less. Next we have Q&Y Builder floral set in six different color backing as well as six auspicious Chinese characters.
Hurix's is flowery with butterflies but a little old school feel maybe?
My first set from Pekin Restaurant which I totally did not recognize as
they are usually quite bold and not as soft and sweet as this four piece floral set.
Neway tree illustration in four different shades are peaceful and relaxing with their floating golden leaves while Skyworld didn't continue with their building theme this year instead used a much simple and classy look with gold embossing Chinese characters on thicker softer paper. More Chinese characters theme matched with auspicious feng shui symbols of the fans, mandarin oranges, lanterns and ancient coins is Kotasas.
Finally after a year of hunting, the three version of Continental are all united; Tyres never looked this beautiful well at least not on its own that is (grin). Vive took on a very different style this year with two different sets; the first is a DIY floral set of ten self folded designs that comes in a booklet and the other set of four that has a much softer color tone using fruits theme with apples, oranges, persimmons and pineapples while their previous year rooster set was much bolder with a glossy shine (click here to view under egg surprise).
Using auspicious Chinese characters with a little less floral and a lot more pink is Xixili with a 8pc set in fruity punch shade. More pink shades with a pair of sweet rose and mysterious magenta Chinese knot theme from yet another lingerie line Neubodi. Here comes the fishes with Nu Skin golden Koi swimming in bright blue and pink pond while Wellous and Marie France both used the same fish pond design but one in pink the latter in a darker shade of red. Latest addition XOX Mobile also has fishes in their set of three, the same Koi fish design as Wellous and MF plus another whirlpool of golden Koi.
Nestle Koi pair together with their Raya batik pair are serving us Milo & Nescafe. Gold fishes are up next with Intermark Mark pair above and another undergarment expert Nefful, using different shades of yellow, even though just a single design, it's fish pond theme is bright and shining. Akemiuchi is also bringing us sunshine with a reversible design of yellow and red floral patterns prints. Scroll down to find the other reversible pair that is thicker and more chic!
Flower power and they are just bold and bright; Pavilion three color piece, Imago two color pair, while Sogo and Gama both under the same management therefore their angpow designs over the years have been similar with Gama taking the smaller size packet. This year they used the beautiful feathertail betta fish.
More 2018 floral pairs that I have collected although Avery Dennison is actually a single piece designed with two sided inserts therefore we can actually display them as a pair. Mixit is such a dreamy set with the soft shades and four different pairs of butterflies. Atria Shopping Gallery that comes in a lovely box (redemption was not made easy for shoppers as they limit to two timing and number of sets in a day) nevertheless brought us beautiful butterflies. More fluttering butterflies from the beauty line is none other than Aster Spring with a red and orange duo.
This year Redoxon used the same design as Hitachi Singapore 2017 and since it's not printed on the same paper quality, the outcome is just not as glamorous don't you think so? Adding on a new floral pair from iProperty and it's our national flower, rare motif but I love the illustration. Also using a past design is Michelin, it's marshmallow man is hiding behind the golden sycee at the back of the packet while the front design is a pair of floral illustration that is actually part of another set (click here to find out).
Petronas water lily pair of red and cream (it's actually cream and not white, and the painting is of a darker green shade rather then black as many claimed and condemned, grin). Their Raya pair is floral themed as well and maybe is not as unique as their CNY paintbrush style?
Aeon is giving the blossoms their close up with five different color background, small size packet but full size floral. Habib also has their blossom blooming for their jewels while Kose added a little more red and green with their 2D illustration.
The graceful birdies
I am a fan of KWC mall purse money packet, sadly I missed their first edition in 2017 and only started with these birdies in 2018. Hamper 2U and their blue sparrows went with a sweeter and softer shade; purple is not a common color used but is nevertheless one of my favorite red packet color. Next up is AEON Mall white-throated sparrows with their elegant Chinese Fan as well as the orange illustrated sparrows from Bridgestone.
New Sunlight four colored peonies are big and catchy, a treat for floral lovers like myself. Also joining the flock are the locals, Didi and friends from Aeon Mall flying by to celebrate the Malay new year. Another golden tone is from Bon Estates, not too much shine just enough to highlight the fish and that lovely stalk of rose, golden rose. Well I am a fan of the casing-insert design, always a treat.
Kellogg's is next looking just as beautiful with their floral, sycee (yuan bao) and fish die cut set of four, a lovely surprise from them especially using my favorite casing-insert layout. MKH is also quite a colorful threesome with a similar green tone with fishes. Another colorful set that is flying high in the sky like 2017 Delica hot air balloon set before is Food Republic with their beautiful pheasants and butterflies kites. Anything that comes in a casing is a keeper for me and the bluish purple die cut design cover gives this 3pc set a chic outlook.
|
We started off with a couple of the millennia-long history of loyalty and companionship with humans a.k.a. man's best friends from Mitsubishi and Isuzu. Next we have the reversible packets in red and purple from Mini. Thick paper and a smart design indeed, this 2 in 1 is definitely lovelier than the reversible from Akemiuchi above. Below is the 8pcs set from Porsche which carries their eight models in blind embossing. 718 Cayman, 718 Boxster, 911, 911 GT2RS, Macan, Cayenne, Panamera and Panamera Sports Turismo all on soft paper in red, this is one set that needs detail attention.
Besides HP and Epson, we have Kingston and Systech from the IT world below showing off their pups respectively. Kingston opted for a very plain look with just the puppies head as the flap while Systech from sets (previous years) to just a single piece with the popular Charlie Brown and his pet Snoopy! I do love the front and back design which literally shows the front and the back where dear old snoopy is lazing behind his hut. Another adorable set is from E Excel with Mr Teddy playing firecrackers, the cheerful Welsh Corgi wearing the prosperity hat and a simple but glittering Fu.
Lavender maintaining it's signature flap design came with their flaps folded this year while using similar abstract art background from last year, they added a little more flavor with flowers and oranges made of paw prints, making them the one design with the most doggy footprints for sure. Click on the image or here to see the other Lavenders that I have collected over the years. Clover Creative has their pups peeping through the word chun and ji overlooking and guarding their respective happy family. Can you remember their 2017 & 2016 designs? Click on the year to find them. I still love their monkey king pair the most, with a more bolder and vibrant zodiac. Spiffy pup is surfing high in a darker rose pink front and back matching piece. They come in a soft cover casing carrying the same design and is surely "cool" and fun to have!
Next we have some light background packets that are not that common but looking just as sweet like the blossom. Beezz Creative lady pups are beautifully groomed just like a princess. Dahfa four pieces joining set is pretty in pink with cherry blossom, lanterns, Chinese fan and their gorgeous artistic illustrated pet pals; the Corgi, Pit Bull, Husky and another Corgi? How about the cartoon puppies from WJS Indah? I see little Dalmatians, Bull Terriers and Spaniels messing around the house furniture and fittings. I am trying to identify the breeds so do correct me if I have got them wrong >^_^<
Berjaya Megamall above is looking colorful and cute with it's five puppies, would be a beautiful set too if they used thicker paper (grin). The next 8pcs set is from a recent trade (September) that I at first was quite worried whether the collector will send them out as she took a little longer and also did not show any proof. Haha a common but totally unnecessary kind of stress for collectors. Now that I have them safely in my hands, wished I had given her a few extra freebies (grin). Had to deal three rounds with the same collector to get all the 3 designs from Global Max Print, yes it was that difficult for her to part with her babies, colorful designs but paper is thin. ipay 88 is just delightful with it's eight pups, all different breeds, all sending their blessing in their own joyful and colorful way. The paper is on a thinner side but comes in a lovely box with those eight cute doggies up front and lanterns behind.
Top our friendly washing detergent expert has two different joyful sets; the four pieces set at the bottom is the normal ones that can be redeemed at supermarkets while the five pieces set at the top are only available from their promotional truck. I am truly grateful to be able to have the complete series thanks to Mei Fern, hugs!! What about the breeds? Poodle, St. Bernard, Schnauzer, Bull Terrier and Beagle on the top; Maltese, Boston Terrier, Bull Dog and Spaniel on the bottom... am I hot or cold? (^_^;)
One Morning has the happy doggie family with mummy the Big Head Buddha 大头佛, daddy on the drums, sister with the cymbal and brother the lion dancer! Still a cheerful and colorful delivery as before, click here to check out the 2017 & 2016 design and see which one is your favorite. Mr DIY is going oh so cute with their doggie treat bones and the four lovely paw pals. TEA FM and Trans Paint collaborated to give us an adorable 5pc standalone canine design and I am liking the grand-doggy piece with those old man glasses (lol). Another horizontal set of four that I missed out during the hot period of exchange has finally arrived, Acson is all red with their three beautiful breeds, the playful trios!
GSC Astro Whoopee is a happy and curious puppy that dreams of becoming an astronaut, just the icon to promote the movie Think Big Big that premiered during CNY... I didn't watch the movie so had to trade a set back as those three big and many small little astro-pups are quite charming! The exchange was nearly unsuccessful as the collector didn't find anything she likes and just as I was about to mail out the ones we dealt, she finally found what she wanted from me... the whole trade took almost 3 weeks, ironically after a couple of weeks I realized another collector might be sending me a pack soon! LOL, if I do get them I wonder if any collectors are that eager as I was to trade a set back (grin)... yup in the end I did get an extra set (lol). Took me a while to gather the NPG Allianz single and pair design, even though unrelated, they still belong to the same family.
Onitek is back this year with a two themed zodiac set; 4pc gold embossing that joins from top to bottom to complete the 12 zodiac cycle and another 4pc cartoon illustration with adorable stackable zodiac, puppies and golden paw prints in front while at the back is four big chubby hamster-like pups. Suria Sabah has 3 similar sit down pooches like Onitek as well but theirs are wearing a big smile across each balancing something on top of their head, a lion dance head gear, a mandarin orange and hey wait, the fourth puppy, haha! Love them!!
Here comes the very yellow and cheerful doggy from Publicis One, designed by Alpha245, this pup is just having fun playing peek-a-boo, pull the tongue and the ears will pop right up. There were golden eggs then, this year is all about the golden bone and sycee. Here comes Tayaria with their version of lucky dog a.k.a wong choi 旺財 in cantonese culture with a lucky bone. Take a look at their previous zodiac from 2017 rooster, 2016 monkey and to the 2015 lamb in lion dance head. Which one is your favorite?
Giordano ms poodle and her paw pal in crime is smiling ear to ear bringing us big golden sycee, both front and back while looking even sharper is the pair from Marke, a tall adjoining pair with the cattle herding dog breed which originated in Pembrokeshire, Wales, these Corgis are truly on cloud 9. Take a look at those adorable four-eyed puppies from Focus Point and Opulence. seven in front and the lucky eight at the back to secure the "fortune". Can you remember the ones with glasses? Besides TEA FM set, Giordano & Marke pair above, we have the singles (scroll down to find them) from Optical 99, Small Potato, Polaroid & Yawata, any others?
Cosmo the developer not the magazine is looking glamorous in its 4pc pink set with four different size of golden breeds from big to small while Pevonia is a classy duo, simple, of fabric hence an elegant look and feel, thanks to another collector's trade. MeiiShop is a 4pcs set that can be joined from top to bottom. The four furry pals holding each side of the giant quarter fortune coin makes a perfect round table view too. Aking even though is just a pair, can be joined top to bottom and collectors are trading them as 4pcs set, paper on the thin side but catchy design.
The Cookies General marches into a yummy 2018 with three different greetings while Senmy Berciely brought us four different pups each with a different CNY props to welcome the new year. We have L&L Perabot Trading as well as SMR Meta Quartz Stone both same design, both with good thick quality paper and glossy finishing, definitely a joy to add on to my doggie collection.
Another glossy finishing set is Hong Qiao Deluxe Groups with a closer view of their shop (buildings), front-back yard (house), place of worship and the reunion dinner (interior)... check out the 3 years series here.
Another glossy finishing set is Hong Qiao Deluxe Groups with a closer view of their shop (buildings), front-back yard (house), place of worship and the reunion dinner (interior)... check out the 3 years series here.
Here are a few fun delightful buildings and cars theme that I have managed to add on to my collection this year... my latest addition from Total Pro-pack has so much details to admire followed by Panasonic very lovely glossy buildings that got everyone hyped up especially the blue building as it comes in two different packs. The right four and left four are separate and there is another four that I am missing but the buildings are the same. Next is Forefront 3pcs set that comes in a nice box with a doggy face at the back to secure the flap while the more traditional building and food stall from Chop Nam Heng are simply delightful with their piglet mascot.
Country Garden brought us the city night view of the surrounding tall buildings which is definitely a rare scene. I love the tiny food trucks with people enjoying a fast meal and a beautiful night out in the city. Anyone care for some donuts, hot dogs, pizza or burger?
Following next are the singleton that are just as refined with lots to see; M Bonus, iGarage BHPetrol, BIG Group, KM Mobil and Alamanda accompanied by the classical opera from Viva Home. Don't forget to check out the other buildings and scroll down to look for the Raya GDEX & Metro Point, Alissi Bronte and Bei Zhang or the buildings from Hong Leong Bank (click here).
Following next are the singleton that are just as refined with lots to see; M Bonus, iGarage BHPetrol, BIG Group, KM Mobil and Alamanda accompanied by the classical opera from Viva Home. Don't forget to check out the other buildings and scroll down to look for the Raya GDEX & Metro Point, Alissi Bronte and Bei Zhang or the buildings from Hong Leong Bank (click here).
Next we have the trains from our KTM a commuter rail system in Malaysia operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) and I am so delighted to be able to trade them back from the Malay collectors. The rail system was introduced in 1995 to provide local rail services in Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding Klang Valley suburban areas. Moving on to the private transportation, cars is the multi-festive packets from Honda with a pink reunion for CNY and a green kampung celebration for Raya.
Singles aren't as attractive as sets but if there are 3 singles of different festivals then they become a beautiful and meaningful set collectively. My collection of 3P is shrinking mainly because many companies has stopped printing for all 3 festivals and even if they do the designs are not consistent. Tenaga Nasional or better known as TNB has always had collectors chasing after their money packets for years and even though I only have a few completed series as compared to many seniors, I am just as content and grateful. The horizontal batik floral prints motif in green, purple and red are simply delightful.
2018 singles...
We have more single designs and they can be quite interesting when it's a rare theme like our king of fruit the durian. DuriTale, Durian88 and Durian 818 (2016) all spreading the joy with their own thorny stories. From the Malay Sampul (Raya Packets) we have a lovely road theme with the kampung house as well as the mosque (masjid) at the background from GDEX while also giving us the kampung house is Metro Point in a lighter apple green. Yellow is a bright and cheerful color and so is the Marmite family with other happy reunion time from Lee Kum Kee , Nostaloft & Alissi Bronte which also has a building theme. Head on to Baby & Friends page (click here) for more single designs with load full of cuteness.
For the ladies we have Dor Dor Nails, Kawaii Life, the make-up girl from E Image, cooking beauty queen from Jo Mamas, two lovely maiden from Purple Cane enjoying their tea time. Another cute couple with their pet dog is from Melilea with a more traditional red tone. We also have more lovely ladies and looking cool with sun glasses is Sunny Cha, the one with a perfect hairdo from Pureology and the lovely cheongsam maiden from D'Coconut.
Before we move on with the vehicles and doggies below, above are few floral singles from Clinelle, YES, Tupperware, WCT, Sunshine, TC Boy, Metrojaya, Nivea, Tune Talk, BWL, A Hong's Grocer, Honor, Vivo, Mah Sing, Sunsuria, Parkson, Akemi, PappaRich and Servier with their pair of Chinese fan.
Vroommm... some lovely singles from the motor industry:
From the luxury line we have Jaguar, BMW, Lamborghini, Naza Italia, Aston Martin, Land Rover; From the more affordable range we have Volkswagen, Mazda, Honda and it's all about the tyres from Tayaria & Michelin above and Maxxis cute pup piece below. The wheels on the 'car' are rolling their way in... will make some room for the others soon or just hop over to my facebook post or album to view them all.
Vroommm... some lovely singles from the motor industry:
From the luxury line we have Jaguar, BMW, Lamborghini, Naza Italia, Aston Martin, Land Rover; From the more affordable range we have Volkswagen, Mazda, Honda and it's all about the tyres from Tayaria & Michelin above and Maxxis cute pup piece below. The wheels on the 'car' are rolling their way in... will make some room for the others soon or just hop over to my facebook post or album to view them all.
< woof woof >
Here comes the canines: Bei Zhan has a beautiful ancient Chinese villa in portrait while the flap is taking a landscape layout that has my favorite inner packet design. CIB green pals with their doggy fu as well as Claz'room chic anime piece; Little rounded puppy heads from Laneige; Karpersky happy paw pal with the head and it's pointy ears up front and the body and legs at the back. Golden dog seal for Beaute Mori flap; The mirroring twins, floral hounds from Madam Kwan's; a similar design but patterns instead from Jotex, also with mirroring twins but facing the opposite direction is Gloria Jean's, brown pups from SM Mechanical, Optical 99 cool looking pup, golden snoopy from Innisfree, more hot stamping doggies from Shangri-La KL, Bosch, Goldenland, Whoo, Pharmaton, Pantai Hospital Penang, MUV & Lenovo Data Centre. Oppo has no doggy but the same 2018 number design like Lenovo. Hometown duo from steamboat to coffee. Sunshine Depex doggy is a cheery sight while Totallife ten lil' pet puppies all happily stacking up high, so is Wins Art and their twelve doggies with the additional one peeping from the flap, Sin Chew yellow rounded doggy head, KYB also has a happy doggy face with it's tongue hanging out, Small Potato smart lil' pug with his green glasses, the doggy dress up from Eggette chick, lion dancing from Hui Lau Shan and the pretty Shih Tzu in action from Upstart, the smart looking Gobear grizzly in it's doggy suit, Senmy Berciely pooch with CNY couplet, toy poodle from Hai-O, the cool Sherlock Bull Terrier from Werner's Group, big smiley pup from GBBM, the geometric shaped pals from Asia Green, Lancome, Acer Predator, Polaroid and Hard Rock Hotel Penang, the doggy families from Waft (also using geometric doggies) and Yawata, father and son from Babydash, Dabing doggy face, the tiny beagle from Twenty7 Group, more little ones from a much thicker Fossil, the basset hound guardian of Hwa Loong Glass, Hush Puppies signatory puppy gazing upon the auspicious fu and AM PM Pharmacy pup also looking above, admiring two lil' butterflies. Going round the spiral stairs are Adcellent doggies happily chasing one another while AG Alevates nine (in Cantonese the word nine sounds like dog) different breeds are more than happy to keep each other company. More doggies over at my Baby & Friends page (click here).
Adding on to my latest single design doggy collections: PCG Perfect Companion, Nutripe, Ace 专艺美术学院, Button The White Miniature Schnauzer, Sweetie Baby, Pet Empire, The Superachivers Group, Ritma Prestige, Toys R Us, Math Monkey, Herbalife, ezbuy, Mfruits, Jenjarom, Pearl Point, Bangsar Village, Federal Hotel, JB Yap.
988 our friendly Chinese radio station has these small little packets with a pair of big googly eyes corgis up front while happily wagging their tails behind.
One of the fun part of collecting red packets over the years is being able to put them side by side to appreciate collectively and with companies that chose to maintain a certain flavor year by year, the end results are not only meaningful but extra beautiful. Fossil continued with their zodiac theme since 2015 and moved their small print of the year from the flap to the front, making it bigger and bolder this year. Popular is definitely looking better together from baa to woof. Hometown also has a very lovely series over the years with their own colorful rendition of the zodiac animals, my pick is definitely this year's remarkable long bodied and short legged doggies, and with thicker paper too, can't wait to see more from them.
BMS Organic was all cute and joyful with their mascot and zodiac in the earlier years but took a change of motif in 2018 with a set of four using three Chinese characters 旺得福 that sounds exactly like "wonderful" while giving them the doggy ears and tail. Taking a step forward to 2019 is Federal Hotel and what a disappointment to not see the zodiac continue (pig is usually avoided for the Muslim customers). Hop over to my Dances with Lions page to find One Morning and Jenjarom year by year series, they are delightful.
For exchange / trade please visit my facebook album. Those available for exchange are noted in the individual red packets description. Happy browsing!