Giving the builders a corner this ratty year to showcase their estate names and projects. These days almost all the developers have their own signature malls, as well as other estate developments bringing collectors many delightful and creative red packet designs. First up we have KSK with a presence not only in property development but general insurance and technology ventures. KSK Group was formerly known as Kurnia Asia Berhad incorporated on 16 February 2001. Their CNY gift set included the red packets and an actual carousel of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals that spins and acts as a lazy Susan, with customized trays at the top to fill up with new year tidbits. How I wished I had approached them earlier for the complete set to be featured here but at least I was still able to trade a pair of the beautiful zodiac set for my collection.
Paramount Property was one of the first few sets to kick start my ratty album and I was quite lucky to have a few extra sets for trading. The little mice family theme is just the thing that collectors are going after and this 4pcs happy cheesy set is my top pick among their past years' designs. Hari Raya during MCO (Movement Control Order) basically suspended all industrial and non essential business activities especially for the construction sector but Paramount Property did not stop to bring collectors their 2020 SDR edition, with a little twist. You can still find the design over at their Facebook page or website and download the template for printing. Yes we have to print our own but it's worth the trouble and a keeper.
Country Garden, a China based property developer has ventured into their first Mall, Beletime Danga Bay and this 6pcs rubbery set that comes in a box is quite elegant with the adorable mascots greeting the shoppers and collectors. Country Garden itslef also continues to feature their tall cap or bearskin soldiers in a set of six featuring their projects' location map at the back of the packets.
Country Garden, a China based property developer has ventured into their first Mall, Beletime Danga Bay and this 6pcs rubbery set that comes in a box is quite elegant with the adorable mascots greeting the shoppers and collectors. Country Garden itslef also continues to feature their tall cap or bearskin soldiers in a set of six featuring their projects' location map at the back of the packets.
Fell in love with EUPE when I first saw the 6pcs set on Facebook and was lucky to have found a willing collector to trade. Once in my hands I know it was all worth the chasing. Got to thank my mom, brother and sister in law for their visit to Chin Hin sales gallery in town and it's definitely another worthy effort as this colorful 6pcs family set is a beautiful addition.
Matrix Material above is a lamination specialist supplying developers their wood based panels and laminated boards collection. I love how they have designed their 4pcs set with a front and back matching layout to form the two red and yellow village. Sime Darby Property took on a 4-in-1 packet design using just red and white color with matching stickers. Each piece can be folded in four ways for four different occasions, i.e. Chinese New Year, house warming, wedding and birthday. Good concept and practical too as they can be used throughout the year however I do wished they had put in more colors (•̀ᴗ•́)و
It's all about the reunion for Akisama Group and they have brought collectors a 6pcs set in two colors, three red and another three yellow. Each piece is a warm loving celebration from house visiting to reunion dinner, lanterns to lion and dragon dancing, delivering their vision to build quality homes for future generations. Below we have Yong Tai incorporating the lovely traditional dance culture into the four auspicious Chinese characters, Wang 旺 De得 Fu福 Le樂, which has a similar sound to the word "Wonderful". Do you know that they have diversified their business from garment manufacturing to property developing focusing in tourism and cultural related development?
Gamuda Land the residential property developer has another elegant and quality trio after their die-cut piggies with that lovely floral pull out insert in 2019. Keeping the same three colors, this year's die-cut featured their brand name on one side while the other with the character Yue 悅 that means happiness. Which side do you think is the front? Well they actually looked like a 6pcs set to me (•̀ᴗ•́)و ̑̑
Here comes the golden gift from NCT Group with their generous giveaway during CNY. The thick glossy quality pair was delivered to my door steps in a shimmering golden box. The red 春Chun in a yellow casing completes the auspicious charm with it's matching 福Fu in purple. Below we have Kerjaya Prospek with a 4pcs set that I quite like even though the designs are standard ones that can printed by any other companies. The vibrant colors attracted my attention especially that bright Tiffany blue fish pond while those gorgeous white cranes and the vases are both a head turner. Sun Suria took the same charming Tiffany blue fish pond and paired it with a big red blind embossed floral piece.
We have a couple of more soft toned colors with the touch of sweet floral. Mah Sing floral bush is catchy in pink with the little white mice peeping out while Skyworld has moved away from their solid vibrant colors as well as their building motif to a very soft bouquet filled designs, quite the opposite of what they were since 2017 (click on the years for their 2018 & 2019 design). I didn't really fancy Platinum Victory 2019 design as I feel the pair was a little traditional looking for my liking but this year they surprised me with a bigger and better pair by taking on my favorite floral motif.
If you like the elegant all red with gold hot stamping look above by OSK then you will probably be a delighted fan of their past years set that has carried a similar motif since 2016 with a break in 2019. The design was almost the same for both 2017 and 2018 with just a slight change in the flowers, can you spot the difference? I have included the photo links to my FB album, just need to click on the years to satisfy your curiosity ><
Next we have PGB which I traded with the same collector two years in a row. The collector only starts trading after the "busy period" when most of the collectors stopped their exchanging for the year. It's always nice to trade then as generally everyone is more calm and easy going, in other words not too picky (lol). Both sets have a similar motif too and I have arranged them in a way for comparison. From the left the mandarin oranges, the nuts vs the rice, the fishes, the hulu (葫 芦) with the golden pheasant, the floral and finally the Chinese hanging ornaments. I must say it's quite a satisfying and pleasing score for me.
Next we have PGB which I traded with the same collector two years in a row. The collector only starts trading after the "busy period" when most of the collectors stopped their exchanging for the year. It's always nice to trade then as generally everyone is more calm and easy going, in other words not too picky (lol). Both sets have a similar motif too and I have arranged them in a way for comparison. From the left the mandarin oranges, the nuts vs the rice, the fishes, the hulu (葫 芦) with the golden pheasant, the floral and finally the Chinese hanging ornaments. I must say it's quite a satisfying and pleasing score for me.
malls & Hotels
Here comes the shopping hunting spree where many collectors will strategies which mall to go to and which shops to buy from in order to kill few birds with as little stones as possible (> <). First up is a favorite of mine Main Place and these six beautiful pieces surely caught my attention. Besides those pretty little butterflies, the colorful combination and the smooth rubbery texture definitely gives them a more elegant look. Another favorite among collectors is Setapak Central garden, bigger floral, sharper color tone with a refine die-cut floral design. WCT Malls is another beautiful set with a rubbery finishing for it's floral trio that comes in a casing with a Chinese fabric knot button.
Continuing the beautiful mother nature journey with the birds, butterflies and the auspicious fishes... we have a beautiful 6pcs Koi set from Publika above while below a much softer tone from Straights Quay red and blue pond. Also in blue and pink is Impian Walk Vervocity pair with the bold floral and the little birdies. Check out the paper crane art craft from the Gardens Mall that secures the flaps. The lavender and flamingo shade pair compliments the yellow mother and child crane perfectly.
The butterflies are up next with the main attraction from Main Place 6pcs set followed by the gorgeous die-cut flap pair from Melawati mall. Not forgetting the vibrant SOGO above that also carries the butterflies.
Here's a tip for those who would like to search for specific angpow designs by companies in Facebook, i.e. just search and make use of the filters and choose the right source. Log into FB and try to click on the search link for SOGO, Straights Quay and Gardens Mall / Gardens Mall (personal FB)
I really can't get enough of floral themed red packets especially if the flowers are big, bold and presented in pink! The Weld literally arrived at my doorstep just yesterday (7th March 2021) thanks to a pretty collector Crystal who delivered this and few others. Mitsui Outlet front-back matching piece is gorgeous too especially with that special edition of the floral flaps. My first Kaison and this trio reminds me of Ikea with the furniture and fittings theme. I love the design and the color tone, it's cozy and gives me a calm and comfortable vibe, homey!
Here comes the mice from the malls and I quite adore these four yellow Jerry(s) from Vervocity Indahpura even though with just a simple plain but luscious red wine background. Toppen is definitely taking the spotlight with their five big colorful chubby happy critters, front and back! Also bringing us as much colors is Metro Point four fat rat, smaller in size than Toppen but more chic, all dressed up to welcome the new year.
Atria Mall by OSK celebrated the ratty year with their version of the prosperous gerbil in a maroon and pink pair. It would have been a hot cake among collectors if they added another two pieces with different colors and make it a 4pcs set (grin). Mitsui Outlet five happy mice is definitely one of it's kind with their distinctive illustration each of them carrying an auspicious charm completing the four characters Chinese New Year greetings.
Next we have the lovely mice pairs; from Kompleks Bukit Jambul there are three in yellow, a purple, orange and blue rat while 1 Utama much bigger mice duo peeping out from the blossom bush. There is also another version from them which is a floral duo with one of my favorite butterfly theme. In terms of number of pieces these are the smallest sets since I started collecting their series in 2015. Can you recall their largest set that was released just last year? Hop over to my zodiac page as well as my 2019 main page (floral section) to catch a glimpse of all the four sets.
Next we have the lovely mice pairs; from Kompleks Bukit Jambul there are three in yellow, a purple, orange and blue rat while 1 Utama much bigger mice duo peeping out from the blossom bush. There is also another version from them which is a floral duo with one of my favorite butterfly theme. In terms of number of pieces these are the smallest sets since I started collecting their series in 2015. Can you recall their largest set that was released just last year? Hop over to my zodiac page as well as my 2019 main page (floral section) to catch a glimpse of all the four sets.
There are really just a handful of Raya packets from the malls this year as many were and still are struggling to stay in operation during the Movement Control Order that started in March 2020. 1 Utama is among the few and the only one I managed to collect. The theme is the kampung (village) celebration and it's a joyful and beautiful 4pcs set that comes in a soft cover casing.
Before moving on to the next theme my last mice set from the malls is the golden rats of IOI City Mall, once again my scanner could not show the shimmering gold. Trust me they look so much better on hand. Now it's time for the lions to shine...
The lion dance theme, not many this ratty year... I have a few over at my 2020 main page (kids section) as well as another one of my favorite over at YOY page so do check them out. We have Mesa Mall below with their five adorable white lions while above is Setia City Mall 8pcs set featuring just the lion heads. They are a colorful bunch but nothing compared to the majestic Lego lions from Mid Valley. These lions are bigger in size and thicker in quality, definitely a must have for collectors. The lion duo from The Curve is a little monotonous for my liking compared to DaMen Mall's bright duo from 2019 thereafter they switched theme to Pocotee and friends in 2020, bigger set and just as colorful and joyful.
The lion and dragon dancing continues with the celebration and we have another favorite of mine, the adorable 6pcs set from Iconic (special thanks to Rex for sharing this kawaii set with me).
Sutera Mall happy and joyful reunion celebration set is yet another favorite among collectors. My no.1 from them is still their 2017 3P garden celebration which also features the beautiful lions. 2018 was a round table family reunion meal set while 2019 gave us their first olden days village celebration with the lion and dragon. 2021 is... huge and I'm not sure if I am able to secure a set for my collection.
Suria Sabah took on a different motif and layout all together that seems to attract more collectors with giant CNY dishes, dragon and lion dancing as compared to their 2019 horizontal floral themed set and their 2018 puppies which is incomplete in my collection.
Freeport A'Fomosa Outlet is next but with more smaller prints highlighting their building shops and their famous windmill with architecture loosely themed on Malacca's Dutch heritage.
The singles follow and we have from MyTown, Pavilion and Viva Home are just as beautiful with good quality paper each presenting their own version of the rat. Which one do you prefer more?
Freeport A'Fomosa Outlet is next but with more smaller prints highlighting their building shops and their famous windmill with architecture loosely themed on Malacca's Dutch heritage.
The singles follow and we have from MyTown, Pavilion and Viva Home are just as beautiful with good quality paper each presenting their own version of the rat. Which one do you prefer more?
The continuation of any design series gives collectors a reason to chase after them year after year. My first from Aeon Mall was their monkey pair followed by the rooster which they had improved the paper material over the years. The quality has again moved up another notch in 2018 with a consistent 3pcs set of floral motif for 3 years, looking quite lovely collectively.
Leisure Mall is another mall series that I just have to get my hands on. Maybe because of the floral theme even though in pairs or single only. They do have a set of trio in 2018 which I quite adore but 2019 die cut pair got me hooked. 2017 pair was also a colorful hot cake then while 2016 is just a single design. 2020 marked their first 4pcs set and is just beautiful with rubbery texture and the vibrant colors.
Leisure Mall is another mall series that I just have to get my hands on. Maybe because of the floral theme even though in pairs or single only. They do have a set of trio in 2018 which I quite adore but 2019 die cut pair got me hooked. 2017 pair was also a colorful hot cake then while 2016 is just a single design. 2020 marked their first 4pcs set and is just beautiful with rubbery texture and the vibrant colors.
While Sunway Malls has reduced their number of pieces in a set to just three since last year, both 2019 and 2020 has a similar outlook. Take a quick peep at their 2018, 2017, 2016 (click on the year for the link). Below is Bangsar Village a popular series among collectors especially the seniors occasionally showing off their rabbit, dragon, snake and horse... I only started with the goats so I do not have the older ones. All of their packets are printed on brown paper except for those little white lambs, I wonder why...
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