Its Chinese New Year when…

… Pussy Willows make an appearance… and

… Curly Lucky Bamboo get snapped up by the dozens.

This year, I’m not quite sure what possessed me to primp up the house in time for the coming Chinese New Year. I don’t usually go for the oriental look but I decided to make the effort anyway with more kitch to come! And in line with ridding the house of the previous year’s bad chi I’ve been scrubbing and cleaning and clearing for weeks now, and am finally on the home stretch. *whew* I’ve thrown out a lot of rubbish and de-cluttered many parts of the house – true to all feng shui principles.

I got all of the above at my newest hangout/obsession – Ikea! I did a little survey and found that Ikea’s prices of RM16 for a bunch of 12 pussy willow stalks was reasonable. In the city at flower wholesalers, they are going for RM20 for 10 stalks and they did not look any fresher nor prettier. The curly bamboo (which brings to my mind dragons) were RM1.90 a stalk.

And since I was at Ikea, I finally succumbed to what I affectionately refer to as a “dead animal” LOL…

Its a shaggy sheepskin rug for my bedroom, to greet my toesies in the morning when I get out of bed. Ah… bliss… though I don’t think India likes it very much