I pray for blessings on 1st day of Chinese New Year.

Chinese New Year is a good time for me to meet up with my siblings, nieces and nephews as all of us would gather at my brother’s place. It is also the time where I get new clothes for myself! Every year, on the first day of Chinese New Year, I would also make a trip to the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple near Waterloo Street to pray for blessings. During the Chinese New Year period, I will also meet up with some of my closer colleagues from Bizlink Centre to have a vegetarian meal together. This year, we will be having our vegetarian meal on the 14th day at Hougang.

I have been working in the Bizlink Centre’s sheltered workshop for close to 20 years! This year, we received orders for Chinese New Year-themed handpainted cookies jar and hence I have been busy with the painting works for this week. I feel a great sense of achievement whenever I complete a piece of work!

From Kim Lye, a client working in Bizlink's sheltered workshop