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Everyone Says Good Good Eat…Once More!

May 21, 2012 at 11:17 pm | Posted in itchy fingers | Leave a comment
Tags: Design, Food, Packaging, Product design, Taiwan

My friend Butterfly, who is now based in Melbourne, bought me this cute little snack. At first I thought it’s another new snack from the same brand, although the photo on the pack looked familiar. Alas, upon opening up, it was really the same thing…They have updated the look of the pack…Can’t find this product in the super mart now for some reason…Not popular?

Remember this Taiwanese snack with the cute little girl’s name and cartoon
character as the brand? I always thought it is unique branding….

How the Rabbit Turned into the Cat

February 8, 2011 at 9:25 pm | Posted in itchy mouth | Leave a comment
Tags: Animals, Arts, Chinese New Year, Culture, Design, History, Language, Packaging, Vietnam

As Chinese around the globe welcome the Bunny for the Year of the Rabbit, Vietnamese is purr-fectly happy being the odd one out. Why? Cos they are celebrating the Year of the CAT.

So, how did the Rabbit turn into a Cat?

It all began as a misunderstanding – The Chinese word for rabbit is 卯 (mao), which sounds like ‘meo’ in Vietnamese, meaning cat. So while others celebrate the Year of Rabbit, Vietnamese will celebrate the Year of Cat. Hahah…Apparently, the Vietnamese have no interest to change it now. Since most of Vietnamese people are farmers, they prefer the cats as they can kill rats that threaten their crops whereas rabbits are the ones who will eat the crops!

Haha…interesting right? A pity Itchyfingers are not in Vietnam now, cos it would be nice to see decoration of the cats all over the street. For Chinese who celebrate the Year of Rabbit, we have red packets with bunny design. So I guess for the Vietnamese, their choice of design will be the cat!

Itchyfingers happened to see this set of 招财猫 (Fortune Cat) red packets…

Called Maneki Neko in Japanese, they are also known as the Lucky Cat,
Fortune Cat or Welcoming Cat…

These do not cost much and has six design in a pack. The back of the red
packet is not left empty too…

Initially we had thought if these were sold last year for the Year of Tiger,
at least it is more related as they are both from the Cat Family…

Then we thought the 招财猫 is a lucky symbol itself so it is appropriate
to use on the red packet..haha

But now we know that the Year of the Rabbit is the same as the Year of
the Cat! Hahaha…

Happy New Year to all!

Also see related posts:
> Museum Hopping for Bunnies
> Gong Xi Fa Cai! – Taipei, Taiwan Trip #4

Sweet as Candy

February 3, 2011 at 10:28 am | Posted in itchy mouth | Leave a comment
Tags: Design, Food, Gift Ideas, Humour, Packaging, Product design, Uniquely Singapore

Itchyfingers managed to have a glimpse at the Sentosa Resort World after gaining free entrance on the night when the boardwalk was opened. It was raining heavily when we finally reached the Integrated Resort and I was particularly interested in this shop - one will make kids go crazy and drive their parents crazy too! Hahah…Itchyfingers finally got to visit Candylicious!

I had kept my camera as it was still raining heavily, and there was a big sign saying no photography allowed…Er…thought I saw some photos on my friends’ Facebook page…Well, Itchyfingers shall behave ourselves for this time…hahah…so I din even bother to take photo of the exterior…but you think I will only visit once meh? Hahahah….

The shop was big with so many varieties and brands of candies and chocolates! As it is the Year of the Rabbit and Valentine’s Day is coming soon, there was a lot of bunny and heart-shaped chocolates and candies. Actually I am the one with a sweet tooth – I dun really like sweets and candies cos most are so artificial in taste, but CHOCOLATES! Give it to me and I can finish it all by myself! Er…provided I dun get fat…why can’t someone invent some fat-free yet tasty chocolate? 8) Gotta control my itchyfingers from grabbing so many of them down from the shelves…hahah..a lot of them do not come cheap too…

In the end, Itchyfingers bought four bars of chocolates. We were actually attracted by the packaging…haha..These are good cos they do not look too kiddy or cheapo…and have cheeky names which we thought suit our friends…haha

For chocoholics who are suffering from withdrawal symptom – “Tear open
wrapper, break off desired dosage and consume. Alternatively massage into
the affected area. Repeat dosage as required until finished. If symptoms
persist, consult your local confectioner.” Hahahah!!!! This gives “immediate
relief of chocolate cravings, lovesickness, exam pressure, mild anxiety and
extreme hunger.”

Survival kit! “This kit will be most useful if your idea of an expedition is
a trip to the fridge”!!! Best for couch potatoes!

Chocolate fit for a Queen! Best for vain pot friends!

Haha…World’s Greatest Pick-up Bar…pun intended…hahah…This one
I am keeping for myself…hahah…

There are more cute and fun packaging like one that looks like a box of medicine or one that has love messages on the smaller individually packed chocolate bars. There is something for the boyfriends and girlfriends. But if you are giving it to a married couple, you can choose one with an unequally divided portion for the wife and the husband, though each portion said 50%…hahaa…Aiya, can’t buy all of them lah, if not I go broke…hahah…But there is definitely something suitable for every friend.

One of the free gifts with my purchase – a teddy lolly! Hahah…