Chinese New Year Contest – My Chosen Angpao

redtomato (39)in #angpao2018 • 6 years ago (edited)

In conjunction with the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, @howtostartablog has organised a contest in search of the best looking angpao.

It is my first time participating in a contest on Steemit and this is my chosen angpao:

My angpao is from the insurance company, Allianz and it is my favourite out of all the red packets that I received this year. At first glance, I think it has the cutest design. However, if we take a closer look, I think this angpao design has a profound message that it wants to convey and that is UNITY among us, Malaysians in a multi-racial Malaysia.

Close-up view of the front:

There are nine kids featured on the face of this angpao and what a fitting number it is (in my opinion) because phonetically, ‘9’ means ‘forever’ in Chinese (be it Cantonese or Mandarin). If the theme of this angpao design is indeed unity, then it must have meant that Malaysians will stand united as ONE, through good and bad times, ALWAYS.

All these kids are dressed to the nines (yes, I have mentioned the number ‘9’ again but I can’t help it because these are indeed words I want to use to describe), looking resplendent in their festive attires. I could spot a Malay boy (by virtue of him wearing a blue baju Melayu and purple sampin) and an Indian girl in pigtails dressed in red kurta and white churidar pants. I am going to make an assumption that the rest of the kids are Chinese because they are wearing Chinese traditional costumes. The three main races in Malaysia, so perfectly represented!

Unlike most red packets with well-wishing wordings printed on them, this angpao relies only on this little girl with a scroll in hand to deliver its message:

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The back of the angpao has a simple finishing and somewhat reminds me of a treasure chest. It has an auspicious message printed on it too:

If you have an angpao with an interesting design, you can submit an entry and join in the fun too. Details of the contest can be found here. Contest ends 18 February at 10:00PM (GMT +8).