No Ang Pow for CNY!

Aiyah! How to celebrate like this! Everything go up already! Everything expensive already. Ah Chai ah, take the wok and bang it outside! We can't afford fireworks also!
Ah Mui ah, don't forget to change the ang pow envelope to recycled plastic. Cannot use paper already. The coins are too heavy for that!

by The Star, Malaysiatoday

GEORGE TOWN: Costlier pork, seafood and hawker fare are in the offing as the Chinese New Year draws near.

Penang Pig Butchers Association chairman Ng Chee Keen said pork prices had increased from RM17 to RM18 per kg from this week while roasted pork shot up from RM40 to RM44 per kg.

Penang Hawkers Association chairman Lam Tong Ying said food prices would be about 20% to 30% more expensive during the first three days of Chinese New Year.