For the kids, Chinese New Year is particularly enjoyable (perhaps lucrative?) because of Ang Pao, or red packets filled with money. Laokokok’s always kept his Ang Paos from the years past, and now he takes us on a visual tour of his ang pao collection:

Well the above seems like those used in funeral. But it was this type of ang pao that I received in the 60s and the amount usually like 2 5cents or 2 10cents. Close relatives usually gave more than distant ones. Some said certain dialects group gave more, I’m not too sure about that.

See more Ang Paos in Times of My Life.

Tags: Ang Pao, Chinese New Year