CNY Decorations At Canberra Plaza Apparently Look Like Tombstones To Netizens
UPDATE (3 Feb): Canberra Plaza said they thank netizens for the feedback and explained that the zodiac signages decoration was still a work-in-progress then. They have completed the decoration on 30 Jan. You can check out the final look here.
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As Chinese New Year (CNY) approaches, shopping malls get adorned with bright red decorations, filling the place with an air of festivity. Some decorations, however, do not turn out as planned.
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On Wednesday (27 Jan), a man took to Facebook to share about the CNY decorations he saw at Canberra Plaza.
Translation: I really admire this designer
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On first sight, he thought the signboards featuring the 12 zodiacs looked like tombstones and wanted to know if others shared the same view.
Turns out, quite a number of netizens thought the same.
CNY zodiac signboards at Canberra Plaza resemble something else
On Wednesday (17 Jan) evening, the man was apparently walking by the newly-opened Canberra Plaza.
That’s when he caught sight of the signboards with predictions for each Chinese zodiac — one of the common CNY mall decorations in Singapore.
But as he looked at it, he couldn’t help but find that it resembled something a little less festive.
The man commented that the flowers placed at the bottom of the signboards especially reminded him of something else altogether.
He then shared photos of the decorations on the Facebook group, 走，新加坡 (Walk, Singapore) to gather opinions about it.
Netizens joke that signboards look like tombstones
Many netizens shared the opinion that the signboards erected in the middle of the open space resembled tombstones in a cemetery.
One netizen jokingly asked if the photo was taken at Lim Chu Kang Cemetery.
Translation: Is this Lim Chu Kang Cemetery?
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Another netizen even laughed that soon after Chinese New Year is the Qingming Festival. With this ‘versatile’ decoration, he quipped, the mall would be able to kill two birds with one stone.
Translation: After CNY is Qingming, kills two birds with one stone
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However, a few other netizens opined that the man was simply “thinking too much”.
Translation: You are thinking too much.
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Did not help that images were taken at night
CNY decoration faux pas have been rather common here in Singapore, often becoming the subject of mockery.
Well, in this case, it certainly did not help that the decorations were photographed after dark.
Perhaps it’s wise for us to only come to a verdict when we see them in the presence of daylight.
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