Surprise: (From left) Chan Huan Zhe, 10, and Chan Huan Yu, 5, posing with the ang pow they received at their home. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star
GEORGE TOWN: Mrs Lim (not her real name) was unwell during the Chinese New Year last year, and did not visit her relative’s house – a normal practice which she had been doing in the past without fail to distribute ang pow (red packets) to her uncle, nieces and nephews.
“I got Covid-19 and was bedridden during the Year of the Dragon. However, I still asked my elder brother to prepare ang pow for all my relatives on my behalf. This has been our tradition and custom and I was not about to break it because of the virus,” she said.
