Leave taken near Chinese New Year would typically be used to spring-clean and prepare for the festive celebrations, but 43-year-old Tim Ho uses these days off to museum hop, all for the love of red packets. In the lead-up to Chinese New Year each year, museums in Singapore give away empty red packets as part of a campaign to encourage people to visit them. In its 10th edition this year, the campaign has attracted a dedicated group of museum hongbao collectors. Tim Ho, a casino dealer, spends his leave days hunting for these red packets.
Leave taken near Chinese New Year would typically be used to spring-clean and prepare for the festive celebrations, but 43-year-old Tim Ho uses these days off to museum hop, all for the love of red packets . In the lead-up to Chinese New Year each year, museums in Singapore give away empty red packets as part of a campaign to encourage people to visit them. In its 10th edition this year, the campaign has attracted a dedicated group of museum hongbao collectors.
Tim Ho, a casino dealer, spends his leave days hunting for these red packets
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