IPOH: These are hectic days for florists such as Lim Kar Yee with Valentine’s Day just three days apart from Chinese New Year. Lim, 42, said she expects orders to arrive even until this Sunday, which is a day after Valentine’s Day. “We’ve received more than 40 orders for flower bouquets for Valentine’s Day so far. As Valentine’s Day gets closer, he is expecting to get more calls and walk-in customers. “There was once that we worked for about 23 hours on the last few days before Valentine’s Day,” he said.

Source: The Star February 12, 2026 07:00 UTC