In case you didn’t know, Singapore tops the world charts searching ‘Chinese New Year’ in the past 3 months. Here are some helpful AI tips to get your huat on with Google in 2024.
Source: Google
Fend Off Nosy Relatives with Bard
There’s nothing more annoying during Lunar New Year, than nosy relatives asking you age-old, dreaded questions. You often wished you could give a smart response and spend years thinking of how best to fend them off with creative answers. Try typing in prompts into Bard, and it will come up with some smart responses for you.
Source: Google
Be Prepared with your best Lunar New Year greetings
If you’re tired of falling back to the same old greetings to get you through each house, lean on Bard this Lunar New Year to suggest a bunch of interesting Lunar New Year greetings.
Source: Google
Huat Pals 2024
The long-awaited Huat Pals are back to play this Lunar New Year. Here’s a quick guide on how to huat from 6 – 18 February. 5 new Huat Pals – Xixi Haha, Ah Bong, Macho Meow, Hop Pop and Souper Loong will be available to collect each time you complete any of the following actions on Google Pay:
- Make eligible transactions above $5 to merchants via:
– Pay via FavePay QR
– Pay via PayNow QR or UEN - Send an amount above $10 to a friend (Recipient must be a Google Pay user)
- Purchase movie tickets on Google Pay
- Gift a Huat Pal to a friend and receive one bonus Pal per unique friend you gift
Source: Google
Once you’ve collected all 5 Huat Pals, you will be able to unlock the legendary Dragon Dance and win one of these attractive prizes:
- A scratch card worth up to $88.88
- A Pixel 8 Pro (worth up to $1,549)
- A Pixel 8 (worth up to $1,099)
- A pair of Pixel Buds Pro (worth up to $299)
- A pair of Pixel Buds A-Series (worth up to $149)
Source: Google
Huat Match
There will be a brand new in-app game, Huat Match, where you can match as many auspicious icons as you can with a limited number of moves.
Source: Google
Huat Trivia
You can also test your wits with Huat Trivia, where there will be Lunar New Year related questions that will test your knowledge of the festivity.
Source: Google
Huat Scanner
Scan Lunar New Year items such as mandarin oranges and paper lanterns with Huat Scanner to earn exclusive vouchers from local partners like Irvin’s, Klook, Shopee, ShopBack, and Suntec+.
Time to get your huat on this Lunar New Year!