Remember the good ol' days when the simple act of lighting coloured candles and walking around with paper and battery operated musical lanterns would make us the happiest people on earth?
Yesterday's la familia mooncake festival dinner was a chance for me to relive that moment. I've forgotten how something so simple can be so fulfilling. It's weird how less-satisfied we get with each year that passes by.
After a tummy-filling dinner of mojitos (me likey!), home-cooked nasi lemak and mooncakes, puddings, egg tarts and fruits for dessert, the kiddy fun began! Stocked with boxes of candles and bags of paper lanterns, we proceeded to decorate the street with bright wonders.
With the obligatory mooncake festival activity done, there was only one thing left to do: take a night stroll to burn off all the kilos gained. Now, ordinary acts like walking and the family don't go together. However, making funny faces and leaping like mad monkeys in the middle of an empty street are perfect matches.
After 15 minutes, all the burnt fat went to the dogs when the bright lights of 7-Eleven lured us into its junk-food haven. Aisles and aisles of unhealthy crap - who can resist?
Ah, another family gathering well spent!
Yesterday's la familia mooncake festival dinner was a chance for me to relive that moment. I've forgotten how something so simple can be so fulfilling. It's weird how less-satisfied we get with each year that passes by.
After a tummy-filling dinner of mojitos (me likey!), home-cooked nasi lemak and mooncakes, puddings, egg tarts and fruits for dessert, the kiddy fun began! Stocked with boxes of candles and bags of paper lanterns, we proceeded to decorate the street with bright wonders.
With the obligatory mooncake festival activity done, there was only one thing left to do: take a night stroll to burn off all the kilos gained. Now, ordinary acts like walking and the family don't go together. However, making funny faces and leaping like mad monkeys in the middle of an empty street are perfect matches.
After 15 minutes, all the burnt fat went to the dogs when the bright lights of 7-Eleven lured us into its junk-food haven. Aisles and aisles of unhealthy crap - who can resist?
Ah, another family gathering well spent!
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