Mooncake Festival

Mooncake Festival is here again.. This year somehow, there seems to be lesser 'mooncake festival' excitement in the air. In the past, esp when I was still little, I remembered that there were loads of lanterns on sale in most of the shops...Lanterns of all sort of size and shapes and patterns. But these days, sad enough to say, barely were there shops selling lanterns. Those lanterns used in my days, with cartoon characters are no longer seen these days. Lanterns also got modernization, it's been upgraded to those battery operated and those which has music. It's only either those battery operated lantern, or the paper one. Don't see much of the old type of lantern made of transparent coloured paper with cartoon characters.

I've spend my mooncake festival day very interestingly. Day time was spent with my sis and mom shopping. After doing grocery shopping, we went shopping. Bought books, something to play with, and bought a dress which I just couldn't resisit not buying it cos I tot it looked nice. Including lunch also, all in it, I've spent close to RM300 - 400 in one day..including for my mom and sis too.

Evening time, we departed for Seremban to have dinner with my granny. My little cousins there are growing up fast, and they don't play with lanterns or candles anymore. I still remember few years back, we used to light up my granny's whole porch with candles or hanging the lantern there. Not tonight though, but nevertherless Me, my sis, and my cousin still carried the lantern and walked 1 round nearby the hse and came back.

Not much of the festive mood in the air. But nevertherless when we got back to PJ, to my delight I saw some of the houses in my neighboorhood's porch nicely and brightly lit up with candles and lanterns hanging around. It's just nice to look at.

It's so nice if we could play with lanterns and candles again.... Regret that I didn't do it. Anyway, feeling tired to do so now also.