Lantern/Mid-Autumn festival was last week.

Over the years, during this month of the year, we would often gather together to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival or more popular known as Lantern Festival. It’s something more like a heritage trail left by the ancestors, whereby people of modern times continue to uphold and cherish it. But as time progresses, a lot of its elements have been swallowed by the involvement of technology. Nowadays we can see those kids fiddle around with modern lanterns equipped with digital lightning and music, playing with the fire, burning everything in sight. Perhaps the meaning of celebrating this auspicious event has been lost?

Nevertheless, mum strongly believes in the importance of family bonding. Thus, skipping the family gathering is never an option for me, being important or not. And thus, celebrating the festival along with family has became a tradition.

It’s incredible to see how time flies by. Playing candles and flames filled up my night during the days I was younger. I still have the fresh memories of riding bicycle and running amok across the playgrounds holding lanterns, waxing the swings all over and sitting on it! gaaaaaaa~those times when I was more innocent.

Those times.

“We’re always too busy living in the past, or living for the future that we forget to live in the present. Cacat gile.”