A little kingdom I possess,
Where thoughts and feelings dwell;
And very hard the task I find
Of governing it well.
~ Louisa May Alcott

...that more or less describes my situation!

 
Have a holiday on Monday on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn festival.

A week or so back I saw colourful lanterns being sold in shops everywhere and since a few days even apartment complexes (mine included) were decorated with lanterns. I was told that this festival is celebrated by lighting lanterns. It's all so colourful and wonderful -- same as Diwali except for the crackers!

A friend of mine mentioned to me that a sweet called Moon Cake is distributed during this festival and seems they traditionally put a duck egg in the center of this cake (I couldn't tell if he was joking!). Few days back when the moon cake was distributed in my work place, I gingerly partook of a teeny piece and it turned out to be quite nice. Seemed like a mix of dried fruits and sweeteners and other regular stuff (Chinese sweets, as far as I've tasted, are mildly sweet, unlike our sweets). Being the sweet addict that I am, I didn't mind taking another one when I was offered -- but this time, much to my chagrin -- I bit into something that tasted like an egg and to this moment I have no clue whether it came out of a chicken or a duck. Shouldn't matter, I suppose! :(

Plan to visit Victoria Park tomorrow evening to join in the celebrations. It's so great the way they have so many things planned for any festival or holiday, and what's more, these things are open and easily accessible to the general public. Am looking forward to the Tai Hang Fire Dragon dance, especially!
posted by Sylvia D'souza at 3:42 pm 0 comments

 
Don't break the heart that loves you...don't let the....

As blogspot doesn't have a 'Current Music' indication feature, am forced to begin with the song playing in my head.

I have only once before written about something I bought; now again, feel like sharing some of my excitement. Yesterday was my most expensive purchase ever -- a Compaq Presario notebook and something else too ...that might explain the bit about 'Music' ...an iPod mini! Like everything else that I call mine, am guessing these will be with me for a long time to come...in which case this post should serve to remind me of their B'days. :)

I will not go into the details of how a technologically-challenged person like me could even dream of going in for something like a laptop. It is something like going into the forest while admitting to being scared of wild animals. Now that am into it, guess I'll simply have to use my best survival tactics and hope that I might come out of it in one piece -- if nothing more than I went in with. :(

As for the iPod -- I must say I have been influenced by all the hype. One evening certainly hasn't been enough to prove to me otherwise. Let's see how we go from here!
posted by Sylvia D'souza at 3:50 pm 0 comments