Ready everybody? One, two three…
HAPPY MOON FESTIVAL!!!
…and stuff. Whatever it is. Seriously. I have no fucking clue. I assume it has something to do with the moon, dragons, Chinese customs & culture, and hopefully a bunch of smiling faces and very drunk people all enjoying themselves while they… do… err… stuff.
This weekend, my Mum and I spent some time together which included taking a visit to Market City to look for some clothes. We didn't find any there but we did find loud dragons, loud drums, and a loud band that sounded like an Asian version of U2. Maybe it was Yen2 or something.
There was a Cantonese-bloody Bono singing "It's a beautiful day" after the stage was overwhelmed with drum-banging dragons who'd only recently been taking over the food courts followed by a guy in a bunny costume and sexy girls handing out lanterns.
I'd take a lantern. Does it come with a phone number? Shit, I probably should have taken a lantern. I have nowhere to put the lantern, but I still should have taken one.
I did learn about the moon cake though.
Being Moon Festival, it's important to realise that symbolism seems to be something cultures hold in high regard. Since I'm not exactly an expert in this field, I'll try to give it a whack and play along.
The colour red, for example, is a very prominent colour. I haven't the faintest idea why and I'm sure there's a reason if I search for a Wiki entry on it, but it seems to be something Asian nations care deeply about.
This weekend, I learned about the moon cake: apparently if you eat one, you get good luck for a year.
Good luck for a year? What… no strings aside for me eating a moon cake? Is there shipping and handling… or a midget with a sign telling me I'm a dick and I'll never get any of that good luck for a year even if I do eat the damned cake?
Well, I decided to act on it this weekend and I bought a moon cake. Two, in fact
The first one was made in Indonesia and seemed to be dry. Very dry and peanuty and not too good. I had a bit of a moon cake and I sort of doubted my luck after having that one. It probably only counted for three weeks at the most.
Not content with that, I found another moon cake today. It was smaller and had green tea and red bean in it. It too was dry but I actually liked it.
So much so that I barely left crumbs.
Hopefully the crumbs are all that's left of my bad luck.
Happy Moon Festival everyone!