Mooncake Festival in the Foreign Land
I was surprised when J asked if my friend in Malaysia would snailmail me a mooncake again. Well...not anymore. We haven't talked for a period of time. So, no mooncake. But then I just talked to her! And she said she will 'deliver' me some mooncakes next month. My friend, A, didn't get me some in the Asian market when she went grocery shopping. Again, no mooncake!
The night before the actual day, I had a very festive celebration(-cum-my-farewell-dinner-with-O&S, I got laid off?!) where 20+ people gathered in a long table, chatting and joking loudly. Lobsters (oh yes! couldn't remember when was the last time I had one), jumbo shrimps, HUGE fish (yes! I sat right in front of the fish), oyster (they fried it, eeee...too rich, I prefer the one with the shell...fresh!), cuttlefish with vege, unlimited beer (I had only 1...too much good food to drink so much :P), etc. What a fun fun celebation. Never been in sucha LOUD (chinese) environment for a long time already. Amusing and warm...
Came back, looked out and saw the moon. So bright, so round, so full. I stood there for a couple of minutes, admiring...
Finally, the day arrived...it's Sunday. I had my first bite of mooncake in Panda. I got lucky, the boss gave me one to enjoy at home, with J! ;) yay! I'd have a mooncake, tea, and full moon to admire and enjoy at night. With or without J. She slept early. I had to wait til 3.30am for the moon to 'appear' at my balcony. At last... I was tired and sleepy, but I already promised myself that I'd do it - date myself, enjoy the company of myself, lament to the goddess moon, Chang-O, about loneliness, longing, love, lust, L, life... (do u see all the L word?)
Long awaited moment
moon appeared in my balcony
almost dawn
i see beauty
how pure the moon
so clear so round so full so beautiful
enjoying delicious and 'precious' mooncake
dancing reflection of the moon in my tea mug
chill wind breeze
quiet night
occasional air-cond sound
stillness of the night
a moment to spend with loved one
admiring the moon
dark sky illuminated
twinkle little stars
distant satellite(s)
today, the world we live in
such simplicity
such complexity
tears gleaming in my eyes
tears rolling
sang 'yue liang tai piao wo de xin' (moon represents my heart) over and over
achingly longing
it's rather absurb
coldness and warmth of the heart
emotions...
am I pure
am I full
am I round
am I beauty-ful
am I illuminous
"as you light now one, now another
spreading everywhere over the glooms
over the ugliness of the latter day
your light soon will generate the passion
to fire all our tomorrows...
touching people where they are...
I shall never forget..."
- Angels of Peace by Daisaku Ikeda
posted by lotsachi @ 11:30 PM
7 Comments:
'kerana bulan sayang'
'bulan, bulan yang mana kanda?'
thats a line in one of a malay play i saw recently. moon (bulan) is very synonyms to tell of one heart at any given time. moon, though not so nice from near but very beautiful yet mysterious from a far.
oh...bulan oh bulan
kerana bulan sayang ;)
yup, that's so true. it's better to keep a distance. it explains--distance results longing and love.
mysterious too. :)
oh oh! i have one too!
"engkau laksana bulan
tinggi di atas kayangan"
hehehe... from an old malay song (P. Ramlee??)
oh yeah, good one, sue. however, i don't recall that malay song.
talking about de bulan, i have a very fond memory of it. you know, of my 20some years living in malaysia and admiring de bulan, i've neva seen de bulan being in yellow color and large--happened on the night i left malaysia for US. it's sucha rare and wonderful sight! Behold...
it's a very old malay song... dunno who sang it.
u mean the moon in orangey colour? i'm always seeing it ler... mayb u've not been much of a mooon-gazer back here?
yeah. orangey and supersize! u r always seeing it? huh. haimeh? mayb u see it differently with your 'puppy' eyes :P
Engkau laksana bulan, most probably by P.Ramlee. Do you know this song called "Di wajahmu kulihat bulan"? It's by Fauzi Marzuki... it's in the movie soundtrack of Perempuan Melayu Terakhir i think... it's a real lovely song...
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