Mooncake Festival

HONORING THE MOON GODDESS...
Today is the moon cake festival. A day for chinese people to honor the moon goddes for good luck and good fortune. I remember learning about it in grade school but now, I actually forgot how the story goes. Oh well, memorizing mandarin that was being explained to you in hokkien wasn't really that educational at all and a waste of money.

I love it when the moon is full. Looks so beautiful and bright especially from my window. Its very beautiful too when I see it over at the Manila Bay. I wish I could take a picture of it some day.

ON A SERIOUS NOTE...
Watching the news gave me new input on young chinese people's attitue towards the festival (those based in taiwan, china and hk). I found out that a lot of them don't really celerate the festival anymore. They just give for the sake of tradition but would like rather give other alternative gifts moon cakes. Its just sad. Probably the effect of globalization that fails to localize things.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY...
This is the start of a huge identity crisis.