Mooncakes and Lanterns

I didn't have much chance to explore. But at the same time, I must say there had not been much hype about the lantern festival this season. Maybe it was the refllection of the state of the economy, and it may also be that with the Bersih and the “Red Shirt” rally, there is a bit of tension running around.

So, I only managed to catch one at Pavilion last weekend. Pretty straight forward, with mainly stalls selling novelty mooncakes from a host of local hotels and restaurants. We didn't catch any events at the time I was visiting, but there were plenty of people around browsing.

A group of my friends may be planning to hit Petaling Street this coming weekend - haze permitting. We night catch more fancy lanterns there then ….

Turkish Invasion

The main lobby at Pavilion was filled up with an exhibit last week. It was by the Turkish Tourism board, complete with cultural dances and artwork demonstration.

Despite being a work day, the place was filled with shoppers curious with what was on show. A belly dancing routine prior to that certainly had something to do with the number of crowd gathering.

In the 15 minutes I was at the lobby, I saw a glass blowing demonstration and well traditional painting done by artisans. They were also serving free Turkish coffee and ice cream.

Quite a well executed program I thought ....

Saturday Outing

Idlan wanted to try some sports at school. He had started playing badminton, and a few of his friends wanted to play football and basketball later in the week. He was clearly into it and wanted me to get me a football.

So, off we went for a bit of shopping. He ended up getting himself the balls and a brand new sneakers. And the afternoon was topped off with a spot of hot chocolate at his favourite cafe. Unfortunately no practice for today as it was raining heavily by early evening.