Let me begin by expressing my wonderment and surprise over the attendance of the event. As you would have known, PHCC was just having its second event and we were uncertain about the reception we would be getting. However, the turn out on that night was indeed overwhelming. We brought in 120 chairs and they were all seated. Many (I was told) did not find a place to sit. Some have to stand for a while and later hanged around downstairs. I was surprised that the Internet had made it so convenient for the community to respond. This tells me that this community is connected. I was glad to note that the children were the ones who were having the most fun.
The event was totally cultural with the Great Commissions Social Concern Bhd putting together a splendid program for the night. I particularly liked the traditional Chinese music with the traditional instruments. I was also pleasantly surprised that the young people had hip-hop dances for the night. Our calligrapher guests artist was the last one to leave as he was so busy writing away calligraphic materials to give-away.
What is mid-autumn celebration without moon cakes, chinese tea, baby yam and pomeloes ? Some do not know that these are part of our traditional food for the season. The moon cakes were in abundance, as well as the baby yam! There was a heap of pomeloes left after the event! I guessed modern people have somehow lost some of these good stuff or maybe beginning to lose them.
As for the lantern celebration it was done on a small-scale basic as many did not have lanterns except for the paper ones given by the Community Centre. “Autumn Princess” came out first as she submitted the only lantern-making entry for the competition. The parade was just a short distance walk to add to the celebration. It was a night to remember for this centuries-old tradition.
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