Yesterday's Event

So yesterday was the Mid-Autumn Festival..
I wasn't able to write last night because I got home late and busy..

In the morning, I invited several classmates that live nearby here..
I invited them to Vihara Buddhi Bakti, the Temple beside Windsor..
I invited 4, but only 2 go.
That's Vivi and Nelly. My sister also joins.
We went to the temple in the evening, Nelly first come to my house and we together walk there..


crossing the hectic road;

Vivi is there alrdy and she also met Agus there;
After reunite with Vivi, we went to offer incense and burn papers..
Soon it's dark..
We also bought snacks from a stall aftr offering incense>
Then the lion dance beat started..
But there's no any lion, maybe they are practising..
While having our snacks, suddenly raindrops..
But it didn't rain..
Next we walk around and soon Vivi went home..
I notice that it's not very crowded over here..
But i can see a lot of people here..
Next we go over to another field, just in time..
Thye're about to start 'Puja Bakti' so we joined..
We stood up and read paritta..
Next, games started..
We left the field as we're not taking part in any activity..
So we went for a stroll..
After a moment, there's an announcement of wish making..
Well, who's not interested?
We rushed back to the field and go over the boot..
The one in charge gave us paper each..
I, my sis and Nelly start writing our wishes..
The paper will be put in a balloon and let it off to the sky at 10/11pm...
the boot gets crowder..
I wish to stay and witness the baloon off to sky, but my sis and Nelly wants to leave alrdy... so we got home to my home..
Bought nasi uduk on the way home..
Eat and watch tv..
Nelly was fetched later on..
Mom, Dad, Uncle went to wedding dinner..

After a while, i went outside looking for moon, I made prayers and wishes.. the moon was in a blurr state because the whole day has been gloomy and it rained a bit..
Usually on this day, isn't it that the moon is thrice times larger than the usual?
Or i got it wrong?
I remember when i was a kid, I went to Maitreya Temple on Mid-Autumn Festival. There are stageshows and mooncakes to eat.. I stood at the temple and i saw the moon. The moon was not as ordinary as every 1st and 15th.. thrice times or 4 larger than the usual moon, it's shining and gorgeouss...
I can't forget the way it looks till now..
It's big and shiny, very beautiful...
But why i don't see it this year?
Or maybe that big moon is just a dream? or imagination? or perhaps hallucination?
I know it's not..

And i started to grow a liking in lion dance...

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