tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453449812214850137.post6187504331175510436..comments2023-07-23T20:21:06.749+08:00Comments on Shortcake Tales: Mid-Autumn FestivalShortcakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08148208853296261387noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453449812214850137.post-47811999187151372202009-10-03T23:15:07.731+08:002009-10-03T23:15:07.731+08:00Happy mid autumn Cmate! :)Happy mid autumn Cmate! :)Shortcakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148208853296261387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453449812214850137.post-3922481121997423582009-10-03T12:04:43.185+08:002009-10-03T12:04:43.185+08:00Happy Mid Autumn!Happy Mid Autumn!Cmatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14574638138480949337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453449812214850137.post-64081078352090234202009-10-02T16:37:39.473+08:002009-10-02T16:37:39.473+08:00Mrs TM - Thanks for enlightening us on Yong Sheng!...Mrs TM - Thanks for enlightening us on Yong Sheng! So did you grow up with their mooncakes and what not? :P hehehe<br /><br />Alice - Thanks :) I'm not a big fan too, unless there are EGG YOLKS galore or the new Nonya Sambal heheh.<br /><br />Paris - you are like my hubby, he only eats the red bean type! Maybe I should also get a pack of accordian lanterns and walk around with hubby heheh.<brShortcakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148208853296261387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453449812214850137.post-88663014441544498932009-10-02T10:02:04.591+08:002009-10-02T10:02:04.591+08:00call me old-fashioned, but I'm going with Mrs ...call me old-fashioned, but I'm going with Mrs Top Monkey and Paris B - there's something comforting about the traditional lanterns (plastic? battery-operated? music? are you kidding me??)<br /><br />the small paper accordion lanterns are gorgeous for decor! i was planning to put some up this year but with the renovations everything's in a huge mess...oh well..<br /><br />those beetricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07401177611828567863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453449812214850137.post-71010063574448226042009-10-02T09:43:36.735+08:002009-10-02T09:43:36.735+08:00I'm with Mrs Top Monkey on Yong Sheng :) I'...I'm with Mrs Top Monkey on Yong Sheng :) I'm a firm believer in traditional paper lanterns - none of that battery operated stuff for me but of course only when the kids are bigger. Wait a minute I don't have kids! I'm one to talk! ;) I bought a pack of paper accordian lanterns 2 years ago for the hell of it and hung it around my apartment. It was fun! :D Oh and I'm not a fan PBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10436544797628964870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453449812214850137.post-77626488667714834832009-10-02T08:35:11.064+08:002009-10-02T08:35:11.064+08:00This is an interesting post! I am not a big fan of...This is an interesting post! I am not a big fan of mooncake but if offered some, I definitely don't mind eating them. I love the story behind the festival.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623394887320093229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453449812214850137.post-38891497716882325962009-10-01T23:28:47.423+08:002009-10-01T23:28:47.423+08:00Yong Sheng is this famous shop in Muar town. They...Yong Sheng is this famous shop in Muar town. They make an absolute fortune selling mooncakes and other traditional Chinese pastries.<br /><br />My dad got Connor a modern lantern bec I didn't want my little boy going up in flames together with his traditional lantern. It was a helicopter that lit up and had all sorts of noises. Scared Connor to bits the first time we put it on. LOL But Mrs Top Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10748775581211289207noreply@blogger.com