Baba's thought for today.
"The purpose of living is
to achieve the 'living in God'."
Today is the eve of Hari Raya Aidil Fitri which also corresponds to the first day of the eighth Chinese lunar month. In Malaysia the celebration of the festivals of the different races forms a unique aspect of our culture. With such a varied ethnic mix, we are 'celebrating' one thing or another all year round! How interesting.
The shopping malls take great pains to reflect the mood of such festivals in their decoration. Very soon the Hari Raya (essentially green)decorations will be replaced with the bright red and colourful decorations of lanterns and moon cakes for the mooncake festival which will be observed in fifteen days time.
As the observance of these festivals reflect the 'muhibah' spirit of 'One Malaysia" we should be always mindful of the values that we hold. Having a simple, clean and moral lifestyle; caring for family and friends; and conserving the environment are some of the ways to achieve 'living in God'.
"The purpose of living is
to achieve the 'living in God'."
Today is the eve of Hari Raya Aidil Fitri which also corresponds to the first day of the eighth Chinese lunar month. In Malaysia the celebration of the festivals of the different races forms a unique aspect of our culture. With such a varied ethnic mix, we are 'celebrating' one thing or another all year round! How interesting.
The shopping malls take great pains to reflect the mood of such festivals in their decoration. Very soon the Hari Raya (essentially green)decorations will be replaced with the bright red and colourful decorations of lanterns and moon cakes for the mooncake festival which will be observed in fifteen days time.
As the observance of these festivals reflect the 'muhibah' spirit of 'One Malaysia" we should be always mindful of the values that we hold. Having a simple, clean and moral lifestyle; caring for family and friends; and conserving the environment are some of the ways to achieve 'living in God'.
Posted are pictures of some mooncakes bought in Vietnam. The making of mooncakes is now a competitive business and craetivity is called for in order to capture the market. Notice the unique presentation and theme of the sow with her brood of piglets.
In the other picture, the filling of mooncakes is not the conventional filling of lotus bean, red bean or mixed nuts filling. They have now stretch their imagination and new flavours have included green tea, chocolate, and even ice cream. But these flavours from Vietnam 'takes the cake'...fillings such as shark's fins, oyster, abalone and other exotic items. Just imagine!!! To top it of all these are presented in very attractive boxes and labelling!
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