Deeps!!

Celebrated Deepavali yesterday. It wasn't a grand celebration but we were just lazing around and watched the TV. Me and my brothers were watching Family Guy. Everything has changed ever since my paternal grandpa passed away. When I was born, I only had my paternal grandpa. I remember we used to pack things up a couple of days earlier before Deepavali and shot off to Perak. All of my relatives from my father's side would come and give a helping hand (in this case a few helping hands) to complete some of the final preparations at my grandpa's place. Some would bring delicacies.

The atmosphere during the ongoing preparations was simply lovely. The women would be busy in the kitchen, the men sat in the hall and chit-chatted, the teenaged boys would be doing some heavier stuff like cutting off some bamboo shoots (for I don't know what reasons) and the kids were just playing around and have fun. On the day itself,Deepavali, we all prayed in the prayers room, led by my grandpa, and sought for my grandpa's blessings. Then, the exquisite feast would begin.

Well, those were the days and we never went anywhere to celebrate Deepavali since then. But just to have all of my family members around, is more than enough. We were vegetarians though. For two days. That's because this year's Deepavali fell on the final Saturday in one of the holy months in the Hindu calendar. The last time this happened was in 1944. Some say this happens every 300 years. But I don't know which is which.

Personally, I don't know what to write and don't get me started on my ever-getting-crappier English. So I reckon I better pen off now before it gets worse. Chiow!