Where'd the moon go?

Last night was the last day of the Lunar New Year and it was supposed to be the time to catch the fullest lunar moon in 54 years. This is hearsay from the only person who reads the papers in the house, our nanny. We can't corroborate it because we don't read enough Chinese words to be able to put 2 and 2 together. That is why I was extremely puzzled when Dylan's Godma, Olie, was hesitant to take up the role of Godma based on the fact that she could not read the Bible in Chinese. Anyway. I digress.

We allowed the twins to stay up past their bed time as we went in search of the moon. Unfortunately, we found nothing. It had something to do with the fact that we live in an HDB flat and we are surrounded be other equally high blocks.

Anyway, this marks the end of the first Chinese New Year that the twins were actually aware of, being able to greet their elders bilingually and offer oranges and clasped hands. It helps that they are in school and school has taught them the appropriate CNY greetings and songs.

Of course, with all songs, they adulterate it. But it's worked for them because relatives are so amused by their two-person act that they are often given extra ang pows for the entertainment. This one that I managed to record,, they ramp it up and make it sound like they are singing it on speed. There are 2 versions. The relatively more sedate one and the one ramped up with Jordan interrupting it and exclaiming that something is "SOOOOO BIG".


The mellower version




My kids, on speed.



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