Of Mooncakes, Lovers & Simba... By: The Boss No comments

I hope I get this right...Happy 'Ger-niu' Cake Day! :)

Haha...hope that translated into Happy Mooncake Day! If it stated something else, please do let me know ok? As it is, I'm a coconut...now on the verge of becoming a full-fledged banana also!

Allow me to take you on a trip back in time...to find out the origins of the sacred Mooncake!

Mooncakes earned their popularity during the Yuan Dynasty (1200 A.D.- 1368 A.D) when, as legends say, the Mongols who had established the Yuan Dynasty were too oppressive, and were overthrown by the Chinese with the help of this simple dessert.

Since Mongols did not eat mooncakes, the Chinese took advantage of this cultural difference and planned a revolt against them. Leaders of the revolts distributed mooncakes, under the pretense of celebrating the emperor's longevity, to other Chinese people.

The mooncakes held secret messages baked within the skin, informing people to revolt on the 15th of the 8th moon, also the Autumn Moon festival. The rebellion was successful and mooncakes were forever kept a national tradition of China.

Dont you just love the golden-brownish delicacy calling out to you, "Eat me, eat me!"

Well, just to share with you some happenings over the weekend...RR Selangor #6 had our own little Mooncake festival party! Yup...only weird part is, we didnt have it at night (therefore, no chance for us to play with lanterns and attempt to accidently burn our friends). But hey, when there's food around, that's certainly a reason to party on, eh? :)

Since everyone's getting all crazy and hyper for the upcoming RR Sel #6 21st Anniversary happening this coming Sunday, the commanders thought it would be a good idea to just chill and relax, and have a good time mingling with one another and sharing a laugh over a slice (or two) of good ol' mooncakes! But hey...the story is never completely told until you've seen the photos, courtesy of Monsieur Kenny Chin Lebouf...

The new logo and mascot for Sel #6...Bryan Tay. This kid will drive you to the moon and back...and do it all over again. This supercharged kid comes with a cute face that will melt your heart...:) Here seen practicing his saluting, but as you know...left hand and right hand doesn't ring a bell yet at this age!

Cmdr. Kenny and Cmdr. Reuben giving the rangers a demo of how they should receive their awards and how to shake hands. :) You think easy ar to shake hands? There's a science to it ok...as in how hard to squeeze the other fella's hand, when to release, how many times to shake it...

Here's Cmdr. Kenny with his brutal and killer look...scary ar? Please comment.

Kids these days are so natural in front of the cameras...wat to do? They've got so many good mentors in Su Vien, Lisa, Grace, Sheila, etc etc etc...mostly all girls la. :)

Here's the RK choo-choo train...alpha male group! Where's Cmdr Eric ar? He's supposed to be leading the pack...

Cmdr. Grace posing with her brand new set of RR uniform...finally, after almost 30 years waiting and praying, she's finally going to wear a RR uniform! Haha...

This photo is exactly like a scene when the accused is brought of of high court...have fun guessing who. If you're hardworking enough, and have 20-20 vision, you can see from the name tag.

Girls will be girls...loves to sit in circles, and play those games where you need to sing a song and beat/clap your neighbour's hands...Adventure girls in action!

While the Adventure Girls indulged in some sisterhood-bonding karaoke session, the Boys had their own male-bonding and macho-display session. Here's Matthew showing us that he can pump at least 5 times before he KO.

Jarrod showing us what he's capable off...being a part-time lizard.

And as for Su Vien...she's a part-time goldfish poser...

Cmdr. Jayson and Denzel spending some macho male time together before the start of the mooncake feast...

The Discovery rangers showing us whom they think deserves to be arrested under the ISA...naturally, the choice went to Cmdr. Zhi Fung! :)

To the left, to the left (Thanks to Beyonce for the line...), we have Ewe Jia Wei, and to the left, we have sister Ewe Yuan Qi!

Interestingly, not many grown-ups stand a winning chance again kids in the battle of 'One-Two-Jus'! Naturally, Cmdr. Andy lost...he he he!

Just look at the amount of grown-ups in the loser section! Basically, everyone had to partner up with a younger ranger and start the one-two-jus game. Winners and losers will be separated...and here we have, the Losers.

And on the other side of the hall, we have the Winners. Average age...10 years old. Told you so! Kids somehow have a better chance of winning this game!

Well, now that the teams were separated, it was time for some good ol' fun, playing the "Samson, Delilah & the Lion" game! Man, its been years since we had this much fun playing this crazy game!

Here's Kelly trying her best to hide from the world...

Bryan leading the losers...posing as Delilah! Lai laaaa....:)

Piglet(s)...

Man...the place was just gempak wei!

And of course...the loser of the game had to go through a time of spelling the word 'Mooncake' using their posterior ends...:) Here's Gareth looking all happy and proud to be able to portray his writing skills...

And so...after a hard day's work of playing games and saluting, it was time to makan!!! Up first were the Discovery and Ranger Kids, who wasted no time in getting their hands on the delicious mooncakes! Just look at the assortments of mooncakes on display...one dude even brought a sambal mooncake, wei! No wonder he brought it for RR...:)

Same same...

But different!

Awww...cute fella eh? Mooncake (and food) certainly gives you a reason to smile!

Here's Jonathan...looking as happy and prosperous as ever!

Yup...here's the Adventure Boys trying out the Sambal mooncake...crazy weird stuff, wei! Some more it was passed to them by their loving outpost commander...Andy Gan!

"Mmmm....syiok gilerrrr!!"

Franz, Cmdr. Reuben and Daniel sharing lighter moments together during the party...in the end of the day, there was more than enough mooncake to feed the entire Meru community!

Check out Cmdr. Jayson's face...just like a squirrel. Storing up his food for later...all the best in your exams, bro! Remember, die with style! :) Hahaha...

Look at this fella...nicely he told everyone to eat one SLICE, but he ended up taking one WHOLE cake for himself! Some more can do the 'peace' sign...

See no evil, Hear no evil, Speak no evil, and now...Smell no evil! :)

Now that he (william) got GMA, he feels he's very exclusive and want to sit alone...:)

At the end of the day, as long as everyone's happy and smiling...its a job well done!

Now that everyone's stuffed...its a good time to find a good spot to rest and cool off...just like Denzel! Here seen with Cmdr. Sheila and Grace...

Yeap...if Cheryl's says its good...trust me. Its' GOOD!

And so pals...there you have it. Another fun weekend comes to an end! Another crazy week to come, as always. Keep a lookout for more happening and entirely crazy posts coming up in the next few days. Will try to keep you all entertained on a daily basis...:)

Till then, to all my friends working in KL...haih. Have fun drowning your sorrows with work...:P

To all my Selangor-based friends....futsat is on at 4pm! Hahahahahahahaa......

God bless, and au' revoir!