The child at the table

Last night we had a lantern festival event in our neighbourhood, with dinner followed by a lantern walkabout.

While I was eating my dinner, someone suddenly put a hand on my shoulder and exclaimed, “Wah, your lantern is so nice ah!” The lantern was on the table, a bit to my right, and two girls were sitting to the right of the lantern (it was theirs). I replied that it wasn’t my lantern, then the guy asked the girl on my right, “Is it mei-mei’s (little sister’s) one?”

Initially I had thought that he might have mistaken me for a parent, but later it occurred to me that he might have thought I was a child. I just got a haircut (really short :D ) and from the back, I might have really looked like a kid :P This new realization also came because the way he spoke to me had that tone of someone speaking to a child…similar to the tone that he used with the girl beside me.

On a side note, there were mooncakes on the table when we were having dinner. I spotted this cute “Don’t litter” logo on one of the packages and had to snap a photo. What’s more, this week’s Photo Friday theme is cute, so here you go!

(I bet even the children didn’t notice this rabbit :P )