Canton-i at QB, Penang

I had a dinner with my wife at the restaurant , Canton-i at Queensbay, Penang.  The restaurant was almost full and it was a Saturday night.  I like this restaurant as it serves cantonese style dishes. The congee and noodle was excellent in texture and taste. It was one of many outings to this restuarant.

The message I wanted to convey in this article is that the crowd comprises of mainly family groups.  The children bring their parents or brother and sisters with their families, couples,etc. Some ordered very basic diskes like one noodle or congee whereas others ordered a variety to enjoy the family time together.  With so many families, it was loud and noisy  like the Hong Kong restuarants.  Cantonese are basically very vocal and noisy people.

One particular family was outstanding and they sit next to us.  It was a group of three families. One group is  a family of three ie husband ,wife and one child and another party is family of four ie husband , wife , one child and a new born baby. The reminder was the married sister  of the two sisters.  I could not avoid overheard what they say.  They were laughing and poking fun at the children between their conversation.  I admire the atmosphere as they look happy  and enjoying their time together.  But, during the conversation, the two "husband" would tell the single lady that they would like her husband to join the dinner in the future. It put abit of pressure on the lonely lady as she struggle to find a good reply.   When I took a peep at her, she was facinated with the childrens  and laughing away.  I think she is newly married and is trying to start a family.  Yeah, you may say that I am a KBC or a busy body but it was interesting how life is evolving  around us.

In the Chinese saying " every family have a difficult religious chant", it means that there are problems in each family.  No relationship is perfect. Amidst the happiness, there is sadness and life is always evolving between happiness and sadness.  There is no  way that we can have eternal happiness until we obtained enlightenment. If there is happiness, there will be sadness and we have to accept and beware of this fact.

In time of happiness, we should enjoy the most and in time of sadness, we try to minimise the impact. By this awareness and a conscious mind, we will be able to maximize the happiness in our life.

I wanted to share this experience with all of you because I could perceive that happening there is a message and if we are aware, we will be able to learn and manage our emotions and thoughts.

Namaste.