We hear thunder. Explosions. Fireworks. We look at each other for half a second then rush out to the balcony, you grabbing your iPhone and me fiddling with the sliding door.
It’s not Chinese New Year, not even Valentine’s Day. Why are there fireworks? We ask this question aloud but we know the answer: Who cares, so long as there are fireworks?
You grumble and you curse. Your iPhone camera isn’t capturing the bursts quickly enough. Usually these displays last only a minute or two. Your time is running out. Except it doesn’t.
The fireworks get bigger and brighter and louder. Soon we are cheering the fireworks on. One particularly big explosion feels like an alien invasion, a 3D experience of a fireball launching in our direction. It goes on and on. The view is even better than we ever had of any fireworks display in the past. The sky lights up.
Now comes the final burst, a scattershot of what feels like a hundred fireworks, each faster and more fiery than the last. Then it’s over.
We are breathless. And then we start clapping. A standing ovation, a most well-deserved applause. It’s after eleven at night and we feel like children staying up past their bedtime. Such wonder, such mischief, such luck.
Our eyes gleam like stars.
Note: For pictures of last night’s fireworks, head over to Devil CK’s blog here.
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just to completely quench your curiosity, it turns out that it was a celebratory event hosted by tan sri liew kee sin, the property magnate of sri setia, at his taman desa residence. there was apparently a magic show too! :D
@Sean: Wow. Yay for the Tan Sri then cos the fireworks were AWESOME. (We didn’t get to see the magic show from our balcony though, haha.)
Now I believe you really are a journalist – the stuff you can dig up and find out!
Wow Sean really has good investigative skills.
@Baby Sumo: He totally does!
People still lingering over the past CNY :P
@Choi Yen: Perhaps. Super-sleuth Sean didn’t say exactly what the Tan Sri was celebrating. Another round of investigation?
Well, regardless of the occasion, being able to see fireworks = happiness!
@Michelle Chin: Happiness indeed. Felt like children again, we did.
From just reading the title, I thought you guys had a big O. LOL!!!
@jemima: Goodness gracious me!
Oooh I saw the photos! They looked so big and close. Do you guys live on the top of a hill? :p :p So fortunate to have such a place to live that’s very well situated! :D
House tour! :D
@Rad: We do sort of live in a hill area – and the fireworks were launched from (probably) a huge mansion on top of the hill. Hurrah for a balcony with a view!
i also can see fireworks at my place here..not balcony view but window view..actually it’s quite a distance from where live but because it’s lit up high, therefore i can view it. Last year, a singh living near my place got married, also put up lots of fireworks, big and loud ones..must be some rich fellas..
@lena: Rich folks or not – we are certainly pleased that they did organise those fireworks. Such a performance!
This happened on Friday night? Aiya was out for dinner and totally missed this! LOVE LOVE fireworks!!