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Monday, October 09, 2006

Soy Wax Candle To the Rescue

Last week was a very bad hazy week in Singapore. The continuous forest burning in Sumatra, Indonesia caused our air quality reading (PSI) to average 30-60. However on Saturday, it shot up to an average of 150, and the whole of Singapore was blanketed with the ashy haze from Sumatra. PSI of above 100 is considered unhealthy. Every outdoor activity was cancelled.

Very sad for the children here because it was the weekend of the Mooncake Festival or called the Lantern Festival. It's a once a year event where everyone would go outdoors to enjoy the full moon and children would parade with their lanterns. But all plans to do that were cancelled. So disappointing!

At home, we were lucky to have our scented soy wax candles. These are healthy candles and sootless so we could burn them even in air-conditioned rooms. That helped us to minimize at least the awful burning scent as the hazy air was seeping into the home. With the candles lit, and the hanging lanterns, it gave us that festive mood while we munch on the variety of mooncakes and sipped on our chinese tea. Saved by our soy wax candles, we managed to have a wonderful Mooncake festival indoors.
Ruby Lim
HappyMomentsCandle.com

2 Comments:

  • At 9:45 AM, Blogger Happy Moments said…

    Last night, I was burning my Sweet Pea Scented Candle. It reminded me of the sweet bubble gum I used to chew when I was a kid. It also made my whole room smells so good!

    What a shame - no bubble gum in Singapore anymore.....

     
  • At 2:23 PM, Blogger Happy Moments said…

    This haze is making me miss my tai chi sessions every morning.

    Well, today I headed for the gym. It was not too bad an idea to go back to the gym. At leaset I got to workout my abs which I don't do much with tai chi. My body is kind of aching now....

     

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