Happy Halloween!
October 31st, 2008First and foremost, happy Halloween everybody! I saw a bunch of Trick-or-Treaters on the way home from school few hours ago and finally realized that today was indeed Halloween. Yeah yeah.. call me crazy, but Halloween does not register as a holiday or anything special in my mind. I have never (and probably never will) celebrated Halloween, probably because I grew up in Korea, where there is no such holiday. So October 31st feels like any other day for me. But a few years ago, when my friends heard that I had never gone Trick-or-Treating before, their initial reaction was horror and shock. Some of them thought I had a deprived childhood! Well, before you know it, I’m in a costume with a bag for candies.. They really thought you can’t have a complete childhood without the Trick-or-Treat experience. At first, I thought it was a bit ridiculous and didn’t want to participate. But man, we had a great time - and even if I didn’t, how could anyone be upset after all those candies? C’est impossible!
Until now, I never understood why my friends were so passionate about Halloween. Hyeon recently told me that he had never gone Trick-or-Treating before and my heart just dropped. After my experience, I strongly believe that Trick-or-Treating should belong to the list of “Things to do before you die.” So I suggested that we dress up and go Trick-or-Treating around the neighborhood. Hyeon looked at me with the most concerned look on his face and said, “Honey, we are 21 now. Don’t you think we are a bit too old?” Yes, that’s quite true.. I can’t even argue that. But damn it, I just wanted some free candy! :(
With our age barrier, I guess Hyeon and I can engage in the Trick-or-Treat by giving out the candies instead from now on. This raised another question, however: What kind of candies should we give out? There are always the classic choices like M&M, Snickers, and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup - or at least these were found overwhelmingly in my collection. Quite frankly, I was a bit disappointed to find so many of these chocolates given that I didn’t like any of them! At the time I preferred Almond Joy and Nestlé Crunch - how many of those did I find? Only 6 out of 371. SIX! Can you believe this? So people, please be considerate when purchasing your Halloween candy, because contrary to popular belief, not every child loves every single candy known to mankind!




