A special moment I enjoyed with my family

Whew! Just finished my ' 5-course' dinner at my grandmother's house! Usually Sunday gatherings there were ordinary, with dinner that consisted of home cooked food and some of my mother's specialities. However, since everyone had been busy for the last 3 Sundays, this would be the first gathering of the year! Of course we had to have 5-star restaurant grade food!

Everyone was chatting and catching up with their work and school lives. Me and my cousins were playing some soccer while the others were playing Monopoly City, the newest edition. I had wanted a set but I felt that I had long outgrown the stage of board games. Sports was the activity for my age group now. Especially for an active boy like me, who has little time to play sports nowadays, I enjoyed the feeling of sweating out my stress.

The moment it hit 7pm, everyone was called to eat at the large glass table. There was roasted duck of the highest quality, a steamed fish which was fresh bought from the market and my favourite, chilli crab! Immediately, I dug in and scooped out large portions of fish and I took a gigantic pincer from the crab. Everything was excellent and I could not have asked for more. In a matter of minutes, the whole family had finished the food and there were some desserts.

After that I left the table to take a walk outside the terrace house. It was quiet and the atmosphere was suitable for me to reflect on how fortunate I was to be able to have such good food. I don't really see that many more Sunday gatherings anymore as the whole family getting busier with studies and work , not to mention that my grandmother is already very old and she is the reason why we have the gatherings. I really hope that we could have more of these family activities as they give us a break from the hectic schedule in life.

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