The clinking of dice against porcelain echoed through the grand hall of Gloria Maris Seafood Restaurant in Greenhills, San Juan on Wednesday night, where laughter rose louder than the dinner chatter. It was no ordinary corporate gathering—by the time the program ended, guests of “Mid-Autumn Festival with the Masters” were led to the dice tables […]

Amid the glow of the harvest moon, the Mid-Autumn Festival offers more than lanterns and mooncakes—it invites pause, reflection, and the quiet companionship of tea. Celebrated annually on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, the festival is one of China’s most cherished traditions—a moment of reunion, thanksgiving, and lunar reverence. Though mooncakes are […]