Our host informed us that there is a local tradition in Thailand in which you light a giant lantern, make your wish (or wishes) and let the lantern soar into the sky. Since Mark and I have a common unfulfilled wish, we decided to try our luck at it. Since there's no rule on whether you can make a single wish or many wishes, I was 'greedy' and made three wishes. Who knows... maybe our wish/es may have a better chance of being fulfilled in a foreign land. We bought a giant red lantern (comes in a few colors... white, red, yellow, turquoise..) and with the help and advice from our Thai housekeeper, we lit our lantern, made our wishes and let it float away.
Holding onto our lantern while waiting for it to fill up with hot air
Still holding on while trying hard not to tear the filmsy paper
Making its way into the night sky...
...soaring higher and higher, further and further...
... and carrying our wishes along with it. 
There was a really special moment right after we released our lantern... instead of drifting away, it floated directly above our heads and as we stood there watching, it stayed still for a moment, glowing brightly against the backdrop of the twinkling stars that littered the night sky. Mark and I stood there silently holding hands and savouring the moment.
I stayed alone on the balcony watching the lantern drift further and further away until it became a tiny speck of light which eventually disappeared from my sight. The 3 wishes that I made are:
- I want my Angels to know that we'll always love them, will never stop thinking of them and are missing them every day. Some day when our time here is up, we will be reunited.
- I hope to have my own healthy, happy baby at the end of a 40 week uneventful pregnancy.
- I wish for good health and happiness for our both sets of parents... May they have a chance to carry their grandchild from Mark and I in their arms.
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