Blanket reservations at Musikfest fireworks finale.

Unlike Musikfest 2006, I didn’t really do Musikfest this year. I only managed to watch the finale fireworks with a friend. She has been in Bethlehem for 6 years and never once attended Musikfest!

We were at the south-side of the Fahy bridge which was not crowded at all. At the north-end of the bridge, some people already “jom-ed” (reserved) a spot since morning. They would place a big blanket on the ground to reserve the spot. This practice seems so Asian/Malaysian/Malaysian-Chinese. When I commented about the practice to my friend, she said it’s the same in India, except that people will remove your blanket reservation and place their own blanket on the same spot. “It’s not your grandfather’s spot, you know!”