YoungPost Club Learn
DOWNLOAD OUR APP
appstoregoogleplay
FIND US AT
My JourneyMy Vocabulary BuilderMy Leaderboard
My AccountSearchFAQAbout UsContact Us
Subscription Plan
School Subscription
YOUNG POST
NewsTrendingBeing wellLearning zoneShare with usQuizzes
SPARK
NewsTrendingBeing wellLearning zoneShare with usQuizzes
POSTIES
Big readEye on the newsHa-ha-happeningsThings to doYour saySteam studioHealth and happinessQuizzes
Subscribe to Young Post Club to access our great content
ABOUT US|CONTACT US|WRITE FOR US|PRIVACY POLICY|TERMS & CONDITIONS
©2026 Young Post Club. All rights reserved.
My Journey Hello
Brand Avatar
Young Post
My Journey illustration

With a subscription, you can answer quizzes and track your reading progress.

result
Learn new words with our vocabulary challenge!
My Journey illustration

With a subscription, you can answer quizzes and track your reading progress.

result
Learn new words with our vocabulary challenge!
My Journey illustration

With a subscription, you can answer quizzes and track your reading progress.

Read / Your say

Letters from readers: Favourite food, an eye-opening trip to Cambodia and Diwali customs

This week, readers share what they learned about giving to others, favourite foods and celebrating their culture and festivals
byPosties readers
Published: 1:00am, 03 Nov 2025
Length: 354 words
Letters from readers: Favourite food, an eye-opening trip to Cambodia and Diwali customs

This week, one reader shares how she celebrates Diwali, the festival of light. Photo: AFP

Do you have something to share? Send us your letters using this form.

Jazlyn Yau Yuet (aged 9), Maryknoll Convent School (Primary Section)

My mum, grandma and I recently visited a Japanese restaurant in Wong Tai Sin.

We had some very delicious ramen there. I really love eating and spending time with my family. I wish we could always stay together, eat yummy cuisines everywhere and create happy memories.

I asked my mum about her favourite food, ice cream with soda. The most unusual food she has ever eaten is snails, worms and bugs. She said they taste good. Her favourite restaurant is McDonald’s and she always orders chicken nuggets there.

Jazlyn Yau is a student at Maryknoll Convent School (Primary Section). Photo: Handout
Jazlyn Yau is a student at Maryknoll Convent School (Primary Section). Photo: Handout

Charlotte Chan (aged 10), Kowloon Rhenish School

Near the end of my summer holidays, my grandma and I joined a missionary trip to Cambodia.

The most unforgettable part was the day we went to Smokey Mountain. This is a nickname for the Stung Meanchey landfill in Phnom Penh, where people live.

I saw children in very poor condition. Their houses were littered with flies and there were no beds or furniture.

The children were happy to see us. I gave them stationery and my old teddy bears. It was touching and dampened my eyes. I recalled the teaching of Saint Francis of Assisi: It is through giving that we receive.

Srey Mom Ang (left) hauls a bag of rubbish at Stung Meanchey. Photo: Cambodian Children’s Fund
Srey Mom Ang (left) hauls a bag of rubbish at Stung Meanchey. Photo: Cambodian Children’s Fund

Mishka Shah (aged 10), Kowloon Junior School

I am going to tell you about how I celebrate Diwali, the festival of light.

We take out our new books and pray on them. We use red ink to draw symbols in the book and write something in Gujarati. Then, we get food, visit people’s offices and get something like the lai see that you get on Lunar New Year.

We normally get sweets, chocolate and money. And that is how I celebrate Diwali!

Mishka Shah, a student at Kowloon Junior School, shares an Indian cultural tradition she practises during Diwali. Photo: Handout
Mishka Shah, a student at Kowloon Junior School, shares an Indian cultural tradition she practises during Diwali. Photo: Handout
IN THIS ARTICLE
From our readers
Food
Helping others
Traditions
KEEP READING
cover
Your say
Letters from readers: Using your intuition, moving to Hong Kong and favourite foods
27 Oct 2025
cover
Your say
Letters from readers: How to stay strong through challenges
20 Oct 2025
cover
Your say
Letters from readers: Importance of respect, love of foxes and all about our siblings
13 Oct 2025