A prosperity lunch in memory of a young friend
At this time of year, McDonald’s Malaysia offers a special item with a name that would appeal to the Chinese community – Prosperity Burger. I didn’t realise how long this item has been around until I saw the TV commercial the other evening.
The TVC opens to show a young boy enjoying a Prosperity Burger, and goes on to show him all grown up but still enjoying a Prosperity Burger. Everything about the boy and his surroundings in the first shot suggests a bygone era that caused me to ask “has it been around that long?” And with a shock, I realised it has. The Prosperity Burger was a favourite with Christian, my friend Debra’s son, who left us in 1997. So yes, this particular McD item has been around for more than 10 years, long enough for a young boy to have grown into a young man.
This afternoon, while thinking about lunch, I decided to have a prosperity lunch in memory of this young friend of mine.
