A SHOCK~

It's Sunday, I supposed wake up at 8am. My alarm rang at 7.30am, so i keep on laying in the bed because lazy want to wake up till i received a call from office, telling me that office have been break in. I was shock and wake up immediately and rush to office. On the way to the office, my mind come across with the things and money that i kept in the office. This make me more worried about it. Iam even faster after i recall that i left my DSLR camera in the office. All these make me more panic, i was so worry about my camera. I am telling myself that i shouldnt kept those expensive things in the office. BUt sometime human tend to become lazy, because of laziness, i left my camera in the office. I feel like crying for my laziness and careless. No one tell me that, in the office the theft. Feel like killing the theft, really spoilt my mood in the morning.

Once i reached the office, immediately i rush to my working look for my Camera. SOOOOOOOO lucky, all my things is in good condition, NO MESS! And my CAMERA is still there. SO lucky....

The Hungry Ghost Festival

The Ghost King (Guidance for the small ghost)

Every year in Chinese Seventh Lunar Month, Chinese Buddhists, Taoists, Chinese Folk Religion Believers from all over the world will celebrated this tradition Hungry Ghost Festival. This festival is celebrated in the whole seventh lunar month. According to Chinese folklore, there is an increase in the incidence of accidents and deaths during the seventh month of the lunar calendar, an occurrence attributed to underworld spirits visiting the earth during this time. During Ghost Month, people prepare big feasts to indulge the many roaming ghosts.Eastern societies, unlike many western societies, traditionally try to appease the dead, rather than trying to banish them, by inviting them temporarily into the world of the living. On the first day of the seventh lunar month, Open of the Gate of Hades and the spirits are allowed to cross over into the living world. On the 30th day of the month, the gates of hell are closed again and the ghosts return to the other side.It is said that on the final day of the seventh lunar month or the first day of the eighth month, the gates of Hades are closed, sealing the spirits back in darkness. At the appointed time of closing, a Taoist priest chants liturgies while holding a "seven-star sword" to let the ghosts know that it is time for them to return to the underworld. When the gates are shut, the priest cups his ears to avoid being deafened by the wail of the spirits lamenting their return to Hades.


During this one whole month, Chinese is not allow to arrange wedding ceremony, outing, Travel, go out till late night till end of the month.

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Activities during the month would include preparing ritualistic food offerings, burning incense, and burning joss paper, a paper-mache form of material items such as clothes, gold and other fine goods for the visiting spirits of the ancestors. Elaborate meals (often vegetarian meals) would be served with empty seats for each of the deceased in the family treating the deceased as if they are still living.
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Local is offering foods, burning incense




In Bukit Mertajam, every year seventh lunar month from 1st day till 17th day, there's a celebration with a statue( paper-made) of the King Ghost will be placed for local to offer food and make some prayers to the decrease (ghost). This paper-made statue is the largest in Asia. As i know, the size will be made bigger from year to year. At the moment, the size is already catching up to 10ft tall.
On 17th day, there's a ceremony of Burning the paper-made statue and other offering goods for the local so that the King of Ghost will received it in the lower realm world.

New Life!

New Life! This word always came out from someone who wants to change their life. Iam always asked myself, can we change our life. And iam always answer to myself, we cant change our life but we can do something to live differently. Iam always believe that we are born and to bring up this way, nothing can be changed. Family members we have, Parent we have, can we change them? NO, we can't change. THis is life, we have to live in fullest....
So... what does New Life means to you?

A short Trip to Langkawi

Last Weekend, i went to Pulau Langkawi with some friends from Japan. Upon arrival, we rent a MPV(Multi Purpose Van)and get a map for the tourism counter (Free) to travel around because in Pulau Langkawi, you need to travel from one place to another is quite a distance. It's better to have a own transport to make things easy. Since iam travelling with 10adult(incl. myself) and 3 children. Everything have to be well organised. Places i have visited for this trip is: Langkawi Cable Car, Tanjung Rhu and Mangroves. Not much to see because of the time consuming. But i do shot quite a number of photos...



This photo taken at the second top of the cable car station.



An Aerial view from the cable car station


Misa-san

London and Paris, here i come................

As usual, every year either during Hari Raya Puasa or Chinese New Year for sure i will have a short trip with some of my friends. So, this year (2010), we have already plan a year ahead for this coming Raya trip. I will be going to Paris cum London for 6days. A few weeks back, my friends and I are quite busy of arranging the itinerary. Have a friend from London is helping out of arranging the itinerary. We will be renting 2 apartment in London for 15 of us. I would like to share some information which i have found recently in the Trip Advisor and i planned to join the one of the 90minutes City Walk in Paris. I will get back you guys after i come back from my trips. I really feel so excited for this trip, although i have been there 10 years back. 4 more weeks to go! London and Paris, here i come!!!