Guan Yin Dan

Last Sunday was Guan Yin Dan. As a half Buddhist and half free-thinker, I also particpated on that day's event. Actually, I'm not very sure what Guan Yin Dan means. I only know that it is related to the goddess of Guan Yin. My family and I started our day by the usual ritual we perform almost every year. Burn joss sticks, burn "holy" papers, listen to Buddha chants and eating vegetarian food for a day.


After eating our breakfast and burning all the things we need to burn, dad and I went to "Tin Hao Gong" which is a big temple located on a hill at Brickfields. It's just a few kilometres from college. We went there at around 2p.m. so the place isn't that crowded. Most people have already gave their offerings and went home.


Here's some pictures of how the temple looks like.



Tin Hao Gong



Dad with a statue of Guan Yin at the background




Me with the "God of Love". Hey, where's my name?



The garden of Zodiacs




Me and my zodiac animal.




Let's see what kind of person I am:


Hehe, not bad leh. ~Sigh~ but why still no GF....




Dad and his zodiac animal.



The monkey

The fierce tiger

Here's some pictures in the temple.

A giant statue of errr..... I also don't know who she is. I just offered my prayers.

A giant statue of Guan Yin

After offering our prayers, I decided to have a little fun. For the first time, I went to "kao cim" to take a peek at what my "future" would be like. Am I going to be a millionaire? Marry a beautiful woman? Be the next prime minister of Malaysia? Open up my own "Wai Khoon's Reader Programme"?

Basically, "kao cim" is something like menilik nasib whereby your future is determined by a pile of wooden sticks which are numbered instead of a crystal ball. Pick up the pile of wooden sticks and make sure that they are of the same level. Then, you drop them back in the container and pick the highest stick. Then, you take a piece of paper from the boxes according to the number on you stick. By the way, you need to donate some money into the container next to you before you "kao cim". I donated RM2.

A lady taking her paper.

Let's see what my future has installed for me.

= =! This is in chinese. I can't read this.

Phew, luckily an English translation is available at the back.

Why me!!! What have I done wrong in my past life to deserve this!!!

~sob~sob~


Am I obstinate and conceited? Am I that stubborn? Am I doomed to be poor and single for the rest of my life? Nooooo!!!!!!! I refuse to believe that our life has been pre-destined since we are born. I believe that we can shape our own future if we are willing to work hard for it!

And if you ask me, I don't think I'm that kind of a person or am I? People say that we cannot judge ourselves accurately because we often can't see our mistakes. So, what do you think?

Conclusion: I say let's not allow this superstitious belief cloud our mind and soul!!! Instead, let's work hard for our future!!!

GAMBATEH!!!