Friday, May 19, 2006

Last Saturday – Wesak Day

Saturday boring afternoon, went to temple with dad & siblings. Weather was hot & stuffy, mom wanna stay at home.

Went to ‘Nan Fang Shi’ by the highway to Port Klang. It was their new renovated building & way bigger than their previous building. It’s not exactly those typical temple with dragons & phoenix on their roof, it’s more like a praying hall. I used to go there when I was a kid, cos my nanny is a voluntary worker there. Till now actually. Sunday school, activities & etc. Now seldom dy unless during occasions.

Every Wesak day, despite the ‘bathe-the-god’ thingy called ‘yi-foh’ in mandarin, they normally held sort-of like a canteen day thingy. Haha… Duh… Have to purchase coupon in order to buy their vegan food there – burger, spaghetti, pau, lamb-chop, ais kacang, asam laksa & many more… all vegetarian. Sort of for charity of the temple too. Donation or etc..

The ‘yi foh’ thing was held on the third floor of the building. Wow. Seriously nice for a praying hall. It’s more to like contemporary zen look. The ‘shi jiao mor ni’ statue is also new. First floor – sort-of receptionist area, small café, purchase praying books & accessories. 2nd floor is more to private area – office, nun’s room. 3rd floor is the whole praying hall. Though it is only a 3 storey building, elevator is provided.

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