Platinum Silly-ness

The other day, I was around BU area. So I thought, since bank X platinum card can get free parking in 1U, I might as well enjoy this privilege. It seems that there was parking area meant for platinum card holder, around the main entrance as told in the mailer.

So I drove into the line in front of the old wing entrance. There was no sign board at all, I had to wind down the window to ask the guard. And it was raining cats and dogs!

I was directed to the new wing as the so called privileged parking area was located at the new wing. Since when did the main entrance moved to the new wing one?! So I drove towards the new wing and there were many entrances to the lower ground and upper level parking areas.

I drove in front without seeing any sign board for the privileged parking. Again, I had to wind down and asked the guard. The foreign guard pointed me towards the taxi drop off zone while the local guard directed me to drive in to the lower ground car park. Which way lar?!

I had to pick and I picked to back off and drove towards the taxi drop off zone. As I was approaching, only then I could see a little sign board for that privileged parking zone! It was in front of the entrance near FCUK!

So I drove towards it and slotted my card into the machine. OMG, the machine showed RM8! RM8 for an open air parking while it was raining?! Luckily, there was a guard stationed there to escort us with an umbrella. I guess that was what the RM8 for lor! But what if it was not raining leh? Cheaper meh?

Hmmm, so much for the privileged parking with no sign board and open air! The normal parking was just RM1 and fully covered. Even if you drove into the VIP area, it was just another RM1.

In this society of ours, you have to pay more even to look silly.

Marriage = License to make babies?!

In Malaysia, I think this holds true!

Many would treat marriages as license to make babies!

Darn! My manager lidat! My colleagues lidat! My peers lidat! Heck, even my juniors also lidat!

Nobody failed to get pregnant within a year of their marriages!

Such passe thinking! I feel like puking!

風平浪靜 = 虛度光陰?!

生活總該是驚濤駭浪的嗎？

前兩年，確實是忙得不可開交，表現頻頻，機會蓬萊。

前幾月，有得忙；但，人事變動，大勢將去，想要設法挽留，卻有心無力啊！

風平浪靜不是福嗎？

但願不只是虛度光陰吧！

人，靜靜地頽廢，好比默默等死。。。

How it all started... the reception!

It started on a drizzling nite, everyone got their rigs and assumed their positions. Everyone couldn't wait to get out and have a piece of the action.

One of the chariots.

The big chariot.

Heavy rain didn't manage to damp our high spirit, everyone was ready to get going!

Small obstacle, no big deal! Hey, that's the high tension cable!

The heavy and bustling main street, but we got it all to ourselves!

Everyone is waiting for the ARRIVAL!

The Gods were in the house! Party on!

Hold on, where's the big Brother?!

Alrite, follow me!

Let's head back to the temple!

This is a junction with 6 lanes of traffic, and we had it all to ourselves! See the black flags behind? That's another reception by another temple! And we have no less than 3 of these major receptions!

At any junction, we would stop for the Gods to cleanse the tainted ground to rest the unrest souls. This was at the railroad gate.

Home sweet home!

Let's pray! Pray real hard!

After prayers, everyone had a hot cuppa and some supper.
Stay tuned for more!

Scenes from Peng Hiang Temple...

You think I am going to simply let you go without showing you more?! No way, this ain't no small event, but a grand event going on full 9 days!

The ah kong-s helping out to replenish the praying oil.

In every single temple, you will not fail to notice this huge God's ship. It ranges in scales, complexities and contends depending on the size of the temples as well as supports from the devotees.

The round joss sticks.

More offerings to the 9 Emperor Gods, I don't know what's it called and what's it for also.

Man, just in case you were wondering what good luck you had, it might be your ah ma-s praying hard for you in your hometowns. Be God fearing and do no evil!

Old school cooking, this is where all the ah ma-s gather and cook those delicious dishes. You have to try the dishes once, you won't fail to notice that "smell"/"taste" that might have graced your childhood.