Just came back from a long weekend...feeling very lazy today but I've got too much to do.
Went to watch 'The Terminal' with Kim and JY on Saturday. If you curious to know how it feels like to belong nowhere and stranded, this is the movie to watch. Highly recommended.
The rest of the weekend was spent with my parents at the Chinese temple for their annual celebrations. It was a total chaos, noise and haze from the abundance of burning incense. Ever see a number of people in getting into a trance, whereby "the gods will borrow their bodies" to perform the religious rituals? For a first-timer, it would have been a scary experience. Although I have been exposed to these things since I'm little (thanks to my mom's religious influence), I must admit to say that I was a little petrified to see so many people going into a trance at the same time. What I've usually seen is one person only.
On the first day, we went on a religious parade (or perarakan agama, as it says in the city council permit)together with "the gods". In the parade, we as the disciples will carry joss sticks, flowers and 'gold paper' while "the gods" went to temples and people's residence along the way to bless them with peace and harmony. All in all, by the end of the parade, I've walked almost 5-6 kilometres (I wasn't counting, but how to count in the first place?). By the time I sat down, my legs feel like they are breaking...I was so tired my whole body feel so numb.
On the second day, things mellow down a little. It rained the whole day. At night, we have to cross the "ping onn kiu" (the peace & harmony bridge) which was said to bring good blessings and chased away the bad lucks. The same ritual as the 1st day, we each have to hold a joss sticks and the 'gold paper' (minus the flowers as the bridge was already decorated with flowers) when we crossed the bridge. The Goddess of Mercy (Kuan yin) gave me her blessing in the "borrowed" body of a young lady. I felt peaceful and believe me...I actually felt her presence there.
Today, it's the celebration dinner. Got to leave work early for it. Shit, client just called...need to drive down to Putrajaya again. Too too tired already...sigh!
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