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Hiya peeps! I'm back blogging!
P/s Yeah like after a year... /==/
Life has been pretty busy, as friends know I work part time and study full time so there goes the reason for the thick dust on my blog here... xP
But glad I am back! And even better, back to good ol' hometown Malaysia to spend my summer holidays :)
Sure a lot of friends studying abroad would first and foremost choose to fly back home during the long summer break.
But we would still miss ya Ireland :) Wait till September!
Since I'm back in hot hot Malaysia,
why not a TEMPLE RUN with my hot mama!
GOAL: 6 temple visits in one day!
So let me introduce you guys a good few chinese temples in Johor Bahru, Malaysia...
First stop: Taman Melodies 大伯公庙
Just a little background info about this temple,
to what I know the committees of the temple were raising funds to build a temple,
as currently the temple is only using as a shoplot front.
Thankfully, the neighbourhood in Taman Melodies were all very cooperative and people came in and donated generously to the temple.
It is indeed happy to see the construction work going on now!
Who's up for some joss sticks? xD
I randomly googled the temple online and surprisingly yes,
they do have FACEBOOK.
Just in case anyone of you wanted to "temple check-in" on Facebook... = ='
Mama preparing fruits for prayers
点塔香 ("Dian Ta Xiang" Forgive me for my direct translation to English -.-)
For peace and happiness to the family :)
2nd Stop: Johor Bahru Old Chinese Temple
Source: Tripadvisor
Located at downtown Johor Bahru of Jalan Trus, the temple is flanked by modern skyscrapers. This temple is one of the oldest structures in Johor Bahru. The temple is a place of worship and a symbol of unity among Five Chinese Dialect Groups which are "Teochew", "Hoklo (Hokkien)", "Cantonese", "Hakka" and "Hainan".
P/s Mama throwing joss sticks to see her luck :P
Every year the temple organises the annual Chinngay, also known as 古庙游神In Chinese.
Found a really good video about the temple on Youtube,
the history, the story behind the temple are all part of the pride and identity of Johoreans.
2nd Video: The Chinngay
3rd Stop: Bai Wan Gong - Permas Jaya
Check out, there's also a basketball court right beside the temple!
It's really great to see not only temples are a place for people to pray,
but actually a centre gathering point of the neighbourhood.
P/s I remember my school bus driver used to bring us here after school just for a after-school ice-cream moment :P
But out of all prayers,
what could we ever wish for in front of the Gods?
Peace. Happiness. Health for my loved ones.
知足 即是福.
P/s Yes and that's how Asians are afraid of the SUN!!
As for Part 2, we drove towards the outskirts of Johor Bahru...
To be continued!
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