We're 6 , Gong Xi Fa Cai !

It's been a long wait after all the viral fever...and still recuperating. Bee's back , in a hurry burry of course. So happy to see Bee and yes, I'm gonna wear my new dress! Our fav place, Ramalingeshwara temple and then for a silent dinner at Lakshmi Narayana's @ Leboh Ampang. Total last minute decision to jump in KLCC Park :)



Energized 2013.

I'm just full of  energy today though physically tired. Okay........it's time , to stay focused on what I want to complete this year. This quarter itself!

Without thinking much, just drove up to Nilai. Yes, I have to do this one up asap. I'm not going to wait Bee to be here cos we end up losing days trying to do simple things. I cant believe I actually drove up till MPN and thank goodness for the remisi form !

Pakcik's not around and I have to start running around for these basic things. Anyway, I managed escaping the high traffic on the North-South Highway.

Though it's only Wednesday today, this weekend is going to be THE weekend for all KL-ites.

Maulidur Rasul tomorrow, followed by the Thaipusam weekend and public holidays. Oh....boy! I love Malaysia for the food, festivals and public holidays!!! How I miss my working days back then :) Just looking forward breaks!

Salam Maulidur Rasul to all my muslim friends/readers.

Happy Thaipusam to all my hindu friends/readers. I truly miss walking with the chariot procession from Maha Mariamman temple to Batu Caves. Those were the days.......the real good'ol days , I was only 16.....my friends and I decided to volunteer at Hindu Sangam and ISKCON. Whole night I kept awake and slept for the next full day! The fun we had.......I have tears in my eyes when I look back!

May Lord Subrahmanya fulfill our prayers and faith in him. I am really moved that this year I am blessed to see Batu Caves Subrahmanya. I miss Bee now. We are planning to jump in once the crowd is out of  sight.

Happy holidays to all of  you. xo

Fear......?

Universe is  kingdom,
Space is  salvation,
Sun is spirit,
Moon is soul,
Earth  is  shelter,
Rain is moisture,
Fire is purity,
Wind is motion and the forces emanate.....

The omnifarious light
of  omniscience,
Omnipresence is the light......

As beings and humans
Whom shall we fear ?

The mirror , the image,
The shadow  or  the omniscience ?

This is our light of  omnipotence!

Manipulation.

Have you ever been manipulated ? This just freaks me off  whenever  I come across heartless people who just do anything to gain peanuts. I know and you know the batch of  mega politicians who sit around to make $$$$ but that make sense because it's tax payers money!!

It annoys me whenever Bee and I tried taking auto's in India. The day starts on with cheaters, manipulating their meter fares (my dear desi friends should understand what exactly I mean!).
You then proceed on to purchase fruits , well I get excited to see new types of  fruits  sold on street in India. There you go, you get cheated where the seller gives you sweet tasting samples and sells off the not so good ones! Ugggh..........I have a list of  things to say.

Now, coming back on my trip to hometown KL, I cannot imagine a professional photographer tried manipulating us. We paid a reasonable amount of $$$ covering up our photo session booked couple of  years ago. Then , now...........she's split out from the studio I've booked. We lost our original copy of  receipt. We ended up getting something else.

Now, I am down with fever and just things dont seem to go alright. I managed getting hold of the lady who booked my sessions. She refused to refund back stating it's their policy on t & c that our receipt expired. You mean if someone is out of country for a certain time, you end up losing your customer.

GREED never leaves anyone who are greedy for more and more. Fine, she keeps forgetting that she is dealing with a lawyer. I am going to be hard. Thank god for Dato Chin's help on sorting this nuisance out.

Guess what.............this lady who operates her new photo studio near KL Sentral Monorail agreed to sell off  the package to someone else and refund our $$$.

You see...........hard earned things do not go to waste! The moral of  the entire scenario, I'm sick and tired of dealing with this kinda people. I need a break, a real break out  of  these city tricks and life! One makes a decent earning yet manipulates. The world still survives because few good ones exist if not the fact speaks about 2012.

Miss you!

Things I do in your absence! Not a good going day but just looking forward tonnes of great times ahead!

The completed Sashti abisheka.

Finally , completed what I wanted to do (did not expect this) but overall a good day despite not being well. Blame it on the season, everyone around me is down with fever, sore throat and viral fevers!

BHOGI PONGAL / MAKARA SANKRANTHI 2013

The Indian Thanksgiving festival of  the South India, particularly Tamil Nadu is known as Thai Pongal :) Thai is a tamil month where the sun travels to north from the southern most limit i.e. it's the beginning of  the first 6 months of  Uttarayana.

The concept is simple as to those days people lived on farming. Therefore after moonsoon and winter, it's the harvesting festival. Therefore we thank the Sun god for providing us food all along the year. The Thai month is the beginning of the auspicious month for marriages too.

Every year pongal festival holds a very special memory :) Mom and I was interviewed in the local newspaper  couple of  years ago before I was married!

Since January is very close to our heart, each and every day is a memorable day of my travel to India. I know I did not do much in the US but this year though Bee is faraway, I decorated my pooja room as much as I could and hey, guess what.............. found a mango leaf resembling Ganesha's trunk!

Wishing all of  you  a bright and prosperous year. Happy Pongal ! Now, I cant wait for  our lunar new year!!!

When fever goes viral

It's not fun at all. Hope to get out of this fever soon. I just hate the fact that most of my friends are down with the fever.Take care all of you, dont ignore your health!

Maha Mariamman Temple

Okay, finally got the opportunity of  driving up mom to Chinatown, KL. Surprisingly one car park space available right behind ex Uda Ocean building. We walked up around the Petaling Street and thank god, this time I had the chance of  taking the temple pictures right at the entrance. Freaking hot day though!

Time to pack again!!

Oh how time flies! It's time for us to pack our bags back to home sweet home, California. It's really tiring to think and jot down stuffs to be packed. The whole prob is the excess baggage I'm in need of ! I'm having a mixed feeling about the entire scenario. I want to carry most of my things from KL but again, my hands are limited.

The other side of the story is I only need to take things I will be using in the US. Gosh, it's quite not easy to decide on what I need there!! Anyhow, it's good to start slowly so that I can filter out stuffs according to the baggage weight. The countdown starts now! :)

SAMPAH MASYARAKAT

Sampah Masyarakat is an all volunteer Non Profit Organization, founded in 2008 and is a movement to bring about attitudinal change in Malaysia's littering habits.

Run by the volunteers, they segregate the waste generated on the clean up days, sell the recyclables and pump the money back into environmental initiatives.

Real awesome job done by Malaysians. It's great to be back in my country and I am seeing a lot of things changed. Positive mantra will certainly develop a better society. Instead of  teens wasting their time in FB and internet stuff , it's a better choice to get them moving , meet like minded people and teaching them to love nature! I truly wish that I could be part of this group!

I still have my chance once I'm back to Bay Area, we have lots of  community services around  Alviso / Santa Clara. Cant wait!!

Visiting aunty K @ Villa Scott

Once upon a time , I was a resident of  Villa Scott, running around to teach :) After 5 years, I'm back to visit aunty K. We managed taking in lunch for her. Villa Scott, brings back old memories, my hardship , my happiness and my dreams. I must thank my old car , Boboe (my car) served me well during my hard times to travel around!

Here's the view from Aunty K's balcony. The magnificent KL view, sadly the new constructions of condos , condos and condos.............blocked the view of  the King's  Palace.

From 22nd floor.

Kandaswamy Temple.

KL skyline

The Kandaswamy temple's grand view is seen from the top floors. 22nd floor and just loved the day !

Happy New Year !

HELLO  2013 !  Love you sunshine, bring me good luck, happiness and great health. Keep us united as kind, understanding and wisdom loving souls. May this year be a better and bestest year for all of us ! Hope all of  you had a great journey , the good, the bad and the ugly 2012 is past now!

2013 is the only new year my Bee and I are away. That's alright because we have a cause and though we are far by distance, yet we are close by heart. We're together in spirit and missed each other. The best part is we are not going to celebrate our New 2013 on January 1st but , keeping our fingers crossed , we are hoping for the best Ugadi/Chittrai Putthandu. :)

 

Here's a toast for all the good sons/daughters on earth, who have taken a lot of  pains, who have put  in a lot  of  efforts , who have stood alone by their  hardwork to achieve things, who have undergone tremendous health problems to face challenges of  life , people who stood by their self-respect and principles...........BRAVO and remember that each and every sweat of  our hard work and good behaviour will certainly be awarded by the super power up above one fine day. My word on all the wounded hearts , remember that each of  us face some kind of  problem or obstacles in life, NEVER GIVE UP. Fight till you overcome the hurdles.


I have learnt my lessons and experiences over the  years. I may not be a millionaire by wealth , but certainly I know that I have a heart , big enough to consider the right and wrong things. I'm so proud of  my  Bee, we chose to be away this year to take care of  our parents.The biggest compliment I got was elderly people saying that no one can be a good daughter like me.

I do have my own frustrations , I know I'm too polite , I tolerate people very easily. I dont try to please people but that was my nature since childhood. I dont complain on people. When the entire world talks about something, I remain silent. My silence might be a plus or minus but let it be.


Here's wishing all of  you a great new year and hey, it's time to restart our life with fresh mind, fresh hope and fresh attitude. Keep fighting against all the odds. Life is beautiful , live life to fullest. I love you Bee.