God's Plan

God's timing is perfect.

Single Step

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step - Confucius

Exhausted

God it's hot
God I'm exhausted

Thaipusam at Batu Caves

Last Thaipusam, I went to Batu Caves to see the colourful festival. Batu Caves is a limestone hill that has a series of caves and cave temples in Gombak district. We took the train from Klang KTM Station direct to Batu Caves KTM Station. The journey took about one hour. The train was congested with people especially the Hindu devotees. Plus today was a public holiday. The festival also attracted tourists from other parts of the world. 

Since this was my first time celebrating Thaipusam, I was shocked to see thousands of people gathered at Batu Caves. I was like standing in the sea of people. Food and clothing stalls can be seen everywhere. There was also funfare. Loud Indian musics can be heard. It was indeed a festive celebration. I was not so lucky this time because I didn't get the chance to see the devotees bearing kavadi up to the Temple Cave. However, I managed to see a group of 'friendly' monkeys and captured their pictures. That day was a very happening day.

A Day At Old Klang

Klang, the royal city is also known as Kelang. One fine that, on the third weekend of January, my friends and I were strolling casually at Klang. We took a taxi from Sentosa at 8 o'clock in the morning. The ride took about 15 minutes. The taxi fare was fixed at RM15 per ride from Sentosa to Klang KTM Station. We walked from Klang KTM station to the city centre. Klang is an old city with lots and lots of old shop lots and buildings. Walking along the rustic architectures triggered the nostalgic feeling inside of me. As we walked through the city, we saw people selling food, fabrics, textiles and clothes and clothes again. 

The traffic in Klang is busy especially during the weekend. So, be extra careful when you cross the road. The sky in Klang is not always blue. Thank God the sky was blue on day we went strolling. 

Ponggal Festival

It was a beautiful sunny day. My fellow Indian colleagues were celebrating Ponggal. So, we had our very own Ponggal at our office. The celebration started with preparing the pot, rice, ghee, cashew nuts, milk, raisins, brown sugar and of course stove for cooking the Ponggal sweet rice. Once everything was ready, started to cook the sweet rice. First of all, the milk, rice, ghee and brown sugar were added into the pot. We needed to wait  until the rice boiled and poured out from the pot. Once the rice poured out we all said "Ponggolo Ponggal". For completing the process, the cashew nuts and raisins were added into the pot. Since this was my first time celebrating Ponggal, I was very happy and excited. It was a great experience indeed.

The rice is sweet and creamy