Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Maaf Zahir & Batin

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri
Maaf Zahir & Batin



Selamat aidil fitri
Kepada saudara serta saudari
Setahun hanya sekali
Merayakan hari yang mulia ini

Di masa bulan Ramadan
Kita berpuasa hingga sebulan
Pabila Syawal menjelma
Hari raya disambut dengan gembira

(Korus 1)
Miskin kaya memakai baju baru warna-warni
Mengunjungi sanak kaum famili
Sungguh hebat pemandangan di hari raya ini
Tua muda wajah berseri-seri

Selamat hari raya
Pada saudari saudara semua
Marilah dengan gembira
Merayakan aidilfitri yang mulia

Di sana kelihatan
Bermacam kuih ketupat dan rendang
Mintak bu kuih sepotong
Saya mahu makan kerna perut kosong

Dam dam dum bunyi mercun
Kanak-kanak segera datang berduyun
Dam dam dum mercun berdentum
Semaraklah hari raya ini tahun

(Korus 2)
Maafkanlah jika ada terlanjur perkataan
Diharap supaya jangan disimpan
Kuberdoa selamat panjang umur murah rezeki
Semoga Tuhan akan memberkati

Selamat hari raya
Hari untuk kita bersuka ria
Selamat mari ucapkan
Untuk kita hingga sampai tahun depan

Selamat hari raya!

Open House Chinese New Year Selangor 2010

The Pakatan Rakyat Selangor State Government will be holding their Chinese New Year open house at the Dong Zen Buddhist Temple, Jenjarom on the seventh day of Chinese New Year, Saturday 20^th day of February, 2010. Dong Zen Buddhist Temple, Jenjarom, is famous for its annual lantern and flora festival. It will be officiated by Selangor Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) Abdul Khalid Ibrahim. The following VIPs, Khalid, Selangor state exco Elizabeth Wong and top Buddhist leaders, will grace the occasion.

Location map of Jenjarom, Selangor

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Najib's Chinese New Year Open House

Meanwhile, on the same day 20km north of Jenjarom, at Kampung Baru Pandamaran Pandamaran New Village which is the second largest Chinese New Village in Malaysia, the BN (Barisan Nasional) will hold their national level open house.

Location map of Jalan Chan Ah Choo, Pandamaran, Port Klang, Selangor

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COMMENTS:

by A - 36 minutes ago
Celebrations should be carried out sincerely and not merely for the sake of "showing" themselves as being appreciative of the other cultures. This trend was noticed even in the Thaipusam celebration. A big cut out - something we usually see only in Tamil movies was placed to welcome Najib, this too was hazardous to safety. They tried to do the same in Klang. If they are truly sincere, they should have one event and have all member of the state and parliament for Selangor present. Put aside the political differences and reach out to people genuinely. As for now, all these so called state level celebration turns out to be just another PR exercise for the respective parties. What Police did in Batu Caves citing State setup stage as security hazard was also not proper. But then again , they just menurut perintah! This nation will prosper only when leaders are genuine in their intentions to serve the nation!

by B - 39 minutes ago
The rival political leaders meeting and feeding the people once a year during festive times is NOT important. Instead they must see that the needy and the poor are not always remaining poor and deprived of basic necessities in the country.There are thousands in this country who don't have 2 square meals a day. The leaders of whichever party must make sure the economy develops and the people of all races have their basic needs satisfied. People can no longer be woodwinked with once a year niceties given by politcal leaders to catch votes.

by C - 44 minutes ago
Wa! bNow Najib can go celebrate Chinese New Year among the Chinese and Rosmah can cuddle a Chinese baby. The moon must have turned really blue. Whate ver it is my goose pimples popped out like mushrooms each time I see the hipocrisy in their behaviour.

Chinese New Year in Malaysia

Today is the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year, and it is a tradition for a family reunion dinner, and that is what we are having - my daughter, my 2 sons, myself and the Cambodian maid. My other two daughters will be following their husbands to their respective family reunion as is the practice, leaving the 4 of us.

Here is what my daughter have bought for the reunion dinner - yee sang (translated literally as raw fish). This is a Malaysian invention and has become the tradition for Chinese celebrating the Lunar New Year to "lou sang" (literally mix (raw) fish) where everyone uses their chopstick to mix the ingredients of the yee sang to stir up good fortune for the new year. Here are photos of the yee sang and of us stirring the dish:

yee sang

lou sang

And here is what we have prepared for the Chinese Family Reunion dinner:

Chinese New Year Ever Reunion Dinner

And here is a photo of a basket of Mandarin oranges - "kam" in Cantonese which has the same pronunciation as gold, and is a must for the Chinese New Year.

Mandarin oranges or "kam"

Batu Caves

Batu Caves first caught public attention in 1878 when an American naturalist, William Hornaday followed the odour of guano up a jungle trial and chanced upon huge limestone caves which he compared with Basilica of Saint Peter, Rome. It consist of 3 main caves followed by a number of smaller ones. The caves were then surrounded by thick jungle 13 km from the city center and only accessible by hardy hikers guided by local guides. However, because of Hornaday's enthusiasm, eager visitors had beaten a regular trial to the caves.

The caves soon became a favourite place for Hindu devotees to set up a shrine to honor the omnipotent Tamil Deity Lord Murugan. Early visitors had to scramble over piles of rocks, but as time goes by, wooden steps followed by stone steps made the caves more accessible. You now have to climb 272 steps to get to the caves. The biggest cave is the Temple Cave or Cathedral Cave which is visited by many devotees. The ceiling of this cave is about 100m above the ground, and several holes in the ceiling lights up the cave during daytime. In January 2006, a 42.7m high statue of Lord Murugan was constructed at the Batu Caves.

Near the foot of the steps is an Art Gallery Cave which display statues and paintings of Hindu gods as well as scenes from the Ramayana. The sculptures and pictures are painted in beautiful color and great details and even individual eyelashes and fingernail ridges can be seen. Entry fee is RM1.

The most busy period of Batu Caves is during the Thaipusam festival celebrated on the 10th month of the Hindu calender, which will fall on 1 Febuary this year. This festival celebrates 2 events, the birthday of Lord Murugan and the defeat of the demon Soorapadman by Lord Murugan. The gathering start in the evening before the festival in the Sri Mariamman Temple in centre of Kuala Lumpur. For this year, the procession will begin its journey from Sri Maha Mariamman Temple, Jalan Tun H.S Lee, on February 1 at 12.20am led by a silver chariot and is expected to reach Batu Caves early in the morning on the same day.

The chariot will be accompanied by devotees carrying kavadis, which represent mini shrines placed on the shoulders of devotees. Chains are hooked from the kavadis onto the flesh of the carrier. Some are pierced by spears, which are not to be more than 1m long. Others hook limes, oranges or coconuts onto their bodies as an act of seeking blessings from the gods. They will be accompanied by supporters with dances, songs and music.

Since this year is Visit Malaysia Year 2007, there will be a 10-minutes fireworks display at 12 midnight on January 31 and cultural performances, musicals, classical and modern dance performances on Febuary 1.

Getting There

You can take bus no. 11D from the front of Bangkok building near the Central Market (Pasar Seni), which will be a ride of about 1 hour. Alternatively you can take a taxi which may cost from RM12 to RM20 which will take 45 minutes.

More information can be obtained from the Kuala Lumpur Tourist Office at 03-2615 8188 or 1-300-88-5776