this will be another MASSIVE image heavy post. teasers
no more~ well not as huge as the post on magnificos dinare but its still fully equipped with 146 images. & sights tt u wont be able to see in singapore. so lets go on with the picture spams. do wait patiently for the images to load. i know my blog is oways lagging. so sry bout tt. but i'm just too stupid to not know how to fix it.
these were shot in KONG-NAM. my godmother's temple at HAT-YAI. its one of the temple's 大日子 & my godmother's birthday。hmm i'm not really sure abt the details, the purpose & misc details. hmm but pictures speak a thousand words. lets get them rollin`
✜ at golden mile where we board the bus heading to hat-yai
✜ beautiful weather at hat-yai
✜电线杆。
✜&then it started to rain upon reaching the temple in da evening
✜ this is where visitors bunk in~
✜ they look like chilli, huh?
✜ walked&walked
✜ found some real chillis
✜ volunteering work begins
✜ sweeping da floor starts
✜ i just find this shot pretty :]
✜ pretty wood work
✜ duriansss
✜ delivering edible water to each "bunks"
✜ pure art
✜ o so pretttty.
✜ cheng teng~
✜ more work [following day]
✜ take a break, have a mangosteen
✜ & its pouring again.
✜ the neighbors
✜ 龙珠果的花。
[i got my legs&shoes soaked for the sake of taking these beautiful flowers]
✜ MURDER THE TOMATOESSS.
✜ wishy washy
✜ senorita~~
✜ u dun wanna get bitten by this, do u?
✜ gifts donated by ppl :]
✜ for the monks to sit on. kinda grand right?
✜ artistic
✜ gold BARS & gold chips
✜ donations once again.
✜ its shape like pong pong but its not. its edible! dunno wad u call it tho
✜ scorpion SPOTTED! omg dangerous~
[then my dad& one uncle got rid of its tail]
✜ my dad&bro
✜ i love this shot!
✜ beautiful~
✜ massage anyone?
✜
[first day] vegetarian fooood are VERY NICE!
[sry for this sucky shot. too hungryyy]
✜ those are ants.
✜ these are herds, medicine. can imagine how bitter it would be.
✜ this is shoooo PRETTY!
✜ the family of 3
✜ work continues at da kitchen. those are pumpkins.
✜ handmade tofu. NICE!
✜ kuay tiao~
✜ walking towards another temple behind. to pray on "
LONG-PU-TE"
[i'm not suppose to shoot any statues so ya~]
✜莲花池。
✜ neighbors neighbors
✜ i'm craving for them.
✜ 2ndsssss!
✜
[2nd day] its like a carnival huh? but u dun spend a cent.
& those ppl are volunteers, they pay for wad they are selling here.
✜ this arent free though. she is oso a PROFESSIONAL MASSAGER!
[but prepare to screammmmm]
✜ flower offerings in da making.
[they are super pretty! thanks to dese artists]
✜ pretty? i told, ya~
✜ work again~~
✜ & it blacked outttt. when its suppose to be offering night. hmmm
✜ i didn take shots the day b4, where the burning of the right portion started.
[it was pouring the night b4, & there was a ceremony to pray to the GODs to tt it wouldnt rain the following days]
✜
[3rd day] a clearer shot.
[i wonder the chair left there hmm. maybe its the same purpose as the hungry ghost festival ge-tais.]
✜ my dad workin` it!
✜ more ppl
✜ this lil fella wanna get killed mannn. hiding in those leaves.
[lucky i didn squish it when washing the veges]
✜ this smells niceeee & its edible. dunno wad u call it tho
✜ chillyyyy
✜ if i'm not wrong this can be eaten, not raw tho
✜ these arent potatoes. they are pumpkins.
[hmm thai dun eat potatoes, tt weird. maybe they arent v western influenced]
✜ cabbage
✜ ceremony in da midst [melting of the gold bars 金属。]
✜ lifting it up to da top & pour into the mould of a Buddha
✜ under the supervision of many monks
✜ this procedure is for the monks or nuns to give their blessings
✜ then the audience crowd to get a piece of goodness.
✜ this thread [blessed]
if u tie it to babies, its said to protect the baby, they wont cry v often & will be obedient
✜ my godmother conducting the prayers
✜ stings here & there.
✜ so pretty in white.
[this ceremony needs everybody to rinse my godmother's hands so as to get her blessings]
✜ thai version of 财神爷。
✜ it protects u.
✜ the aftermath.
✜ [last day] last lunch&head home.
[my godmother dances to every table giving out fruits & her blessings]
✜ we are out of the temple & no longer herbivores :]
✜ this is the best reason to get a sore throat
✜ got a sweet tooth?
✜ sorry sorry sorry sorry shawty shawty shawty shawty~ cool tv set!
✜ this kitten keep pestering me for food. it actually climb up onto my laps!
✜ home here we gooo~
✜ ramly burger anyone?
altho the above are like tons of shots but there are still many tt i have left out. some ceremonies, some important events. i didn really take much of the temple's stucture because i was told to avoid taking shots of the staues. theres a reason behind it but i dun really know how to explain it in english. hmm so ya~ anywayz altho this trip was tiring with all the work & stuff. but i learnt quite alot of things. esp wads going on in da kitchen. cutting veges, washing them. hmm i didn do the cooking though but i did the seasoning haha! i nvr did as much kitchen works as compared to this. i was supervised by one of granny's friend whom took care of me everytime i am at bangkok. shes not fierce but a perfectionist. she is very capable as well. she trains us & drives us. mean time putting delicious snacks into our mouths while we were working. haha! I WANNA GO AGAIN! haha this time i shld ask wads the whole event about. ok stay tune for more updatess :]
