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Dear Readers,
It's was wet New Year eve in my town,i mean non stop rain until this morning.
Anyway, I WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR !!.
One of my resolutions is more photographs taken and a little more words written (my bad written English).I hope to share more with you this year 2011.
WARM WISHES !!!!!!!.
Photo captured with lumix LX3. (P&S)
Why do we admire scenes like this? What is it about the beauty of nature that causes men, women, and even babies to stand in amazement?
“General Revelation.” That is, God the Creator, has revealed aspects of His character and nature to all of mankind through His creation. When we look at this sunset, we realize that God is BEAUTIFUL and the source of all beauty!
Today Muslims throughout the world celebrate the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting.
The first day of Syawal is known as Eid-ul-Fitr in some parts of the world and Hari Raya Puasa or Hari Raya Aidil Fitri in Malaysia.
There will be family gatherings and reunions in the days ahead during the month of Syawal.
Those who live and work in cities away from their hometowns often make the effort to return to the places where they were born or lived as children.
But many more such as the Malaysian who work overseas and our fellow soldiers will celebrate the dawn of Syawal alone, away from family and friends.
Let us spare a thought for them and resolve to show compassion for them as we enjoy the company of our loves ones and traditional delicacies specially prepared for the festivities.
SELAMAT HARI RAYA ,AIDIL FITRI.
MA'AF ZAHIR BATIN.
Lighting fiesta or better known as 'Bertuntung' which go on through the Syawal period see villages in Kuching,lighted with decorative lamp and traditional lamps.
Children is the most joyful people during the fiesta .Here you see the children preparing to light the traditional lamps.
This fiesta bertuntung is held with aim of bringing back nostalgic feeling of how Hari Raya was celebrated in the past.
The villagers would decorated the kampung(Village) and houses with kerosene lamps and colourful decoration lamps.
Bertuntung a traditional widely practised by the Malay Muslim community in Sarawak since the colonial era.
This is how the kerosene lamp look like,,,,Selamat Hari Raya.
The period of fasting ends when the new moon is sighted on the evening of the last day of Ramadan.The actual sighting is conducted by state
appointed religious officials at various points (usually at hilltops) throughout the country.If the crescent is sighted,the following day is then declared the first day of Aidilfitri,which is also the beginning of the 10th month of Muslim calendar SAWWA:L.(Syawal)
People are rushing ..just in case to-morrow is Hari Raya.
The katupat casing on sale..
In Malaysia, the sighting of Syawal new moon to determine the date for Aidilfitri celebration will be held at 30 places nationwide on Sept 8 that is to-night.The Conference of Rulers has given its consent that the date for Aidilfitri be fixed based on sighting of the new moon and calculations.'The Keeper of the Ruler's Seal" will announce the Aidilfitri date over radio and television the same night.
Rush hour..traffic congested is common here, as you can see people are rushing to Gambier street,the most popular spot for Hari Raya needs.
I’m sure many people are looking forward for a long weekend which will start to-day (Friday) especially for those in Sarawak . Many are taking the opportunity to travel around be it locally or go somewhere outside Malaysia.
Vesak Day Year 2010 falls on Friday, 28 May 2010.
Vesak day is celebrated by Buddhist around the world, and in different manners all over the world. Though some countries occasionally use different date for this festival, most would fall on this same day.
Gawai Day or Gawai Dayak is a festival celebrated in Sarawak on 1 June every year. It is both a religious and social occasion. The word Gawai means a ritual or festival whereas Dayak is a collective name for the native ethnic groups of Sarawak: the Iban, also known as Sea Dayak and the Bidayuh people, also known as Land Dayak. Thus, Gawai Dayak literally means "Dayak Festival". Dayak would visit their friends and relatives on this day.
Happy Gawai Day & Wesak Day to all Malaysian or popular known as 1Malaysia.........
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This week let us go to Cat Museum in Kuching Sarawak.
It's Christmas holiday this weekend,the festive season of giving & forgiving.Kuching is my hometown and Kuching is CAT in Malay.The World’s first Cat Museum, devoted to all things feline, is in Petra Jaya in the Kuching City North Hall. Cat lovers will find all range of exhibits, photos, feline art and cat souvenirs.
Many cats sculptures can be seen at various corner of the city.During festive season even the cat is celebrating.This cat here wearing Santa Claus costume,a red hat and a red vest.
I see a cat woman & the cat celebrating x'mas in the museum.
There are cat clock,umbrellas,mugs,brooches,plates,cups,key-ring,teapot and t-shirt on sale here.
Welcome to Cat Museum in Kuching,Sarawak,Malaysia.
THIS IS MY CLOSING POST ON MY BLOG FOR YEAR 2007.I WOULD LIKE TO WISH ALL BLOGGERS A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR.LET US ALL WORK TOWARDS ERADICATING MISTRUST,HATRED,COMPLEX SOCIAL PROBLEMS & CULTURAL PREJUDICES TO BUILD A WORLD NATION FILLED PEACE,UNITY & LOVE FOR HUMANITY.
