Thaipusam on Palani,Kavadi and Idumban

                                                                       Idumban

Today I would like to write something about Thaipusam.Yes, Thaipusam the grand celebration to Lord Muruga that will be celebrated by millions of Hindus through out the world on 7 Feb 2012.I will also involved in this holly celebration.Not carrying the Kavadi but I render in different service by singing his praise and accompany the Kavadis.I do belong to a well know Muruga devotee family from Johor Bahru by the name of our patron the late "Madavan Pusari", my Grandfather.We are in this service for decade and now its already touch the third generation and I am happy to see the tradition still going on and wish its will still go through many more generation to come.Hopping like me my daughter and son will carry on to participate in this service to the holly feet of Lord Muruga once a year in conjunction of Thaipusam festival.

The main thing in Thaipusam is Kavadi.You can see during the celebration the devotee will carry this kavadi with beautiful decorations.Its take a lot of patience to do and fix one especially the big Kavadi.

12 Truly Bizarre Funeral Customs

For thousands of years, humans have mourned their dead. Evidence from Shanidar Cave in Iraq indicates that, perhaps, Neanderthals originated the idea of a funeral. Different customs surrounding the dead have grown up in various places around the world. Funeral and burial customs are still evolving today, as technology advances. Here are 12 interesting funeral and burial customs from around the world:

Size of the Dishes and Colour will effect how much we eat

A lot of peoples want to be in shape and eager to have a beautiful body.Men or women the desire is the same but more percentage on women I guess.But when we face the food it is quite difficult for some to control the intake.Especially delicious foods which we tend to eat more and more until we may not realise how much we had over ate them.

I am not at home on CNY

I did plan a short trip during Chinese New Year (CNY).A plan I had discuss a months back since I have about 4 days to spend.I am not interested to stay at Home either but since I had a wedding reciption in Klang,Selangor why not.Klang is over 300 km away from my home in Johor Bahru which I decided to take this opportunity to go for a short stroll at Klang and also Kuala Lumpur.We went  for a grand weeding reception on Saturday night and then off we goes on our own leisure.

An Anthill Sage The Great Valmiki Of Ramayana

 Maharshi Valmiki, the author of the great Indian epic Ramayana, was a Hindu sage who lived around the beginning of the first millennium B.C. He is referred to as the 'adikavi', the original creator of the Hindu 'sloka' - a verse form in which most of the great epics such as Ramayana, Mahabharata, Puranas, and other works are composed.

How Valmiki Got His Name

He was a Brahman by birth belonging to the lineage of Bhrigu. Fate consigned him to a family of robbers which brought him up. Accidental contact with the Saptarsis - the Seven Sages and with the sage Narada changed his life. By the repetition of Ramanama or the name of Ram, he attained the supreme state of a 'maharshi' or great sage. Since a 'valmika' or an anthill had grown over his body during his long period of austerities and poised state of penance, he came to be known as Valmiki.

Princess Diana's Ghost !!

Does Ghost exist ? Well very Taboo for some and for many they do believe and may had spotted them.Anyway this is very interesting ghost story and not an ordinary ghost story but the ghost of the famous.Diana Princes Of Wales died in a car accident in Paris on 31st August 1997.Nothing much I can say about Prince Di as she is a well known world figure during her lifetime.But this footage of her ghost really chill me off which appearing in a church in Scotland.

Color Psychology

Do different colors affect your mood?

Like death and taxes, there is no escaping color. It is ubiquitous. Yet what does it all mean? Why are people more relaxed in green rooms? Why do weightlifters do their best in blue gyms?
Colors often have different meanings in various cultures. And even in Western societies, the meanings of various colors have changed over the years. But today researchers have generally found the following to be accurate.

The Origins Of Everyday Thing - Calender

Its been a while I did not post the Origins Of Everyday Thing segment.So for today lets look into our Calender.A very important tool in our daily life especially for our working life with lots of meeting , appointment with peoples to meet.Wonder how this Calender had been developed up to this day?
Started by the Romans and up to current modern calender that also call Gregorian Calender.