A B C Dee: Vesak Parade 2554 BE

Hi!! These are some pictures from Vesak Parade 2010, 2554 BE. I know it's very late.. but a promise is a promise! There you go! =)

After celebrating Vesak Day at SJBA in the morning, we continued to join Vesak Parade at night.

We gathered at Sunway University College by afternoon to go to KL where the parade would take place.

Look at this happy face! Everyone was so happy to be able to participate in this parade! =)

Make sure your DSLR is at her best!!!

Erm.. maybe need to adjust the ISO =P

We sang songs from Vesak songs to national songs! =)

Participants of Vesak Parade 2010, 2554 BE from Sunway College and its vicinity!

We took bus to KL, many activities in the bus! =) Ooo, Ooo, It was raining when we got to KL.

Here, Maha Vihara, Brickfield. This was where the Parade would commence.

One of the building there decorated by the arrangements of buddhist flags. =)

The pond right after we entered the gate.

This is the light with series of pictures telling the life of the Buddha. It would be turned on once in a while!

There was so crowded and many booths: oil lamp booths, students' creative works, blessings, t-shirts, and so on. All would be contributed as donation.

This was the flowers for offering, reflecting the impermanence of lives. Thus, may we live at the present moment. =)

Many people were praying. The incense reflecting the good moral conduct. =)

Blessings thread! May all of us be blessed!

Oh! many food stalls too! I bought this bread from Harrison's sunday school students' booth. They were so cute calling him, "teacher,teacher!" They love him!

The rain started to stop (correct???)

After sightseeing the temple, we waited outside and...

...of coure before the parade started, we needed...

food!!! dinner you could say. =P

the mochi was good! =)

It looks so delicious, Jane! =)

Meanwhile, pictures were continued to be taken all along!

"Once upon a time, there were 4 culprits and 2 cops. The 2 cops chased the 4 culprits over and over again!"

Nice shirt!

The street outside! Cool! Give you the aura of festival!

Good setting for Wing Chun pose! =D

Star Fingers!

Cendol No. 1!!!

The parade started! =) There were so many caravans carrying Buddha and Bodhisattva's statues! =)

The statues were so beautifully decorated! The monks were splashing water of blessings to the devotees. Water symbolizes purity, clarity, and calmness. =)

another caravans! =)

a closer look!

The statue of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, or more familiarly by the name of Guan Yin, The Bodhisattva of Great Compassion.

The little monks were there too!

There were so many caravans. There are Mahayana styles, Tibetan styles, and so on

another statue of the Buddha.

This parade, like I said before in previous post started from Brickfield, Bukit Bintang, and made a round turn back to Brickfield.

Devotees along the sides of the streets.

It's getting dark. We started at around 6-7pm and ended at around 10pm.

The little monks.

The Youth Caravan. They played music, and sang along all the way. =D

This caravan carrying the newly born baby Siddhartha was so pretty with the lights.

Us - taking every chance in the crowd to snap picture!

the member of Sangha and devotees

The lotus candle dispels darkness.

symbolizes wisdom which dispels ignorance. =)

simple lantern, yet pretty! =)

the lantern made from recycled materials! Good idea!

Wenny with the lantern

Joining lanterns, nice one! =D

the light bands, ready!

the flag, ready too! At first we all didn't know what this flag represented, then the kind Uncle told us, it represented peace. ^^

everything's ready! off we go!

Happy Vesak everyone! ^^

We walked and walked...

Devotees ranging from young children, youth, adults, to senior citizens!

It was about 12 km in total! Wow, I felt bad because I was feeling tired easily compared to a grandma there. >.<

Another caravans, there were so many, and when we walked faster or slower, we could see other caravans further in front or at the back.

Hey, twin tower!

from other point of view...

Oh, this caravans carrying so many vegetables and animals, also planets (I guess), suggesting us to be kind to nature and be environmental friendly. =)

the crowd and people watching!

we stopped here to take some rest...

and snapped a jump shot!

I mean two jump shots.. =P

Then, we continued our journey and met this lion!

We were still full of spirit.. and energy!

stopped again to take several jump shots. Now, all together!

Practice first!

A-a-a, not all captured in time!

Yeah, that's what we are talking about! =D

Aarrgh.. tired already!

took a break at a bus stop. How sitting feels so good after a longggg walk.

Oh, correct! Planets!

The Great Compassion Bodhisattva

We stopped again.. under the moonlight! =)

evolution!

another evolution shot!

star jump + street fighter at the back!

watering the flowers... for fun!

Tour guide, "Oi, gather around!"

Extremely tired, especially the legs. We all are students lack of regular exercise! >.<

...almost there, the one turn back to the starting point of the parade...

Phew...

reached the picking up location back to sunway - see the smiling face of accomplishment! ^^

tired, but felt so good! =)

the whole gang! and I even met Jia Yi, my friend from China. I've never met her since graduating from pre-U. She was here with her family also! That day was her birthday too! What coincidences!