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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

31st of Mar 2009, end March already, financial year closing. so for the a/c adjustment have to been done completely. Me and Florance have been arrow to help up contact centre from today till 05/03/09 as BCT liaison officer for the payment issued when the CSC unknown.

We have been allocate to difference cluster wef 01/04/09. I will be in ELC: Engineering, Logistics & SME Cluster. Wish me everything will be smoothly.

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Monday, March 30, 2009

We got the early meeting this morning, to talk about the AR migration to avoid any discrepancy in system cut over. And the re-org will be start from 01/04/09, also doing the Org chart for our Billing & Collection Unit.

And for our lunch, today we got the farewell lunch for Celia and Chin Huat, Celia is leaving us soon and Chin Huat will be transfer to other Dept.

Labels: Farewell lunch for Celia and Chin Huat

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Sunday, March 29, 2009

We went for 清明扫墓 today morning start from 7:30am, as usual we went to the Tai Guan Ong See Association (Singapore)/Seh Ong Columbarium at Bukit Batok first station. That was Grand Grand Father-inlaw太公 & Mother-inlaw太婆.

After that we process to the biggest tomb in Bukit Brown Cemetery(Kopi Hill) (off Lornie Road). As what we known, at that time the burial place was restricted only to Hokkiens with the surname Ong. The tomb is Grand Father-in law爷爷.

Another commonly known name especially for taxi drivers is Kheam Hock Road Cemetery because it is situated along Kheam Hock Road.
The 213 acre Bukit Brown Cemetery was known among the Chinese as "kopi sua" or coffee hill. The cemetery contained some very ornate graves, complete with "jagas" in Sikh dress to guard them. In the 1970s the government began to clear the cemetery for redevelopment. The clearing process has been stagnated recently. Previously Grand Grand Father-in law and Grand Grand Mother-in law both tombs also in this cemetery.
Yet it remains as one of the oldest cemetery in Singapore. You can see very old trees and unique plantation all over the hill.

Around 10:00am we all process to Choa Chu Kang Cemetery to visiting the tombs for Grand Mother-in law奶奶, Father-in law爸爸, Mother-in law妈妈, Ah Kun' Father & Mother.

We almost end the whole 清明扫墓 at around 3:30pm.

Labels: 清明扫墓

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清明扫墓，谓之对祖先的“思时之敬”

谁造的房子更坚固，是掘墓的人，他造的房子可以住到世界的未日。清明了，不知道另一个世界的亲人，他们过得还好吗？

凉簟冰壶寒世界，能不思卿一默然。清明节到了，每年这个时候都会想到过世的亲人，回忆以前的点点滴滴，让眼泪再次流过那年那月。佳节清明桃李笑

A Year had passed and Qing Ming Festival will be arriving soon.

As Taoist & Chinese, we shall show our Respect & Gratitude to our Pass-on ancestors, Grandparents, Parents or any Family Members.

This Year, the Actual Qing Ming falls on 05 Apr 2009 (Sunday), but for Chinese Culture, Qing Ming Festival will starts 10 Days earlier and end 10 Days after the actual Day.

So the whole Qing Ming Festival will starts from 26 Mar to 15 Apr.

Tomb-sweeping Day or Festival, a public holiday on the fifth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar, is one of the most important festivals in China. As the name implies, it is the day for cleaning up ancestral tombs (祖墳). Graveyards are located on hillsides away from the city, and grass is often allowed to grow luxuriantly (茂盛地)for most of the year - hence the necessity to cut it all down at yearly intervals(一年一次).

Additionally, offerings(祭品) of food and drink are placed in front of tombs - typically fruit, meat, flowers, and so on. Then the family gather to pray while paper 'ghost money' is being burned. Another important Tomb-sweeping Day tradition is the placing of paper on the tombs. The people believe the tomb to be the residing place of thedeceased's spirit, and placing the paper on the tombs is equivalent to putting new tiles(瓦) on the roof of a house. The paper is held down with small stones so that the paper will not be swept away by the wind.

清明古诗

《清明》
（唐）杜牧
清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂。
借问酒家何处有？牧童遥指杏花村。

《途中寒食》
（唐）宋之问
马上逢寒食，途中属暮春。
可怜江浦望，不见洛桥人。
北极怀明主，南溟作逐臣。
故园肠断处，日夜柳条新。

《寒食》
（唐）韩翃
春城无处不飞花，寒食东风御柳斜。
日暮汉宫传蜡烛，轻烟散入五侯家。

《闾门即事》
（唐）张继
耕夫召募爱楼船，春草青青万项田；
试上吴门窥郡郭，清明几处有新烟。

《清明》
（宋）王禹俏
无花无酒过清明，兴味萧然似野僧。
昨日邻家乞新火，晓窗分与读书灯。

《苏堤清明即事》
（宋）吴惟信
梨花风起正清明，游子寻春半出城。
日暮笙歌收拾去，万株杨柳属流莺。

《寒食上冢》
（宋）杨万里
迳直夫何细！桥危可免扶？
远山枫外淡，破屋麦边孤。
宿草春风又，新阡去岁无。
梨花自寒食，进节只愁余。

《郊行即事》
（宋）程颢
芳草绿野恣行事，春入遥山碧四周；
兴逐乱红穿柳巷，固因流水坐苔矶；
莫辞盏酒十分劝，只恐风花一片红；
况是清明好天气，不妨游衍莫忘归。

《送陈秀才还沙上省墓》
（明）高启
满衣血泪与尘埃，乱后还乡亦可哀。
风雨梨花寒食过，几家墳上子孙来？

《清江引清明日出游》
　　（明）王磐
问西楼禁烟何处好？绿野晴天道。
马穿杨柳嘶，人倚秋千笑，
探莺花总教春醉倒。

Labels: 清明扫墓，谓之对祖先的“思时之敬”

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Saturday, March 28, 2009

Some photos of the Taiji performance at Asian Civilisation Museum by Shifu May's students on 28 Mar 09 by Terry Tan.

The lady on the right is Wendy, who came to assist Shifu May last week .

Labels: Taiji performance at Asian Civilisation Museum by Shifu May's students

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Loong Fatt Tau Sar Piah (Balestier)

Around a week ago, Francis promised me that bring me to buy the the famous Tau Sar Piah at Balestier there.

There are many stalls there, but most people says the one by Loong Fatt's the best.

This is their box. It says they are the original and only outlet.

And also claimed to be the best. haha.. (it's printed on the side of the box)

This is how it looks like. Both the savoury and sweet versions. The ones with sesame seeds are the savoury ones.

The inside of the tau sar piah. (the pictures are not so clear)

But when we reached there, a long long Q, so we brought another stall 603 tau sar piah. And I packed altogether 8 boxes for tomorrow Tomo visiting.

全球环保运动“地球一小时”（Earth Hour）就在今晚星期六。今晚8时30分起熄灯一小时，我们也响应参与这次的运动。

Labels: Local Snacks and Earth Hour

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Friday, March 27, 2009

Today we got a reunion for CTG members at the Penthouse, as also welfare buffet for Lau Chee Ken lo. Bring back some food for those did not turn up, like chicken wing and cream bun, spring roll.

Afternoon received call from 华姐, and she offer to help me buy the bean paste biscuit 豆沙饼

for this coming Sunday Qing Ming Festival to do Tomb-visiting. Thank her so much. And I will try to buy the King Pastry 大砰饼

Finally all the UAT interface checking have been finished. We checked until 6.30pm but still continue to checked the data verification thing till 8.00pm and Francis come and bring me home. I am now on line at home, but still see Wendy on line, she still in office with some of the accountant.

Labels: Bean paste biscuit 豆沙饼

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Thursday, March 26, 2009

That day doing the Staff Involvement project(FMAS-UAT Testing on processes/functionality, Data Verification and ECream-Providing input for e-cream enhancement) , today another of project is doing collect data for number of Instalment for rental arrears, send e-mail to all the B&C staffs, only 2 of them never get back to me, ready they don't have any cases??????

Fang Chyi circular a list to ask whether buying dinner for tonight, it seen like for sure we much stay back tonight liao. SMS Francis to buying for tomorrow payer thing, but his h/p no battery, so I call to his office, but the clerk there ask me to call his h/p, why??? I can't call his office ha, then the office number is for what use, so funny... Don't like the way what his office staff asking the call.

Doing the UAT testing with Sou Fung and also doing the data verification for today, till 8:00pm then a few of us process home.

Labels: Excel sheet for no of instalment by 9:30AM

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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Have uploaded from the web site.

清明時節雨紛紛。
路上行人欲斷魂。
借問酒家何處有。
牧童搖指杏花存。

Drizzling to be seen everywhere during Qing Ming Festival.The Cool-weather assists the People who visiting Tombs to honour their Ancestors to have a Good & Enjoying Mood.
With such a Good Mood, I will like to visit a Wine-inn somewhere around.By asking the Young Cowherd, I got to know the Best Wine-inn is located in Village Xing Hua.

Above is a Poem to describe the scene of Qing Ming Festival in the Ancient Era.

In the Past, after Tomb-visiting, the Family Members or Friends of the Pass-on will tend to have a short gathering and enjoy the Cooling & Drizzling Weather.

Some of the People will find a Tea-house or Wine-inn to have a drink or some of the people will just find a Clean & Green open-space to have a Picnic. The People will have a great feast on the Offerings that they offered to the Ancestors or Pass-on. With a little sip on the Wine or Tea, the Educated People will recite or create Poems accordingly to what they feel, see and hear.

This is the Joyous Mood of Qing Ming Festival.

In Taoism, besides Honouring the Ancestors & Pass-on, this is also a Day to show Filial Piety, Unity & Gratitude to the Fore-fathers & Pioneers.

In the Ancient Era, to do Tomb-visiting, the whole Family must gathered around to do the Preparation of the Offerings, folding of Paper-ingots and then, when time is up, the whole Family will start their Journey to the Tomb. But in the Modern Era now, due to tight-working schedule and/or the Conversion to Non-Chinese-Religions, a lot of the People had neglected the Importance of such Practices and this is one of the main Reasons that in-directly cause the losing of Family Bonding and Close-relationship among Family Members.

Once Filial Piety & Unity of the Family are Gone, this is a Distorting in the Root of the Chinese, this is something that we needed more time to look into and ponder over.

Besides honouring the Ancestors & Pass-on, on Qing Ming Festival, we shall also offered 3 Incenses to the Fore-fathers or Pioneers that had assist us in giving us a Good Land to stay-on and providing us with Good Environment to stay-in.

In Year 2009, our Chinese Qing Ming Festival falls on the 10th Day of Lunar 3 Month (05 Apr 2009). For Chinese Custom, the Honouring of Ancestors & Pass-on will starts 10 Days before and 10 Days after the Main Day, meaning that, for this Year, the Qing Ming Honouring Period will starts on 26 Mar till 15 Apr.

So what to Prepare?

In here, suggest a few items that oneself or the Family Members can prepared for the Honouring.

For Food Offerings:

1) Ang Ku Kueh (紅龜粿) as to request for Long Lifespan for the Family Members

2) Fried Carrot Cake (菜頭粿) as to repuest for Prosperity

3) Fa Gao (發糕) as to request for Good Wealth Blessing

4) Sweet Potato Cake (蕃薯糕) as to represent Gold or Wealth

5) Fried Pumpkin Cake (金瓜糕) as to represent Gold or Wealth

6) Chinese Rice Wine (白米酒)

7) Chinese Tea (中國茶)

8) A set of 5 Oranges (五顆桔子) or Apples (五顆蘋果)

9) Spring Onion aka Qing Cong (青蔥)

10) Chinese Chives aka Jiu Cai (韭菜)

11) Beancurd aka Dou Gan (豆干)

12) Meat/Vegetable Roll aka Run Bing (潤餅/薄餅/春卷)

For Paper & Other Offerings:

13) A few stacks of Shou Jin aka San Bao Jin (壽金/三寶金)

14) A Pair of Red Candles (一對紅燭)

15) A Bundle of Good Quality Incenses (上等香)

16) A few Bundles of Jing Yi aka Daily-necessities for the Pass-on (經衣)

17) A few Bundles of Xi Qian (溪錢) aka Kai Lu Qian (開路錢)

18) A few sets of Paper Clothing (男女紙衣)

19) A few stacks of Zu Jin (足金)

20) A few stacks of Zu Yin (足銀)

For Paying Respect to Earth Deities (祭祀後土地祇):

1) A set of 2 Oranges (桔子兩顆)

2) A set of Jian He & Chinese Tea-leaves (餞盒茶葉)

3) A pair of Red Candles (一對紅燭)

4) Three sticks of Incenses (三枝上等香)

5) A stack of Shou Jin aka San Bao Jin (壽金/三寶金)

6) A stack of Tu Di Jin (一份土地金)

Procedure of the Honouring of Ancestors or Pass-on:

Upon reaching the Cemetery, lay-out the Offerings for the Ancestors or Pass-on.

Then proceed to pay respect to the Earth Deities (後土地祇). While paying respect to the Earth Deities, also report to the Earth Deities that who you and your Family Members going honoured (Ancestors or Pass-on's Name). After reporting, burn-off the San Bao Jin (壽金/三寶金) and then proceed back to the Tomb.

Passge to recite as follow:

三枝清香來稟報。

San Zhi Qing Xiang Lai Bing Bao

後土地祇請聞告。

Hou Tu Di Zhi Qing Wen Gao

今逢清明佳節。

Jin Feng Qing Ming Jia Jie

弟子XXX及闔家。

Di Zhi (your Name) Ji He Jia

特備供品。敬供堂上XXX/XXX/XXX/等。

Te Bei Gong Pin, Jing Gong Tang Shang (Ancestors or Pass-on's Names)

與此呼請XXX/XXX/XXX/等。前來領供。

Yu Ci Hu Qing (Ancestors or Pass-on's Names), Qian Lai Ling Gong

在此。弟子亦敬備薄儀。

Zai Ci, Di Zi Yi Jing Bei Bo Yi

答謝後土地祇之守顧。

Da Xie Hou Tu Di Zhi Shou Gu

以此敬拜。奉上。謝過。(化寶)

Yi Ci Jing Bei Feng Shang Xie Guo (Burn Paper-offering)

Once returned, Light the Candles and then Call-upon the Name of the Ancestors or Pass-on, inform them that Today is Qing Ming Festival and the whole Family is here to pay respect to the Who & Who.

呼請XXX/XXX/等來到。
(Ancestors or Pass-on's Name) Deng Lai Dao

XXX/XXX/等。請聞告。
(Ancestors or Pass-on's Name) Qing Wen Gao

今日是清明佳節。
Jin Ri Shi Qing Ming Jia Jie

XXX全家來掃墓。
(Your Name) Quan Jia Lai Sao Mu

特備糕點飯菜。衣物錢財。敬供XXX/XXX/XXX/等。
Te Bei Gao Dian Fan Cai, Yi Wu Qian Cai, Jing Gong Tang Shang (Ancestors or Pass-on's Names

請XXX/XXX/等。來享用及領受。
Qing (Ancestors or Pass-on's Names) Lai Xiang Yong Ji Ling Shou

After Three Rounds of Offering Incenses and Wine, proceed with the Burning of Paper-offerings. Once the Paper-offerings are being send-off, the whole Honouring will considered as Completed.

Packed the Food-offerings and then distribute-out after leaving the Cemetery. Remember not to waste any of the Food-offerings as most of them have Blessings from the Ancestors & Pass-on. Wasting such Food-offerings is the same as adding Sins & Debts to the Pass-on.

Before leaving, remember to Clean up the Place. This is to prevent Creatures from coming to stay around the Tomb. Once Creatures gathered around, it will bring Negative Issues to the Family Members.

Labels: Qing Ming Festival Honouring (清明祭祀懷祖恩)

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