Lunar 8th - 1 - 2010 (21st Feb 2010) YYD Temple Inviting Tii Kong (Chia Tii Kong)

Event preparation begins at the late morning when temple members and devotees came and starts cleaning, tidying, change and replace offerings tea’s and white wines and Tua Dee Sa Ya Pek and 5 sides hell generals Go Ka Pii wine.
早晨仪式预备，理事门前来本殿打点一切。
A group is preparing all the necessary amount of joss papers and standard items for the inviting of the heavenly emperor (Tii Kong).
一批正在准备迎接天公的必需品 。
A group is wrapping up all offering fruits with flowered red papers and all sorts of offerings are also being decorated. Then came the sugar cane with its own distinctive flowered papers to be decorated.
另一批正在将所有拜祭的水果和物品贴上鲜红的花纸，甘蔗也挂上了独特的花纸。
Offerings getting prepared on table set up called “ Peng An Tok (Hokkien)” Peace table. With a clear distinctive embroidered table cloth for this particular Inviting of heavenly emperor event.
祭品一一的献上漂亮华丽的绣花布的平安桌来迎接天公
Afternoon time, relaxed before the times of the rituals in the evening.
下午时分，晚上仪式战前的休息。
Night time 8pm +, preparation’s begin by offerings to the earth gods to request of the usage of the temple space to invite all gods to arrive and prayed for the Tii Kong. A number of gods has descended
晚上八时左右，谢土后本殿准备迎接众神们敬茶和米酒，数位神明降世前来敬天公的礼仪。
(Names of gods are undisclosed as its too long to be explained literally right here). A picture speaks a thousand words but watching it live is a whole new experience.
诸位神明的称号就免提了，因为场面十在是太壮观了，我无法以字体来形容。
Monkey god came and perform the luck blessing rituals to any interested members, devotees and also of course publics as being the meaning of “救世万名“saving humanitarian’s .that’s what the temple are aiming to do.
齐天大圣降世敬天公以及帮助诸位理事和香客补运仪式，救世万名，诸位都是位位平等，无分上下也就是本殿所坚持的。
Lastly came Tua Ya Pek and Dee Ya Pek and after nearing the inviting heavenly emperor time
过后，九殿大爷伯和五殿二爷伯降世。 然后也将近请天公的时辰了。
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Top leafy portion of the sugar canes are required to be separated, and its my turn to show my manly muscles to break it apart with 2 bare hands. Hehehe
甘蔗叶子部分必须折断然后共同所有拜祭的祭品和金纸火化。
Items are being invited down the traditional manner and are sent to the nearby open areas and all stacked neatly on a rented burning cage.
所有拜祭的祭品被请下一楼广场然后全排在预备好的火化笼里。
After rituals and prayings and offerings of tea’s and white wines by both Ah Pek and all devotees, all items are spread on the stacked joss papers and the burning begins.
爷伯们和理事们在平安桌前敬上了香，茶和米酒后，所有物品就开始火化拜敬天公。
As the burning goes, we are required to walk 1 round in circle around the burning offering joss papers and that completes the rituals of inviting of heavenly emperor.
在火化当中，我们跟随在爷伯们的带领下，绕了火丛一圈，然后就宣告敬天公仪式结束。
Facts 1 : Do You know that inviting of heavenly emperor rituals, you are supposed to wear long pants ?
正确答案一：你知道拜敬天公时，必须穿的整齐和穿长裤吗？
Facts 2 : Do You know that you are supposed to eat 1 ay vegetarian the day before till the day the ritual performed ?
正确答案二：你知道拜敬天公前一天，必须吃素和必免肉食吗？

PHOTO'S REFER TO SIDE DASH BAR

HUAT ARRR!!!!

Luck Blessing on Lunar 16th (01 March 2010 8pm Sharp)

!!!!! Notice !!!!!

Please be informed for all devotees who have missed the blessing rituals on Lunar 08-01-2010 (21-02-2010/Sunday), there will be another session of blessing rituals by Monkey God on Lunar 16-01-2010 (01-03-2010/Monday)-8pm Sharp.
Devotees who is free and available during morning are also welcomed to temple to offer joss sticks

错过了正月初八的改运仪式的所有信徒们，正月初十六八时正 (01-03-2010/Monday)-8pm，本殿齐天大圣将再降临来做改运仪式。
正月初八早上有空的信徒们也至敬欢迎前来本殿敬香添油。

A New year, a new beginning, Let's start the year with all our best. HUAT ARRRRRRRR!!!!!!!