2012
Other Photographers Show Their Stuff
Oh how we pine for those bundles of Joss Sticks. So, to help those of us still looking for a Nine Emps fix – I’m passing on some work by some other photographers. The photojournalists (of course) were the first…
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*Sweet* in JB
It was truly a sweet moment. I looked around and lollipops were everywhere. “Photo Op!!” A short while earlier, the temple Sifu, Wee Ah Moi, was in trance as the young disciple of Guan Yin, Siang Chai Yah. She was…
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Awesome Johor Send Off for the Emperor
Nine has always been my number… In Johor, the Emperor who came to the temple this year was brother number Nine, You Bi Da Dao Xing Jun. He is the ninth star of the Big Dipper and one of the…
Read MoreOct 22 (Day 8 Bridge Crossing) and Oct 23 (Day 9 Firewalking) at Kow Ong Yah Ampang
If you thought Day 6 rocked at the Nine Emperor Gods Festival in Ampang, hold on to your hat as we head in to Day 8 and Day 9. The next two days are all about bringing the cosmos back…
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Day 6 Rocks Ampang.
From Kow Ong Yah swinging his sword about on the Opera stage to rituals of thanksgiving and dormitories full of loving friends, Day 6 at Kow Ong Yah temple in Ampang was a real feast for the senses. There were…
Read MoreWhat to expect on the 6th Day, October 20th
Saturday, October 20th is the 6th day of the Nine Emperor Gods Festival. In Ampang at 2pm, the mediums will invite the gods to the temple to help perform the ritual ceremony of feeding the armies of the generals that…
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Nine Emperors in Johor Bahru
Words come easily to describe the Nine Emperor Gods Festival at Sam Siang Keng temple in Johor Bahru. It is a place of gentle kindness and warm hospitality. It is above all a feminine place, where the Goddess of Mercy…
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Sharing the fun and the blogs and the photo tips!
Today is a sharing day. The joy in this photo has to bring a smile to your face! Was everyone having as much fun as we were? I haven’t been to the Ampang temple for two days but I can tell…
Read MoreNine Reasons For Loving The Nine Emperor Gods Festival
I’m sure I’m not the only one who gets a little rush of adrenalin when the flags go up along Jln Ampang to mark the route to the Kow Ong Yah temple. The ninth lunar month is here and at…
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An Evening’s Invitation – and lots of photos!
If you are a photographer, you need to be here! If you love color, you need to be here! If, like me, you love high energy and friendly crowds and just plain fun, you need to be here! Don’t just…
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