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 laughing and telling jokes and behaving like a 7 yr old. When she had talked for awhile, she smiled at me and held out her hand to me. The whole room gasped! She was giving me the first lollipop and, not only that, she was giving me TWO! Very blessed was I. I thanked her and tucked them away quickly – the not-so-secret stash of a lollipop lover. I didn’t realize until later just how sweet that moment was.
Devotees were approaching her, hands extended, asking her questions and enjoying her company…
but really asking for a lollipop!Hmmmmm, Siang Chai Yah would say, “I wonder if I should give you this lollipop?They do look good… Should I save one for myself?
After awhile, Siang Chai Yah stood up and threw the sweets towards the excited crowd. No use spending time asking questions! All they really want after all is a sweet!
Within a few minutes, the Sifu had come out of trance and the crowd dispersed and that’s when I noticed! I walked in to the temple office and saw this:
and this:So I stepped back outside the office to have a look around and shot this:and this:and this!
How much fun we were all having! Then I remembered what I had tucked in to my bag. I had already chewed a little corner off the first one when I thought to photograph it.
Thank you dear Sifu, for helping us all to enjoy the simple and sweeter things in life.
