Today, I had one of the most finest experience in my life... Let me go through the things I did today so just bear with me... Gonna be long post... :D

Woke up at 5.15am... Yes... Damn early in the morning!!! Me and my bro get ready while waiting for my uncle to come and pick us up... He's talking Paal Kudam (it's something like a milk in a silver pan/jar)... So, he asked us to come with him and take care of his personal belongings... We had to go early there to get a better carpark + a good spot to do Paal Kudam processes... Let me tell you something... Today's morning water was quite warm... Hehehe...

So after we got ready, my uncle picks us up and we straight zoomed to Setia Alam temple... We parked our car there and went across the Pasir Gudang highway to reach another temple there... Crossing the road was a difficult task... Since it's morning, not much cars coming that time... After we crossed the road, we went to the temple and do the necessary things for taking Paal Kudam...

Since this is my first experience of going to temple and seeing this LIVE, I can't explain more... :P Really... This is my first experience so everything was really new to me... Even standing with the unknown people was totally new experience... So, we waited there for, 2 hours I think... We were waiting for the police guys to come over and control the traffic... So the road was quite busy by that time... Once the enforcement arrives, we waited for the priest to come over and bless us...


After which we were able to take Paal Kudam and joined in with other people... Another new experience is, my first time ever to cross the busy highway, Barefooted!!! Yes... No shoes... And we had to walk for more than 3 kilometers to reach the other end of temple... The enforcement guys are very helpful in controlling the traffic... :)

The thing is, we all were walking on the edge of the road... Have you guys wondered what's lying in there? Haha... Lots of things actually... The uneven asphalt, lots of small and big chunks of rocks, and the worse, broken chucks of bottles... And on top of it, we all were walking barefooted... Imagine that... But we didn't get hurt or whatsoever... Before walking on the road, I prayed to God that keep me safe while walking on this road... Thanks to God... :)

So after walking more than 3 kilometers with more than hundreds of people who taking Paal Kudam and Kavadi, we all reached the other end of temple located behind the post office in Masai... Even I don't know there was a temple located there... Hehe... Anyways, we all just follow the flow... Went with the people and reached the temple... We all had to wait for our turn to go inside the temple and pour the milk...

After that, we just went to take some refreshments and sit in there a while... This is my first time ever to see such a crowd in my life... I mean Indians... Actually, I'm the type of person who avoids this places... Because, err, well, I'm not that much comfortable with the situation... It's unexplainable... :P But today was different... I was enjoying each minute of being in there... Feels like a BIG family gathering actually... This made me to relieve to the max...

So after finishing all of our duties, we went back to Setia Alam temple by, you're right... Walking! And it's barefooted again... We leaved our shoes at the car so in order to get our shoes, we had to walk to the temple... The time was around 11.30am so the sun was quite hot... When we walk on the same road again, we do felt the heat... But after few minutes, it's none... Miracle??? It's all on His divine powers... :)

So we again, walked for 3 kilometers back to the temple where we parked our car... It was another new experience to me... One thing I noticed though... Walking on the silver lining/marking on the road, makes you lot more comfortable than walking on the asphalt itself... Wondering why? Well, count me in too... Coz even I don't know... Hehe... So after several minutes, we reached the temple and quickly get into the car...


So to sum up what new experience I got today;
1) First time crossed the Pasir Gudang highway (with Police security though :D)
2) First time walked to the temple, barefooted!!!
3) The huge crowd I've ever seen in my life!!!
4) First time eating Puttu Mayam (courtesy of the temple management)
5) First time drank moore (sour milk)
6) Walked back to the temple in barefoot again, in hot weather...
7) First time looked up close on the processes of Paal Kudam and Kavadi...
8) First time felt being on the crowd like a big family and friends...
9) First time see the Police people doing a great job
10) Saw someone special in those crowds... Hehe...

10 new experiences, 1 special day + seeing the particular person = PRICELESS!!!

There you go... My day for Thaipusam... Really enjoyed it to the max... I'm glad that I went to the temple... Will consider to go to Thaipusam next year... :)