Actually, it is the birthday of Murugan, a type of god and people sort of commemorates him. In Penang, Thaipusm festival always held along Jalan Utama and Jalan Waterfall.
Ok, I went to the festival three weeks ago, but before I even reached there, I already have headache. Not headache because Rihanna can't come to Malaysia, but because of TRAFFIC JAM.
The jam was horrible. The road was so congested that it was worse than the congestion in a constipated person's bowel. Cars travelling on bumper to bumper pace. Even walking is faster.
Anyway, I reached my destination safely, but with some minor cramps on my legs. Before that, I went to park at a huge parking area , which was not free,to park my car. So, at the entrance, I asked the Indian fella, berapa? 2 ringgit? He answered, bukan. 5 ringgit? bukan. 10 ringgit boss.
WHAT!!!!! 10ringgit per car, for parking!!! Holy!!! "Begitu mahal? Yala, macam ini punya la..." At the end, my father (reluctantly) paid that guy, and safely parked my car. FINALLY.
Back to the topic, this year's Thaipusm hasn't got any difference from past year's.
The Croud
So many people.
Loud Music
The music was so loud that the bass can literally change the rhythm of the heart beat.
People carrying Kavadi
Devotee carry Kavadi as a physical burden to implore for help from the god.
Then, I went to do some praying in a Temple.
Praying also need to queue-up. Ironically, although this is a Hindu festival, more than half of the people queued-up for the praying and blessing from god are chinese.
Boring.
But what made my day, was that I met a politician, in front of karpal singh's house.
Jeff Ooi. Dressed in plain Indian cloths, he offered me to take photographs with him. OMG, so humble. Jeff Ooi is a blogger-turned-politician and a member of Parliment for Jelutong. I didn't even aspect being offered to take picture with him in a first place. Well, when can you have a politician so humble and willing to take photo with you? Where can you find humble politician? In Malaysia, very few, very few.
Taking photo with Jeff Ooi, in front of Karpal Singh's house, such historic moment.
