The following photos taken around 7:50PM behind my house nearby paddy field. Beside of paddy field is federal highway, those light are the street lamps of highway. Unedited photos, color as it when it was captured.
Ghost Month
Adding few more evening shots taken from Ampang Dam, Alor Setar. The reason why i took the photo here today is because today is 1st of July in Chinese calendar (July 31st as in solar calender), which is the 1st day of ghost month in Chinese festival, 18 years ago one of my best friend drowned in here during the activity of school uniform club (scout), i was absent on that day, we suppose to carry out a picnic in that area. Few nights before the accident we were together, just two of us, we walked and chit chat behind his house in the evening, then suddenly the amulet he wear drop to group, he joke and said "Shit! Something bad is gonna happen to me soon! If i die one day, remember to pay me a visit in my tomb." I laughed and accused him for nonsense, you know, high school time, we always talk nonsense. Few days later, that sad incident happened...i was suppose to be there but don't know why last minute i didnt attend the activity, i received the news in the afternoon after informed by my other friend. It was sad...His body was then cremated and the ashes put in Siam Buddhist temple in Telok Wanjah. After all these days i did tried to pay him a visit but i just couldnt find the spot of his, i just roughly the area but cant recognise out the photo of him.
People said that area is dirty because a lot of unfortunate soul is looking for replacement from those who are unlucky. They did exercised out some religious rituals to calm down the souls, and the government built the fence to prevent people getting close to water. No more accident from that area for very long time until now. So today in first day of ghost month, i went there and took the photo of my friend killed site, it looks calm, i hope the same to the soul of my friend, may he rest in peace and pursue his way to the Land of ultimate bliss, sadhu...
