Busy schedule today.
Went to 行天宫(Temple)with Bonnie and her mom. Her mom is doing volunteer for years. One of most important job of her is being the “Connector” or “Avoid Evil Prayer” between God and believers. After we got the temple, she changes to light blue coat and use incenses to pray first for telling God who she is and what she is going to do next. We stand next to her and then suddenly there are people are lining behind us.
First, she will ask your name and then start the process. She holds those incenses and moves them surrounding your body, front and back top but not down, it fells like she creates a “protection web” from God for you. Therefore, any bad and evil creatures can’t hurt you. It is a very interesting proves and I believe only senior volunteer learn this skill.
It was high temperature inside the temple and people hold incenses to tell their God their happiness, sadness, helpless and all of everything.
Too bad I don’t carry my camera with me today. It will be very interesting to shot inside temple. MUST remember next time to bring it.
5 Point Cloth District is never changed. Always crowded people from EVERYTHERE in Taipei. However, if you are interesting buying on-season, fashion, cheap price cloth, it is the best place to go. But don’t expect very high quality cloth from here, I think for fashion, you wear it only in 3-5 months period, after that, they will stay in your closet FOREVER or until next similar fashion begins. It is a heaven for low budget but still prefer to stay in fashion trend young generation.
We finally met Maria around 7:40pm. She hasn’t changed a bit. But I can tell she is extremely busy in TSMC. She looks tired, tired and tired. We chat about her life back in Taiwan and we laugh about some stupid things we have done to get used to the environment in Taiwan. She will reference me to her company but I am wonder if I can handle a heavy job from her company. The good benefit is the stock option and practical experience which is like a First Class ticket to your next job. I have pray God in temple today that I wish I could get into that company. But I am wondering that I am doing this for myself for my Dad shake. Let’s see.
Still, Taipei is terribly hot and it is only May. My sister says wait until summer, the real hot season, to see if I can survive again in this city.
