According to Ramayana, Deepavali commemorates the return of Ram, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu and the eldest son of King Dasharath of Ayodhya, from his 14-year exile with Sita and Lakshman after killing the Ravan, a demon king. The people of Ayodhya illuminated the kingdom with earthen diyas (oil lamps) and fireworks to celebration of the return of their king.
A little info for of ya, who only know Deepavali as just another public holiday. Tsk tsk...
And to all my Hindu friends, Happy Deepavali!
It's going to be a long weekend for those who works 5 day work week. Another opportunity to take a break. I'll porbably take Monday off as well.
Halloween will fall soon after on 1 Nov. The tradition of dressing in costume has both European and Celtic roots. Hundreds of years ago, winter was an uncertain and frightening time. Food supplies often ran low and, for the many people afraid of the dark, the short days of winter were full of constant worry. On Halloween, when it was believed that ghosts came back to the earthly world, people thought that they would encounter ghosts if they left their homes. To avoid being recognized by these ghosts, people would wear masks when they left their homes after dark so that the ghosts would mistake them for fellow spirits. On Halloween, to keep ghosts away from their houses, people would place bowls of food outside their homes to appease the ghosts and prevent them from attempting to enter.
Bet you didn't know about these!
Some of these jokes are very 'bat'!
Q. What's a monster's favorite bean? A. A human bean.
Q. Why can't the boy ghost have babies? A. Because he has a Hallo-weenie.
Q. What do you call a witch who lives at the beach? A. A sand-witch.
Q. Where does a ghost go on Saturday night? A. Anywhere where he can boo-gie.
Q. What did the skeleton say to the vampire? A. You suck.
Q. Why did the ghost go into the bar? A. For the Boos.
Just realised that quite a few of my friends had join the insurance business. Is it because it's a lucrative business? Or it's just another job is this so called "employer's market"?
How will you feel that the school that you used to attend becomes your big customer? And the lecturers became the person you liase with?
It happened to me.
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