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Secret War Journal[28 May 2010]

Before I start this post...(oh and this could potentially be a long post)

HAPPY VESAK DAY!!!

Went to the temple downstairs this afternoon to celebrate Vesak day. Like my dad, this is actually our first time celebrating Vesak Day at a temple and understand the Buddhist culture.

It's quite an eye-opener. Instead of taking three joss sticks, you take five.
(And I realised as I was going home, 5 could stand for many things. 5 for the 5th Month, May. 5 for the 5 directions for Chinese. [The 5 legendary Guardians]. Of course, I think that 5 symbolises the Five main deities in the temple.)

Had (double) lunch at the temple. Here's something funny. Today, I finally realise, as do my Father, that there are not one but two temples near our house. How did we find out? When we having lunch at the temple. :p

Like any other temple, you get your lunch by queueing up at a specified area, for the more predominant temple, the one where we prayed to the deities, there was a long queue. So long that one of the temple staff was joking with one man.

Man: The queue is very long and it keeps bending!
Staff: Yeah, it's very long, just be patient. Not even the 80 beads are enough for this queue!
Man(laughs): You should have 800 beads. :)

If you don't understand this joke...er...it is okay. Hahas.

After we got our lunch, we needed to find a place to eat. As the area was crowded, we walked and walked and (unknowingly) went to the neighbouring temple where the pathway was connected which made it seem as  if we still in the same temple.

At this temple, it wasn't as crowded so it was easy to find seats to eat. After eating finish our portions, we found it weird that some people here were eating something different from us and best of all, the catering area was devoid of crowd!

That's when we realise that we were in another temple. ROFL. How long had we lived here again?

Had ice-cream before heading for Compass Point. New Shoes! FTW~! (*Random*)

Pity the ice-cream man outside the Temple, who would buy from him when there are better and free ice-cream provided by the temple? :o

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Back to our main topic...

Would post about my movie outing with Johnston, Keller, and Trevor soon. Sorry.

So what's today's topic? As promised(to no one in particular, LOL), I would be researching on every classmates' meaning of their names. (This excludes Chinese names, the meaning behind Chinese names are too complex for me to understand, being the fact that the explanation are in Chinese.)

10S101

1. Laura -- Latin Origin. Meaning laurel. In classical times, a crown was made from the leaves of the bay laurel for heroes or victors as a symbol of honor and victory.
2. Debbie -- Hebrew Origin. Meaning bee.
3. Wen Zi -- [Mosquito(No, I was kidding)] N/A
4. Lai Yin -- [Liar(No, I was kidding)] N/A
5. Stephanie -- Greek Origin. Meaning crown, garland.
6. Joanna -- A name mentioned in the Bible. Meaning God is Gracious
7. Cynthia -- Greek Origin. Meaning Moon Goddess. Reference from Mount Kynthos, birthplace of the Goddess of the Moon.
8. Pei Shi -- N/A
9. Bryan -- English Origin. Meaning strong or 'noble'.
10. Gerald -- Old German Origin. Meaning One who rules with the spear.
11. Eugene -- Greek Origin. Meaning Well-born, noble.
12. Germinian -- Unknown
13. Gordon -- Old English and Gaelic origin. Meaning large fortification or from the great hill.
14. Janus -- Latin Origin. Meaning gateway. Janus was the Roman guardian of doors as well as of beginnings and endings. He had two faces, one of which looked forward and the other backward, and gave his name to the first month of the year, January.
15. Jason -- Hebrew Origin. Meaning healer or the Lord is Salvation. References to Greek Mythology: Jason was leader of a group of warrior heroes called the Argonauts. [Samuel Benedict are also references to Lord God]
16. Joshua -- Hebrew Origin. Meaning God is Salvation. Biblical References: Joshua was an attendant and helper to Moses during the Israelites' 40-year trek through the Sinai wilderness. He was appointed by God to lead the Israelites after the death of Moses.
17. Wei Chong -- N/A
18. Jin Cheng -- N/A
19. Jackie --Old English or Hebrew Origin. Meaning son of Jack; he who supplants; God's grace
20. Leon -- Greek Origin. Variant of Leo. Meaning Like a lion.
21. Timothy -- Greek Origin. Meaning One who honours God. Timothy was an energetic, well-trained young Christian who was a companion of Saint Paul, who wrote to him, "Let no man look down on your youth". According to tradition, he was martyred after denouncing worshippers of the Greek moon goddess Diana.
22. Myself
23. Jun Rui -- N/A
24. Dion -- Greek Origin. Meaning God of Wine and Revelry.
25. Yao Hui -- N/A

Also...

1. Johnston -- Old English Origin (from Johnson). Meaning Son of John.
2. Marcus -- Latin Origin. Meaning Warlike.
3. Deon -- Greek Origin. Meaning One who resembles the God of Wine or Divine Queen.
4. Lera -- Latin Origin. Meaning healthy, strong.
5. Winnie -- Meaning fair one.
6. Emelia -- Latin Origin. Meaning rival; eager; laborious.
7. Darian -- Old English, Greek, Persian Origin. Meaning gift; protector; wealthy.
8. Shereen --  French Origin. Meaning Darling. Old Persian Origin. Meaning charming, pleasant.
9. Eunice -- Greek Origin. Meaning good victory.