Get out your shiny new calendars (or take your phone out if you’re too wired to use paper anymore) and mark off the dates for next year. We’ll update as we go along… there’s lots of events in the pipeline.

The core dates are here.

Please volunteer!

We’re currently collecting up all the photos, videos and documents we can find, digitizing them and putting them on a hard disk. We’re organizing them as best we can, but we really need someone who is neat and methodical to try to make sense of them.

The idea, when we’re finished, is to archive the Shrine’s history.

It should be an interesting project and there are some cool old photos, but we really need your help. If it sounds like something you might enjoy, please drop me a line.

Why would you go anywhere near plastic mass-produced decorations when you could be adding some REAL love to your home with gorgeous traditional flare. Made by the ladies at Moh Hong Buddhist Shrine and available for sale from tomorrow for $5 each. All proceeds go to our Building Fund.

I especially love the fish one, and I think they’d look fabulous over Christmas as well.

November 19, the contingent of 38 embarks on the society’s inaugural pilgrimage to India. The journey and the destination will be as beautiful as the smiles on their faces.

A bus with 38 of our members will start plying the Indian roads on 19th November, traveling to some of the most important sites in Buddhism. A fantastic response.

In addition to the hard work of Vivien, Angela, Alice and the other members who got this organised, I think we need to give a big thank you to Ik Chin Travel.

They have been very generous and supportive, with both their time and their pricing. The Ik Chin staff have been invaluable in getting the itinerary and logistics organised. Thank you!

The rest of us are looking forward to seeing some photos when everyone gets back. Maybe a slideshow night?

Nothing confirmed yet, but I heard on the grapevine that the next trip is a shorter (and cheaper) one to Myanmar in the first half of next year. On and off Myanmar has been a tricky country to travel to, so it’s not a common destination for pilgrimages, which makes it very special. You heard it here first!

Just a reminder that after this Sunday the Shrine will be closed until 4th December due to the group trip to India.

If you’re planning on buying mooncakes this year you can also help out the Moh Hong Building Fund at the same time!

We’ve got 5 of the most flaky and delicious Teochew mooncakes in Singapore available this year. They’re beautifully packaged, so they’d make an impressive gift for your clients or family. Or, no-one would blame you if you curled up on the couch with a pot of tea and indulged yourself.

Place your order with Alice by email or 9105 1863

• Classic Teochew Yam Paste with Pumpkin Mooncake (2 pieces $20 or 4 pieces $40)
• Teochew Yam Paste Mooncake (2 pieces $19 or 4 pieces $38)
• Teochew Yam with Single Yolk (2 pieces $20.50, 4 pieces $41)
• Kapitan Yin-Yang Mooncake (2 pieces $15.50, 4 pieces $31)
• Kapitan Yin-Yang with Single Yolk (2 pieces $16.50, 4 pieces $33)

A man of many words and many actions.
We love you for the lessons you taught us.
Farewell, as you take a step towards enlightenment.

Body is resting at 25 Clover Avenue.
Cortege will leave on 1 August 2011 (Monday) at 10.45am for
Mandai Crematorium Hall 4 for cremation at 11.45am.

The family requests no wreaths.
All donations will be given to a charitable society.

The sun rises, not from the east, not from the west, but from the heart.

With brightness in your heart, and love in your heart, it’s time to spread warmth.

With kindness in your heart, and love in your heart, you are going to stretch out a thousand hands to help others.

With kindness in your heart, and love in your heart, a thousand hands are going to help you.

We’re organising a group booking for Saturday 18th June (8pm). Everyone is welcome to join, it should be spectacular.

Only the $68 (+$2 booking fee) tickets are still available. To confirm your spot, you need to get in touch with Alice by email or phone (9105 1863) by this Monday, 5th June.

There’s more information on the story, and choreographer Zhang Jigang, here.