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Wishing all my Hindu friends and readers a very Happy Deepavali and a prosperous new year.
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Wishing you and your family
Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri, Maaf Zahir Batin.
To all my dear readers, I ask for your forgiveness for whatever mistakes I may have done and for whatever shortcoming this blog may have that do not meet your expectations.
Please drive carefully, stay cool, and have fun with your loved ones wherever you are celebrating this Aidil Fitri. May Allah bless us all and grant us His forgiveness for all the sins we have committed. May Allah also grant us all another opportunity for us to perform our prayers and ibadah in the blessed month of another …read more

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Wishing all Chinese readers a very Happy New Year and Gong Xi Fa Cai. Happy Holiday for all Malaysians. Thank you for your support at Kuala Lumpur is Home.

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The first time I saw Samy Vellu trying very hard to appear full of confidence (on national TV of course) when he announced that there were more than 1 million devotees at the Batu Caves Temples on Thaipusam day, I could not help but just burst out laughing. I woke up quite late yesterday (thanks to Pak Lah for declaring a public holiday in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya… errr sorry…. should I thank Hindraf instead?), and when I turned on the TV, it was just nice that the TV guy was interviewing him right there at Batu Caves. In the …read more

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Batu Caves is where all the actions are when it comes to Thaipusam in Kuala Lumpur. The popular place among the Malaysian Indian devotees will always be packed with people from all walk of life, causing traffic jams in all directions leading to Batu Caves. Foreign tourists who happen to be in Kuala Lumpur during this Indian festival will also not let go the opportunity to visit one of the Kuala Lumpur attractions and see for themselves kavadi-carrying devotees and coconut breaking ceremony, just to name a few.
However, will Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves be the same this year? May …read more

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Pak Lah has declared Thaipusam as a public holiday for Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. Malaysiakini reported 15,000 Malaysian Indians had attended the gathering at the Cheras Badminton Stadium earlier today, as a show of support to Barisan Nasional and MIC.
Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who was greeted by a thunderous standing ovation when he appeared, announced in his speech later that a public holiday will be declared for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya for the Thaipusam festival.
Source Malaysiakini
For records, the Indian community had been requesting for Thaipusam to be a public holiday for a long time since …read more

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Kuala Lumpur is Home wishes all Indian Hindu readers a very Happy Deepavali. We thank you for your support at Kuala Lumpur is Home.
Deepavali e-card courtesy of PositiveTones.
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To All Muslim Visitors and Readers,
I would like to wish Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri, Maaf Zahir Batin. May this year’s Aidil Fitri be another special and joyous day for all of you and your families.
I hope you enjoy visiting and reading Kuala Lumpur is Home. Thank you for your patronage.
Best regards
CJCM
Kuala Lumpur is Home Blogger

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Personally, I don’t think Chinese New Year (CNY) in Malaysia is as exciting as it is celebrated elsewhere in the world. The reason? No firecrackers! Firecrackers used to be part and parcel of CNY celebration in Malaysia but many years back the government had banned firecrackers for security reasons. Too many casualties were caused by the firecrackers. The rest, as they say, is history. However, don’t be surprised if you come across someone selling firerackers and fireworks illegally in Malaysia.
CNY celebrations in Malaysia are now more of shopping mall affairs with lots of discounts offered, family re-unions, open house, Yee …read more

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