Buddhist Mahavihara Carnival 2013

On 28 July, 2013, Buddhist Mahavihara held its Carnival 2013 to raise fund to build additional Sunday School classrooms. It was a great opportunity for us to get involved in a good cause. We took up a stall and sponsored to sell variety of cakes, candy, bubur caca, leongfun and punch.

Cakes made by Sis. Chan/
Candies made by Mrs Kow

Suji cake made by Mrs Kow
Chiffon cakes made by Sis. Chan

Herbal eggs made by Bro. Koy's
mother and butter cup cake made
by Sis. Chan

Bro. Koy, Bro. Wong Ong and Sis. Selvi were manning the stall

Sis. Chan was making a sales

Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Kow were attending to a customer

We had a brisk business. All items were sold by 1:00pm.

A Tribute To the late Bro. Pheng Kian Guan

Our beloved friend and ex-Treasurer, the late Bro. Pheng Kian Guan passed away on 10 July 2013. 

It is with great sadness that he was taken away from us so soon and it is hard to understand why such a good person died before his due time. However, his death taught us that death is certain but the time of death is very uncertain. Hence, we must always try to do something good or we may miss the opportunity to do so. In our busy lives, we sometimes tend to take each other and things for granted.

Bro. Pheng had contributed invaluable service to the needy community through his involvement in Buddhist Missionary Society Malaysia – Welfare Section. He had also played an active role in the Buddhist Maha Vihara Chanting Group, of which he was the leader every Tuesday. He had been a people’s person in Buddhist Maha Vihara. He was warm, caring and a delight to be around. He loved to share dhmma with any one he came in contact with, particularly new acquaintances and had touched many of them in a positive way. 

Bro. Pheng served the Welfare Committee as an ordinary committee member from 1999 to 2005 and  as the Honorary Treasurer since 1 January 2006until he passed away on 10 July 2013. He had all the good qualities of a good treasurer –attentive to details and meticulous in recording the funds down to the cents. He was very transparent in his accounts. During every welfare trip, he announced to the participants the detailed receipts and payments and  balances  for the trip even before the bus reached Kuala Lumpur.

Being physically strongest among all of us, he wasn’t just our treasurer, but also our frontman providing physical support for all our welfare activities. During Wesak Day, he helped to put up the banners for our stalls and fetching water for the food stall. During the charity trips, he ensured that all the provisions were moved from the store to the bus and distributed to each beneficiary correctly. Our bus journey was full of fun because of him. He was always the first to sing and he got other participants to join in the fun.

He certainly left his mark and no-one will forget his kindness, dedication and commitment. A big crowd turned up during his wake at Kwang Tung Funeral Parlour Kuala Lumpur on 12 July 2013 and the 7thday  memorial service at Buddhist Maha Vihara on 17 July 2013.

We wish him a good rebirth and the earliest opportunity to attain the bliss of Nibbana.