Thursday, 26 January 2012

AUSPICIOUS SOUNDING BUNS




The buns above have very auspicious sounding names.  The ones in the first picture are called "Poe Poe Koe Sing" or Higher and Higher We Succeed.  The ones in the middle are given the name Pao Fatt or Guaranteed to Prosper and the last one is called "Nien Nien Yau Yu" or Surplus Each Year.
They are sold at the Tow Boh Keong Temple in Ipoh.  Devotees buy them as offerings to the Deities in hope that their career or business takes off and that they are guaranteed success. Of course, if their success is guaranteed, the they will have surplus of wealth each year.
May I add that this is only what they hope for.  To succeed, one needs to work hard.

2 comments:

ennie said...

can we make bun offerings in the form of gold fish or tortoise to Guan Yin? was looking for it once and seller said not appropriate, so hd to buy plain ones.

Miss Cheah said...

Not too sure about that.