Today was the day...

- Of learning that getting linked by mrbrown means a sudden spike from an average 60 hits a day to 583 and 479 hits on Monday and Tuesday respectively. Not complaining though... just overwhelmed.

- Of witnessing the encroachment of capitalism upon religion. I arrived at the Thian Hock Keng Temple in time to see the Coke vending machine being moved into place.

- Of parents not being able to control their children, even in a temple.

- Of children faking a crying fit.

- Of doting grandparents who scuttle every effort by the parents of said children to instill some discipline because of the crying fit.

- Of sheepish men coming out of a nearby massage place and then noticing people looking in their direction.

- Of seeing the lighting crew chief dragging someone by the scruff of his neck and dragging him thirty metres before the latter managed to break free and flee.

- Of disappointed wedding photographers who turned up at the temple only to see it overrun by the film crew. One of them had four SLR bodies cross-strapped to him and two lenses affixed.

- Of bat guano on my clothes from the denizens of the temple, and me, not looking to cast a fireball.