Paper Stuff I bought for Dad
This is a so-called paper box "closet" or "long" ( a local dialect slang for box or closet) which the Chinese normally buy for putting all their paper offerings inside for easier burning.
I bought 2 of these "longs" to store a lot of the many paper items I had bought continuously over the past few days for dad.
There are ... ...
a plasma (flat-screen) TV set with remote control (!),
a laptop (!),
an "electrical" fan (!),
a set of chopping board, chopper, cooking pot, wok and other utensils (!) ,
a set of toothbrush & paste etc, and a set of shaver with batteries & shaving cream
3 sets of shirts and pants, a pack of drinks and a pack of instant noodles; all made of paper of coz,
an old fashioned radio set,
a set of perfumes and colognes,
an over view of all the above mentioned items, 
Oops ! I left out 2 items namely the 2 sets of gold & silver bars and a pair of dark blue slippers
a set of 10,000 dollar notes,
a set of paper cloth,
a set of torch and batteries (!),
4 sets of dentures and toothpaste & brushes,
4 sets of jewellery, bangles, necklaces, watches, cosmetics and etc
a set of male toiletries and hair dryer,
a black briefcase and a pair of men's shoes
a set of shoe polish,
some casual shirts and smart ones as well,
splendid seafood plus a pot of Buddha jumps over the wall (!),
another set of utensils,
last but not least, a passport, credit card, train and air tickets !
Aren't all these manufacturers amazing ???
posted by lonelychinesegal at
7/16/2005 10:11:00 PM
4 Comments:
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don't ask why.
By
Hermit, at 17 July, 2005 01:20
I think the offerings made in Singapore aren't as authentic looking! I'm impressed with whoever came up with these stuff.
By
Jayaxe, at 17 July, 2005 08:50
The abalone is so cute. My hubby joked with me that next time he will just take a photocopy and burn for me instead of buying the paper ones. Hahaha. Anyway, though I am a Christian, I think if this makes you feel close to your dad, just do it. But I hope one day, you will feel comfortable with the belief that all people who died are already in a better place and doesn't need us to treat them to nice things. They have all they need.
By
5xmom.com, at 18 July, 2005 23:14
hi to all,
I guess I just felt better when I bought all these stuff for my dad becoz I never really had the chance to buy my dad all these things when he was alive.
5xmom and hermit are sensible enuff to "believe that all people who died are already in a better place and doesn't need us to treat them to nice things. They have all they need".
I promise I wun be doing that anymore but as a Buddhist, I think during a deceased's 1st 49 days after their death, his soul is still wandering in the human world or the nether, hence he may need all these stuff... :)
Besides, the lunar 7 month is coming, hence, no need to re-burn the same old things over again mah !
By
lonelychinesegal, at 21 July, 2005 00:29
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