Kechara goes to Giant Supermarket!!
Watch video of the shopping spree!
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Last Friday, I took a whole group of Kecharians to Giant supermarket where we shopped for goodies for their departments and Dharma houses! The event was organized by Jean Ai as Su Ming was in Singapore showing my relatives (Sara, Aunt Matza and Katee) around.
Meeting at 7pm, the Giant staff and other customers were so shocked as so many people came to shop all at once…and trust me, Kecharians don’t get together quietly!! hehe
The departments’ representatives came to shop for their department pantries.. Staff and volunteers work very hard and it’ good to have food and drinks in the kitchen on standby. Dharma house representatives also came, they shopped to fill their home kitchens.. After a long day doing dharma, it’s nice to go home to a fridge full of goodies! There were others who came too – they came to help transport the food, carry the groceries and join in the fun!! Each Liaison of the dept sent people to shop with me for their depts.
Those who came were:
KECHARA DEPARTMENTS
Kechara Care – Ethan, Bryan, Nicholas
Kechara Saraswati Arts – Louise, Yvonne, Pat, Yen Pin
E-division – Shin, Jean Ai, Wai Meng
Kechara Media and Publications – David, Jamie, Fang, Yek Yee
Kechara Soup Kitchen – Justin Cheah (+ his van!), Kwok Wai
Kechara in Motion – Jace, James
Kechara Paradise – Albert, Girlie
Kechara House – Tat Ming, Yoke Fui, Gim Lee
DHARMA HOUSES (represented by)
Naropa House – James
Jamyang House – Yek Yee
Heruka House – David
Tara House – Fat Monk
Setrap House – Yen Pin
Vajrayogini House – Nicholas Yu
Drakpa House – Jamie
Others who came for fun
Andrew Boon
Shirley Tan (who also volunteered her truck! hehe)
Fat Monk
Wee Liang (+ his car!)
Martin
Dr Jiang
Datuk May
Monlam
Seng Piao
This is the first time that I have taken all of my friends and students on a big grocery shopping spree!
After grocery shopping, we went over to Canadian Pizza for supper….we booked out the whole restaurant hehe
This will not be the last time, there will be many more shopping sprees to come!!
I like to make sure all the pantries are filled in each dept so the hardworking staff of Kechara will always have snacks during the day and sometimes at night.
Tsem Tulku
Jamie in an empty aisle…with an empty trolley…FILL IT UP, JAMIE!
Wee Liang happy to do some grocery shopping???
Our KH President, Datuk May, always joins in any Kechara activity
Kechara Discovery and Kechara Care lots of yummy food for their department pantry!
Martin looks so happy with all of his instant noodles!
I wonder which department wants that much green tea and chocolate drinks!
Kwok Wai, from KSK, can now give you tissue after drinking your lychee drink!
Fang, from KMP, loves her milk!
Tat Ming and Yoke Fui (Mrs Ngeow), from Kechara House, really stocks up!!
The men helping people put drinks into their trolleys
Hustle and bustle in Giant! Hehe
Giving a short little talk hehe
Lining up…everyone’s ready to check-out their goodies!
Long…long…line
Fang, do you need that much tissues?? Hehe
What an orderly line..
Groceries all in their plastic bags…who’s hungry?? Hehe
Monlam amuse with the receipts..hehe
All of us eating yummy pizza at Canadian Pizza!!
This is really a very good team outing too! Fun for sure. Shopping for groceries in a team is wonderful.
Out of curiosity, what are “dharma houses”?
The whole shopping expedition with Rinpoche was very fun. I heard that Fang, who is new to this whole experience really enjoyed herself and wanted very much to go on more of such expeditions with Rinpoche. Shopping like this is nothing new to Rinpoche as he had for many years been spending generously like this for his friends and students.
He does this often in 7-elevens and KK marts which are all 24 hour shops that anyone can shop for bags and bags of groceries and food. He does this for the everyone in the organisation especially the Nepalese boys in KSA (Kechara Saraswati Arts) and makes sure they are well-fed and would even go and personally choose the furniture in IKEA and make sure they have TV, air-conditioning and all just so that they are comfortable and happy. That is the level of generosity and care that I have seen Rinpoche extended to everyone including myself over the years.
Looks like a very FUN outing! And all trolleys are full to the brim. Such a great reward for those who have contributed so much to dharma and society. Rinpoche who is always kind and caring in taking care of his students and all living beings.
Everyone looked like they had fun. I wish I could go on one of the future department shopping sprees. All of the departments are all so hardworking when it comes to anything. They will make the best of what they can do. I really like all the pictures. Thank you for sharing them, Rinpoche. My favorite picture is the one of Monlam amuse with the Receipts. I thought that the picture was quite funny as Monlam was wearing the receipts like scarves. Uncle Martin seemed to be very happy with all his instant noodles!
I was like @@ when i entered KC pantry the next day… later, i read this post… hehe
Thank you so much!
I usually take mum grocery shopping on the weekends, so i know it takes much effort and how tiring it can be!
Everyone must have a lot of fun in this shopping spree. The first photo reminds me of the TV show Supermarket Sweep where everyone waiting to start grabbing whatever they can get their hands on at a very short and limited time.
Rinpoche will go all the way to make sure his students, friends and everyone are taken care of. With all the trolleys filled full to the brim with so much food and toilet paper, its going to last a long time before the next Supermarket Sweep hehehe.
I have post on dharma houses on this blog..please take a look. Thanks!!!
Thank you Rinpoche !! You are always thanking of the welfare of your students and friends!
Kwok Wai, next time please get some ‘food’ for KSK, we dont need that much of Lycee drinks around
Time go fast !!! now ald 2012, you can see how “FUN” we are. Wanna join ??? Where can find a group,guru so close to us, we got everything, bless,care,fun,and a lot , a lot,a lot!