credit to the MAN of the temple

forgot to ask his name, im such a disgrace!! (will as later)

this guy what we call him as 'abang tangga' because we need his permission every time we want to use a lader (tangga) and he will bring it to the place where we want to climb , Dr Suchi called him as 'malay guy` although his from punjab, india.(maybe because he can speak bahasa) anyway, His working in this temple almost 8 years.  He also shared a lot of info about the temple with us. The surprising part is, he advised me about where to capture best angle for the video and photo documentation. he was pretty excellent about it. He was very nice and helpful, i respect him for that.

During the Chinese New Year eve, he was busying with the preparation and did not sleep for 2 days. His eye also became so sore and pained (photo above) because of the smoke due to non stop visitor came for the ritual. He told me that this is common, after all of this he just go back and sleep.

it was nice meeting him and hope to see him again.

Brief history about Yap Ah Loy and Sin Sze Si Ya Temple

Below are the articles and few facts on Sin Sze Si Ya Temple in Kuala Lumpur :

source : http://www.mygola.com/sin-sze-si-ya-temple-p67526

A rough layout of the temple

source: http://yapahloy.tripod.com/the_sin_sze_si_ya_temple.htm

Yap Ah Loy becomes established in Kuala Lumpur

Yap Ah Loy becomes established in Kuala Lumpur

The first Chinese miners were based on Malacca. They traveled as far as Sungai Ujong, Lukut and the mouth of Sungai Selangor. During the period of Yap Ah Loy, he built The Sz Yeh temple at Kuala Lumpur , on land behind the capitan house. This was named after the famous Capitan Shin
under whom Liu Ngim King and Himself had served in Sungai Ujong.

Capitan Shin was killed and beheaded, the blood that flowed out was white instead of red. Afterwars, Yap Ah Loy built the temple as to honor and worshiping him as a God. Till then, people that come to this temple were cured, worshiper were successful in business and there was a growing belief that the dead Capitan was now a powerful god.

to be continued..

prepared by Amir Fauzan
source:  Journal Of The Malaysian Branch Royal Asiatic Society, Volume XXIV Part 2, July 1951, Yap Ah Loy by the late S.M. Middlebrook

 
photo taken at : National Library

Articles about yap ah loy and the temple