Monday, September 30, 2013

A visit back to Haw Par Villa

Haw Par Villa
Wah...i remembered the first time i went to Haw Par Villa was like 20 plus years ago. That time, my dad brought mi and my sister there,along with my grandma. What i  remembered clearly was the boat ride that will bring u tour along the 10 levels of Hell and it show you which are the bad deeds and the punishments for each levels (which will really make you chill and make you have nightmares), and at the end of the tour, which was the most exciting part, was the ride down from high level and splash onto the water when it reached the ground (like roller coaster). Now, the boat ride was gone and the park is like a dead town, even the pond looks dirty with algae. But i still find it creepy to just to walk in to see the 10 levels of Hell......

Now the entrance to the Gates of Hell looks like this. Once you walk in, you will see statues of the punishments in each level and there will be explanation to let you know what are the bad deeds done to deserve it. For example: don't think that paying taxes or rent is a small matter, it is also considered one of the bad deeds here and you will be punished in the 5th level. There is even a self-reflection mirror. You can try looking at it to see what you had done in this lifetime.....

10 Levels of Hell Entrance (Ox Head & Horse Face Guards)

Around the park, there are some old statues of characters from Journey to the West and Madam White Snake. And there are also gods statues like Fu Lu Shou, Ji Gong, Eight Immortals.

Madam White Snake



Fu Lu Shou


Master Tripitaka
 

You can also see statues holding with Tiger Palm Oil.

Cute Tiger with Tiger Palm Oil

 There is even a legendary car with a tiger head in front, which was displayed in the garage there.

"Tiger Car"
There are also 4 super big tombstones, which are the graves for the Aw brothers who founded this park and their parents.

One of the Aw memorial
There wasn't no maintenance done on this park too, and it is going to demolish anytime, which is a sad thing. Cos it is a nice place to walk again in the future. Do visit back before it is demolish.....

And remember

The bad will always get its retribution (It's just the matter of when)


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