heatherwhite, heehee, yeah don't care just buy the bowl, any bowl will do. just have positive thoughts when you are buying the bowl. After that you can use the bowl as per normal to serve food. I think the intention is just to show that you are ready to welcome a new member to the family.
For fruit juice, I dare not venture into vegetables except for celery. The usual combi will include beetroot, apple, carrot, orange, tomato, celery. Not all into one cup, but any 2-3 types from this group. For a start, you can try ABC from normal fruit stall that is Apple, Beetroot, Carrot and see if you like the taste. Actually I have friends who said that fruit juices not as good as eating the fruits itself cuz juices don't contain the fibre. So you can just take cut fruits at home too.
Oh, as for chicken essence, I got the tip from the TTC thread where some of them alternate LRD and chicken essence. LRD is to warm the womb and chicken essence to bu the body.
I didnt buy flowers for the bt batok temple but I did buy apples (i think 5) for the zu sheng niang niang at shuanglin temple. We placed them on the altar of zu sheng niang niang. Shuanglin temple is rather big, you can ask the information counter on where the statue is. When you are there, there's an area where they sell joss-sticks, papers etc. You can tell the uncle there that you want to pray to zu sheng niang niang (zsnn) and he will teach you how to do it. Me and my hubby kneeled down in front of the statue (with the joss sticks) and prayed. You can say your name in your mind. Lucky I sort of introduced my hubby in my prayer cuz he didnt 'introduce' himself. haha. Just pray sincerely. I believe GOD will hear us.
If you are unsure at any point, either you can look at what others are doing or just go with your heart. I actually teared when I was praying to zsnn cuz felt so lost at that time.
For fruit juice, I dare not venture into vegetables except for celery. The usual combi will include beetroot, apple, carrot, orange, tomato, celery. Not all into one cup, but any 2-3 types from this group. For a start, you can try ABC from normal fruit stall that is Apple, Beetroot, Carrot and see if you like the taste. Actually I have friends who said that fruit juices not as good as eating the fruits itself cuz juices don't contain the fibre. So you can just take cut fruits at home too.
Oh, as for chicken essence, I got the tip from the TTC thread where some of them alternate LRD and chicken essence. LRD is to warm the womb and chicken essence to bu the body.
I didnt buy flowers for the bt batok temple but I did buy apples (i think 5) for the zu sheng niang niang at shuanglin temple. We placed them on the altar of zu sheng niang niang. Shuanglin temple is rather big, you can ask the information counter on where the statue is. When you are there, there's an area where they sell joss-sticks, papers etc. You can tell the uncle there that you want to pray to zu sheng niang niang (zsnn) and he will teach you how to do it. Me and my hubby kneeled down in front of the statue (with the joss sticks) and prayed. You can say your name in your mind. Lucky I sort of introduced my hubby in my prayer cuz he didnt 'introduce' himself. haha. Just pray sincerely. I believe GOD will hear us.
If you are unsure at any point, either you can look at what others are doing or just go with your heart. I actually teared when I was praying to zsnn cuz felt so lost at that time.
