MURUGAN LOVES SIEW BEE

The graffitti above wasn't scrawled on a public toilet door or the walls of an abandoned shoplot.I saw it in....hold your breath... Batu Caves!!!Yes, in addition to a gigantic statue of Lord Murugan towering above the temple entrance and a once a year carnival of body piercing freaks masquerading as a religious festival,the Caves can now boast of graffitti,making it one of the hippest places of worship around.It already owns the distinction of being the world's only temple that doubles as an exercise gym for cardio workouts.When I took my mother there last week,the number of track shoes and shorts-wearing Chinese aunties trekking up the 200 odd steps to the top of the cave entrance outnumbered sari-clad women like my mom making the same climb to worship in the temples inside.As my mother and aunt waited inside the temple sanctum for the prayers to finish,my Immortal Beloved and I climbed up the last flight of stairs located inside the cave to another smaller temple above.Bells were ringing,religious mantras were being chanted,the air was heavy with the smell of incense as we walked around the temple perimeter,my thoughts remarkably pure as such places tend to make them,when I chanced upon the undying declaration of love scratched into the walls behind the temple.The odd, infrequent meditations on life and religious faith which were preoccupying me at that time flew out of my mind like bats out of a cave to be replaced with the much more common exclamation:"What the fuck????"
What is one to make of this?It says Murugan loves Seiw Bee.As the temples here are dedicated to Lord Muruga,am I to surmise that the graffitti was a Chinese girl's declaration of her divine love for the deity(not uncommon in Hindu mythology.Mirabhai carried a similar life-long devotion to Lord Krishna) or should I conclude that the caves now function as a catalyst for inter-racial romance? Should I even be surprised that a brother deep in prayer would get distracted by a sexy Ah Moi in micro-mini running shorts relaxing after her cardio workout up the steps.There were enough of them mingling with the worshippers on that day.
So here's an ad for temple committee members in Batu Caves worried about dwindling numbers of devotees when it's not Thaipusam.
Come To Batu Caves:Jog up it's stairs to burn those calories,relax in the cooling confines of it's caves as you cuddle up to your loved one.
Love often resides in treacherous waters.Throw in racial differences and said waters can be extremely difficult to navigate so divine help is the way to go!We've conveniently set up temples inside for this very purpose.So break a coconut ,ring a bell, say your prayers and scrawl your romantic epistle on the walls provided(sharp stones for scratching are freely available) .
Remember:Murugan Loves YOU