Kung Fu and Love

Kung Fu and Love
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Friday, July 31, 2020

The Concrete Temple Intro: The Golden Ring

When I first came here from ROD (Realm of Dragons or Nagas depending on your preference) I was in poverty financially. That is to say I had no money. I didnt think anything of it because I had magic powers like every other Ming Wang Buddha. So what did I need money for? 


I was a lonely beggar looking type of fellow for a while. One day I was walking g through Boston's Chinatown. Now it's not that Chinatowns are the only place I can eall. I can go wherever I want, I walk in the woods, on the sea, in the deepest of oceans, I can go to the moon quite easily if I wish and often do. But as it so happens, I prefer Chinatown, and especially Boston's Chinatown. That's my spot, as it were.

Crossing through the gate over to Hei La Moon I saw a short man from a distance. But immediately I recognized his aura....it was Shun M Hong. Or Sun Wu Kong as people say in Mandarin, and Hanuman as they call him in India. So many stories have been told about him and he can be in more places than once...he often confuses people saying he has a twin brother....but others say it is just him cloning himself and messing with people.

But as I have said, I'm an MWB....when I see him, I see him with the eyes of the Naga realm and I know who he is, and he knew who I was...but could not remember my name.

"Hey!" He called out.."Her.....Her....MWB! What's up man what are you doing HERE!" M Hong said embracing me. 

I'm eating Dim Sum with a friend of mine...he's real connected around here. You know Odin? Usually we know him for that nonsense he tried to pull with the Tao Pong rebellion...oh...the old Christmas guy, Sing Dan Lo Yun....that's him too....he's like me...he likes messing with people...I know you like "teaching" people as well haha..." then M Hong leaned in a littel closer whispering conspiratorially....he can be a little more mean spirited....like how I used to be...but I mean....just be on guard but I do hang out with him.. there's not a lot of people like us you know and sometimes it's good to just remind yourself you know...

We walked into Hei La Moon. And Monkey pulled me back for a second, "Hold on you look like a bum" and he waved his hands to make me look more cleaned up and stylish...a little bit more. He stepped back , "Haha you should hold that look."

And we stepped through Hei La Moon's doors. 

The old man with the wide brimmed hat and blondish white beard was already sitting there drinking tea. He looked up at us and smiled and nodded to M Hong who sat to his right. 

The old wanderer took of his hat and threw it on the chair on his left as I sat next to M Hong.

He pointed at me laughing and then pausing, "Mahn fut Ji...10,000 Buddhas...in the New Territories." He saw the surprise on my face at him knowing where I had studied and come through into this realm and said, "Recognized you right away. I love Hong Kong....especially now...but I thrive on chaos....heh heh so your a friend of the Monkey King huh?"


"How many?" Looking back and forth from me to M Hong
It wasn't until I was talking to the God of the Tai Ping (Monkey King Sun Wu Kong is a mutual friend) and he was like,

"Look, powers or not, you need money in this day and age."

"But money is made up...I mean it's not even gold any more. Incense smoke is more real." I argued like the little upstart deity that I was.

Odin spread his hands....(oh you didn't know the Blond bearded wide brimmed hat wearing trickster that the Tai Ping were frothing at the mouth about was Odin? Yeah it was. And yeah he was just messing around for fun to see how many people he good get to kill each other and maybe have a whole country to himself again. Don't judge me he's Monkey King's friend.)
So anyway Tai Ping Odin  was like, "Look young Buddha, I see potential in you. And I dont mean that you'll rise "above" being a wrathful deity, I mean you won't and me and Wu Kong will have someone to live vicariously through and hang out with...but will also keep us in check from going too far. Money is fake than incense? Awesome. All the more reason to play with it." He slipped a golden ring from his wrist, "I have 5 of these.. .just like the Christmas song. The story goes that they increase every night and that's why I'm generous. That's an idea. I dont create matter. But these rings each draw money in their own elemental way. This one draws money through fire...heroic service...and that's just not my thing." Monkey King laughed at that...we were eating Dim Sum at Hei La Moon on a cold winter's day and Monkey was just sort of looking out the window at people passing by. He didn't say that much. I would find out later he had a lot on his mind, but that's another story.

Tai Ping Odin took my hand and slipped the ring on to my wrist.

"The way it works is you rub it and the Jinns or fire dragons as you call them bring you gold...or money nowadays. If you believe that sort of thing. But it's not free. You would call it Karma. For me it comes with a price. For you.. it comes with a service. I think it will give you something to do in this world. Cause you can't be doing magic tricks for baos or bowls of rice. Not in this country. 

I wore it for a while without rubbing it, because the things is....I actually dont need to eat or sleep. I mean I just lie to one side for a minute or two and then the other side and I'm good. I can photosynthesize too. I'm not human. But man Tai Ping Odin and Monkey King were right. That's just not how this country works and I felt like I was just an observer standing to the side. I wasnt human and I didn't feel human so I had to try this money thing out. I rubbed the ring.


Now I'm not sure the full connection but this ring is the same as Aladdin's ring from the story. Except in of a finger ring, the real one is like those teeth sing kuen rings.in fact the whole wearing of the teeth sing kuen rings is derived from some connection to the ROD where Tai Ping Odin and Monkey King frequent as well as other magical types, and the physical world. Except with Teet Sing Kuen...your basically giving power to ROD. This thing works the other way and the Jinns work their magic invisibly. When I first got here and first rubbed that ring I could still see them. They didn't grant me wishes. They just helped bring me money and I didn't get to choose how. Now when I rub the Ting I know they are working for me, but I can't see them any more.

I rubbed it and Bam! This fire Jinns tell me to follow them. They fabricate all this back leg work with computers and set me up for a job interview as a private investigator right up the street. They tell me.what to say and I say it and they mesmerize everyone for about a week, fake it till you make it type of thing...and I worked hard because like I said...I don't require food or sleep. So that's how the ring works. Bot sure how the other 4 things work...but I cab see why Tai Ping Odin gave me this one. I mean looking back it wasn't exactly a favor or a gift...but it was what I needed. 
After working in the field for a couple of years, I opened up my own office, the Concrete Temple. People hire me.for all kinds of stuff. Sometimes just to talk. And business is always booming when I want it to be...because of the Ring. In fact...I am charging you right now and you should know that before we continue. And maybe you want to tell me what I can do for you instead of asking me about the name I decided to put on the wall. I do Tarot, Kau Cheem, Private Investigation, Exorcisms, Marriages, Lion Dance, Dragon Dance, Guided meditation, Real Estate, and a few other services. The part I told you about the ring I will erase from your memory, not that you believe me anyway, and I actually need to go meet some friends for dim sum so you cab either come with or reschedule. It's a $99 dollar deposit just to talk to me...that was what you paid through We Chat at the door. If you dont6hire me, that's still mine, if you do, it will go towards your bill.