6 things we’re all pantang about as Singaporeans

As Singaporeans, we’re acutely aware that there’s another supernatural realm that exists alongside. Hence all our superstitions like not giving clocks as presents or wearing red to a funeral. But there are some things that we’re all universally pantang about, regardless of race, language, or religion. Break one of these taboos and you’ll find yourself dealing with the wrath of humans and non-humans alike!

So check out these six things that we’re all pantang about. They’re the Singapore equivalent of getting hexed, and you’ll be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t care about these taboos…

1. Getting tapped on the shoulder

To whom does that hand belong? Credit: The Little Things

Nobody, and I mean nobody gets tapped on the shoulder in Singapore. If you want to get someone’s attention, either you shout “oi!” loudly enough, or you firmly grab their arm to show that you’re human. There’s so many things wrong with tapping someone on the shoulder, and they all result in slaps.

Firstly, if you ever get tapped on the shoulder while walking down a dark, abandoned road, don’t turn around – there’s a ghost waiting to slap you with a supernatural curse. It’s said that you have three “lights” on your body that helps ward away the “yin” energy that ghosts are made up of. There’s one on your forehead, and one on each of your shoulders. If you just turn your head to see who it is, you only have one “light” shining on the supernatural, and that’s not enough to ward it off, hence they can slap you (otherwise every ghost would be slapping you straight in the face right?).

Secondly, if you tap a mahjong player on the shoulder, you’re also going to get a human slap in the face. The same lights that protect you also bring you luck, so physically tapping the shoulder is extinguishing one light, reducing the mahjong player’s luck.

2. The smell of frangipani

The humble frangipani flower. Credit: Yahoo Lifestyle

I hear that it’s a lovely scent that’s really exquisite – if there are frangipanis in sight. If you don’t spy any of those flowers around, but there’s an old abandoned tree, it means there’s a pontianak waiting to attack! I don’t really understand why pontianaks would have such a dead giveaway (since frangipani is a really distinctive scent), but maybe it’s their way of mocking nature. It’s like a gluttonous ghost exuding a durian smell before it attacks.

Also, don’t look up tall trees in the dark for the same reason. You never know what you’re going to see hiding there (good luck if your HDB flat faces the branches of a giant tree).

3. Taking the underground MRT from Novena to Ang Mo Kio

Not something you’ll ever want to see on a train. Credit: Native

Back when the MRT was more reliable and spacious, we were all terrified of taking the train when it went through Bishan area. Legend has it that they had to excavate a cemetery in order to build the North-South line, and all those displaced spirits weren’t too happy about the en bloc sale of their cemetery. If you were the only person in the train (unimaginable, I know right!), you’d be surrounded by otherworldly passengers as you went through Bishan. So nobody wanted to be the only passenger through those few stations.

Nowadays, you’d be so thankful just to have a place to sit. I wonder what happened to all those Bishan ghosts?

4. Saying “dabao” in school and the hospital

What lurks within? Credit: Cater 4 You

“Dabao” literally means “pack up” in Cantonese, but it’s frequently used to mean “takeaway” when ordering food. Use it outside a hawker centre though, and you’ll find yourself “dabaoing” all sorts of unwanted things.

“Dabao” in the hospital means to wrap up a dead body. It’s terribly inauspicious to say that if you’re not actually wrapping up a dead body, because it carries all sorts of deadly connotations. Who knows what might end up in your “dabaoed” food?

You also must not say this during your exam period, because it means that you’ll “dabao” your subjects over to the next year, ie failing it. Say it too many times and nobody will lend you their notes anymore.

5. Apologising before peeing on trees

Inside that tree… Credit: The Straits Times

This generally applies only to men, because it’s difficult for women to discreetly pee at trees due to the differences in anatomy. All Singaporean men learn this in army, because when you have to go, a tree is really the best place – it’s got shelter, a proper target, and blocks you from unwanted peeping toms. But as pontianaks might have demonstrated, trees harbour supernatural spirits. And you don’t want to offend them by peeing on them.

So the procedure is to say sorry, ask for permission, then pee on the tree. But if you get an answer after saying sorry and asking for permission, run away, even if the answer is yes.

6. The feeling of someone staring at you when you’re in bed

Can you spot the ghost staring at you? Credit: Pinterest

Sometimes you can just feel that someone’s staring at you as you close your eyes in your dark, quiet bedroom. Perhaps it’s the slight change in air pressure or temperature, or the random goosebumps and hair standing. Whatever it is, don’t open your eyes if it happens! You can’t escape, but you can reason with it.

Ask politely to be left alone, because you’re tired and you want to sleep. The feeling will go away after a while, and so will whatever thing is staring at you. If it doesn’t, well, closing your eyes for a long time will make you go to sleep anyway.

Source : Marcus Goh - May 10, 2016

13 Freaky Facts About Friday the 13th

Does Friday the 13th freak you out? If so, hold on to your rabbit's foot extra tight, because there are three of these supposedly unlucky dates in 2012, and today (April 13) is one of them.

Read on for 13 strange facts about this day of superstition.

1. This year is a special one for Friday the 13ths: There are three of them: Jan. 13, April 13 and July 13. The freaky thing? The dates fall exactly 13 weeks apart. That hasn't happened since 1984.

2. If that scares you, you may have paraskavedekatriaphobia (also known as friggatriskaidekaphobia). Those are the scientific terms for fear of Friday the 13th. Triskaidekaphobia is fear of the number 13.

3. It's not clear when or why Friday the 13th became associated with bad luck. The association may be biblical, given that the 13th guest at the Last Supper betrayed Jesus. His crucifixion was the next day, apparently a Friday. Or maybe 13 suffers from coming after the more-pleasing number 12, which gets to number the months, the days of Christmas and even the eggs in a dozen. (There are also 12 signs of the zodiac, 12 gods of Olympus, 12 labors of Hercules, 12 tribes of Israel and 12 apostles of Jesus.)

4. Whatever the reason, fear of 13 has spread far and wide: Hotels and hospitals often skip the 13th floor, and even airports quietly omit gate 13 sometimes.

5. The next year in which we'll have three Friday the 13ths is 2015. They'll fall in February, March and November.

6. If you think your Friday the 13th is likely to be bad, be glad you aren't a 14th-century Knight Templar. On Oct. 13, 1307, officers of King Philip IV of France raided the homes of thousands of these Crusades warriors, imprisoning them on charges of illegal activities. Though the charges weren't proven, more than a hundred died of terrible torture, according to "Tales of the Knights Templar" (Warner Books, 1995).

7. Fittingly, director of psychological thrillers Alfred Hitchcock was born on the 13th — Friday, Aug. 13, 1999, would have been his 100th birthday. Perhaps aptly titled "Number 13," a film that was supposed to be Hitchcock's directorial debut never made it past the first few scenes and was shut down due to financial problems. He allegedly said the film wasn't very interesting. (Meanwhile, Fidel Castro was born on Friday the 13th, in August 1926.)

8. Why does the Friday the 13th superstition stick so firmly in our minds? According to Thomas Gilovich, who chairs the department of psychology at Cornell University, our brains are almost too good at making associations.

"If anything bad happens to you on Friday the 13th, the two will be forever associated in your mind, and all those uneventful days in which the 13th fell on a Friday will be ignored," Gilovich said in a statement. [13 Superstitions & Traditions Explained]

9. For pagans, 13 is actually a lucky number. It corresponds with the number of full moons in a year.

10. President Franklin D. Roosevelt is said to have avoided travel on the 13th day of any month, and would never host 13 guests at a meal. Napoleon and President Herbert Hoover were also triskaidekaphobic, with an abnormal fear of the number 13.

11. Mark Twain once was the 13th guest at a dinner party. A friend warned him not to go. "It was bad luck," Twain later told the friend. "They only had food for 12." Superstitious diners in Paris can hire a quatorzieme, or professional 14th guest. [13 Odd Occurrences on Friday the 13th]

12. Stock broker and author Thomas W. Lawson, in his 1907 novel "Friday the Thirteenth," wrote of a stockbroker's attempts to take down Wall Street on the unluckiest day of the month. Reportedly, stock brokers after this were as unlikely to buy or sell stocks on this unlucky day as they were to walk under a ladder, according to accounts of a 1925 New York Times article.

13. This fear of Friday the 13th can be serious business, according to the Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in Asheville, N.C., which, among other things, offers therapy to help people overcome their fear of the freaky friday. Their estimates suggest hundreds of millions of dollars, up to $900 million are lost due to people's fear of flying or doing the business as usual that day, though that number isn't backed up with other estimates.

By :LiveScience.com @ 13/4/2012 (Friday)

Hantu Penanggalan

By Susan Tam | Yahoo! Malaysia Newsroom – Tue, Jan 3, 2012


~ Hantu Penanggalan


A flying head with long hair and dangling stomach sac and intestines.
This is the image of the most horrifying type of vampire known in Malay and Indonesian folklore - the Hantu Penanggalan, a vampire that thirsts for the blood of a newborn baby.

The demon — described as a ghostly head dismantled from its body gets its name from the root word "tanggal", which means to disengage.
There are different versions of how her head was separated from her body, but all versions share the same story about her origin - the Hantu Penanggalan was a result of a beautiful woman dying at childbirth.

Two versions of how the separation process or "penanggalan" happens.
The first involves the death of a beautiful woman after becoming disengaged or "tanggal" from her baby during childbirth. Mediums and black magic practitioners would dig up bodies of these women to create the Hantu Penaggalan.
"The medium or bomoh will use the blood of the dead mother to call or seru its spirit to form this vampire," University Malaya's associate professor Datuk Zainal Abidin Borhan told Yahoo! Malaysia in an interview.

The Malay animism expert explained that the medium or bomoh could become masters of the Hantu Penanggalan if they made yearly offerings to it.
This vampire could appear as an ordinary woman in the day, and turn into the ghastly being by nightfall. Some believed she disguised herself as a midwife to give her access to newborns.

The second dismantling process or "penanggalan" takes place when the woman's head becomes disengaged from her body when she turns into a Hantu Penanggalan.
Carol Laderman, author of Wives and Midwives: Childbirth and Nutrition in Rural Malaysia, wrote that there were two accounts on how the vampire's head separated from her body.

The first involved a woman studying black magic with the devil or syaitan. She was taught how to disengage her head to fly around and hunt for women in labour.
The second was about a woman who desired supernatural powers and was told to bath naked in a large wooden vat of palm wine or vinegar. The practice of bathing naked was unheard of in a traditional Malay village, because women were expected to bath with a sarong to maintain modesty.

"When a man came upon her unexpectedly, she was so startled that, on trying to escape, she slipped and kicked her chin with such force that the skin split around her neck. Her head was tied to the intestines and separated from her body and flew off. Her internal organs' twinkled like fireflies through the night," wrote Laderman.

Malay folklore believers find that the Hantu Penanggalan usually sits on a roof or a tall tree, surveying the area for a child to be born. You could spot her if you happen to pick up the smell of vinegar.


~ Hantu Penanggalan - arguably the scariest demon in Malaysian folklore


Trapping or killing the Hantu Penanggalan is not easy, but Malay folklore believers suggest several practical measures to destroy this terrifying woman-vampire.

Ask any midwife (who is not a Hantu Penanggalan herself) on how to deter this vampire and they would tell you to keep knife or scissors nearby a newborn infant. The vampire fears sharp metal instruments as her entrails could get caught in them.

New mothers were advised to have a midwife who was skilled with chants that could be used to protect the infant from this vampire. The midwife would have to prepare a concoction made out of rice, salt, diced turmeric, tamarind and soot. Together with a special chant, this would prevent the mother and child from being victims.

Other remedies offered by the Malay community was to place sharp and thorny pineapple plants under the houses of women in labour, or scatter thorny Mengkuang leaves in the surrounding areas of homes of new mothers. The Hantu Penanggalan's dangling intestines would get caught in the thorny leaves and once captured, you could kill the Hantu Penanggalan with a machete.

If you're braver, follow the Hantu Penanggalan to find out where her body is. Before her head could return to the body, pour pieces of broken glass into the cavity, these bits of glass would cut her intestines when her head returns.

'Oily men’ strike fear in Malaysian village

Reported By Jeanette Tan | Yahoo! Newsroom – 4 Jan 2012

Residents of a village in Selangor, Malaysia are on the lookout for what they say are two supernatural beings that have been terrorising their homes and families.

Known as orang minyak or “oily men”, the creatures are said to be human-shaped and sized, but are dressed only in their underwear and appear to be covered from head to toe in shiny black oil.

The beings were first brought to light by P. Ramlee’s 1956 film entitled Sumpah Orang Minyak (The Curse of the Oily Man), and were featured again in a 2007 local production going by their namesake, but the villagers of Kampung Laksamana in Gombak, Selangor, are convinced there is truth to this phenomenon.

Malaysian newspaper The Star reported that since just before the Christmas period, villagers have told of numerous sightings of the creatures. Over the Christmas period, the paper reported that some 200 people patrolled the village streets, many of whom brandished parangs (machetes) and axes.

Residents, it reported, have also vowed to continue their nightly patrols until the two creatures are caught.

One resident who spoke to the paper, 33-year-old Aslam Khan, who claimed to have seen both the orang minyak, described one to be tall, stocky and bald, and the other to be thin and curly-haired.

“It was breathing really loudly, like a cow,” Aslam said, relating one occasion where he spotted the bald orang minyak hiding behind the water tank of a house in the wee hours of the morning.

“It was black and shiny,” he continued. “When I shone my light on it, the thing stuck out its head to look back at me. Before I could do anything, it climbed up the roof and disappeared.”

Legend has it that orang minyak are humans who practice dark arts, either because they made deals with the devil in exchange for personal wishes or were forced into doing so after botched black magic rituals. They are supposedly required to rape anywhere between 40 and 99 virgins, whom the orang minyak are said to be able to recognise, before being liberated from their circumstances, or in order to hold up their end of the deals, depending on which story you read or movie you watch.

Another Malaysian daily, the Sinar Harian, reported that encounters with an orang minyak compelled a family to move out of their house after being tormented by it over five days.

36-year-old Kamal Bahari Satar told the Sinar Harian that his sister-in-law saw the “apparition” inside and outside their house, adding that only female members of the family were able to see it.

It apparently locked some of his family inside the house on Christmas eve, and he said that they saw a “black heap” beneath their kitchen table.

“When other residents poked it with a bamboo stick, we could see blood stains,” he told the daily, adding that police also found black footprints outside their house that evening.

Islamic faith healers who spoke to The Star said that orang minyak douse their bodies in oil in order to assist with camouflage and evade capture, and cannot use violence to do so, only magic.

“It also keeps on coming back to the same place to taunt the people and show off its abilities,” said Darussalam healer Ustaz Ismail Kamus, who also told the paper that they tend to take a few months to learn the magic that is involved, but an orang minyak that has mastered the black magic will be able to walk through walls and vanish into thin air.

Previous sightings of orang minyak in Malaysia, however, have turned out to have less to do with the supernatural than with human foibles. A Yahoo! Malaysia report relates how in September last year, residents in the Taman Pinggiran Batu Caves, located just two kilometres away from Kampung Laksamana, captured a man who was disguised as an orang minyak. Police later arrested the imposter, whom the report said was believed to be a black magic practitioner.

The villagers have since filed a police report and sought help from alternative healers, including a bomoh, reported The Star. They also organise nightly prayer sessions seeking protection from the evil “spirits”.

They say this episode might be a blessing in disguise, however, as residents have rallied together against the creatures despite differing political differences.

Office worker K Paramisavam told The Star that he never really spoke to his neighbours before this, saying, “At the most, I would just acknowledge them (in the past). Now I actually talk and get to know them. The ‘neighbourly’ spirit has been enhanced by these happenings.”

Solar eclipse pits superstition against science

MUMBAI (AFP) - - Indian astrologers are predicting violence and turmoil across the world as a result of this week's total solar eclipse, which the superstitious and religious view as a sign of potential doom.

But astronomers, scientists and secularists are trying to play down claims of evil portent in connection with Wednesday's natural spectacle, when the moon will come between the Earth and the sun, completely obscuring the sun.

In Hindu mythology, the two demons Rahu and Ketu are said to "swallow" the sun during eclipses, snuffing out its life-giving light and causing food to become inedible and water undrinkable.

Pregnant women are advised to stay indoors to prevent their babies developing birth defects, while prayers, fasting and ritual bathing, particularly in holy rivers, are encouraged.

Shivani Sachdev Gour, a gynaecologist at the Fortis Hospital in New Delhi, said a number of expectant mothers scheduled for caesarian deliveries on July 22 had asked to change the date.

"This is a belief deeply rooted in Indian society. Couples are willing to do anything to ensure that the baby is not born on that day," Gour said.

Astrologers have predicted a rise in communal and regional violence in the days following the eclipse, particularly in India, China and other Southeast Asian nations where it can be seen on Wednesday morning.

Mumbai astrologer Raj Kumar Sharma predicted "some sort of attack by (Kashmiri separatists) Jaish-e-Mohammad or Al-Qaeda on Indian soil" and a devastating natural disaster in Southeast Asia.

An Indian political leader could be killed, he said, and tension between the West and Iran is likely to increase, escalating into possible US military action after September 9, when fiery Saturn moves from Leo into Virgo.

"The last 200 years, whenever Saturn has gone into Virgo there has been either a world war or a mini world war," he told AFP.

It is not just in India that some are uneasy about what will transpire because of the eclipse.

In ancient China they were often associated with disasters, the death of an emperor or other dark events, and similar superstitions persist.

"The probability for unrest or war to take place in years when a solar eclipse happens is 95 percent," announced an article that attracted a lot of hits on the popular Chinese web portal Baidu.com.

Sanal Edamaruku, president of the Indian Rationalist Association, dismissed such doomsday predictions.

"Primarily, what we see with all these soothsayers and astrologers is that they're looking for opportunities to enhance their business with predictions of danger and calamity," he told AFP.

"They have been very powerful in India but over the last decade they have been in systematic decline."

Astronomers and scientists are also working to educate the public about the eclipse.
Travel firm Cox and Kings has chartered a Boeing 737-700 aircraft to give people the chance to see the eclipse from 41,000 feet (12,500 metres).
Experts will be on board to explain it to passengers, some of whom have paid 79,000 rupees (1,600 dollars) for a "sun-side" seat on the three-hour flight from New Delhi.

The eclipse's shadow is expected to pass over the aircraft at 15 times the speed of sound (Mach 15), said Ajay Talwar, president of the SPACE Group of companies that promotes science and astronomy.

"It's coming in the middle of the monsoon season. On the ground, there's a 40 percent chance of seeing it in India. On the aircraft you have almost a 90 percent chance of seeing the eclipse," he added.

Siva Prasad Tata, who runs the Astro Jyoti website, straddles the two worlds.

"There's no need to get too alarmed about the eclipse, they are a natural phenomenon," the astrologer told AFP.

But he added: "During the period of the eclipse, the opposite attracting forces are very, very powerful. From a spiritual point of view, this is a wonderful time to do any type of worship.

"It will bring about good results, much more than on an ordinary day."

Tales from the crypt (Singapore)

SINGAPORE (AFP) - - Wong Shun Feng says he has seen spirits, been afflicted by supernatural phenomena and taken advice from gods -- and that it's all just part of the job.

Affectionately known to his friends as "Tua Ya Pek" after a Taoist god of the spiritual underworld, Wong is a gravedigger who exhumes the bones of the dead to make way for development in Singapore.

According to Taoist belief, Wong is among the first to greet the dead when they embark on their journey beyond the grave.
But instead of guiding the spirits towards reincarnation, nirvana (transcendence) or the "nine hells," he sends them to a new earthly resting place as cemeteries make way for roads, housing and public services.

The dead are not always willing to move, he says.
"I've seen spirits hovering beside me as I dig their grave, heard them whisper to me 'Ah Tee (young man), please don't move me'," Wong recalls matter-of-factly.
But not all spirits are so benign, he said.

The 53-year-old, who has been a gravedigger for almost 30 years, says he once saw a tree standing over a grave he was exhuming "shaking violently when trees next to it were still -- and there was no breeze".

He said once he was even "punished" for disrespecting the dead when he swore at a grave.
"In the evening after the dig, my left forearm was completely stiff even though I did not injure it, like the forearm of a corpse, and it was only after midnight that I regained use of it," said Wong, gesturing to the affected area.

Nevertheless, he says he is not afraid of the supernatural.
"As long as you have a good heart, they won't harm you," he said.
Neither does he care that people here might look down on him as an anachronism in a Westernised society, despite the fact that superstition has deep roots among ethnic Chinese, who account for 75 percent of the 3.6 million population.

"People might think that this type of work is taboo but I'm fine with it. I like the rugged life," he said.
A stocky man, Wong cuts an imposing figure with a variety of tattoos, the most prominent of which are the images of Tua Ya Pek and Li Ya Pek emblazoned across his chest and back.
The images of the two Taoist deities, who are said to be in charge of keeping spirits in line, are not there for decoration.

"I respect the gods, that's why I tattoo them on my body," said Wong, who claims to have seen apparitions of the gods and received lessons on life and work from them.
On a recent exhumation conducted by the Singapore Land Authority to clear a Chinese cemetery in northern Singapore for redevelopment, it took Wong and three colleagues nearly three hours to dig a narrow hole about four metres (12 feet) deep.
Using simple tools such as plowshares, crowbars and wicker baskets, they burrowed through soil, sand and cement, which the rich used in the past to seal their graves, before finally reaching the coffin.

Prying open the lid, Wong and another gravedigger picked out the bones and washed them with rice wine before handing them to the family, who gave them red packets containing token sums of money in appreciation.
These envelopes are the main source of income for gravediggers because the 100 dollar (65 US) payment for each exhumation only goes to one individual and the gravediggers take turns receiving it.

"The income is not fixed. It depends on how generous the families are with their red packets," said Wong.
As the work is not stable he supplements his earnings with odd jobs such as house painting and repairs.

But he has his hands full for the moment as the 70,000-square-metre (753,000-square-feet) Guang Xiao Shan Cemetery, near the border with Malaysia, has been earmarked for conversion into a train depot.

The pace of Singapore's development has meant that between 1970 and 1998, more than 240,000 graves in 100 cemeteries were exhumed, the latest available estimate shows.
And according to Wong, all the deceased, including the current "residents," must be placated.
"Ghosts are the same as human beings," he said. "They have feelings and emotions as well. How would you feel if you had to shift after living in the same place for 50 years?"
When asked about his own mortality, Wong shrugged as he pointed to the tattoo of the deity Li Ya Pek smiling serenely on his chest.

"I haven't really thought about it. Let's see what my big brother says," he said with a laugh

Face Tree (Taiwan)

This tree got 2 eyes , a nose and a mouth. Really look scary as if it was looking at you...

Goddess of Mercy (Guan Yin) Part 2 - Singapore

Reference :


The Chinese Goddess of Mercy also known as Guan Yin - the embodiment of compassionate loving kindness and a fertility Goddess.

Spotted on a wooden vase that is made from wood of a temple roof support...."

Goddess of Mercy (Guan Yin) - Singapore

The Chinese Goddess of Mercy also known as Guan Yin - the embodiment of compassionate loving kindness and a fertility Goddess.

Spotted on a wall on the basement of a carpark....

Amazing Islam Miracles

防见鬼十法 / 10Ways to aviod seeing ghost

一、司空不宜留荫 　　 在面相学上，司空乃发光之处，若额前留“荫”遮及司空位，等于弄熄这盏明灯，霉气、衰气便会缠 住你不放，灵 体鬼怪也容易接近你，故司空位的头发最好剪碎或拨开。( don't let your hair over your forehead i.e don't look like the beatles)


二、逛夜街忌穿红衣　　 夜晚外出，有两大忌，一忌穿黑衣，皆因黑黑沉沉的颜色，鬼怪灵体最喜欢依附在此。二忌穿红衣， 红色对于恶鬼 来说，属标奇立异的颜色，容易惹起注意，爱出夜街的男女要谨记。( Dont wear black or red at midnight) add ons: When on the streets at night.


三、戒鬼字挂口边　　 “小鬼”、“衰鬼”、“鬼理你”、“这么鬼麻烦啊”是不少人的口头禅。记住，这类说话不宜多说， 因发音磁场 可能会触及鬼怪。如果你常把“鬼”字挂口边，实在要戒。(don't mention "ghost" frequently)


四、长走廊安灯　　 很多家居间隔都有长走廊，长走廊经常不见阳光，造成阴盛阳衰的局面，是鬼怪灵异最爱藏匿之处， 所以若家中有 长走廊，记得装一盏长明灯增强阳气，免得鬼怪停留不走。(don't walk in dark or poorly lit alley)


五、爬山戴玉器　　 登山远足是不错的假日消闲活动，但由于高地湿气重，加上很多动物死后，尸体腐化于此，无形中强 化了负面磁场 。不想见到“脏东西”，不妨佩戴一些玉器饰物，借此增强个人的正面磁场。(Mountains are often laden with dead animals so the ying is strong. Advisable to wear jade etc when climbing mountains)


六、别玩碟仙笔仙 　　 年轻人爱寻求刺激，喜欢大伙儿玩碟仙、笔仙，从而预知未来事。事实上，如此直接与灵体接触、沟 通，日常很容 易会感应到“它们”的存在。尤其发觉近排印堂发黑气者，这类玩意更是大忌。(Don't play saucer)


七、八卦挡邪气　　 殡仪馆是先人出殡的地方，兼且弥漫哀伤气氛，故负面磁场旺盛。家住殡仪馆附近的朋友，建议在窗 外挂一块八卦 。当中的八个卦数代表正气，正气十足，自然不怕邪气入屋，住近殡仪馆都不怕。(funeral parlour likely to attract ghost, so advisable to place 8 diagram if your house are near to such places)


八、探病先拜家神　　 若需要经常出入医院探病，事前不妨往拜神，求个心安理得。若然探望的病人是你的亲戚，拜祭家神 特别奏效；而 倘若病人是朋友而非亲戚，则可以到一般庙上香祈求神明庇佑。(Have some prayers before hospital visitations)


九、住酒店忌尾房　　 去旅行住酒店，不少人都说尾房不宜住。这的确有根有据，皆因尾房通常日照不足，有欠阳气，而灵 体最喜欢流连 此类阴暗之地，所以如果住酒店被分配尾房，不妨换房。(When checking into hotels, advisable not to choose the last stretch of room due to lack of sunlight)


十、灵性号码要避忌　　 至于酒店房间的门牌号码也需留意，在风水学上，“二”及“五”均属灵性的数字，故酒店房间尾数 不宜有“二” 或“五”，不然容易引起灵怪注意，时运低者便可能和“它们”撞个正着。(according to fengshui, 2 & 5 belong to spiritual numbers, avoid taking room numbers with 2 or 5)

Scary, dangerous picture!

Deep in the Internet I found this story.

It is scary like hell but I can’t resist to share it with you. So, according to rumurs.. if you stare into girl’s eyes for longer than 5 minutes… something may happen !

The story is this, in Japan shortly before a teenage girl committed suicide, she drew this picture, scanned it and posted it online.

In Korea this story broke out and it spread like wildfire. There are various posts around in Korean forums that say that the viewer gets drawn to the girls blue eyes, they say they can detect a hint of wraith and sadness within the eyes. Maybe the girl had died with so much sadness and anger that her spirit haunts the image, or maybe the image provokes sadness, similar to the song 'Gloomy Sunday'.

The freaky bit is this, they say it is hard for a person to stare into the girls eyes for longer than 5 minutes, and there are reports that some people have taken their own lives after doing so.

People say the picture changes, as you view it there is a hint of a growing taunting smirk appearing on the girls lips or a dark ring grows around the girl or her eyes. One thing is for sure, the picture has sparked a curiosity in me that I must find out, i do feel a presence when I look at the image, whether it is evil or not I can not judge.


I would like to know what the global online community feels and maybe even experts in art would be able to resolve why the eyes of this image can draw the viewer in so deeply?

Month of August '2008 is the chinese 7th Ghost month , where we need to make food offering

In this modern days...even MacDonald had become the instant choice !

Believe it or not ~

Ways to see Ghost, Spirit,Demon etc..,

Ok during the night um...around 1am - 2.30am like tht. Approach a mirror and start combing your hair for 100 times. Then you get to see something.


Another way is;Get a reaaaallllllyyyy RED apple. Then get ready a candle and it must be during the night. Then start slicing the apple's skin, make sure u dun cut them off, slice till the whole apple skin is out. Then something will happend.


Summore:Put on a dogs eye shit... (is there a more polite way to call it?) on your eye. Um the side of the eye. Nothing will happend, however everytime u bend down and look over your legs, you get to notice something paranormal. (warning many said to have no cure or ways of removing this) better dun try this.

got 1 more way is to spray ur eyes wif cow`s tears

More Ways ~ hunt 3 crow then drown them into a basket of water lively for 3 days.then rub your eyes with that water ,at the same time you gonna say some spells.


Last but not least:During the night, head out to a isolated area (if you dare) alone. Best for abandoned areas like old hospitals, old factories. You dun have to head inside the building just stay outside. Then start walking backwards with your face faving front. You must not look back while walking backwards or else nthg will happen. The effect is random (not very sure yet) When you walk backwards, you will eventually knock against some1 died before. Usually dead peoples near that area.The chances of the effect is the more people die or in a trgaic accident can increase the chance. (warning doing this the person that you get knock with will keep haunting you, and there is still no way to recover this like the dogs way. )

Go to the old hospital building, bring a mirror, 1 torch light. Walk back-ward, and see ur back using the mirror...do it from 2am till 4am, keep saying fcuk u ghost, come showurself if u got balls


Good luck trying them. I tried the hair combing before, however nthg happend... Maybe whn you guys try them you might just be lucky to c soemthing abnormally haunting. However, i advice NOT to try the dog and the isolated area attempt. This has still NO CURE!! try at your own risk, But this are all just.... blehbleh..

These ways and methods are for Reference only

Wash TOILET for good luck ?, Do you believe this ?

In Japan , its becoming more and more popular to wash toilet just to bring good luck !

Believe it or not

The floor not only need to be washed , moped and clean free from dust, it need to be waxed for best "Luck changing " effect



Logic explaination..?
Well....it's just a rumor because mostly we need to clean our place to get healthy and let good luck come. For the toilet washing, I think it's because of the excrement = money theory by us Chinese. If the toilet is very clean, the 'luck' in the excrement will goes to the owner and thus brings wealth.
~ Phillus (RO-G)


for your information, toilet is the place which with most negative aura in your house. unless your toilet contact with sun at noon.
~ Jade Emperor (RO-G)

top 10 people who most easy sighing ghost

1)people have black mole on left hand

2)people who wash he's face at 2.47am

3)people who the hair nature withered

4)people who having over 4 comb at the house

5)people who loses sleep for no reason and born in dog years

6)people who born in 1.44am

7)the person forehead turns green for no reason

8)bath room mirror can direct see the window

9)break the bowl on chinese July 14th

10)the people who try the rules above

Where do Santa come from?

The Amazingly True Story of Christopher Cringle aka Santa Claus




Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, or simply "Santa", is a historical, legendary, and mythical figure in folklore who, in Western cultures, is described as bringing gifts on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, or on his feast day, December 6. The legend may have its basis in hagiographical tales concerning the historical figure of Saint Nicholas.


The modern depiction of Santa Claus as a fat, jolly man (or gnome) wearing a red coat and trousers with white cuffs and collar, and black leather belt and boots, became popular in the United States in the 19th century due to the significant influence of caricaturist and political cartoonist Thomas Nast.This image has been maintained and reinforced through song, radio, television, and films. In the United Kingdom and Europe, his depiction is often identical to the American Santa, but he is commonly called Father Christmas.


One legend associated with Santa says that he lives in the far north, in a land of perpetual snow. The American version of Santa Claus lives at the North Pole, while Father Christmas is said to reside in Lapland. Other details include: that he is married and lives with Mrs. Claus; that he makes a list of children throughout the world, categorizing them according to their behavior; that he delivers presents, including toys, candy, and other presents to all of the good boys and girls in the world, and sometimes coal or sticks to the naughty children, in one night; and that he accomplishes this feat with the aid of magical elves who make the toys, and nine flying reindeer who pull his sleigh.


There has long been opposition to teaching children to believe in Santa Claus. Some Christians say the Santa tradition detracts from the religious origins and purpose of Christmas. Other critics feel that Santa Claus is an elaborate lie, and that it is unethical for parents to teach their children to believe in his existence.Still others oppose Santa Claus as a symbol of the commercialization of the Christmas holiday, or as an intrusion upon their own national traditions.

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_claus

Penis Worship (Japan)

Number meaning

777 - Lucky ,
666 -Unlucky ,
888- Strike rich ?, What do you think ?


777 is deem as LUCKY number by westerner
It was known that the Mighty GOD created Heaven and Earth and then rest on the 7th day even the number "7" appear many times in Bible
07 - 07 - 2007 is a lucky day to get marry in term of geomancy calculation and in fact alot of couple worldwide had plan to book this day to tie thier knot (Wedding)


On the other hand , 666 is represent by Satan and is deem as unlucky , The omen


I only know chinese Gambler like the 888 to strike rich in winning. cuz 8 and that chinese word "fa" (means gaining or getting rich), their pronounsation are almost similar.. so they believe 8 will bring good fortunes.

mostly chinese's home number/car plate number/whatever wont be 58...cuz 58 (mm pat) sounds like wont rich (mm fatt) - in cantonese language

other numbers such as 9413 is considered unlucky also for chinese.. it sound like 9 dead 1 survived..

chinese dun like 4 also...u know lo hor, all written above...but malay loves 4 cuz 4 = empat ... sounds like DAPAT (obtain) ...

The Lucky 4-Leaf Clover

There are many species of clovers but only one is regarded as the true and original species linked to the luck of the Four Leaf Clover. that species is called the "Trifolium Repens", commonly known as the white Clover and is characterised by the white flowers, the clover produce as well as the white ring or "aura" which forms in the middle of the leaves. The Trifolium clover usually produces only 3 leaves, growing the smaller fourth leaf only once in every 10,000 leaves. Thus because of the rarity of the four leaf clover, people considered them as good luck charms.


Each of the leaves is said to represent different attributes.
One leaf stand for Faith, another for Hope, the third for Love and the fourth for Luck.


It has been known that whenever one finds the four-leaf clover, "something good always happens".People received good luck in many aspects of their lives. Some found love, struck lottery, had smoother careers, stronger relationships, found jobs or have renewed vigor in life. Four -leaf clover have given them numerous other blessing in their lives


Source : M.S.G. Magazine (March - April 07 issue)

Refer this link for more information and see pictures of 4-leaf clover:http://www.julieroberts.com.sg/store/index.php