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On pN32 of The Star today, there is a report of a judicial hearing on a “cleansing ritual” that went hideously wrong. Two people ended up brutally murdered – beaten to death in a “religious” ritual supposed to rid them … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Malaysian superstitions
I have just finished reading Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s “Love and Other Demons”. That should be required reading for all those Malaysian students in the UK* who think they were possessed of djinns. (Alternatively, they could start studying their own religion … Continue reading
When it comes to the apparently inexplicable, people like explanations that make sense to them. When they are failing (on any level – academically, socially, economically, spiritually or even on their level of contentment or happiness), they seek reasons – … Continue reading
Here’s a true story, just related to me today over a coffee at my kitchen table. The woman chatting to me has recently had a medical problem diagnosed (after an CT scan and ultrasound) as kidney stones, and is due … Continue reading
– Before and after pix: When my friend Hrugaar was coming to stay, I cleaned the spare bedroom. And I noticed that there were two items missing from the walls. Which was a bit freaky. Someone been sneaking into the … Continue reading
Unfortunately, the Malaysian education system has – through the years – done an excellent job in teaching Malaysians to accept what they are told, rather than develop their critical faculties. The MCA* Public Services and Complaints Department often has its … Continue reading
Weekend break from answering questions. Not to worry, if you asked one, it will be answered… Instead, today I just have to tell you about this news item that appeared in today’s paper here. A bomoh [translation: witchdoctoring con-artist] in … Continue reading
Ok, so I write fantasy. But, quite frankly, I think the really, really weird stuff is found in the real world. One of my husband’s family told me this story yesterday. She has misplaced a box of gold and diamond … Continue reading
Years ago, we visited a village in rural Malacca, to interview a lass who wanted to be our maid. All I can remember about the place now was that it was poverty-stricken (this was in 1971) and that the girl … Continue reading