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Tag Archives: Malaysian superstitions

Irony and weirdness: a Malaysian story

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Glenda LarkeMarch 13, 2021
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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 →

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Another look at a Port Dickson sunset, and what I’m reading

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Glenda LarkeMarch 13, 2021
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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 →

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Just what is fantasy?

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Glenda LarkeMarch 13, 2021
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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 →

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Believing in magic

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Glenda LarkeMarch 13, 2021
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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 →

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Inhouse mystery

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Glenda LarkeMarch 13, 2021
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– 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 →

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Weird stuff

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Glenda LarkeMarch 13, 2021
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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 →

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Weird stuff [again]

Posted on June 30, 2007 by Glenda LarkeMarch 13, 2021
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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 →

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Weird world

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Glenda LarkeMarch 13, 2021
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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 →

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Sense and nonsense, Malaysian style

Posted on May 30, 2007 by Glenda LarkeMarch 13, 2021
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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 →

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