Ghost Story

My Indonesian baby sitter (my mama) told me some ghost stories. About 'hantu kongkong' who is a female becoming a ghost after she was dead from giving birth.

The first story which she told me a long time a go. I still remember:

Mama:
When I was working with a Datuk Mentar Hashim, there was a friend of mine, he worked as a security guard at night. At the middle of the night, he heard someone calling him for help. There was a female , she was about to give birth, she cried for help and was in great pain. The security guard quickly took her to hospital . But then, he was unconscious and when he woke up he found that he was sleeping on the grave for the whole night! Which means the ghost had carried(cheated) him a long way to the grave. No joke! It was a true story that happened at the grave located nearby the old place of Dewan Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur.

When I was small she always tell me ghost stories, she was a very good story teller/narrator. Sometimes I can't sleep after listening to her story, it was so eerie.

Today she told me about this hantu kongkong again.

Mama:
During childhood time I saw a ghost. It happened at night in the dark street. A female ghost whose resemble a human took a ride on a bullock cart, when it reached her destination she paid the driver with Indonesian note (rupiah) and went off. It was so normal that the driver not even aware that she was a ghost. Suddenly something happened.... the note turned out to be a scrap of zinc roof!

So spooky...
I hope I can sleep comfortably tonight..
Bye, good night!

Is it wrong to call people in full name?

Ｉ get scolded by my senior this afternoon. The senior is Sook Hui, she owned a fairly top position in Chinese Language Society. She was my former senior too in my previous school SMK(P) Air Panas. Ｉ admit that she is not a nice people at all. When she was in the Science society in my previous school my first impression about her- "she was so arroganｔ＂Ｉ can judge that straight away by looking at her face and the way she talk. I also wondered how she was chosen to hold of the top posts. During chinese society meeting today, we were all busy with the preparation for the Chinese Singing Competition. I had some doubt about the envelope which Kar Yen asked me to do, approach her to ask for consultation. I called :" Low Kar Yen...blablabla.." then Sook Hui turned her head facing me angrily and said :"Do you know that it is very impolite to call people in her full name?" Then, I apologise to her. She added:" you say sorry to her(kar yen) not me!" I thought she was the one who was so mind about 'it'. Anyway then, I asked Kar yen was she so mind about 'it'.. She said:"No." That made me felt a bit guilty about it.

When my mom will come back?

1,2,3,4 day, a week, a fortnight or a month?
I lost my patience to wait already.
She always said I will be back tomorrow, tomorrow..
But she broke the promises.
Hopefully she will come back soon.
I cannot stand living in this quiet and lonely house.
I went maniac by non stop buying books
In order to forget the loneliness..
I understand her,
she need to take care her old dad,
who just underwent a leg surgery,
who was also a diabetic,
may took a long time to recover.
Just pray in the morning and night
that he can get well
and my mom will come back soon.

Confused GDex Courier

Sorry for leaving this blog 'empty' for a long while...

You know, today I called GDex courier which is sending the books that I bought from MPH.

Once my mom shop is closed will cause a lot of trouble. For example the courier cannot send the book/parcel to my house. Last few days, courier deliver to my house but unfortunately no one was in the house. I need to write email to 1 utama MPH, reply mail, received mail, reply mail, received mail...arghhhh.. frustrating! Asking MPH the delivery date of my parcel, the parcel tracking reference number and etc.

Then I get to know that 1 utama MPH is not using Poslaju as courier service provider anymore. they are using GDex now.. What is the difference? Paslaju using van for shipping while GDex drive truck or even a motocycle for shipping. As I know in US some courier service providers still using bicycle for shipping. What is the rational behind that? Answer: to avoid traffic jam.

Today, I asked the GDex customer service lady to deliver to a new address which was my shop address -No.3, my shop was closed I hoped them to 'tumpang' my neighbour (tailor) shop which bear the address No.5 ...

I explained: For your info No. 5 is also my house address that is a coincidence, because the shop located behind my house!! Improper house planning , a Gloom for shop house residence! Which sometimes mislead the postman. But then I remembered how the GDex postman deliver my dad parcel to my house -No.5.

Then I thought better say my neighbour shop is no.3 I emphasized Choo Tailor shop repeatedly.. Hopefully they can find the shop, a small tailor shop situated beside my mom shop although address is a 'bit' different. From the lady intonation I can feel that she was angry, sorry for confusing her but I just wanted to explain, that's all.

God Bless Me!

Sausage Buns Again

I have been baking and eating sausage buns for two days. It looks like my skill has been improving day by day.

Thorny Cane for Teacher

Imagine if one day our teacher get very angry with us and she get a new idea to punish us- using a thorny cane instead of the normal cane. I think this thorny cane will hurts us a lots..  Then, mom will see us come back from school with bleeding hand~~

Bagpipe Band at Setapak High School!!

This was Scotland Pipe Band from my school! They were performing for Teachers' Day.