In the Chinese Calender, today is 14th of July while in the Western Calender, it is 30th of August. There are two special happening will be on today and tomorrow which is 31st of August.
Chinese will have one festival called "Ghost Festival" aka "Hungry Ghost Festival" and it falls on today. In mandarin we call it as 中元节
Another happening is Malaysian National Day aka Merdeka Day 31/8
Malaysian- Chinese tend to use "friends" to replace the word "ghost" when we speak about them in this special day. It's because eyes from a normal human are not able to see them weather they are following you or watching you now! This is to avoid paranormal issues happen against us.
As an addition, we will follow some rules when we walk, we speak, colours we wear and we usually do not hang out on street or going anywhere in the late night. We believe late night is the peak period where they hunt for something. Besides, Malaysian-Chinese believes that there's door open at the world of 阴 (Yin) and all "friends" will heading to the world of 阳 (Yang) where we are living now. Most of them are ghost without home. in other words, nobody praying for them at home. While those with home which means are our ancestor. So, we will usually praying outside the house on this particular day and put some foods, sweets and biscuits for them.
For more details on this festival, you can refer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Festival
Out of coincidence there are 2 scary cases happen on me. Both are regarding fire!
I'm not sure it is coincident or human luck will reduce day before or on this particular day.. 2 fire alarm ring on the same day. The first fire alarm rang is in Adsett center (Library) another is at the forge my flat unit!
Flat unit fire alarm rang is the most scary thing happen in my life!
I have never never face building on fire in my life before =S
Selfish and irresponsible flatmate overcook and cause heavy smoke coming kitchen. My room is room E and it's just beside the kitchen. I'm still awake watching movie and thought smell are from outside who BBQ.
Until smoke detector ring, i realize there's something wrong. When i open the door and check what is going on, heavy smoke coming from the kitchen against me.
Irresponsible & selfish flatmate take his passport and walk away without informing me anything or make any report the officer. I knock every flatmates door to awake them if any of them were sleeping since it was 12.30a.m. No one is in the room, which means it was only him and me in the unit but he just walk away without doing anything. Well, if i slept, then i could be die from inhaling too much smoke.
2 officers came, the I explain everything to them
I thought he walk away the first place was to contact & report to officer, out of my expectation he bring his friends to see how serious it is.. what the hell! He is so much older than me, age 26. Thinking were just like 10 years old boy. Thanks God that my intuition safe my little life!
I think he should read this note!
Things he overcook...
Fire alarm rang in the Adsett center was nothing, and i never stay at the incident for long. Me and my friend find ways to leave the building. Adsett center is at level 4, we come from level 6. We took staircase to upper level to leave originally but all the librarians and staffs coming downstairs to the entrance of Adsett center. They instruct us to leave from the Owen building and not upstairs. We both thought nothing serious and it was just like a fire escape practical. However, we can see how serious and important institution it is. So we follow them.
In Malaysia, i never escape from any situation that happen on me yesterday!
We do have fire escape practice in secondary school but in college and university, we are safe and sound all the time. That is why sometimes we never take emergency issue seriously and thought it was a practical...
Thanks God that am still alive ❤ amen
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