Just discovered this thread. Wow. Interesting.
99 pages. I'll need a little time to catch up.

I've some questions actually. Let me read up a bit first before asking.

I didn't pay attention to these previously. Too complicated for me. Being a banana, I'm a bit slow to understand such matters. Glad to be able to read about it in English now. Haha.

Recently some mysterious things happened among my friends.

My friend (A) went for holidays in Melbourne last year. With her husband. Upon returned her face looked terrible, like half of it senget. We thought it was a mild stroke. She went to see western doc and chinese sinseh also not helping.

Another friend (B) and I suggested her to go pray. But her staunch Christian husband refused to let her do it.

Eventually they met an old friend, who brought them see a medium. The dato said a female spirit had followed A home, all the way from Australia.

Ok lor, they were instructed to do some rituals. And I noticed A's face was ok already. Like 90% recovered.

Somehow one day, when we were out for dinner, my friend B suddenly in trance. Guan Yin came and "fight" with the female spirit in myfriend A.

B slapped A's face.

A little while later after the fight was over, Tai Seng Yeh took over B. My friend B in trance again. So funny lol. I never saw such things before.

The Monkey King asked for food and drinks. Offered him a bottle of Guinness stout. Hahaha.

My question is, in such situation what else I can do? I was really stunned. 😑

B is my good friend. She doesn't drink alcohol, not even tolerate a sip. She take yellow wine chicken also can mabuk one

I'm very sure she didn't fake it. During trance she could drink one third of a bottle. I could see her skin changed. Got dark spots all over her arms after she "woke up". A while later the spots changed to red before disappeared. She wasn't drunk at all. That's the weird thing about it.

So Monkey King doesn't drink alcohol. What does he like eating or drinking?

B has the ability to go in trance. She knows it. But can't stop it.

Her husband did tell us that he has asked sifu to teach him what to do each time some spirits entered his wife's body.

Usually Guan Yin and Monkey God will follow her. Sometimes bad spirits can come along.

Long long time ago, a suicidal spirit almost caused her to jump down from her flats. Since then they moved to a landed property.

Interesting rite?
I tell you, the whole incident was like a little part of that 'Journey to the West' drama I watched. Lol.

No, she's not a weak person. She's a hard core career minded person. Very business-minded type.

Wow. Imposter?

She needs help from who?

Ok. Thanks for your advice. ☺

These types of happenings very difficult to explain logically. For me, what I saw was real. It all happened right in front of me. As long as they don't kacau me, I won't interrupt also lah.

I was so tempted to record the incident on my phone. But didn't do it lah. I was too near them. Afraid of offending them also.

I'll have to check with her. Thanks.

Ok. Good to know.

Why some ppl pray on the 15th and not 14th (7th lunar month)?

I usually pray on the 14th around 7pm, just before dark. Is it a good time?

When I burn the paper offerings, I put them inside a big tong to burn. Not the same tong that I used to burn paper offerings for normal god deities.

Got ppl suggested me to burn the paper on the ground. But the burnt paper will fly everywhere.

It's easier to clean up if using a tong. Next day i will pack the "burnt papers" and throw in the dustbin.

Is it better to leave it on the ground burn or to contain the burnt offerings in a big tong (an old one actually). Last time I used those satay burner container. Hahaha.

Yeah. If it goes up, ok wor. If wind blow it sideways into neighbor's compound, not nice lor.

My row of houses here, only 2 families will be praying. The rest are Christian and Muslim families.

Ok. I did the right thing. Safety is my main concern too.

So, the appropriate time is at 11pm on the 14th.

I'm asking because when I was young, I noticed we prayed during late hour but my mother-in-law heard from dunno who who said better pray early. But I don't see other ppl pray so early. Haha.

Thanks for the quick reply. What's nice about this thread is, almost every question is given prompt replies. Great job, natchsider.

Thanks for the pictures and update, nachtsider. 👍
Keep them coming.

Natch,

I hope you continue to contribute here, sharing your knowledge on these mysterious, religious and ritual stuff...

Most of the time I'm lost somewhere in your explanation and helpful answers... Haha... I find it hard to remember and understand everything, probably I've very little knowledge on these matters... I never had enough time to read every post here. Wish I can do it soon...

I'll continue to learn... 🙏

I'm surprised you're a real doctor, I knew you were a smart fella, you wrote in good English here... 👍

Take good care of yourself... Don't stay away for too long ok... Hungry 👻 festival is not far away.. 😂



This post has been edited by Mel2: Apr 30 2019, 05:43 PM