A Ghost Story

Do you believe in ghosts?

Have you seen any?

Have you seen it in the month of the Hungry Ghost Festival?

If you are afraid because you've seen the dwellers of the other world during the month of the Hungy Ghost, be afraid this year. Be very afraid.

In the Chinese Lunar calendar, each year there are actually 13 months instead of 12. The extra month is called a leap month. On this particular year of the Loyal Dog, the leap year falls on the 7th month, which is also the month of the Hungry Ghost Festival. For more theories on this matter, click here.

If after this lengthy explaination, you still don't understand what ever the crap i'm talking about, i'll make it REAL short. This year got 60 days of "gwei-jit".

So, if you are those superstitous or those very scared of ghost type of people, i suggest you to stay home for 2 months don't go clubbing so often, don't go midnight show so often, and don't do kinky stuff with your other half until the middle of the night.

Please don't complain about this, because the hungry ghost will hear you. If they are not happy about what you said, then beware they might come find you. Anyhow, the Hungry Ghost Festival is kind of like a holiday for these dwellers from the torturing they endure everyday in hell. So, just take it as we got visitors coming for visits. You don't kacau them, they won't kacau you also, rite?

Talking about ghost, last nite i went to Bumbz place to watch DVD. WS-Satelite & Skinny-Queenie is there too. We watch the Memoirs of Geisha. I know this isn't a ghost movie, but i must really say that this movie "hou gwei sien".

No wonder the Japs criticize this movie so much. For starters, all the leading Geisha role in the movie are, first of all, not even Japanese. Secondly, they portrayed the Geisha like prostitutes.

" Remember, Chiyo, geisha are not courtesans. And we are not wives. We sell our skills, not our bodies. We create another secret world, a place only of beauty. The very word "geisha" means artist and to be a geisha is to be judged as a moving work of art." quoted by Mameha.

In the movie, to become a true Geisha, you must first sell your virginity to the highest priced bidding. Just like Lelong.com, you get the product if you bid the highest price. True, a Geisha doesn't sell her body, she lelong her virginity.

If you were planning to watch this movie in the big screen, go ahead. I didn't say you cannot go watch in cinema. I would only say i'd rather watch DVD only.

I didn't read the book for this movie, but i'm sure the sien-ness wouldn't be far from it anyway. But one thing for sure in this movie, from the way i see it, is that the actings of Zhang Zi Yi, Michelle Yeoh & Gong Li is remarkable. Just too bad the movie is just what i expected it to be: Sappy-nappy-draggy-hou-gwei-sien~!~!~!

Anyway, exam week is going to end for MMU soon. Hope everyone will enjoy their holidays and also their Chinese New Year Celebrations. Cheerz~!

ChiM