The Secret

Jatukam Oh!! Jatukam

Last Thursday when I walked out from the meeting room that was our office for the last 7 months, I was surprised to see so many people standing outside the door. My busy body-ness instinct kicked in and I have to find out why.....why.....why....

There was an altar, a table, two buckets of water on the floor and 3 guys in white on the middle of the people. The 3 guys in white than proceeding to presides a prayer with 7 other while the rest looked on.


After the prayer, they poured some kind of liquid into 2 glasses and the leader of the 3 guys dipped matches into a glass and the matches flamed. Then he dipped a chicken leg into the glass and the skin of the chicken burned. I was told that the liquid was a skin burning acid.


With a Jatukam in his palm, the leader of the 3 guys dipped a finger into the glass. When he pulled out his finger, one of the assistance wiped his finger with a tissue and the tissue burned. His finger was fine. Then, one by one, the 7 others follow suit sticking their finger into the glass with a Jatukam in their palm. Their fingers were also fine and work as finger does after that.


Their fingers were protected by the Jatukam amulet, a magical talisman that among other things has the power to protect the holder/wearer. A popular amulet in Thailand with many power variations includes instant wealth, health, love or whatever you want.

I was told that the Bank will get some people to produce the amulet and give it to their customer for protection. There is another Thai Bank that is giving away condom to their customer. Condom = Protection = Jatukam? Interesting.

The World Pass Under The Wing

I flew last Friday and I got the check-in officer to decide on the sitting arrangement which was on aisle of the wings. Since it was on the aisle, I was spared the view of the engine and safely on the strongest part of the plane... what a relief. But....

On the way back to Bangkok, I was seated between the wings and the end of the plane with a bunch of noisy tour groups. The weakest part of the plane? I don't want to know anymore. What I knew was I can see the world pass under the wing from my seat.

The wing while taxing to the KLIA's runway with UPS and Malaysia Airline on the queue.
The wing over foggy Malaysia.

The wing over cloudy Thailand.
The wing over Bangkok with the River Chau Phraya.
The wing while approaching Suvarnabhumi Airport.

The wing on landing.

The wing taxing in for parking.

No more wing - airport perspective with the noisy tour groups at the vanishing point.
Happy touring.

About A Movie : Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

I spent my Saturday and Sunday with sleep, TV, food (when permitted) and more sleep. I did not even step out from the apartment today, except to go to Jean's apartment and feed her guppies. At least there is a species happy to see me.

I watched a few movies as well this weekend. Four Brothers, Spiderman 3, Wild Hog, The Lake House and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. All are good movies, but even James Franco with all his greatness could not persuades me to choose Spidey as the best movie I watch this weekend.

Instead that award goes to an overlooked movie of 2005, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Not just because two of my favourite leading man, Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer, is in the film; or because the amount of profanity words being used; or the number of dead bodies pilling up through out the movie. Simply just because the movie is damn good. I don't know how to explain as I am not a fucking film critic. All I can say is if you are into black comedy movie, this one definitely is for you.

Doraemon say what?

Neighbourhood Watch

This is an update to my previous blogs on July 22, 2007 and August 19, 2007 about a neighbourhood Thai house. There were some development happening on that piece of land. Check this out

Cannot wait to see what will happen next.

Put put and Mok

Furball

Stop

and walk to the park

Chatuchak Park. 5 minutes away from the office.

read a book

A love story for a light reading.

watch the trees grow

observe people passed by

smell the flower

Not this one.

but don't pick them

or you will be in trouble.

Prison Cow

Too Close For Comfort

I flew back to Bangkok tonight on Thai Airways' Boeing 777-200 plane.

Previously whenever I flew, I tend to sit at the tail end of the flight. I prefer the back seat as I read somewhere that by sitting at the end of the plane will provide higher chance of survival during plane crash. Sitting near the wings is also safe as that is the strongest section of a plane. Problem is that is also where the fuel tank is and with plane most of the time will blow up in flame during crash, sitting next to fuel tank not going to help with survival. Most people that survive plane crash will die from burn or smoke inhalation.

Recently I began to sit on the middle of the place because the plane usually seats the tour group people at the back of the plane. After a few awkward incidences with tour group people, I gave up my safest heaven in the plane and move up to the front. That was where I was when I flew tonight and when I looked out from the window, I saw...


The Roll Royce left engine of the plane and its make me a little petrified. Should I move back to the back of the plane on the next flight and face the tour group people? Or should I sit in front and face the engines? I have two weeks before my next trip to ponder on this point.

About A Movie : Bangkok Love Story

It is a cliché to blog about a movie but I will execute it anyway.

It is started when I saw this stimulating movie ads photo all over Bangkok. After a week of being bombasted by the advertisement, Nan, Rose and I went and watched the movie tonight in Central World Plaza. This is the first time I sat through the entire Thai movie.

The movie English title is Bangkok Love Story. The Thai title is Pe-arn which mean friend. It is a movie about 'brotherly love'. The cinematography is impressive and the music is excellent. The story line is a little gloomy for me but the actors are just muy bueno :)). All in all it is a good movie. Check out this blog for the full detail review.

Cow say moo.

Been There : Khao Yai

Khao Yai (Big mountains) is

lonely roads

blue-green mountains

diverse flora

cool clean flowing streams

untamed creatures

domesticated beasts (not exactly in Khao Yai)

and I was in heaven.....
of leeches ;)

New Record

As blog no 10 of September, this is the most blog I ever did in a month. The last record was 9 blogs last month. 10 was also the number of blogs I did for the whole of 2006. To celebrate this occasion I presented to you, this:

Location is not an option when rest is crucial.

Stormy Day

Storm brewing
Bangkok crying
Crying for you
Unfortunate 88

Thunder howling
Howling for you
The lost souls
Unfortunate 88

Lightning flashes
The last goodbye
Goodbye love
Unfortunate 88
+ 1

(for the 88 victims of One-Two-GO that went down in Phuket on Sep 17, 2007)

Let It Shine, Let It Shine

This is for all my friends that currently stuck head-down in man-made shit hole.

Shine
(Take That - Beautiful World)

You, you're such a big star to me
You're everything I wanna be
But you're stuck in a hole and I want you to get out
I don't know what there is to see
But I know it's time for you to leave
We're all just pushing along
Trying to figure it out, out, out

All your anticipation pulls you down
When you can have it all, you can have it all

So come on, so come on, get it on
Don't know what you're waiting for
Your time is coming don't be late, hey hey
So come on
See the light on your face
Let it shine
Just let it shine
Let it shine

Stop being so hard on yourself
It's not good for your health
I know that you can change
So clear your head and come around
You only have to open your eyes
You might just get a big surprise
And it may feel good and you might want to smile, smile, smile

Don't you let your demons pull you down
'Cause you can have it all, you can have it all

So come on, so come on, get it on
Don't know what you're waiting for
Your time is coming don't be late, hey hey
So come on
See the light on your face
Let it shine
Just let it shine
Let it shine

Hey let me know you
You're all that matters to me
Hey let me show you
You're all that matters to me

So come on, so come on, get it on
Don't know what you're waiting for
Your time is coming don't be late, hey hey
So come on
See the light on your face
Let it shine
Just let it shine
Let it shine

Hey let me know you
You're all that matters to me
Hey let me show you
You're all that matters to me

Hey let me love you
You're all that matters to me
Hey so come on yeah
Shine all your light over me...
(Gay guy can sing)

Those friends that stuck in real man-made or nature-made hole, select one of these options:
1. What the hell are you doing in that hole in the first place?
2. Climb out
3. Scream for help
4. Call the fire department
5. Just go back to sleep, this is a dream
6. This is not a dream? You are royally fuck (pardon my French)
7. Drink paraquat (Thanks Sharon)

p.s. This list is still on going. Share your option with me.

A Mocking Goose

Take this!

I have never seen a goose tongue before, dead or alive. This goose stuck one out for me. Maybe this is exclusive to geese in Ayuthaya or maybe it was just a piece of bread :)

The Sign

I saw this sign in the immigration office yesterday.

"The visa extension process paid only fee, do not believe anyone."

This sign not just a warning to be careful. The sign warn us on how we are now living in a deplorable world and ...

a world fills with disabled alien :)

Cats Visited

I managed to visit my cats over the weekend and they looked pretty happy to see me. I was happy to see them as well. It was a good 2 visiting hours and they spent it running around the room.

Mok (not) looking after his two sisters

While I was there, I visited other people cats as well.

Other people cats

3 Deaths and 1 Injury

Klang, Malaysia - An accident in Kesas highway left 1 dead and 1 injured on Saturday Sept 8, 2007. The accident happen when a 120GB the hard disk and a D900i the hand phone was left on top of the car by their absent-minded owner. According to a witness on the scene, the owner only realised that she left the hard disk and the hand phone when she saw them flying from her back mirror when she started speeding off on the highway.

120GB was found dead on the scene with its body separated into 4 pieces. The accident was so horrific that a few witnesses were seeing leaving the scene crying (their heart out). D900i was given an outpatient treatment in the local hospital and was released a few hours later with a few scratches.

D900i after the accident

In unrelated news, Belkin the mouse roll it last, peacefully, a few weeks ago when it’s light stop blinking. The post mortem performed on Belkin revealed the death is caused by nerve damage near the end of the USB connector. A quiet funeral for family member was held on Sunday Sept 9, 2009.

In loving memory, Belkin and C100

Belkin death came a few days after the death of C100 the hand phone. C100 died of old age and was surrounded by family member on it's last day. Doctor attending C100 announce that the death was a relief as C100 has been in critical condition caused by battery malfunction.

Missing Meao

I miss my cats. The last time I saw them in their 'prison' was 4 weeks ago for a couple of hours. I hope they not that piss with me for leaving them in the boarding for months. Imagine the cat's revenge.

I am happy to see them this weekend. I hope they are happy to see me too.

Horsing Around

I was horsing around on the way to Chatuchak Park for my weekly aerobic class and I saw....

real horses looking at me.

They were stuck in the wild hours of traffic jam in Bangkok.