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10.04.2012 | 報夢請教

[Volume 7 Issue 4, #1380]
幾日前見到呢個報導, 「祭祖燒紙iPhone, 祖父托蒙不會用」, 青年因為咁樣嚇親而病咗兩日.. 我覺得果真係奇聞一宗, 前所未聞囉, 玩嘢到連國外報章都要報導一番.. 家下紙紮行業都與時趨進, 最新科技產品應有盡有, 或者應該考慮附送使用手冊或光碟先得喇.. 不過都有人開玩笑話, 燒部電話俾祖先, 唔怕佢哋夜晚喺陰間打電話上嚟搵人?? :p
saw this in the newspaper the other day.. the title says "offered iPhone to ancestors, grandpa appeared in dream saying he doesn't know how to use" [note], a guy hence freaked out and fell sick for two days.. i think this is a rather rare news until it was reported in some foreign papers.. traditional chinese paper offerings industry has been coping so well with technology, they have all the latest gadgets available, maybe it's time for them to consider attaching the user manual or visual aids with the products.. but there were also jokes saying if ancestors are offered mobile phones, are they going to call up at night from "down there"?? :p

145 comments:

  1. good morning everyone!! have a nice tuesday and a great week ahead!! :)

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    1. Cheh Thambee! You spoilt Lina's Tuesday morning!

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    2. Yalar.

      Later I go sulk and dun wan to comment already, how? ;p

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    3. Good afternoon!

      LMAO, SK! You're cheating. You cannot be leaving comment first on your own blog! Duwan First Lady to claim the early bird everyday, ka?

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    4. But then again, it's a pleasure to have the tauke of the blog to greet us.

      Just like when we go makan at the restaurant, we'll be greeted by the waiters/waitresses/boss.

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    5. No lah. He wants to greet us, have to greet personally each of us. Say hello when we drop by mah, not before! LOL

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    6. wah, this First Lady lost the first commenter to me then feel so not happy, haha!! i just want to be the first one to greet everyone a happy tuesday mah, i thought this is a very nice gesture?? hahaha!! maybe i shall do it tomorrow also, since it's public holiday sure First Lady will not be so early..

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  2. Wei! Cannot comment on own blog first!

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    1. i want to greet all my readers cannot meh?? :p

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  3. Tomorrow is Wednesday!

    No need to wake up early and drive out to work.

    Only need to wake up early and run 13K for me! LOL

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    1. *pull long face*

      I need to work tomorrow....... *roar*

      Idiotic management decided to replace the holiday to 'somewhere else'.

      Pray hard they don't 'telan' my holiday.

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    2. Sometimes I really disagree with the management, suka-suka change the ad-hoc-ly declared holiday to another date.

      Like last time when we won the what-what piala for football, we got the following day as holiday. Darn the management changed it to a Saturday! And I'm not working on that Saturday!! So they replied, "Nasib la". What the f....??!!

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    3. Can I write a complain letter to any gomen dept??

      I seriously need to complain now...

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    4. Management can do that kah? No fair one! Public holiday declared already!

      Go report to Najib! xD

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    5. i also don't like that lah, but then sometimes management also have their reasons also lah.. anyway, as long as it's replaced then still acceptable lah.. but then it would be better to follow the majority lah, or else employees cannot enjoy family day also right?? complain to Najib?? haha, you think it will be of any help??

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  4. Ok now, go up and read what SK posted for the day!

    Muahaha

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    1. Oh yeah, back to the topic above :p

      *read, read*

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    2. i thought you sekaligus put 10 comments only go back up to read my post?? :D

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  5. What would you do if you get dreams like that?

    *faints*

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    1. I'll ask for 4D number.....


      And if I forgot to ask, I'll refer to the 4D mini book for the number.

      *note: you know the 4D book, right? The one old Chinese men and women like to check upon. Example, if they see a snake crossing the road, they'll check for snake symbol. Each symbol has its correspond numbers.

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    2. hmmm, i also wonder what would be the best action to take if ever such dream happens to me.. but definitely i will not ask for 4D number lor, i don't buy one lah..

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    3. Eh, buy la... very "leng" one. Sure kena! Unless your ancestor was just pulling your legs and purposely want you to lose money.

      But then, if won already, need to repay "them", right? Burn offering?? Forget to repay, then they will come and haunt every night.

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    4. hahaha, i bought a few times but then everytime also loose money one.. but instead sometimes when i told others to buy, then they may win.. hahaha, so "cheh"~~

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  6. LOL at sending manuals over to the netherworld along with all the techie gifts for ancestors.

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    1. Hehehe, with manuals and instructions at least "they" won't come and kacau our dreams.

      But please, make sure the instructions are multilanguage, okay? Don't want my late grandpa come and ask me, "Wei, all in English, Ah Gong no understand la".

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    2. sometimes manuals also won't work because very lazy to flip through page by page, better ask and get the answer straight away, haha.. hmmm, i think that's a good business for steve jobs down there huh?? :p

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  7. If send iPhone, then who help the ancestors download apps?

    Got service there ah? xD

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    1. Got.... go register for Heltenet la.

      Moreover, Mr.Job has joined them wor. Can call his direct line - 1-800-HELLSJ (SJ - Steve Job), regarding any iphone or ipad issues.

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    2. the iPhone already jailbroken and can automatically download and install all the required apps lah.. hahaha!! or else pay Mr Jobs to do that also can~~

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  8. pssst....
    now got quarterly results

    got monthly results

    got weekly results

    so no more daily results?

    I like to see my stock daily and monitor one! LOL

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    1. i thought you don't want to see any of those because you scolded me for making you so stressed out?? :D

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    2. Hahaha, women always say one thing and mean the other one.

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    3. yah, no wonder they say a woman's heart is like a needle under the sea, so difficult to search!!

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  9. If ancestors come visit in your dream, can ask for 4D numbers or not? kikiki

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    1. errr, i won't ask lah, i also won't buy the numbers also.. because i never have luck in all these fortune lah..

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  10. This is the 9th comment in a row for me this morning!

    If SK didn't "kacau" and post an early comment here, I conquer all the early comments spot! ;p

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    1. hahaha!! wokay wokay, next time i wait until you posted the very first comment then only i greet the people~~ :D

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  11. Where's Queen Muffin Yvonne? Still not reporting over to SK? Busy making/eating muffins ah? kekeke

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    1. Wah now you give her new name Queen Muffin Yvonne! That is funny.

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    2. Later when Yvonne makes Char Siew Bao, I am afraid you might call her Char Siew Bao Queen!!!! Ha ha ha!

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    3. I'm getting new nicknames everyday, cool!

      Char Siew Bao Queen... no good la, I want more glamour Bao nickname. Em... how about Yip Chee Mun Bao? Muahahaha.

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    4. hahaha!! let's see what Queen Muffin Yvonne is going to bake this weekend.. hmmm, like that means she will get a new nickname every week!! oh, i know!! she is going to make Yip Chee Mei bun this weekend, she so dream of Yip Chee Mei~~ wakakakaka!!

      @ lina: FYI, Yip Chee Mei is a porn star with very huge boobs, 40-inch!! :D

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    5. Opps, not Chee Mun, lol!! Lina, she's a retired porn star. But all the guys are crazy over her! Can see how happy SK is, when I mentioned the name. Must be bring back all those sweet dreams of her, wakakakaka!

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    6. hahaha, no lah, luckily i never dream of her.. or else i think i will suffocate because her boobs took up too much space already~~ :D

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    7. LOL! I thought every guy is dying to dream of her. With boobies like that, you won't get bored the whole night, muahahaha! (18SX)

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    8. hahaha, good to see but not good to use lah.. not every guy also like things big mah, and not all are pervert also!! kekekeke.. some guys like to be able to handle things within their hands too~~ :D

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  12. Grandma Twilight Man also not around yet!

    Poor me. All alone spamming SK!

    Wakakaka!!!!!!

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    1. Arghhh! You called me Grandma Twilight Man! Wakakakaka!





      Grandma faints!.........

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    2. Wakakaka, Grandma reprise!

      Grandma "Jedi" Twilight Man!

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    3. wakakakaka!! i also forgotten about this nickname for anay already, and he told this to everyone so publicly here, oooopss!!

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  13. 12 comments in less than half a hour!


    Woot! Woot!

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    1. i can give you 30 comments in 12 minutes, hahahaha!! :D

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    2. My brain lags. 10 comments in 30 minutes is considered very productive.

      I'm stuck here for almost an hour, reading and giving comments for a few post, ssshhhh.... back to work.

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    3. hahaha, like that i am better.. can see i am actually the Heavenly King of Spammers, hahahaha!!

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    1. Morning!

      Very nice morning to curl up and sleep in. It's raining!

      But hopefully no rain tomorrow. ^^

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    2. make it rain tomorrow so that we can curl even longer on bed while somebody is running in the rain, wakakakaka!!

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  15. Where did that happen until grandpa came to his dream? So scary.

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    1. Dream of hot young ladies better right? ;p

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    2. a malaysia case lah, until newspapers in taiwan or hongkong also reported, haha~~

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  16. that's rather freaky.. >< .. good morning bro! have a good day ya

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    1. oh yeah, very true.. rather freaky if that's gonna happen on us right??

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  17. Read about it too, can't help but laugh...... :P

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    1. you so bad lah, people fell sick for two days because of that leh.. you still laughing!! hahahahaha, sorry lah, i also laughed, oooopsss!!

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  18. I read about this news too.

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    1. i saw this on facebook and then later on the paper..

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  19. It tells me two things.

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    1. wah, sheoh yan so analytic thinking one~~

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  20. First, means whatever we burned, it actually received by our ancestors. Proven by the news.

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    1. hmmm, good.. i also like this confirmation that things are indeed received down there..

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  21. that kind of dream can really freak us out!

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    1. oh yeah, imagine if that happens to us, really can freak us out also..

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  22. Second, Steve Jobs isn't doing his job properly in heaven. He should set up Apple stores there to provide user support to our ancestors.

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    1. Muahahaha, he's busy recruiting and expanding his empire down there. Can't blame him... he used decades to be successful on Earth. And he's barely there for a year. So give him time, my dear.

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    2. SK said those gadgets should attach with visual aids and manual. No use, my ancestors can't read. The best is to have Apple store there, provide professional support to the end users. Right or not? Yvonne, next time when we go that time, we can work in Apple store. Choi, choi, choi. Sorry.

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    3. SK, next time, you want to work there or not? With you IT knowledge and skill, sure Steve Jobs wants you.

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    4. Sorry, I shouldn't make joke with SK's idol.

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    5. hahaha, very true with Yvonne's explanation also.. give him time to set up the Hellppl Store lah..

      @ Sheoh Yan: wah, you so bad one?? ask me to go and join him!! @_@"

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  23. ya, what happens when one receives an unknown number n when he/she answers, one hears a familiar voice of a deceased..

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    1. or receive a call from a friend's number who deceased years ago. xD

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    2. oooh, that would even be more freaking than dreaming of the deceased right?? shaking, sweating and goosebumps~~

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  24. it sounds like a ghost story..

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    1. but i think many who read this see it as joke more than ghost story..

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  25. maybe those modern gadgets should only be burnt to those who were familiar with it.

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    1. haha, very true!! and that's the lesson of the story right, just burn the appropriate things needed and not more..

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    2. We are thoughtful mah, want our ancestors to get "updated" with the latest IT gadgets.

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    3. yalor, that's the good intention we just want to offer the best we can afford right??

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  26. Sometimes...when you think about it, it's quite ridiculous for us to burn all those fancy gadgets for our departed loved ones. I wonder if they can use it or not. :/

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    1. errr, actually it's some kind of care lah i think.. they just want to give better things, the intention is good actually..

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  27. 蘋果會晤會sue呢啲山寨品製作商啊?

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    1. 一把火燒晒, 死無對證囉, 哈哈~~

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  28. Well...I do burn an iPhone, Ipad for my mum. Haha :D Wonder if she is using them or not.

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    1. errr, are you contradicting with your statement above bro?? haha.. hmmm, maybe one night your mum will be calling you to ask how to use one of the apps~~ just joking.. :p

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  29. Most of us brush off dreams as just dreams - no significant meaning at all. But others who have experienced actual happenings would believe that some (not all) dreams are requests for help or to rectify a situation. I know people who acted on the rectification and have not been disturbed (by dreams) anymore.

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    1. i agree with you and i actually do think this is not any nonsense.. there are a lot of real cases that can actually prove that..

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  30. I wonder why they need to burn such things for the dead - what's the significance? Traditionally, they burn boats/ships so they will take the souls of the deceased back to their homeland (China) and things like that. These days, they just simply burn...anything and everything.

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    1. i think the intention is good, they just want to offer the best to their ancestors only.. anyway, it's the deed of respect that counts, so let's not just comment too much on what different people are trying to burn, agree?? :)

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  31. I believe people should just offer the items the deceased is familiar with so that he/she will be able to make use of it.

    Maybe a decade or two down the road iPhones can be offered as the deceased would have been familiar with such a gadget. A case in point, a relative who enjoyed playing mahjong when he was living would enjoy receiving a set of mahjong, for instance. My two cents.

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    1. very well said but then i guess it's just up to the different individual to offer what they deem suitable.. in the end, it's the heart and respect that counts.. agree?? :)

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  32. 只是烧一台智能手机当然不会用啦,为什么没有烧一本 Manual 呢?:D

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    1. 燒了一大本的使用說明手冊, 我都不識字, 不會看嘛!! :D

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  33. u know, when burn something . . . I dun think "they" can use it on heaven or hell either . . . else the place there will polluted LOL

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    1. but then judging from this news, it does prove that things burnt are received.. :p

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  34. even if u burn something like . . . a car for ancestor, they dunno how to drive it? U burn something more awesome than Mercedes . . . they will think it is too expensive to pay the road tax lol

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    1. Oh, if you didn't notice, the car comes with a driver :D So don't have license, no problem! Got Ah-mad to drive them around.

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    2. @yvonne later drive wrong place then gg liao LOL! XD XD XD

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    3. now all those cars burnt come with a driver one, so no need to worry that you ancestors do not know how to drive.. haha!! or maybe burn a driving license for them lor~~ :p

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  35. oh gawd! That is scary! I dunno how to react to this.. can't imagine if I get that dream...

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    1. yeah, at first thought this is a funny news.. but then if that happens to me, i will also freak out~~

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  36. Really got such news? My god. Din read about it le. And that manual is quite a good idea. haha

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    1. dunno how real and credible the news is lah but then just find this interesting and share it here.. :)

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  37. I'm not sure why that guy freaked out. It's his ancestor.... unless he's been very naughty and has some dirty little secrets.

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    1. maybe he is not close at all with his grandpa lor, and could be while he's still alive he is a very strict grandpa also??

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  38. When my grandma passed away, I had this dream:

    "I was walking behind my grandma and grandpa (he was dead for more than 5 years earlier) up a hill. I couldn't catch up with both of them and my grandma ushered me to follow faster. I tried to run and yet they seemed to be moving further." Then I woke up abruptly.

    Hearsay, if I managed to hold onto them, my soul would follow them to netherland and never returned.... means I would be dead in my sleep, my grandma took me with her. I was my grandma favourite granddaughter *sweat*

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    1. swt . . . I heard this kind of symptom before too . . . :X

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    2. Growing up, I was always reminded by my Mom not to receive anything given to me in a dream especially if I dream about a deceased. Because what is given may harm me in real life.

      And it's actually a fact especially in Malay culture where black magic is abound. @.@

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    3. By the way, I'm actually used to dreaming about dead relatives.

      One time, before my marriage I dreamt about my late grandma, all smiling at me. I take it that my marriage is blessed.

      Used to dream about my grandpa too, he was always there whenever I'm down as if to let me know he still cares.

      And I will get "visited" by recently departed relatives in my dreams too. Scary or not? Actually not scary lah. Just very sad...

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    4. @ yvonne: oh, that is scary.. that's why sometimes cannot say we can totally ignore or disbelieve such thing also right?? but then maybe it's just a dream that they are leaving you, they just miss you so much but did not intend to bring you together since you are lagging behind..

      @ lina: oh, do not accept anything offered in dreams?? but then we cannot control what we are doing in the dreams right?? and eih, there are also other "visitors" in your apartment still??

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    5. Lina, yeah, I can't help but to accept the gift moreover I'm in the dream. And you're "good" in getting dreams of your deceased relatives. In Chinese culture, when we dreamt of the deceased, it mean something, or so they say. I can't really brush them off nor believe in them totally :s

      SK, I think I'm the one who couldn't let go. I'm close to my late-grandma and love her very much.

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    6. i think there must be a reason we dream of the ancestors, the dream could be a valid message that we just cannot brush off..

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  39. Wonder do the dead blog as well now that they have all those sophisticated gadgets? If yes which would be most popular? Wordpress or Blogger or both are unheard of in the other world? Maybe Steve can start Hellpress or Heavenbless for them.

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    1. hmmm, i would be interested if there is.. because it's really a mystery how the hell is actually.. and if there's any post about the real hell i would like to read on.. :)

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    1. maybe not fun if that happens to you~~ :D

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  41. 妖言畫眾囖!喺咪啲紙紮鋪宣傳技倆啊?

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    1. 係唔係妖言惑眾就不得而知喇, 不過好多人第一個反映就係笑到肚痛囉~~ 不過紙紮鋪唔駛宣傳係嘛?? :p

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  42. its such an amazingly materialistic cheng beng...i wish people would lavish love to their loved ones more when they are alive than burning all these stuff when the loved on is dead.

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    1. but i think it's rooted from good intention actually, that they just want to be able to offer the best they can afford to the ancestors.. :)

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  43. haha iphone doesnt come with a manual even in the world of the living xD

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    1. oh is it?? i don't remember because i also don't really RTFM lah, haha!!

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  44. later they too free over there

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  45. cal up give lottery tak apa

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  46. later call up and nag then cham liao

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    1. hahahaha!! then when you burn the iPhone to them, you say if want to call then only when want to give numbers.. else, just send SMS can already~~ :D

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  47. ah boy..you havent pass up your assignment ah...ah boy you havent cuci kereta ah...ah girl you belum lipat baju ah...ah girl make sure wash the plate clean ah...

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    1. hahahaha!! so many rantings lah you, you received those calls before ah?? :D

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  48. 不要说故人会不会使用,
    就算是在世很多人也不会用smart phone/touch screen hp,
    我也还在学习当中。

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    1. 哈哈, 對囉!! 其實有user manual也是沒有人會去看的喇.. 我也是這裡按一下, 那裡按一下才慢慢摸回來怎麼用我的iPhone的~~ :p

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  49. 係吖,家阵啲科技咁先进,地府都追住上!呵呵呵~~~

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  50. 听讲纸扎IPhone都出到4s添,你话几咁先进!

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  51. 记得烧埋说明书,如果唔係收到都唔知点用!

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  53. 年年都出新科技产品,搞到死鬼阿爷阿嫲头都大晒,不如烧番几个妹仔服侍佢哋老人家好过囉,记得帮佢哋搞埋外劳准证哦!嘻嘻嘻~~~

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