October 25, 2004

The Other World - The 'Guardian' that seeks true owner

Have you heard the stories about Toyol, Hantu Raya and etc. How they need someone to guide them and etc? This really happened to my family.

My father's family was came from Sumatera. From what I know, they came from Palembang and they had connection with some legend figures in Peninsular Malaysia (I really don't know who the figure were, but don't worry, I'll ask my father when I go back for Hari Raya). Then they made Kedah their home or more precisely at Kampung ???.

From what I heard, my ancestors were the ones that cleared the forest at that Kampung and started paddy planting on the land. But what most people didn't know is my ancestors get help from the 'guardian' (please refer to the first paragraph). The 'guardian' was passed from one generation to other generation until my great-grandfather generation (I heard a lot of stories about this generation but let me keep it as our family secret because if the stories been told, most of you will seek the 'guardian'. Trust me).

Before my great-grandfather died, he asked who among his children want to become the 'guardian' owner? No one wanted it (if you don't passed the ownership of the 'guardian', the current owner cannot died peacefully -- that is what I heard). Because no one wanted it, one evening my great-grandfather went to a small hill in the village (our family 'dusun' is on that hill as many other villagers 'dusun'). On that hill he released himself from the 'guardian'. And a few months later, he died peacefully. May God bless him.

A few years later, our family prosper. The paddy's price is increasing and the 'dusun' produced a lot of fruits. Pak Ngah, Pak Teh and Pak Ndak bought 2 'mesin menuai' to harvest our fields and other villagers. We also bought 'mesin kisar kelapa' the one and only in the village. And after paddy is harvest, my grandparents also sell 'buah pinang', 'kerabu' and etc to make a living. Our family members also increased. Not including my family, I got 17 cousins (at my mother's, I got 27 cousins -- I think. I lost count).

Back to the stories. A few years later, the 'guardian' came back and seek the true blood. It means it seeks for my great-grandfather's family. It seeks my grandfather because he's among the only one left in his generation. For a few years those thing came and asked my grandfather to become it's owner. My grandfather refuse. Everytime it came, my grandfather refuse. And finally, because it went mad I think, it hurt my grandfather by gave pained like heart attack. The nice thing is, on the way to the hospital, my grandfather went back to normal as nothing happened but as soon as he went home, the pain increased. A few times it happened and at last, all family members were summoned back to the village.

Upon my father arrival, he sees something nobody never knew. He asked my grandfather and then the whole stories were revealed. We really shocked (at that time, I'm at USM -- some of my friend had heard this story, some only know I took emergency leave at that time). My father said, we must performed some ritual to block the 'guardian' from entering the home and disturb my grandfather. That night, the ritual begins.

The first night, the ritual begins after Maghrib prayer. Family members and grandfather were on the ground floor and my father and my uncles were on the first floor. On the ground floor, family members read Yaasin. Meanwhile my father and uncles read Quran verses on the first floor. During the ritual, they heard a lot of thing happened on the first floor. My father and uncles were faced with trials; they felt very hot on the first floor, heard murmurs from the unused room and etc. Isya' prayers were performed at the first floor. After the prayer, somebody saw some figure in the unused room.

After dinner, my father said he cannot sleep at the house. He will sleep at my uncle house. He asked my other uncle to read Yaasin for a few times from midnight until dawn. During that time also, my uncle faced with a lot of trials. The 'guardian' came that night, but it cannot enter.

came dawn, and the situation back to normal. During Zohor, my grandfather said he want to pray. So, my uncle tried to help him. The unexpected happen. The 'guardian' entered the home, and stop my grandfather from praying. It lifted my grandfather and push him to the wall. The family members really shocked at that time. My grandfather fight back, and the 'guardian' slammed him into the wall. Family members begin to read Yaasin and after several minutes, the situation is calmed.

That night, the same ritual was performed but this night my uncle and father know better. They bring fans and water upstairs to drive the heat away. That night nothing special happened.

On the third day, most of the secret reveal. The third and fourth paragraphs were told on the third day. We (the third generation -- count from my grandfather) begin to know about our ancestors. And on that day, my father said that if the 'guardian' didn't came for the third night, it will try to come at fifth and seventh night. Gladly, it didn't came. My father also said, after the seventh night, the guardian will not disturb my grandfather anymore but it will seek other true blood especially men in our family. So, based on inheritance Pak Ngah will become the first target, then my father, then Pak Teh, Pak Lang and Pak Ndak. If the second generation refused it will come to third generation (my generation). On top of the list, guess who? Jeng..jeng..jeng..it me!ME! Oh my God! Please help me. I don't want to become the owner of the 'guardian'. So, we still have to be careful until we went to see our God. Please God, until I died, please protect me and my family.

The Other World - A & Princess

After several weeks (or it is months?) not updating this particular blog, I think I want to write something. Most of these are true stories that I heard of. Nope, I never experienced it myself but my trusted ones were.

One night, A dreams about some Princess from other world (we called it 'Bunian'). This Bunian Princess already came into A dreams for 2 nights. She asked the same thing. she want to adopt A's daughter as her daughter and as return she will give anything that A want. Beside she will put guards at A's house and protect A and his family. Like previous night, A decline the offer.

"Oh well, but I will come and visit your daughter from time to time", said the princess.

As promised, the princess came and visited A daughter from time to time. Only A know about the visits. His wife and children are not aware with the visit (maybe except the wife. She can felt it but never see it). The same things happened to A friends, B.

One night, some crooks in the other world came to disturb A and B (At that time, A and B live alone in their house. Their family is live with their parents). A and B really shocked about it. But the princess kept her promises. She sent her people to protect A and B. Because of the events, they temporarily lived with their family. Every day A travelled from Pekan to Rompin and B travelled from Mersing to Rompin. Yes, every day.

At his in-law home, A heard fighting between the Princess people and the crooks. What is more interesting, the Princess people is known as Panglima Awang Hitam (if you don't know about him, go and read history or legend book. You will know who he is). Fighting in the house, fighting at the house compound and etc. And all people in the house don't heard anything. Only A heard about it.

Meanwhile B heard the same thing. But I'm not sure who the Princess sent to protect B. Really don't know.

Several months had passed, A and B really tired with the fighting and running. They want to put a stop to it.

One night, B dream. To end the thing, they must go into the Endau-Rompin forest after Maghrib prayer on Thursday night. Not sure whether they went or not but what I'm sure is the fighting stop. After the event, B got an ability to heal people and A got an ability to 'mengurut'. And also you can see changes in A and B. They read Quran every night after Maghrib prayer. Really positive developments.

Several years had passed since the fighting event. They still get messages from the princess but not as often as before. One night, A having weird dream. Some princess from the world want to marry him. But A don't want to marry her although the princess agreed to become A second wife.

"No, I don't want to marry you", said A.

"I don't mind but you will regret making the decision", said the princess.

The princess speak true enough. A was possessed by the princess. Because of jealousy the princess tried her best to make A and his wife end their marriages. A tried his best to get rid the princess by reading Al-Quran, and prayed to Allah. It is said if A can do it for 7 consecutive days, he will get rid of the princess. On the 7th day, A was possessed by the princess. The princess tried to blocked A wife from entering the house, shattered glasses into pieces and etc. Last acts was by bringing A into the forest. For the whole night A stayed in the forest. No one knows what happened on that night.

Next morning, A came home. He told his wife, the princess is gone and will not disturb them anymore. Happy ending right? Not. Because the princess still come to their home usually to visit A's daughter. If you see A's daugther, you will see the differences between her and her sisters and brothers. I'm really not sure where A's daughter get her trait from. She a nice person once you know her.