Thursday, July 30, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
July 27
May you have a lovely day today:)
Sweet 16~
And..
I learned something new today! It's about something called "skinwalker".
Here's what i got from the Wikipedia:
Possibly the best documented skinwalker beliefs are those relating to the Navajo yee naaldlooshii (literally "with it, he goes on all fours" in the Navajo language). A yee naaldlooshii is one of several varieties of Navajo witch (specifically an ’ánt’įįhnii or practitioner of the Witchery Way, as opposed to a user of curse-objects (’adagąsh) or a practitioner of Frenzy Way (’azhįtee)). Technically, the term refers to an ’ánt’įįhnii who is using his (rarely her) powers to travel in animal form. In some versions men or women who have attained the highest level of priesthood then commit the act of killing an immediate member of their family, and then have thus gained the evil powers that are associated with skinwalkers.
The ’ánt’įįhnii are human beings who have gained supernatural power by breaking a cultural taboo. Specifically, a person is said to gain the power to become a yee naaldlooshii upon initiation into the Witchery Way. Both men and women can become ’ánt’įįhnii and therefore possibly skinwalkers, but men are far more numerous. It is generally thought that only childless women can become witches.
Although it is most frequently seen as a coyote, wolf, owl, fox, or crow, the yee naaldlooshii is said to have the power to assume the form of any animal they choose, depending on what kind of abilities they need. Witches use the form for expedient travel, especially to the Navajo equivalent of the 'Black Mass', a perverted song (and the central rite of the Witchery Way) used to curse instead of to heal. They also may transform to escape from pursuers.
Some Navajo also believe that skinwalkers have the ability to steal the "skin" or body of a person. The Navajo believe that if you lock eyes with a skinwalker they can absorb themselves into your body. It is also said that skinwalkers avoid the light and that their eyes glow like an animal's when in human form and when in animal form their eyes do not glow as an animal's would.
A skinwalker is usually described as naked, except for a coyote skin, or wolf skin. Some Navajos describe them as a mutated version of the animal in question. The skin may just be a mask, like those which are the only garment worn in the witches' song.
Because animal skins are used primarily by skinwalkers, the pelt of animals such as bears, coyotes, wolves, and cougars are strictly tabooed. Sheepskin and buckskin are probably two of the few hides used by Navajos; the latter is used only for ceremonial purposes.
Often, Navajos will tell of their encounter with a skinwalker, though there is a lot of hesitancy to reveal the story to non-Navajos, or (understandably) to talk of such frightening things at night. Sometimes the skinwalker will try to break into the house and attack the people inside, and will often bang on the walls of the house, knock on the windows, and climb onto the roofs. Sometimes, a strange, animal-like figure is seen standing outside the window, peering in. Other times, a skinwalker may attack a vehicle and cause a car accident. The skinwalkers are described as being fast, agile, and impossible to catch. Though some attempts have been made to shoot or kill one, they are not usually successful. Sometimes a skinwalker will be tracked down, only to lead to the house of someone known to the tracker. As in European werewolf lore, sometimes a wounded skinwalker will escape, only to have someone turn up later with a similar wound which reveals them to be the witch. It is said that if a Navajo was to know the person behind the skinwalker they had to pronounce the full name, and about three days later that person would either get sick or die for the wrong that they have committed.[1]
Legend has it, skinwalkers can have the power to read human thoughts. They also possess the ability to make any human or animal noise they choose. A skinwalker may use the voice of a relative or the cry of an infant to lure victims out of the safety of their homes.
Skinwalkers use charms to instill fear and controle in their victims. Such charmes include, human bone beads launched by blowguns which imbed themselved beneath the surface of the skin without, leaving a mark. Also human bone dust which, can cause paralasis and heart failure. Skinwalkers have been known to find traces of their victim's hair and wrap it around a potsherd and placing it into a trantula hole. Even live rattle snakes are known to be used as charmes by the skinwalker.
According to Navajo myth, the only way to successfully shoot a skinwalker is to dip bullets into white ash. Often times people attempting to shoot a skinwalker finds their weapon jamming or frozen if you will. Other times the rounds fire but have no effect.
Interesting!
Sunday, July 19, 2009
19.7.2009
今天3時50分早上,被電話的message聲吵醒:宇軒。他跟意傑,信彥,和家輝都癲的,半夜去戲院看戯=.=
5時45分,鬧鐘響了,那麽早起身幹什麽?就是要特地下KL去看“第十六屆(2009年)雪隆區 八獨鈡話語辯論賽”。
愛上辯論的人就是這樣,哪裏有比賽就追到哪裏去。
7時10分,曉慧的車來了。做了快40分鐘的車,終于到了宇暉的住宅區附近。看到那輛熟悉的車,心中固然抽起了思念的感覺,已有兩個月沒坐在這輛車上了。走過去拉開副座的車門,問了一句很奇怪的話:“這個位子有人坐嗎?”(廢話,自己沒有眼睛看咩=.=)最後我真的坐上了副座。哈哈,之前坐過,很舒服,又可以跟宇暉講多多話!
到了坤成獨鈡,第一個見到的人是子康。還以爲上次全中辯的訓練過後,再也沒有機會見到他了。他沒變,還是那麽地輕鬆,樂觀的感覺。接著還見到了宜恩,我們可愛的隆中辯手。
宇暉叫我跟曉慧先進禮堂坐下,重頭戲來了,進禮堂之前必須要量體溫,正常的才能進禮堂(應該是怕當中有人患上A型流感吧),曉慧量了,沒事,結果到了我,我的體溫竟然高達38.5度!!那位女生還以爲她自己量錯了,再幫我量多一次,結果還是一樣。其實我之前就有輕微地發燒了,只是沒想到有那麽地嚴重!她們給了我一個口罩,叫我先在外面等下。意思是什麽??意思就是我不能進去看?!!my god,我是特地過來這邊看的耶,你不讓我進去我可是會崩潰的耶!你要我在外面待幾個小時啊??
但其實我並沒有生氣她們,我覺得她們做的是對的,她們不讓我進去也是因爲要顧及大衆的健康。她們其實人很好,很關心我,要我多喝水,休息一下,說不定我的體溫會降。。
去找宇暉,他第一個反應是:“har?做麽醬的?怎樣?” 過後他還叫我在額頭上沾點水,再給她們量過。我當然沒照著做,過得了別人的那関但過不了自己的那関啊!要我欺騙別人,然後把細菌傳染給別人,心會很不好受的!!
過後我真的一直一直都在喝水,在外面待了快一場辯論賽的時間了吧。量了6次體溫。終于從38.5降到37.9,過後再降到了37.5,終于可以進去了!!啊啊啊啊,感謝上帝啊!!!!其實她們並沒有限制我進去要做哪裏,是我自己選擇要坐到禮堂的最後面去的,我真的不想靠你們太近,真的不想把病傳染給你們。
第一場半決賽,沒看到,有點可惜。。
題目為《我國應/不應設立反跳槽法令》,正方為尊孔獨鈡,反方為中華獨鈡,最後勝利為中華獨鈡。
第二場半決賽,題目為《網絡媒體自由應/不應被規範》,正方為坤成獨鈡,反方為循人獨鈡。這場,終于見識到循人獨鈡四辯劉秋平的厲害了,無論在技巧還是常識方面,她都不輸給場上的任何一位辯手。勝方為循人獨鈡。
決賽,題目為《世界越來越(不)公平》,正方為循人獨鈡,反方為中華獨鈡。這場。。該怎麽說?很難分出勝負,最精彩的環節應該是攻辯環節。宜恩很強,當然循人三辯也一樣。斌有這次坐上結辯的位子,感覺上少了他之前當三辯的氣勢,是只有我一個這樣覺得的嗎?不清楚。。
勝方為循人獨鈡,最佳辯手為循人獨鈡結辯劉秋平。
中華的辯手們,不要氣餒,不要難過,你們很棒!下次一定還可以做到更好,走到更遠!
3場比賽,並沒有很專心地在看,是因爲不舒服的關係嗎?或許吧。。
其實很慶幸,能再次見到子康,宜恩,斌有,潔敏,渂傑和宇暉。你們幫過我們很多,但我們能說的,也只有“謝謝”這兩個字,還有唯一能做的,就是做好自己的本份,打出一場漂亮的辯論賽。
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
分享
左邊的琴譜是一部 japanese anime,《Mai-Otome》裏面的一首插曲 - Haha no komoriuta,而右邊的琴譜是Ludwig van Beethoven的Sonata Pathetique - Adagio Cantabile。
哈哈,沒東西拍就只好為壁虎拍個特寫照了!你覺得丑?噁心?不會啊,還蠻可愛的^^
白色的是Tommy,橘色的是Jerry。What are you two looking at??
Tommy: Hehe, i do not want to tel ya!
風鈴。。微風輕輕吹過。。
Monday, July 13, 2009
kiki & dodo
要拍它們美美的照片真的很難,都不懂可愛的它們的可愛的主人是不是給他們吃了什麽可愛的葯,搞到它們動來動去,沒有一刻停下來的!
kiki望鏡頭了!Oh Yes!!
來,再來張個人照(後面那只腳不算),不要動哦!啊啊~很可愛的pose
kiki生氣了,口開醬大,不要再拍它了,怕怕=.=
這是dodo,不肯望鏡頭的dodo,害羞??不要害羞嘛,來拍一張帥帥的照片作爲ending吧!
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啊啊啊啊啊!!!太帥了!!!! 這張照片看起來很像Transformers!!!
啊哈哈,在這裡要感謝兩只狗狗的合作,讓我這個post可以順利地完成!!
Saturday, July 11, 2009
宇暉
生日快樂啊!祝你今年一切順利,能夠為民主帶來成功!哈哈
第一次見宇暉(其實以前小學的時候他曾經在我學校儅過代班老師),是在5月1日的早上。看到他,覺得這個人講話很好笑,吹水肯定一流!
在他的教導下,我們每個從一個不敢站起來説話的傢伙,變成了一個韌性強的辯手(至少每個人都肯站,很少有冷場的現象)。很謝謝他幫助了我們很多,因爲他我們才能進步得那麽快。
原本參加辯論只是因爲無聊想在自己生活裏增少少的樂趣,卻無法自拔地愛上了辯論,成爲生命中的一部份,這當然也要謝謝宇暉讓我們知道辯論的樂趣。
他說,上場比賽,就是在玩,玩弄語言。
他真的教會我們很多很多的東西,很多很多的辯論技巧。從質疑對方所說的每一句話,到扣別人罪名,都很好玩,也是個很特別的經驗。
雖然有時候會討厭他,遲到還要找很多藉口,有一次還要誣賴我,講是我遲到的(明明就是自己睡過龍)。還有,他前一天晚上叫我早上打電話叫他起床,結果第二天還講是我吵醒他的。你姓鄒又不是姓賴,改一下這個習性啦!
宇暉,馬來亞大學畢業,今年26嵗(知道自己老就不要到處宣揚自己是26嵗啦),是位出色的辯手。曾有一次,拿下最佳辯手,但卻說了一句:“我寧願不要什麽最佳辯手,也要為馬大奪下冠軍!”(哈哈,你的新聞多的是,要知道很容易)毅力很強,很佩服他,很欣賞他,也很崇拜他。
鬼點子很多,出的奇招特別多,結果被別人說:“你們教練的想法很奇怪!”最佩服你的一次,是在想“我國不應把憲法納入中學課程”這個辯題的論點。如果當時他們有機會打這一場,肯定能夠笑翻全場,因爲這個唯一的論點,只能說一個字---妙!
其實一直都很想問他:我們的表現是否令你失望了?我們是不是根本就沒有站在辯論舞台上的資格?是否實力還不到那裏?畢竟我們的中學辯論生涯只剩下一年半的時間。。。
總而言之,非常謝謝你,也很開心能夠認識你,明年一定要回來教我們,帶領我們殺入全國賽(希望真的能如此)!
Thursday, July 9, 2009
凱
爲什麽突然閒lack of so many things?
爲什麽突然閒進院?
爲什麽突然閒,我前面少了一個人。。
笨蛋,平時不是很健康很強壯的嗎?
哪裏可以說生病就生病的。。
少了你,總覺得心裏少了一些東西
沒有人會對我傻笑
沒有人會對我說廢話
沒有人會陪我做傻事
沒有人會陪我去買10個lollipop,然後到處送給人
班上少了你,就少了樂趣
星期日
下午4點17分
突然閒send message給我,說什麽有完全部denggi的symptom,我嚇到,立刻叫他休息,快點check doctor
星期一
你沒來學校,或許那時只有我知道真正的原因。
我選擇保持沉默,我不希望帶給所有人轟動,我不想帶給你任何不必要的麻煩。
朋友問起,我只說你生病了。
老師問起,我還是保持沉默。
前面少了一個人,總覺得不自在。
回到家,立刻send了一封message給他。過了好久好久,都等不到我想要等的那封message,心裏不禁着急了起來。
晚上9點24分,終于等到了。知道你的狀況,我很擔心,也很難過。
笨蛋,沒力就不要再費力回我message了,叫曉慧告訴我就好了。。
星期二
你還是沒來學校
perhimpunan時,我根本沒心情跟別人説話
回到班上,至少心情沒那麽差了
知道shim有帶電話,立刻叫他打電話問下你的情況
回到家,看到你的message說要進院住幾天,很驚訝
焦慮
擔心
害怕
這些感覺,陪了我一整個晚上
星期三
很多老師都問起你,不用我回答,其他人也說了
很奇怪
有幾位老師都問我你怎麽樣,我不懂該怎麽回答,也不敢亂回答
上physics課,我右邊的位子空蕩蕩的
整個class我心不在焉
英語class也一樣,老師在叫我,我卻聼不到。。
星期四
biology class,老師開始覺得奇怪,從星期一就沒看到你
pj class,少了你的籃球場,感覺很不一樣
英語class,老師問我:"When is your friend coming back? Is he coming on Monday?"我沒有回答,因爲我也不知道。。
本來打算今天一放學就去探望你,但michelle的爸爸說不可以,所以取消了
找到你妹妹,她說如果今天的驗血報告出來説沒事,你就可以出院了
心情當然是無比興奮
很期待
可以見回你
下午4點03分
陌生的號碼在我手機熒幕上出現
我有預感,那是你
聽到你的聲音,我知道,那是你
雖然過後爲了更確定,還是問了一句“你是誰”
短短的兩分鐘,足以令我感動
我很想念,你的聲音
我很想念,你的笑聲
我很想念,你
你出院了,我開始放心了
雖然還是要去驗血,但是我知道,你一定會度過這個難關的
因爲
全班同學都在為你祈禱
凱,你要堅持
你一定要好起來
不
是你一定可以好起來
因爲我相信你
我相信
我不需要再看着那空着的位子
眼光閃爍着眼淚。。
Saturday, July 4, 2009
打籃球的他們
今天下午有一場(應該説是很多場)籃球賽,超爽的!!
3對3的比賽,一場的限定時間是5分鐘。看看朋友們的表現吧:
銘璦
她打的是第一場,場上她是唯一的form4,其他女生都是比她小的,所以也難免成爲了場上的焦點。
她平時表現很好,這次。。。。很好笑,連續兩顆球都超越了籃板XD
安琪
表現跟平常一樣好,如果沒記錯,應該是進了2顆球,很棒!
Gary
比賽前的他很緊張,比賽時的他表現很好,比賽后的他一樣還在緊張XD
其實你啊,不用太緊張了,你表現很好啊!而且還在第二場投進了關鍵的一球,很棒了!
俊傑
早上的時候,其實很賣力地在練習,而且在場上,也投進了很多顆球,你的實力我們看得見!
文傑
兄弟,第一名是你的啦!本身已經很強了,還跟陳建豪一隊,不贏都難啦!恭喜哦!
傑富
啊啊啊,你這個chess club的,表現讓我大開眼界!或許你平時就已經很厲害了,但是體育課時我很少注意你,sory啊!平時體育課注意的人只有:很少投籃(所以很想看他投籃)的凱,場上最yeng的倫,和從小一起長大的gary罷了,哈哈!以後一定多注意你這個阿斌口中所提到的“上籃高手”!
Wee Liam
小小的,但手腳卻很靈活,而且很穩!
偉倫
我最喜歡看的人就是你,在場上你永遠是最yeng的,喜歡看你的三分球,很強!!
總而言之,在場上的你們永遠都是那麽地耀眼,竟然你們有這個才華與興趣,就要好好地把它發揚光大,加油!