Its the eve of Teachers' Day today! So....Happy Teachers' Day!!!

I joined the inter-house skipping competition, so had to meet @ 7am at the court.

Well.. Thinkers had 14 people skipping. 7 guys, 7 girls. At first, the first house who reach 2000 times will win. But after that, it was changed to the house will most number of skips, means we'll have to keep on skipping until 9am, from 8.15am. Thinkers is the first to reach 2000 skips eh!!! But no use, in the end, we got third. I thought we'll get first la, but got third, and I have no idea why... I think I contributed around 500 skips? And after skipping, my both shoulders became soar..maybe I too long didn't skip already.

Assembly programme, the most hilarious part was the guys dancing for the song Nobody. Damn joke!!! xD Ok after assembly, went home to change another thinkers shirt and long pants. Cos I'm too sticky and sweaty.

Took bus to Gongshang Primary School~!! The canteen was packed with alumnis, from all different secondary schools and different levels ranging from sec 1 to 5? Ok anyway, everything was so low..The water cooler, the canteen stalls, the tables and benches.. So I went around looking for my pri sch classmates, and only found a few..So we chat, about everyone, how much they've changed. Anyway, almost everyone changed, all of them grew taller, while some grew fatter, some slimmer.. And the guys' hairstyle all changed to all those which are so fashionable.. Lucky it didn't turn out to be as bad as I thought.. We got along quite well like last time after not seeing each other for so long, like 3 years?

Ok. Shall end here for the post. Fatigue.

Hey guys!

I was searching information on these Boys Over Flowers actors, as Miss Jow said that they all had gone under plastic surgery before... So here are some pictures...

This is the model in the drama. Look at the difference in plastic surgery.

This is 金丝草... Before and after plastic surgery.

One of the actors... Before and after plastic surgery too.

This is the brown hair guy..



This is Kim Bum..


This is Kim Joon...



This is 具俊表, Gu Jun Pyo!!
Before plastic surgery..

After...

I also found something more interesting... It was said that this drama series is "cursed" or "jinxed". Well, you'll see why.

Below are some certain incidents that made this TV series "jinxed"

Jan. 21th - Kim Hyun Joong - 김현중 (Yoon Ji Hoo - 윤지후) had a car accident (slight bump) but no injuries.
Jan. 22th - Kim Joon - 김준 (Song Ubin - 송우빈) also had a car accident (slight bump) but no injuries.
Late Jan. - Gu Hae Sun (Geum Jan Di), in the diving scene, pounded on the floor of the swimming pool and had some medical care.
Feb. 1st - Kim Bum - 김범 (So Yi Jung - 소이정) had a car accident.
Feb. 9th - Kim Bum (So Yi Jung) had another car accident; his thumb toe was cut and had to have an outpatient treatment while filming the TV series.
Feb. 27th - Gu Hae Sun (Geum Jan Di) had yet another car accident, hurting her lips, which delayed the filming. (The TV series showed a "special" series during her stay at the hospital.)
Mar. 7th - Jang Ja Yeon (Sunny) suicides

Yeah, really seems to be very unfortunate.. Can't believe that there's actually so many things happened during the filming of the drama series!!! Its really.. shocking..

Ok its time to update my blog~

Week 9. Oh my, very quickly, its gonna be the E.O.Y exams again.. Then we'll all have to mug and mug and mug. Physics is a bit of confusing.. The thermal chapter. So many formulas. What heat capacity, latent heat of fusion, latent heat of vaporisation, and quantity of heat. And Biology, so many complicated terms in the human transportation chapter.
Anyway, I'm finally returning back to CCA after 2 months :D. I'm going to transfer to cca team, hehe. So I don't have to spend so much time on cca now, cos its only once a week. I think I wouldn't have returned if not for my mum, which told me to go back for cca points.
School is fun, because I laughed a lot, and I had fun in school too. There's always funny things happening around, haha.
CCA's on friday will be on 2-4, so I think I'll go gym after cca straight away, since I always go on Tuesdays and Fridays. And I hardly have time on other days. Wednesday and Thursday are long days.
I'm watching Boys Over Flowers episode 16.. 9 more episodes to go~! Then I can watch another interesting and funny hong kong drama!

Hey!

Recently, I've been sleeping rather early. Have been sleeping @ 10.30 every night! The reason is because:
1) I'm tired.
2) I wanna grow tall.
3) I wanna be healthier.
4) Its fun sleeping early.
5) I won't feel sleepy in class the next day.
6) I can rest early.
7) I can indulge in my sleep earlier.
8) I will have 8 hours of sleep.
9) My comfortable bed is too tempting.




Warning: Viewer discretion is advised. The following page contains mature subject matter and is suitable for adults only. If you have a weak constitution or are easily offended by frank language, scatological or 'blue' humour, or by strong sexual content, please do not continue.

Continue at your own risk... You have been warned...







Its gonna be the start of Hungry Ghost Festival when the clocks ticks 12AM tonight. Its gonna be from 20th August to 18th September. So those who go to school alone, or you take the lift alone, or anything* which requires you to do* alone, please beware for there may things watching you.. K, anyway, whether you believe it or not, just respect the dead, and don't do stupid stuffs. If you don't interfere with their "hungry" affairs, they won't interfere with yours too.

Sorry to those who don't wanna read this. But I have already gave you warnings before that. Yeah so don't blame me, I'm just giving a gentle reminder, for kindness begets kindness.

And happy birthday Xin Liang~

Oh, and its my mum's birthday tomorrow too.

Anyone wanna give me some inspirations and ideas to post? Come on, I'll promise to credit you.

Happy Birthday Dewey Sim Wei Chun!

Oh yeah and I think there's some photo. But I'm too lazy to take and upload.. So try peeping at girl's blog. I'm off to watch F4. Haha

I just started watching 花样男子 (Boys Over Flowers) only.. Haha I know I'm slow again. Finished episode 3 today. I prefer the guy on the right, Kim Bum, the most, most good-looking. Lol.

Ok tonight gonna have steamboat dinner again~ Cos maid is on holiday~

SPI Hungry Ghost Eve Investigation 2006
Locating the Hell-gates (Portals) of Hungry Ghosts

In 7th month every year, it is hard to miss the swirling fragments of banknotes, addressed to hell, yet paradoxically drifting skywards. Joss sticks sprout like wildflowers. The meandering veil of incense paints an image of the languid "brethren" ruminating over the staid confections by the roadside. In modern Singapore, such cultic activities filled every corner of our neighborhood. Is it just a matter of cultural belief, or something more? What are these Hungry Ghosts? Are they facts or fictions? One of the important investigation missions in SPI during Hungry Ghost Month is pivoted on exploring what Hungry Ghosts really are. In particular, the related concept of "Hell Gate" or a portal through which the ghosts transport from the other dimension to here. How is a portal? Does it exist in reality or merely in myth? SPI checks it out.

Introduction

On the eve of the hungry ghost month, July 25 of 2006, an experiment has been performed by SPI that had not been attempted elsewhere to investigate the element of a 'hell gate' as perceived by believers worldwide. It has been said that this gate of hell will be opened on the eve of hungry ghost month letting loose a wave of spirits onto the living world to feast upon food offerings and burning incenses provided by the relations of the deceased. To verify upon this claim, SPI had enlisted the service of members hailing from the psychic, gadget and film footage areas of expertise in order to address the question whether such a spiritual portal exists singularly or in multiples especially to determine its location and direction. This is what SPI had set out to do to search for answers from a fusion of metaphysical and scientific means driven by its motto "Solve the unsolved, exPlain the unexplained, and Investigate into the unknown". Only then will SPI know for certain if this 'hell gate' is merely symbolic or true. The members involved from the psychic team was Azri, who is in his late teens having learnt the bomoh craft in Indonesia since young as well as Cahaya, a precision mechanical engineer, who is blessed with the ability to see and communicate with the paranormal. From the gadget team is Wired, who a polytechnic student is majoring in electrical and electronic engineering, and other seasoned paranormal investigator proficient in the use of SPI gadgets. The team responsible for filming the event for documentation purpose is Kenny, the founder of SPI along with Rina.

Investigation





The appointed time SPI arrived on the scene at Bukit Brown Cemetery was 10:30pm where a designated place was chosen at the centre of cemetery known also to be one of the highest hill peaks believed to emit a strong spiritual energy. The ritual was conducted on a quiet and lonely stretch of road in which the focus of the experiment is to investigate from both spiritual and scientific aspects on the alleged 'hell gate' phenomenon. Hence, the psychic team will execute a special ritual aided by an array of gadgets to capture any paranormal evidence that will determine the direction and position of any spiritual portal.

It is hoped that this experiment will shed some light on bridging subjective paranormal experiences (such as seeing or feeling the presence of the hell-gate portal by psychic) and objective existences by recording some hard footages or readings.

To prepare the ritual, Azri created a small 'spiritual path' on the road that was marked by three yellow candles of varying sizes from large to small in succession. Then, a number of spiritual artefacts were placed on a centrepiece including some ancient coins which are believed to house spirits, slices of lime, a seven-coloured string, a metal nail with cotton threads attached, a Chinese coin and a special ring. These artefacts act as a magnet to attract spirits wandering in the vicinity and also to maintain order among them. Other items like incense and camphor were used as food offerings for the spirits.

The main piece of the ritual was a sacred parang or machete that was believed to be used by an ancient warrior fought in battles long ago and being an epitome of death possesses strong spiritual power. Blood seeped from Azri's cut hand was smeared onto the blade to activate its power as a form of channelling during the chanting where his mind and words were focused along the blade to its tip. This ritual was taught to him by his Indonesian bomoh master used to summon any spirits without fail, which Azri was attempting to do. Once the ritual preparation was completed, the SPI team retreated to a safe distance as a precautionary measure while waiting for one hour hoping for the spirits to emerge on the intended spot. It was mentioned by a Taoist priest that the calculated time for hell-gate to open would be 11:30pm for this particular season, which the SPI members were waiting for the clock to strike at that time.

The following gadgets were used to record empirical measurements for scientific analysis at the site with the hope of capturing some solid evidences of the paranormal:

* Non-contact temperature laser gun
* Two infra-red recording cameras; they faced two different directions trying to capture whatever entities that may come near to the ritual ground centrepiece.
* EMF meter; it was put near the centrepiece where the entities supposed to come and feed on the food.
* Flour powder; a simple but most effective item to capture footprints of entities, which was poured right next to the candle lit path that was supposed to guide the spirits to the centrepiece and food offerings.


Results

Upon commencement of the ritual while SPI waited some distances away, several paranormal instances had occurred as listed below:

Paranormal #1. The temperature gun recorded a very unusual temperature fluctuation of a ritual coin. The temperature dropped from 25.5C to 13.3C, and then bounced back to 26C. The drop and rise happened only in a matter of few seconds. This is almost impossible for such acute temperature changes, let alone in such a short time. The copper coin was believed to contain a spirit that may have absorbed and released surrounding energies too. Azri explained such sudden fall and rise in temperature was attributed to the coin spirit sensing the presence of other nearby spirits nearby that excited it.

Paranormal #2. When the chanting was completed, the time hit 11:30pm whereby the hell gate was supposed to open and so we moved 60 meters away and observed from a far. Strange howling was heard, not once but twice. The first howling was short-lived and was heard when Azri started preparing the ritual. The howling escalated, when we left the food centrepiece alone. It sounded like a sad mourning, which was definitely not the sound of a bird or bat, coming from no tree. They came from behind the tombs just behind the ritual's location. They sounded as if the ambience was crying. We used the long-distance sound enhancer to pin-point the source of sounds and confirmed that.

Paranormal #3. A mysterious foot-print was found on the flour powder. It was like a human bare foot but more than that. The shape looked like a human foot for there were toes, an arch and the ball shape in the heel. The distinct feature however was the centre foot-print, which showed some scale like patterns. Human foot palm is smooth and almost flat. The footprint details can be viewed in the following photo.




Although the video footage on the event has not been analysed yet, SPI knew for certain that moving shadows were expected at the site based on past paranormal investigations. Later, Cahaya was asked on his opinion about the event looking through his 3rd eye, which he stated:

"In the beginning when we first stepped into the cemetery, I sensed there are many spirits there already. They are the natural spirits. Nothing hostile, nothing chaotic. But there are many of them. So they are already here even before the Chinese said the hell gates open. During Azri was doing the ritual, I noticed something unusual. They multiplied. They came in huge numbers and they were more active than before. A lot of movements, from tree to tree and tomb to tomb. They are everywhere, and seemed to have come from all the different directions."

"The sudden surge of activities started to happen from the moment Azri started chanting (which Azri mentioned, when asked by Kenny, that the chant was a set of secret phrases meant to summon and had being verbally passed down through the generations till it reached him via his master in Indonesia). As the chant was said out, the activities of the spirits peaked."

"(Kenny later asked, what kinds of spirits are they?). The spirits are just energies that take invisible form. Our normal eyes cannot see them. But can only feel them in our mind. Sometimes it works better when I close my eyes even. I sense images of them in energy form in my mind where the energies take shape, sometimes of a human, sometimes of just a creature, with some indefinite shape. But you know that they are alive creatures. They were excited because there were FOOD for them!"

"(Then Kenny asked again, are they the hungry ghosts in Chinese context?) Cahaya frowned. He said, "I know them only as jinns (demons) or spirits, some creatures from the other world, their intention is to feed on food. It is just like you dump a large piece of meat in an Africa jungle, then surrounded by many hungry tigers. You don't know what breeds the tigers are. You only know they can move, they want to eat, they have lives and they are hungry and excited. Throughout the year some people can see them. Not necessary only during hungry ghost month you can see so."

Kenny turned to ask Azri, what ritual did you do? What is the purpose of the ritual? Azri said that:

"The ritual is a fool-proof ritual he learnt from Indonesia, being able to summon any kind of spirit. This time, he was only calling them for a feast. That is the purpose. And they came very responsively. They came in a huge crowd that is much larger in amount than usual. Azri added, when I was chanting I felt their presence and their demands. I tried extra hard at the end of the chant to throw all my focused-mind to them until I became very exhausted. Why? There are just too many! Just like for example, when you stand in front of a very large crowd and wanted to talk to them, you need to raise your voice to peak in order to get them heard."

Indeed, large beads of sweat were seen on his forehead to confirm that he was totally drained out after the ritual, which was thought to be a simple prayer much to the surprise of Kenny.





Conclusion

In conclusion, what exactly is Hell Gate in the 7th month? How many of them were there? When consulting the two psychics, Azri and Cahaya, individually and separately, they both concluded that there are many "doors" sprouted around. Having no understanding of the Chinese 7th month culture, they described the portal as doors, which emerged everywhere in large numbers from all directions, either on the air or ground.

This description is analogous to a feast set in a centre of town calling for every human denizen to come join the food festivity and people come pouring forth with eagerness from every opening door of the town houses. On this aspect, the cemetery is like a paranormal town accommodating every tomb house, which spirits opened their doors from their supernatural domain or residence to join in the feast provided by SPI.

It may be a matter of coincidence that the psychics were not keeping the time but Azri's chanting ended exactly at 11:30pm, the time Taoist calculated Hell Gate to open. Furthermore, they verified that a very high surge of supernatural activities occurred just after the chanting ended at 11:30pm! According to them, the spirits certainly looked hungry. Indeed, portals, hell gates or doors may be just terms in the human language but it was told that there were certainly many of them appearing from different directions, which suddenly become opened for entities to come forth in huge numbers at 11:30pm sharp. Does this particular time only happens on the 7th month for spirits to be unleashed or it is something that occurs on a nightly basis on any other month? SPI investigation continues…

During 7th month, the hell gates open and the hungry souls roam out. The legend is passed down from generation after generation. This story exists in both Taoist and Buddhist, though in different versions. This experiment takes a step reinforcing the existence of spirits in the eve of hungry ghost month. They are believed to be "hungry" thus got attracted to food offering. They showed their presence by signs scattered across SPI footages. Whether you believe it or not, you should show respect.

As time was closing to 11:30pm, in a bushed cemetery hill water vapours became heavier. It might be normal that such atmospheric change attributes to the sensation of more "chaos", "quantity multiplied", etc. Also, if orbs and light balls in digital photos and infra-red photos respectively are debunked to be reflection of water droplets in air, the greater chance by which SPI captured such photos makes sense.

Then for the night vision photos that allegedly captured the portals, the hazy lights look like lens flare which is a very common thing in photography. (c.f. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lens_flare). Depending on the lens coating, lens flare usually scatter across the lens in circular shapes resembling some eerie ghostly lights. Aren't the lights in the photo which is believed to be a ghost portal just a result of lens fare?

Regarding the footprint found on the flour path, it could be imprinted by a tangki (Taoist medium) who paraded around cemetery. It is popular that temple fellows would come into cemeteries in bulks by lorries. It wouldn't be surprised if a tangki so happen to come across SPI's investigation station, he curiously came near and left his footprint. Those tangkis were known to be shoeless. Yes, they walked with their bare feet.

Adapted from>>>http://spi.com.sg/spi_files/hungry_ghost_eve_2006/index.htm

Hey guys! Its Thursday already.

Anyway, I changed songs, and now they've all got videos! Enjoy!

Shall post when I'm free.

Tank!!

I think he rocks to the core! He's a good singer and he produce nice songs! Ok the main thing is that, he is born with heart attack, and its heredity. His sister past away because of heart attack in some time during 2006 or 2007. So he's also having heart attack and might be gone anytime. So lets just cherish this good singer before any thing happens to him, hopefully never. And there was one song in his new album which is very meaningful. Its called 如果我变成回忆, and its dedicated to his girlfriend. Try listening it.

累了照惯例努力清醒着
也照惯例想你了
好怕一放心睡了
心跳在梦中不听话的
就停止了

听着呼吸像浪潮拍动着
越美丽越让我忐忑
我还能珍惜什么
如果我连自己的脉搏都难掌握


如果我变成回忆退出了这场生命

留下你错愕哭泣

我冰冷身体拥抱不了你

想到我让深爱的你人海孤独旅行

我会恨自己如此狠心

如果我变成回忆终于没那么幸运

没机会白着头发

蹒跚牵着你看晚霞落尽

漫长时光总有一天你会伤心痊愈

若有人可以让他陪你
我不怪你

快乐什么时候会结束呢
哪一刻是最后一刻
想把你紧紧抱着
可知你是我生命中的
最舍不得
如果我变成回忆最怕我太不争气
顽固地赖在空气
霸占你心里每一寸缝隙
连累依然爱我的你痛苦承受失去
这样不公平请你尽力
把我忘记

Hey people~

Yesterday was out the whole day.. Morning to some food courts in at Bedok reservoir road, then in the afternoon, went to Tampines, then to Bugis to shop. At night, travelled to Orchard Road.

My dinner yesterday at 红锅. The food and is nice!

This is interesting...

Ok anyway, here's my 4-year-old cousin. He's that type of 人小鬼大.. lol




And here, Yu Qian sucking the mixture of curry sauce, bbq sauce, sweet&sour sauce, and garlic chilli. She's so daring.

Hey people. I'll need to bare with it for this 3 weeks.. I can't sleep properly, do my homework properly and my routine is interrupted! Well, I do expected it already, because that kid, yeah my this cousin, is only 4 years old, and super naughty and noisy. No doubt he will make noise. I hardly able to take my nap just now.. I had to move into my parent's bed to sleep, cos he's going in and out of my room, running around with his slippers on, making noise, etc. any usual things that a young kid does.

Today's physics test. Sigh. Don't talk about it, I'll either fail, or pass barely. I seriously need to boost my physics man.. I'm gonna promise myself to do the physics TYS once I receive it.
About maths test, it was alright. Almost everyone's gonna get full mark, like what Mr. Ang always said. Cos during the test, he went out of the class for a short period of time, and we're all like talking across the classroom, confirming our answers. Lol! And Mr. Yong was cool.

Tomorrow, Bio test! Though there's only 2 lessons, there's still bio! There's already quite a lot of homework for the 2 days weekend and the 1 day public holiday. There's Chinese 公函, Social Studies SBQ, Biology TYS, Chemistry worksheet...

OK anyway, here is some info about supernatural stuffs. xD

Moths as Human Souls

Our old cultural belief that passed down from generations may tell us that killing a moth will bring ill-luck because they are transformed from human souls. The guilt is on par with killing your own ancestors. Such old wives tales warn us to stay away from moth should it fly into our house for unknown reason. During Qing Ming or Hungry Ghosts Month, generally regarded as festivals of death, it would be common to have moths or butterflies appear in our home. Believers interpret this as a supernatural mechanism of human souls take physical forms of insect come visit the livings. Are these all just plain superstitions or having some elements of truth? SPI research and shed some light on this myth.

1.1 Why moths are more likely to be seen during Qing Ming and Hungry Ghost Months?

Legend has it that moth are human souls transformed. During Qing Ming and Hungry Ghost Festival, the souls will take the form of flying insects like butterflies and moths, to pay the living a visit. Indeed, moths and butterflies have been primarily described as physical manifestations of spirits that are visiting our homes. Spirits are believed to have either transmuted into a physical form or possessed a physical being. At times they might even land on the photo of the deceased and hide behind the photo frame reinforcing the idea that they are somehow connected to the deceased. Children are often warned not to disturb it or else ill-luck will come upon the family. Adults often set the example by leaving the moth alone, sometimes in fear and anxiety. Woe betides those who kill an insect that is actually a vessel of a soul. It is a crime that is nearly as grave as killing one's ancestors.

Is this supernatural tale a fact? Or is it a popular belief passed down through time? Does it have any connection with the shamanism or animalism? SPI investigated each element of the tale, in search for an explanation.

1.2 Chinese cultural origins of the myth

The belief that flying insects like moths and butterflies embodying a human soul has its origins in Taoist beliefs (Note: There is a distinction between religious Taoism and Taoist beliefs.) According to the Book of Transformation (), written by Tan Qiao of the Five Dynasties, it has 110 essays in 6 volumes about six forms of transformations: () Way Transformations, () Techniques Transformations, () Potency Transformations, () Humaneness Transformations, () Food Transformations, and () Frugality Transformations. Combining Taoist theory with Confucian thought, it holds that the world is rooted in the Emptiness. The Emptiness transforms into spirit, spirit into breath, breath into form, and form returns to the void. The void is the root and destiny of all things.

For example, a maple tree can transform turn into a human, wheat can turn into butterflies, a lady can turn into virgin rock, and earthworms into flower lilies. But it is likely that the scriptures were referring to a metaphysical and philosophical interpretation of the world around us rather than a literal one. Shamanic beliefs since the time of ancient China holds the mystical belief that the material and physical is interchangeable with spiritual beings. Observation in natural change of matters and life (birth to death, water to rain, e.g.) escalated into imagination of supernatural interchanges of animals and plants, rocks and substances. Using only observations and spiritual interpretations rather than scientific knowledge as their means to explain the world around them, many were convinced that shamanic beliefs hold the truth about how the world works.

In general, we suppose form-shifting is also popular in other ancient cultures. Chinese polytheism is one of the most fascinating systems of belief that carries a wide range of bizarre folk tales.

1.3 Popular symbolism of butterflies

In Chinese culture two butterflies flying together is a symbol of love. There is a famous Chinese folk story called Butterfly Lovers (), the Chinese version of Romeo and Juliet.

In Taoist philosophy, a Taoist philosopher called Zhuangzi once had a dream of being a butterfly flying about without any care or concern for the world, however when he woke up and realized it was just a dream. But the experience left a remarkable impact on him, making him ask himself, "Was I before a man who dreamt about being a butterfly, or am I now a butterfly who dreams about being a man?"

According to a chapter in Kwaidan titled "Butterflies" in Stories and Studies of Strange Things, by Lafcadio Hearn, a butterfly was regarded as the personification of a person's soul; whether they are living, dying, or already dead. One Japanese popular belief says that if a butterfly enters your guestroom and perches behind the bamboo screen, the person whom you most love is coming to see you. But while one butterfly is a sign of good things, a horde of butterflies are regarded viewed as ill omens. When Taira no Masakado was secretly preparing for his famous revolt, there appeared in Kyoto a vast a swarm of butterflies. The commoners were frightened believing that it butterfly swarm was a herald of evil.

The symbolism of butterflies is not only confined to the Eastern cultures. The Ancient Greek word for "butterfly" is (psyche), which primarily means "soul", "mind". According to Mircea Eliade's Encyclopedia of Religion, some of the Nagas of Manipur trace their ancestry from a butterfly. Other old cultures believed that butterflies symbolize rebirth. They took this idea from observing how a caterpillar transforms into a new being after being inside a cocoon for a period of time.

There is another myth of butterfly associating with a famous Taoist deity called "", Xuan Tian Shang Ti - High Heavenly Xuan God, which also takes other names such as Xuan Wu (), Di Gong () or Teh Kong in Hokkien dialect. The image of this deity is known as the dark lord of the north, in which the black color symbolizes North direction in the belief of the five elements. He was a warrior capable of powerful magic-craft and colloquially impersonalized the Big Diper, The seven brightest stars of the constellation Ursa Major in the Northern hemisphere, in the context of idol worship.

The legend was popular in Taiwan, that says one day Xuan Tian Shang Ti (XTSI) met a butterfly fairy when he was doing spiritual cultivation in Wudang Mountains for attaining his immortality. The butterfly transformed deliberately into a very beautiful girl and attempted to seduce XTSI in the hope of getting him to marry her. The plot was to test his mortal lustfulness and see whether he would abandon his religion.

By this legend, it is propagandised that a Taoist temple in Alishan, Taiwan, a mystical moth would fly into that temple, about a week before 3 March (lunar calendar) every year. Bear in mind that 3 March lunar date is right in Spring season where hibernation from Winter was over in the nature world. As incredible as it gets, the mystical moth is believed to come for celebrating the birthday of XTSI, it would stay in its temple till his birthday is over. This tale is quite consistent enough with the legend to make most folks believe it is real. In this episode, the butterfly fairy instead of transforming into a butterfly (why?), she becomes a moth, a local moth that is unique in the habitats of Alishan mountain regions. The appearance of such moth in the temple seems to support the legend of XTSI and to probably evangelise some religions.

Adapted from Singapore Paranormal Investigators>>http://www.spi.com.sg/