It’s been a week since my brother arrived here in Jakarta from my hometown Bangka. And until now, he has this sort of fever that just wont go away, even after drank some Chinese medicine that proved best to cure the family! He already went to some doctors, hospitals, and just wont work.
Just this morning, his wife (my sister in-law) arrived Jakarta to attend her best friend wedding. And when she’s been told that her husband still got the fever. She went with this story…
Once upon a time, in Bangka, both of them went to this beach restaurant, which gave them a creepy ambiance. And while eating, my brother wont stop saying “ah.. enak.. enak!” even after his wife told him to stop saying it. Apparently, Chinese myth have told that while you’re eating, don’t ever said the word, coz according to them, when u said it, creepy creatures like ghosts and stuff heard you and took what you’re eating and always following you wherever you go. That’s actually make sense in the most non-sense there is, because now, all the food tasted like nothing to him. (Even writing this gives me the creeps)
Believing that story’s make sense, my mum having this thought of sending my brother back to where he said the word (the creepy beach) and apologize to whatever things over there. Or maybe for less-work, my mum offered him to drink ‘phu’ (some sort of water mixed with burnt sacred paper)
At my dad’s b’day party a few days ago, when I said “enak” while eating, my grams told me to shut it! I felt that was silly, I turn a joke to her and said “mm.. yummy”. Now I know the reason why she’d always warn us not to say those things while we’re eating back then. Well, she always believed those supernatural things like how you can’t stack your dishes on the dining table, or you have to eat your food in the dining table, or you can’t sleep with your feet directly point the door.
I don’t believe those things, but it doesn’t hurt to follow, it gives my grams and mum the peace of mind, why not do it for they’re sakes? I love them; I’ve always loved them! Grams, sorry for all the jokes.. mwah2
Lots of Love!
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