Many,many,many years ago(this is a handed down tale) the tree in front of the now Tourist Police station(the last tree nearest to that weird looking supercondo) of Tanjong Bungah also spewed something else.....sand.
Anyone cycling past it would be blasted in such a way as if it were a naughty kid pulling a prank on passers by.
Whoever U turned back would not be able to find the culprit.
The narrator of the tale taught nothing of it until the next time he had to pass the tree.
Much wiser this time,he decided to travel in a pack.
Many eyes after all was better than one in catching the culprit.
When the same thing happened again,in bright daylight with nary a soul in sight,the entire bunch of cycling buddies beat Raikonnen's record,pedalling furiously,fast as their scrawny legs could take them,once it dawned upon them that perhaps 'something' else was playing with them.
The next incident happened just a few years back,I remember punters being such a nuisance at the Rifle Range Flats,all over a tree,hanging angpau after angpau filled with scribbled down numbers they hoped to strike rich with,until some irrate resident actually had it chopped down.
Back to the current mystree happening in SP and Pinang Tunggal,khurafats have started collecting the water to sell to buyers,instructing them to utter holy words before wiping or washing their face or body with it.
Somebody please alert the religious affairs department and stop them.
Whatever luck is associated to the plant will eventually see those siao punters summoning the dark forces,with some using witchcraft to squeeze a few numbers out of whatever spirit they think is contained inside or around it.
Both trees are wild.In particular the Petai tree.
Some believe that the instant another species of tree reaches 7 stories there would be a Jin residing in it.
So strong is this belief that some municipal councils regularly lop off the entire crown right down to the tree trunk, unrattled by squawking environmental activists cos they rest peacefully knowing that they would have cast aside one less unseen hazard in everybody's modern day to day lives.
The petai tree can only be found in the deep jungle,it cannot be cultivated whatever the owner says,hence it is definitely associated with a female ghost named the langsuir.
Meaning that,the area must have been formerly a thick virgin jungle.
And these beings don't like to leave their nesting grounds,hence they will still be there even if you play Trance music 24/7.
Apparently they jump from tree to tree and hover around their favourite perch.
Once on the ground they have to use their fangs to cling onto surfaces like rotten tree trunks etc.
Do these punters know what the heck they are doing if they manage to get its attention and it follows them back into their homes?
To Respect it is one thing,but to worship it is to court disaster.
Now just how lucky can that be?
Taken from The Star
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Trees Showering Holy Water
KEPALA BATAS: Thousands of people from as far as Johor and Malacca have been flocking to see two trees in Pinang Tunggal here and Sungai Petani, said to be spraying “holy water” over the past week.
Witnesses said they had felt showers and occasional droplets from the trees – a 12m petai tree in Kampung Lembah Raja in Pinang Tunggal and an 18m wild tree in Taman Ria Jaya in Sungai Petani.
Even researchers have different opinions about the reasons for the showers.
Former Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia lecturer Prof Dr Zaidi Mat Isa said the showers from the trees could be water discharge or urine from cicadas during mating season.
“But it is difficult to imagine how these little insects can retain so much water,” said Dr Zaidi, who has been conducting research on cicadas for over 10 years.
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Vector Control Research Unit coordinator Assoc Prof Dr Zairi Jaal said insects generally did not discharge waste material in fluid form.
“The water could have come from the trees. Nevertheless, there are cicadas that can hibernate and suddenly emerge in large numbers, mate and die,” he said.
Odd-job worker Abdul Ghani Md Hussin, 41, who owns the 35-year-old petai tree, said he first felt the showers last Saturday when he was walking past the tree next to his poultry shed at 4pm.
“My wife Norhayati Abdul Karim also felt the showers but there was no rain at that time. The clear water sprinkles are heavier at night and we collected about a pail of water over the past week,” he said.
Norhayati, 38, a housewife, said she did not stop anyone from collecting the water, adding that some believed it was a blessing to wipe their bodies and face with the “holy water” while others sold it for RM5 per cup.
“But if it is cicada’s urine, how come only this particular tree is spraying water when cicadas are also found on other trees?” asked a neighbour Saad Saaban.
In Sungai Petani, some individuals had even built an altar under the wild tree and lit joss sticks besides placing offerings such as coffee, milk and thosai with dhall curry.
The 25-year-old tree, located in an open field behind the Pasar Singgah Selalu SP market, had pieces of “holy” cloth tied to its branches and bore some dried red marks.
Muhamad Sharul Rizan Halmi, 29, from the nearby Paya Nahu flats, said there were no cicadas in the area.
Onlooker Saw Kok Lye, 58, said some people thought the phenomenon would usher in good fortune.
“Some punters believe it is a sign that ‘Datuk Kong’ will bless visitors with winning numbers,” he said.
Anyone cycling past it would be blasted in such a way as if it were a naughty kid pulling a prank on passers by.
Whoever U turned back would not be able to find the culprit.
The narrator of the tale taught nothing of it until the next time he had to pass the tree.
Much wiser this time,he decided to travel in a pack.
Many eyes after all was better than one in catching the culprit.
When the same thing happened again,in bright daylight with nary a soul in sight,the entire bunch of cycling buddies beat Raikonnen's record,pedalling furiously,fast as their scrawny legs could take them,once it dawned upon them that perhaps 'something' else was playing with them.
The next incident happened just a few years back,I remember punters being such a nuisance at the Rifle Range Flats,all over a tree,hanging angpau after angpau filled with scribbled down numbers they hoped to strike rich with,until some irrate resident actually had it chopped down.
Back to the current mystree happening in SP and Pinang Tunggal,khurafats have started collecting the water to sell to buyers,instructing them to utter holy words before wiping or washing their face or body with it.
Somebody please alert the religious affairs department and stop them.
Whatever luck is associated to the plant will eventually see those siao punters summoning the dark forces,with some using witchcraft to squeeze a few numbers out of whatever spirit they think is contained inside or around it.
Both trees are wild.In particular the Petai tree.
Some believe that the instant another species of tree reaches 7 stories there would be a Jin residing in it.
So strong is this belief that some municipal councils regularly lop off the entire crown right down to the tree trunk, unrattled by squawking environmental activists cos they rest peacefully knowing that they would have cast aside one less unseen hazard in everybody's modern day to day lives.
The petai tree can only be found in the deep jungle,it cannot be cultivated whatever the owner says,hence it is definitely associated with a female ghost named the langsuir.
Meaning that,the area must have been formerly a thick virgin jungle.
And these beings don't like to leave their nesting grounds,hence they will still be there even if you play Trance music 24/7.
Apparently they jump from tree to tree and hover around their favourite perch.
Once on the ground they have to use their fangs to cling onto surfaces like rotten tree trunks etc.
Do these punters know what the heck they are doing if they manage to get its attention and it follows them back into their homes?
To Respect it is one thing,but to worship it is to court disaster.
Now just how lucky can that be?
Taken from The Star
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Trees Showering Holy Water
KEPALA BATAS: Thousands of people from as far as Johor and Malacca have been flocking to see two trees in Pinang Tunggal here and Sungai Petani, said to be spraying “holy water” over the past week.
Witnesses said they had felt showers and occasional droplets from the trees – a 12m petai tree in Kampung Lembah Raja in Pinang Tunggal and an 18m wild tree in Taman Ria Jaya in Sungai Petani.
Even researchers have different opinions about the reasons for the showers.
Former Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia lecturer Prof Dr Zaidi Mat Isa said the showers from the trees could be water discharge or urine from cicadas during mating season.
“But it is difficult to imagine how these little insects can retain so much water,” said Dr Zaidi, who has been conducting research on cicadas for over 10 years.
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Vector Control Research Unit coordinator Assoc Prof Dr Zairi Jaal said insects generally did not discharge waste material in fluid form.
“The water could have come from the trees. Nevertheless, there are cicadas that can hibernate and suddenly emerge in large numbers, mate and die,” he said.
Odd-job worker Abdul Ghani Md Hussin, 41, who owns the 35-year-old petai tree, said he first felt the showers last Saturday when he was walking past the tree next to his poultry shed at 4pm.
“My wife Norhayati Abdul Karim also felt the showers but there was no rain at that time. The clear water sprinkles are heavier at night and we collected about a pail of water over the past week,” he said.
Norhayati, 38, a housewife, said she did not stop anyone from collecting the water, adding that some believed it was a blessing to wipe their bodies and face with the “holy water” while others sold it for RM5 per cup.
“But if it is cicada’s urine, how come only this particular tree is spraying water when cicadas are also found on other trees?” asked a neighbour Saad Saaban.
In Sungai Petani, some individuals had even built an altar under the wild tree and lit joss sticks besides placing offerings such as coffee, milk and thosai with dhall curry.
The 25-year-old tree, located in an open field behind the Pasar Singgah Selalu SP market, had pieces of “holy” cloth tied to its branches and bore some dried red marks.
Muhamad Sharul Rizan Halmi, 29, from the nearby Paya Nahu flats, said there were no cicadas in the area.
Onlooker Saw Kok Lye, 58, said some people thought the phenomenon would usher in good fortune.
“Some punters believe it is a sign that ‘Datuk Kong’ will bless visitors with winning numbers,” he said.
