Tuesday, January 16, 2007
♥ Malay Sayings...
Have you ever had the opportunity to listen to the elder generations' stories about Malay sayings? You should listen and find some of them fascinating. Like if a single woman sings in the kitchen, she will be marrying and old guy. I have been singing in the kitchen since I was in standard 6, and until now, nothing has happened. Another favourite saying is that if a woman sits on the steps of the verandah, she will turn up to be an old maid.
Sometimes these sayings are just a way to frighten people from doing that particular things. I mean, if you happen to overhear a lady singing in the kitchen, what would come to your mind?
Elder generations have their own reasons in making these sayings. I mean, it is not considered as 'polite' seeing a young woman sitting at the steps in front of the verandah while the young lads passes by on the way from work or any place. And singing in the kitchen will sometimes 'interrupt' the concentration on the meal being cooked and as a result, burnt meals will be served.
Other Malay sayings are made due to preventing things to happen in a polite way (since the Malays are very rich in politeness). But there is one thing that I cannot understand of the Malay sayings - if you dream being bit by a snake, you will be asked for your hand in marriage. How is that possible? Why does a dream, which is considered as your mind being in a non-concious state, has something to do with marriage? I mean, I don't get it. I have no idea where this came from.
In form 5, I did dream of being it by a snake - ular lidi in green colour and has a tiny black spot on it's head. But nothing about marriage happened. And last night, I had a dream about being surrounded by 2 pythons. And being me (I am not a fan of snakes - geli seeing the way they move), I dreamnt that one of the pythons was in tangles - of his own body and the other was crawling all over and trying to wrap around me. I was trying to get the head away from my head since it was appearing to swallow me. I just woke up in cold sweat.
Maybe my dream was caused by the aspirin and cough syrup I consumed due to my cold and fever that I have been having the past few days. But I just couldn't relate the dream and the saying made. Not that I believe in the sayings, but why did the elder generations make up such a saying. Any ideas?
Sometimes these sayings are just a way to frighten people from doing that particular things. I mean, if you happen to overhear a lady singing in the kitchen, what would come to your mind?
Elder generations have their own reasons in making these sayings. I mean, it is not considered as 'polite' seeing a young woman sitting at the steps in front of the verandah while the young lads passes by on the way from work or any place. And singing in the kitchen will sometimes 'interrupt' the concentration on the meal being cooked and as a result, burnt meals will be served.
Other Malay sayings are made due to preventing things to happen in a polite way (since the Malays are very rich in politeness). But there is one thing that I cannot understand of the Malay sayings - if you dream being bit by a snake, you will be asked for your hand in marriage. How is that possible? Why does a dream, which is considered as your mind being in a non-concious state, has something to do with marriage? I mean, I don't get it. I have no idea where this came from.
In form 5, I did dream of being it by a snake - ular lidi in green colour and has a tiny black spot on it's head. But nothing about marriage happened. And last night, I had a dream about being surrounded by 2 pythons. And being me (I am not a fan of snakes - geli seeing the way they move), I dreamnt that one of the pythons was in tangles - of his own body and the other was crawling all over and trying to wrap around me. I was trying to get the head away from my head since it was appearing to swallow me. I just woke up in cold sweat.
Maybe my dream was caused by the aspirin and cough syrup I consumed due to my cold and fever that I have been having the past few days. But I just couldn't relate the dream and the saying made. Not that I believe in the sayings, but why did the elder generations make up such a saying. Any ideas?
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