Ever had one of those days where you couldn’t wake up? You’re aware that you’re awake but you just can’t move ? Okay, I’m not talking about hangovers or pure laziness. I’m talking about sleep paralysis. It feels like you’re weighed down physically. You can’t move or speak. You might have chest pressure . And sometimes a presence is felt.

My brother had one a few months ago. His eyes were closed , but he was wondering why he hadn’t waken up yet. He tried to move but he felt like someone was holding him down.

His eyes opened momentarily, dream or not , he saw a hooded man sitting beside his bed.

He awakened later , felt his chest slight constricted and he was breathing heavily.

For further information on sleep paralysis:

• Wikipedia
• Skeptic’s Dictionary

(Kanashibari is the japanese saying for sleep paralysis. Sleep paralysis is also blamed for hallucinations including alien abductions , out of body experiences ..etc etc )

My dear distant cousin, Eleanor has been shortlisted for the Malaysia-International Fashion Award. Good luck Ellie!! All the best !! Read more about it here

One thing though, the whole event will be recorded as a reality tv show thingie. I personally don’t like reality tv. Most of the shows are scripted or guided to promote an unhealthy view of humanity. You know , like bitching and stabbing each other behind their backs. One day , aliens will have this conversation:

Chief Scientist : It appears Earth has discovered reality tv
General Zork : What stage is Earth afflicted with this …. epidemic?
Chief Scientist : It appears they have a show called The Simple Life
General Zork : I see. Humans are now unworthy of existence . Prepare Ion cannons..
Chief Scientist: Yes sir …

That’s probably the reason why aliens attack in War of The Worlds.

It’s been a few days that my electric mosquito racket ran out of batteries. Ahh , the good ole days. On a good night I can kill up to 8 mozzies . I can’t beat my brother’s record though, he killed 10 on one night. I kid you not.

I can only get 2 mozzies now with my bare hands. Plus the fact that I have to wash my hands after every kill kinda sucks. And also there isn’t the buzz and the spasmic movement the mozzies make as they’re being zapped.

In honor of my electric mosquito racket, I’ll name him Bob. As in Bob the Electric Mozzie Racket.

Don’t worry Bob, I’ll get batteries tommorow. Then the mosquito massacre will begin …

Ever had one of those dreams where you knew you were dreaming? You would be aware and maybe even could control yourself in the dream. It’s called lucid dreaming.

I had a terrible one a month ago. In that dream I was in an exact moment in my life where I wish I could stay forever. So that’s what I tried to do, stay in that dream. However, I could feel my physical self choking . The harder I tried to stay asleep, the more I felt out of breath. I woke up a while and it felt like surfacing from a deep lake.

I took a deep breath and tried to sleep. Nevermind the choking , I just needed to get back to that dream. I fell asleep again. For what seem like eternity in a split second , I was in my own haven. I wish I could’ve stayed longer, but my own choking woke me up. Could I have died then ? Probably not, but I know something in my heart died that day ….