ARTY calls off Exercise cos of spectral sighting?

MunnaBhai_MBBS SG

Recently there has been rumours of some arty unit cancelling exercise in Thailand because someone spotted the infamous malaysian vampire, the Pontianak or Phi Song Nang on top some trees during the event..can anyone verify the story?

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Joshua1975 SG

Yup, at this pt of time no one want any more accident and SAF cannot cover everything up. Look at the dunking water inccident no news liao.

MunnaBhai_MBBS SG

So an excercise was indeed called off cos of the sighting?..or are u just making a statement ?

greengoblin SG

Bring along the beret Mr. Green .........

ditzy SG

What's a Malaysian vampire doing in Thailand? Laughing

Zooish SG

Go on holiday mah Mr. Green

MunnaBhai_MBBS SG

Phi {or Phi Song Nang}: One of countless spirits from Thai mythology, the Phi Song Nang is basically identical to the Pontianak of Indonesia and Malaysia, it attacks young men mostly. A seer or 'Maw Du' should be called in to make spells and incantations to get rid of this Phi. The Phi Krasue is similar to the Pelagganan of Malaysia and Krappa of Japan in that it consists of a head and entrails and has a tendency to feed from people's bottoms with its long tongue.

http://enchanteddoorway.tripod.com/vamp/thailand.html

So pontianak has its own variations in different asian cultures....Another burning uestions is that how come most cultures have ghouls similar to that fitting the description of the pontianak.......does it proves that such spectral beings exist?

ditzy SG

Or it could simply prove humans are lazy buggers who use the same template over and over again. Laughing Just take a look at sadako, juon, dark water little girl, and Ms Shutter.

MunnaBhai_MBBS SG

So a Phi Song Nang was indeed spotted?

Zooish SG

If this is true, then SAF have to evacuate half the army camps in Sg liao...

Almost every camp oso got this kind of sighting Rolling Eyes

MunnaBhai_MBBS SG

its not the same though, cos SAF are more apprehensive and cautious about "such problems" arising in overseas trainings than in-camps due to unfamiliar territory and environment especially after the recent deaths

ditzy SG

Then how come Russell Lee doesn't stop at book 10? Laughing

SingaporeMacross SG

They should continue the exercise and let those guns send those pontianaks to hell!!

MunnaBhai_MBBS SG

Do not play with powers which are unknown...Know your enemy well..Rather any army woud be interested in the potential of such powers for military purposes....

baer SG

Might interest you to know that the description for 'small ugly small people who are oftern depicted as miners and blamed for stealing missing valuables' are known as "trolls" or "dwarfs" (not you Disney 7 dwarfts cutesey) in Eastern European folklore or "Toyol" in SE Asian folklore!!

If separate cultures without little contact beforehand can have same folklore, there mus be a slim element of truth in them!!

OldAhPek SG

wow.... are they dectectives?
stealing missing valuables....
to lose a lost item.... hmmm.....
OOPs...thieves's loots got stolen Mr. Green

sane_guy2 SG

I don’t believe superstitions will influence SAF decision making. If it does, it is a tragedy. How can we be an advanced fighting force if we are superstitious.

MunnaBhai_MBBS SG

Dont u know that the SAF crest was blessed by all the major religions in Singapore? And why is thee no training conducted on Thursdays in Tekong?..Why are certain areas in Tekong deemed "inaccesible"?
These superstitions provide the basis for paranormal events in the SAF?

Moonstriker SG

u sure bo thursday no training?
When i was in bmt... thursday night trainings are AS USUAL.
And yes the SAF crest is blessed by all e major religions in sg but how many thousands of crests are there? All blessed? i think not.
Certain areas in tekong deemed inaccesible could have many normal reasons like Hendon ppl training there? Or maybe even OCS doing some funny training there.
seen like the whole battalion of Cdos marching along tekong highway during Games Day.

Its better to be safe than sorry. Better to have the blessings there when u don't need it rather than don't have the blessings when u really need it. rite?

And yes.. there are alot of supernatural stuff goin around saf camps.

aerozapper SG

The blessing if I'm not wrong is done by batches, so in theory, all are blessed. I do doubt that they bother to bless a few only (or bless one by one). Also, part of the reason the crests are blessed could (in my opinion) be more to do with cultural reasons and military tradition then superstition. In medieval times, knights/warriors etc... were blessed before going into battle, their banners/flags etc were also blessed. Could the blessing of crests could be an extension of this tradition?

Culturally, I think a person, even those who profess to be adverse to violence, will fight in combat (or train to fight) if he knows his actions have been sanctioned or approved by his religion. Thus, the blessing of crests & colours could be interpreted as the major religions "approval" of the SAF & NS.

I also kind of doubt that decisions in the SAF would be made entirely on account of superstition. While many officers and warrants will probably be cautious and respectful, I don't think an entire ex would be halted on account of an appearance.

Well, just my opines.