Tuesday, September 9, 2008

What comes after the Hungry Ghost Festival?

Come guys and girls, take a guess. What event comes after the Hungry Ghost Festival this year. It may not happen next year or the year after that. It didn't happen the year before and the year before last.

Got you guessing, didn't I? hehehe...

Its definitely not the Mooncake Festival as it happens every year after the Hungry Ghost Festival. Take another guess...

Don't Know?

Give up?

Are you sure you don't want to tembak 1 last time? ;-p

Well, the answer is.....
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The Hungry Police Festival, thats what!!!! Yes this year, this festival happens immediately after the Hungry Ghost Festival. It has occured in different times every year, and once in a very long while, it happens twice a year.

Yes this is the time when there just traffic roadblocks just manned by about 3 policemen only. its rare for there to be like 10 in an operation during this festival, because if the police are hungry they ain't so keen on sharing, especially with so many people...

Suddenly everywhere u go at night (especially highways) will suddenly be in a jam for no reason. The line could be a few kilometres long, and you must be wondering if it could be due to an accident or something. But the fact is that, it is just due to the extra "vigilance" of our traffic policemen during this time of the year.

Look, i'm not generalising all traffic cops to be "hungry" during this time of the year... I mean some are only hungry over this month-long festival, some are hungry all year long (very unfortunate), while i'm sure most of them are not hungry at all.

I think i've mentioned this in my previous posts last year in my multiply page. But then again, we cant stop the festival from happening unless something is done to satisfy their hunger at employer level. The employers know why this is happening and has allowed this to continue happening, and this is why we end up having this festival every year. You can ask any motorist on the road who is stuck in a roadblock at night what they think. They can tell you the same thing, Hungry Police Festival.

Just like the Hungry Ghost Festival, when we see these things happening, we cannot do anything to kacau or raise a protest as we might be "victimised" later. This is especially true among the Chinese as we were thought by our parents to try our best not to notice these activities. And since we've been doing this from you, its not difficult to transfer what we learnt here to the Hungry Police Festival.

Here I am just wondering, if there were any VIPs that were caught in a congestions caused by these roadblocks. And if yes, what did they think was going on? Do they actually think that the police are just being extra hardworking and upholding the traffic laws during this period while they drive past?

Sigh... Just forget about what I said. i guess I'm just annoyed because of the fact that I had passed 4 roadblocks (which caused tremendous jams) at night already... 4 times is about 10 days and on different highways. There are months that go by without even me having to pass a single roadblock on my way back?

Extra vigilance or Hungry Police Festival

You decide...


Boodyboy, out!!!

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