Expect your haunted ride to be thrilling at first, then deccelerates to a mediocre anxiety. So-so.
If you ask me what is the most overrated event in Shah Alam right now, then the answer should be the Hantu Exhibition down at the State Museum. Before our eerie friends came to stay here for awhile until October 4th, the museum is not even close to happening. In spite all that, it has been always literally cool, because it is said the museum is, at times..really is haunted..so when you pay a visit there, temperatures are somewhat low and dampy. Now, for 3 months straight, the curators seem to be smiling all the way, seeing buses and long lines of people waiting to grab a piece of the haunted pie that is coming to town.
Luckily when we came the line was absolutely empty. Talking about haunted luck. It's totally OK to be scared or having funny feelings like, before you get on a scary roller-coaster ride or singing in front of everybody during Ceriathon. You'll lose the feeling in a couple of minutes anyway.
Initially the environment was no doubt thrilling. Your first encounter? A real hantu pocong, confined in a mirrored glass. If you're unlucky (like most of the visitors), you'll only smell the uncomfortable scent of kapur barus, kemenyan, a view of a wrapped corpse laid on a coffin and somewhat fake-looking graveyard replica..but if you're lucky (or unlucky, depends) well...you'll get a look of the pocong. Which is (should be) a scary experience. Not seeing the thing is heart-beating enough. Until I wrote this there are only 3 to 4 people who have actually seen it.
To be straight-forward, it is the only exhibit that will (may) be giving you (supposedly real) goosebumps. Dependable, but things started to look like that. After the you-may-see-it-or-not exhibit there's an array of goblins confined in a bottle, toyol, a head of a langsuir, jenglot etc. A mermaid is also on display. Other points of interest include a very large Al Quran written on leather, a goblin captured because he slept with a woman (note this, written on the explanation if you go there: "..captured because he sleeps with a woman.." alahaii..) and other mysterious things.
Two bomohs were appointed to 'take care of things' there. Expect a lot of kapur barus scents, kemenyan along with colok smells. Be aware not to look straight in the eyes of some exhibitions. It is advisable not to take the risk of touching some exhibitions. However, you can talk all the way of anything you want. It is best to not be too snobbish (like some pakciks in front of us) and..just stay cool!
Well..the whole things is..interesting but short. Short, as in it is relatively short. It somewhat kills our excitements. And many (too many) of the exhibited creatures and things didn't came along with complete explanations (there're names, though). Maybe they want to get a catch at the eerie and horror mood, but too much darkness is at some places is somewhat unnecessary. But kudos to the foundation and the museum for the effort. One hell of a effort, this one.
Overall, it's what many people say 'alah, takla takut sgt'. 3/5 for this one. However, coming during the night before Friday and during the moon is full is always a good idea if you want an extra special experience, of course.
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What: Pameran Misteri Jin, Hantu, Keranda dan.. (Mysterious Goblins, Ghosts, Coffins and... Exhibition)
Where: Muzium Sultan Alam Shah, Persiaran Bandaraya, Section 14, Shah Alam.
When: 10am - 10pm everyday, 4th July until 4th October 2006. (weekdays the best time to visit)
Strictly no cameras and video recorders.
mane ar tau, kot² 'bertuah'. jeng³!
If you ask me what is the most overrated event in Shah Alam right now, then the answer should be the Hantu Exhibition down at the State Museum. Before our eerie friends came to stay here for awhile until October 4th, the museum is not even close to happening. In spite all that, it has been always literally cool, because it is said the museum is, at times..really is haunted..so when you pay a visit there, temperatures are somewhat low and dampy. Now, for 3 months straight, the curators seem to be smiling all the way, seeing buses and long lines of people waiting to grab a piece of the haunted pie that is coming to town.
Luckily when we came the line was absolutely empty. Talking about haunted luck. It's totally OK to be scared or having funny feelings like, before you get on a scary roller-coaster ride or singing in front of everybody during Ceriathon. You'll lose the feeling in a couple of minutes anyway.
Initially the environment was no doubt thrilling. Your first encounter? A real hantu pocong, confined in a mirrored glass. If you're unlucky (like most of the visitors), you'll only smell the uncomfortable scent of kapur barus, kemenyan, a view of a wrapped corpse laid on a coffin and somewhat fake-looking graveyard replica..but if you're lucky (or unlucky, depends) well...you'll get a look of the pocong. Which is (should be) a scary experience. Not seeing the thing is heart-beating enough. Until I wrote this there are only 3 to 4 people who have actually seen it.
To be straight-forward, it is the only exhibit that will (may) be giving you (supposedly real) goosebumps. Dependable, but things started to look like that. After the you-may-see-it-or-not exhibit there's an array of goblins confined in a bottle, toyol, a head of a langsuir, jenglot etc. A mermaid is also on display. Other points of interest include a very large Al Quran written on leather, a goblin captured because he slept with a woman (note this, written on the explanation if you go there: "..captured because he sleeps with a woman.." alahaii..) and other mysterious things.
Two bomohs were appointed to 'take care of things' there. Expect a lot of kapur barus scents, kemenyan along with colok smells. Be aware not to look straight in the eyes of some exhibitions. It is advisable not to take the risk of touching some exhibitions. However, you can talk all the way of anything you want. It is best to not be too snobbish (like some pakciks in front of us) and..just stay cool!
Well..the whole things is..interesting but short. Short, as in it is relatively short. It somewhat kills our excitements. And many (too many) of the exhibited creatures and things didn't came along with complete explanations (there're names, though). Maybe they want to get a catch at the eerie and horror mood, but too much darkness is at some places is somewhat unnecessary. But kudos to the foundation and the museum for the effort. One hell of a effort, this one.
Overall, it's what many people say 'alah, takla takut sgt'. 3/5 for this one. However, coming during the night before Friday and during the moon is full is always a good idea if you want an extra special experience, of course.
>>
What: Pameran Misteri Jin, Hantu, Keranda dan.. (Mysterious Goblins, Ghosts, Coffins and... Exhibition)
Where: Muzium Sultan Alam Shah, Persiaran Bandaraya, Section 14, Shah Alam.
When: 10am - 10pm everyday, 4th July until 4th October 2006. (weekdays the best time to visit)
Strictly no cameras and video recorders.
mane ar tau, kot² 'bertuah'. jeng³!
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hee...xtakut ker???:(
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