What You Need To Know About Kumantongs

Before I go in depth about keeping a Kumantong as know as Child Spirits, let me just give you guys some information which I've gathered on how KMTs are created. The purpose of making KMTs is to give the spirits of dead children a chance to do good and we as keepers gain merit for them so that they will have a better rebirth into higher realm. That is why when we do good, we share merits with them in exchange for smoother life, a better job...

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15 Edible Insects and How They Taste Like

In many societies, insects are considered a delicacy. Even stateside, the concept of insects as food has slowly been gaining ground. Here, we offer a rundown of some of the world's favorite tasty critters. 1) Palm weevil larva Where it's eaten: Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia.  How: A rural staple that's high in protein, potassium and calcium, this fat grub is eaten in one of several ways: straight from...

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Things You Need To Know As a Recruit in SCDF

We all have heard stories or articles about life in Army or Singapore Police Force. And it is only right to put SCDF in the picture as well. So these are the things you'll have to know if you are enlisted into SCDF as a recruit. 1) Don't wear formal shirt on your enlistment day. Yes, you want to look good and smart on your enlistment day and to show others how well you can dress. But trust me, don't. I wore a formal shirt and I regretted...

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Man Who Woke Up On Autopsy Table Dies

Source: Express Photo by Vasant Prabhu MUMBAI (AFP) - An Indian man who shocked hospital staff when he woke up on an autopsy table just before a post-mortem was about to begin has died, the authorities said on Wednesday (Oct 14). On Sunday, a hospital doctor in Mumbai mistakenly certified the homeless man, who has been named as Prakash, as dead after police found him unconscious and suffering from multiple infections. Just as the autopsy...

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Spectra Secondary School Student Found Dead

A young secondary 2 female student died from her injuries sustained after she fell from a height yesterday at Spectra Secondary School. According to the police, they are investigating the case as unnatural death. The girl was found lying unconscious on the grounds of the school at 1 Woodlands Drive 64 in the morning. The police received a call requesting for assistance at about 9.30AM. She was conveyed via ambulance to Khoo Teck Puat...

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Search For Intelligent Aliens Near Bizarre Dimming Star Has Begun

The search for signs of life in a mysterious star system hypothesized to potentially harbor an "alien megastructure" is now underway. Astronomers have begun using the Allen Telescope Array (ATA), a system of radio dishes about 300 miles (483 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco, to hunt for signals coming from the vicinity of KIC 8462852, a star that lies 1,500 light-years from Earth. NASA's Kepler space telescope found that KIC...

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SCDF Lt.Col, Married And Hitting On 28 Year Old Female

It started out as an innocent conversation about work. But the more they communicated over WhatsApp, the more daring the high-ranking civil servant allegedly became. First, the married man allegedly asked her out on a date, then to be his lover. Or as he called it, "friends with benefits". Fed up with his advances, she made a police report. The police are now investigating the matter involving a Lieutanant-Colonel in the Singapore Civil...

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