Lelaki Misteri

Kebelakangan ini, aku sering sahaja didatangi oleh seorang pemuda dalam tidurku. Tidak ku kenal siapakah gerangannya; dia berkaca mata empat segi, tona warna kulitnya agak cerah, dan parasnya ada sedikit kebaratan. Aku tahu ini bukan mimpi normal; ini paranormal. Bukannya setakat hadir dalam mimpiku kerap kali, yang lagi anehnya makhluk itu sering merenungku dengan pandangan yang tajam dan penuh dengan kebencian dan kesumat yang telah lama tersimpul dan menunggu masa untuk diuraikan. Aku tak takut mahupun gerun, walhal aku terasa seperti mahu membelasahnya sampai lunyai. Aku cukup tak gemar kalau orang pandang aku macam aku ini syaitan.

Paras itu tidak pernah aku nampak, masakan lagi pernah aku sapa mahupun bersahabat. Bagai nak pecah kepala aku menjana logik kepada hal ini. Jus-jus otak ibarat mahu kering didera kontemplasi. Ia lah. Masakan tidak. Orang yang tidak pernah aku tahu wujud atau kenal secara tiba-tiba sahaja masuk menceroboh ke alam lenaku dan merenungku jijik tak tentu pasal. Siapakah dia ini sebenarnya? Syaitan kah, atau malaikat kah? Atau ini salah satu bentuk sihir? Nauzubillah. Aku cuba bertanya siapakah dia. Siapa kau? "Nama aku...." Mimpi aneh ini seringkali berakhir dengan begitu sahaja. Ya. Makhluk misteri itu hanya sempat menuturkan dua patah perkataan: Nama aku.

Aku tahu ini bukan mimpi biasa. Ini mungkin satu petunjuk, atau bahkan mungkin satu amaran kepadaku.  Wallahu a'lam.

If I Were A Ninja

I’ve been admiring men in suits and costumes, especially the ones which usually appear in animes and superhero movies or even super sentais  - say it Spider-Man, Batman, Kamen Rider and many more to be named.

 To tell you the truth, I’m just so caught up, attracted, amazed, amused, mesmerized, astonished, vaccinated with characters whose outfits are designed to be equipped with masks and armours. Every moment seeing a superhero costumes or the likes will always dose me with undescribed enthralment.  It is most likely that I got this enthusiasm from my father, who is quite into ninjas.

Ninja, obviously, is from Japan. I have always been fantasizing what it would be like to be a ninja since I was a child; learning to master special uncanny jutsus, equipped with cool gadgets and weapons(kunai and shuriken), as well as the awing fighting techniques.

If I were a ninja, there are several things that I wish I can do. Firstly, it would be delightful to move as fast as lightning without anyone noticing. You see, there’s a lot that can be done when you have the ability to move fast; you can win in any race, you shall be entitled the speed demon in your football team, chasing an escaping thief, or somewhat represent your country in the internationals. How fun it could be when you have the power of speed spinning within your legs.

If I were a ninja, I think I should also consider holding a professional personnel security business. It’s quite easy. Someone shall hire me for his security within a stipulated period, and covering an accorded task. I think this kind of job can give me a living, though I have to face death every time I’m at work. Despite the challenges I might encounter, it should be fun—taking out the bad guys, saving some civilians as well as stabbing some rogues straight through their ribs.

If I were a ninja, I will cheat in exams, yeah, I know, you will do the same thing. Possessing special chameleon jutsu, access to the teacher’s or lecturer’s office will not be a problem. Without any doubt, I shall copy or take a look at the answers beforehand. Clone jutsu is a suitable technique to pass with flying colours.

If I were a ninja, I would like to use any jutsu that can send me flying high in the sky. I always crave to bathe in the sea of puffy clouds, and at the same time savour the moment of looking down to all people on the earth below.

If I were a ninja....ah, forget it. As if it’s gonna happen.

DEvil & DEmon

I’ve been wondering why the words ‘devil’ and ‘demon’ both contain the same morpheme /de/ located in the front part of each word. Besides, these two words have quite a similarity on their meaning. But why? Why do they have to be spelled that way? Is it just mere coincidence? I wonder why.

So I came up with my own theory, but you might think this as nonsense. Never mind. Just spend some time to read this; it won’t kill your brain. What’s so interesting about the morpheme /de/? Semantically, /de/ is a prefix which shows rejection or the characteristic of oppositional to something. Funny enough, this might be the etymological reason why ‘demon’ and ‘devil’ comprises /de/. The devil or Satan was the creature who once lived in the Heaven along with the other angels. But, as a punishment of his disobedience to God, he was expelled (rejected) from the Heaven. /de/ in the words ‘devil’ and ‘demon’ may suggest the rejection of God. Er...anyone with me?er..

By the same token, words like demotivate and dehydrate also supply negative meanings. I can say many English words attached with the prefix /de/, more often than not, mean something negative. Yes. Devil and demon bring along with them negative forces. But, the words like ‘delegate’ and dedicate cannot be mistakenly perceived as the words which contain negative meanings. The /de/ in such words is not prefix rather it is a part of the original root word. This can be related to my opinion. But then again, most importantly, these are just my unwarranted assumptions. They are not to be taken seriously, or to be accepted as true by anyone who might read this.