I want to share another ‘pantang’ or prohibition that my mother insists we should follow during the confinement period. All outdoor lightings must be switched on as soon as dusk time or evening. The house must not be in the dark. Every corner, front, side, back and even in our empty bedroom, the lights must all be light up.

Now, for me this is too much already. Electricity is not free, you know. Especially now where we are sleeping downstairs with every oscillator fan switch on. Therefore, I asked my Mom why I have to do this. She just smiled and asked back at me, “Do you like bad spirit to come to your house and disturb your family, Josh and especially your new born twins?”

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