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I am actually in New Zealand already. I arrived back last Tuesday evening, but so far all I have been doing is resting at home trying my best not to die. I caught a horrible flu as soon as I came back, and I freaked the shit out because I thought I was infected with the swine flu (H1N1) from another passenger on the plane or something. Luckily after a couple of days of rest and plenty of antibiotics, I am now feeling much better. False alarm, phew!
This hasn't been the only scare for me recently. Last week I had my first experience of sleep paralysis; though in Chinese culture, this is most commonly regarded as 〝鬼壓身〞 (pinyin: guǐ yā shēn) or 〝鬼壓床〞 (pinyin: guǐ yā chuáng), which literally translate into "ghost pressing on body" or "ghost pressing on bed".
I had dozed off to sleep, only to be woken up about half an hour later when I felt the mattress sink, like someone or something had climbed onto the bed. Before I had time to decide whether or not I should open my eyes to check, I heard a low chuckle coming from beside me. I freakin' panicked and tried to reach my arm out to turn on my bedside lamp, but I found myself unable to move an inch. My body was asleep, dead. I wanted to scream for help, but my lips couldn't move either. When I tried to scream for a second time, I was able to let out a small, pathetic groan; and my body finally woke up.
I've never felt so nervous in my life before.
After I was able to move again, I bolted up and went to turn on all the lights in my room. I actually Google'd 'sleep paralysis' and read up on it to convince myself that it wasn't what I thought it was. I know there is a perfectly logical scientific explanation for what had happened, but I have always believed in ghosts and I was already aware of this ghost-pressing-on-body belief in Chinese culture.
Anyway, luckily this experience hasn't had the chance to reoccur itself (which I am deeply grateful for). After this happened I had trouble falling asleep the first couple of nights, but the paranoia is gone now. Sleep is always good; sleep means no zombie!Amy. Yay!
This hasn't been the only scare for me recently. Last week I had my first experience of sleep paralysis; though in Chinese culture, this is most commonly regarded as 〝鬼壓身〞 (pinyin: guǐ yā shēn) or 〝鬼壓床〞 (pinyin: guǐ yā chuáng), which literally translate into "ghost pressing on body" or "ghost pressing on bed".
I had dozed off to sleep, only to be woken up about half an hour later when I felt the mattress sink, like someone or something had climbed onto the bed. Before I had time to decide whether or not I should open my eyes to check, I heard a low chuckle coming from beside me. I freakin' panicked and tried to reach my arm out to turn on my bedside lamp, but I found myself unable to move an inch. My body was asleep, dead. I wanted to scream for help, but my lips couldn't move either. When I tried to scream for a second time, I was able to let out a small, pathetic groan; and my body finally woke up.
I've never felt so nervous in my life before.
After I was able to move again, I bolted up and went to turn on all the lights in my room. I actually Google'd 'sleep paralysis' and read up on it to convince myself that it wasn't what I thought it was. I know there is a perfectly logical scientific explanation for what had happened, but I have always believed in ghosts and I was already aware of this ghost-pressing-on-body belief in Chinese culture.
Anyway, luckily this experience hasn't had the chance to reoccur itself (which I am deeply grateful for). After this happened I had trouble falling asleep the first couple of nights, but the paranoia is gone now. Sleep is always good; sleep means no zombie!Amy. Yay!