Vampires Mythology Regina Hackett takes her Art to Go
The Quileute on the Northwest Coast did not anticipate hordes of visitors would seek them out to say they are way cool. How could they? Previous to the Twilight saga , they were not exactly on pop culture’s radar, and now they’re bright lights based on false information. [trailer] Higanjima
Why don’t movies and books show the true mythology of vampires?
In traditional European folklore the vampire was really a reanimated half-rotted corpse that murdered humans for their blood. These creatures were often dim-witted and literally stank of their putrid grave juices. They were not sophisticated and not hyper intelligent immortals. Why don’t they make movies based on the true vampire myths as I described them? Look it up in European folklore…these were the original vampires that the populace believed in.
Because they do not sell tickets. The youth want beauty in their vampires of today rather than the ugly truth.
Money is the motivator for everything today and definitely not the truth. Most do not want to even hear about the truth as you have stated here because it could alter their view of “Edward”, whoever that is, whom they have fallen in love with.
âexperiences From âthe Flowâ (19): Another Good Tilt With a Bar Girl?â
By Carl “J.C.†Pantejo, Copyright March 2008
(Author “My Friend Yu – The Prosperity Mentor,†Copyright August 2007. Pantejo – Y.N. Vurce Publishing.)
“Prosperity: The eternal flow of all that’s good in life…â€
*Below is the nineteenth episode based on a series of real life events experienced by the author. The only deviations from the truth may be the names of people and places. These stories are also incorporated in “My Friend Yu – the Prosperity Mentor: Book II,†Pantejo – Y.N. Vurce Publishing. Release Date: 2008.
The naïve customer (a person not savvy at “The Game†of Thai bars) doesn’t understand the following: The main thing a Bar Girl sees when a man comes into their bar is the amount of dollar signs he is capable of producing.
And, of course, Bar Girls are experts at helping customers part with their money!
This article is mainly for those fearless souls who, in spite of the discussions we had about Asian Bar Girl/Western Man Relationships in “Experiences from ‘The Flow’ (18)…,†still insist on having a serious relationship with a Bar Girl.
- A Blissful State -
Congratulations.
You believe that you have found a partner that loves you and makes you happy. She is young, beautiful, sweet, and sexy – everything you could not find in your home country, right?
Sure, she is not perfect, especially in the language and finance areas; but when you weighed the Pluses against the Minuses on Your Scale, the Scale tilted toward Obvious Compatibility.
- Devil’s Advocate -
Okay, now I got to be the a$$hole, the party-pooper, the spoiler, etc.
But I do this with ultimate empathy, my friend.
I do this because I don’t want you to end up as a statistic, one of the thousands of Farangs (Thai: foreigners) that think they’ve found the woman of their dreams, only to find out (in short order) that reality doesn’t match their idealized notions of co-habitation with an Asian woman.
Sorry to burst your bubble, but believe me, what I’ve got to say may:
1. Save you a lot of heartache, headaches, and bankruptcy.
2. Help you maintain (or improve) your current blissful state for as long as possible.
3. Raise some questions whose answers, however distasteful, will make you a wiser Farang in Thailand.
- Questions -
Where did you meet your Thai girlfriend/wife?
In a bar?
I ask you this because the ole’ saying: “You can take the girl out of the bar, but you can’t take the bar out of the girl,†is a tried and true axiom.
The cruel fact is that there are only two times you can trust a Thai Bar Girl:
1) When she has just begun her career in the Bar Girl Profession and
2) When she is a bar-weary veteran, ready to retire.
All others are “in between†(i.e., still on “active duty,†practicing and perfecting their sex appeal, schemes, and routines).
A mid-career Bar Girl in “The Game†is quite a sight to be seen, indeed.
She means to be a key player in “The Game†and will do anything to get the most money, as fast as she can, from the “customer pool – menâ€.
For these women, men are only regarded as: past customers, prospective customers, current cash cows, or merely toy/playthings that pay).
In their minds, men are definitely not: friends, lovers, non-paying boyfriends or husbands; in short, men are merely things, not real people with feelings, hopes, and desires).
Why is this so?
Although each Bar Girl is a unique individual, the following are common reasons. In part or parcel, these conditions contribute to their cut throat callousness – the “sharp teeth within their cute, beautiful smilesâ€:
1. Professional Objectivity (staying focused on making money before she gets too old and “unmarketableâ€).
2. Protection from scoundrels (yes, there are many bad men out there).
3. A lack of “good men role models†in their lives. That is, most of the men they’ve seen throughout their lives were usually uneducated, lazy, abusive, or unreliable, often disappearing for years to forever. This is common in the rural, poverty stricken areas “up country†– North Eastern Thailand.
4. Protection from being emotionally hurt. Since most foreigners come and go rapidly, it’s stupid for them to get emotionally attached.
5. The only support system they have is the Bar’s social network of fellow Bar Girls, Mamasans, clean-up boys, and “katoys†(Thai: transsexuals). Leaving the bar scene means venturing into scary, uncharted waters without her usual friends.
6. Most are uneducated, not attending or finishing High School. What would they do and where would they go if they left the bar?
7. They have tried (or simply dislike) regular “daytime jobs†and were disillusioned with the hard work and low pay. The bar scene is all they know. It can be fun. It’s easy – all one has to do is look pretty and entertain – AND definitely pays better.
It’s a system that swallows up thousands of “fresh from the farm†girls and spits out seasoned, “bar-tested†veterans.
- True Love? -
A young serviceman friend of mine in Japan told me that the woman (an Asian woman) he met at a bar in the infamous “honch†area outside of Yokosuka U.S. Naval Base was truly in love with him.
He actually considered asking her to marry him.
And he wanted some advice from “a salty dog†(meaning: me).
His naivety was painful to observe.
In him, I saw a young version of myself, full of all the right motives, but without the where-with-all that only comes from years of schlepping in and out of Asian bars.
My response to him?
“Go back there and tell her you’re out of money. Better yet, tell her that you want to move in with her, but you need to borrow money until payday. Good luck, son. I’ll talk to you next week.â€
Of course, he was singing a totally different tune when I saw him a week later. He was very pissed-off and his comments about her were acidic, bordering on murderous.
I told him to chill out.
“Don’t’ take it personal. A girl’s got’ta eat. Think of it this way: You’re mixing her business with your pleasure. If you really think it’s love, wait, wait, and wait! And for God’s sake always know where your valuables are!†I said.
I don’t’ know whether my words sunk in (or not) because I haven’t heard from him for over a decade now. I can only hope that my words prevented a few personal disasters.
Ah, Bar Girls. I could go on and on about them.
They’re amazing. Aren’t they?
They’re terrible. Aren’t they?
- Some Advice: Take it or Leave it, Your Choice -
Since only a fraction of one percent of Asian Bar Girl/Western Man relationships succeed (usually because she is either a rookie or a ready-to-retire veteran), I will be submitting a short list of things to ponder at the end of this article.
If you met your “compatible partner†in a bar, I advise you to have a healthy paranoia.
Don’t go buying a car for her. Or even worse, a house in her name! (As ridiculous as this may sound, it happens frequently in Thailand).
In short, don’t go broke over her.
I have too many friends who have taken out unsecured, personal loans and maxed out their credit cards over Bar Girls who’ve long since disappeared.
In fact, I know of three individuals who came home from work to a barren house or apartment. No furniture, refrigerator, TV, stereo, clothes, dishes, etc.! Everything was gone! Nothing, I mean nothing was left! My friends literally had to borrow money for food and sheets!
Best advice?
Just wait and watch.
It might sound like a prison sentence to you, but waiting and watching not only protects you from being ransacked; it also gives you time to observe her true character – in every light.
How long?
A good rule of thumb, if she says she’s new, is at least triple the time she “says†she’s been working in the bar. Of course, you may never know the true length of her Bar Girl career; so it’s a safe bet to assume whatever she tells you about it is a “low-ball†lie.
If she’s a veteran, waiting at least 18-24 months is a conservative time span to consider.
Patience and wariness will prevent much of the emotional turmoil and financial catastrophes so commonly found among “ex†Asian Bar Girl/Western Man relationships.
Additionally, if she is (or looks) older than 20, look for the following hallmark signs of veteran Bar Girls:
1. Nocturnal living. Even after months with you, she can’t get out of bed until 1:30-3:30PM. In fact, getting up early to see the sunlight gives her a raging headache. Also, she will display the demeanor of a vampire that has been violently disturbed from her cryptic slumber.
2. She is a total slob (worse than Oscar from “The Odd Coupleâ€) and can’t cook – even a piece of toast – because she’s too used to hotel cleaning staff, room service, restaurants, and 7-11 “cup noodlesâ€.
3. She appears to have very few belongings. Why? They are strewn about her co-workers apartments or “ex†boyfriend’s places. Bar Girls are like gypsies; they are experts at making hasty get-aways.
4. She’s a spendthrift. Forget “like water through her fingers,†“air†is more like it! The cost of her “daily needs†easily surpass the normal, daily salary of any hardworking, college-educated, Thai worker.
5. In spite of no formal schooling (i.e., a university degree or night English classes at a Language School), she suspiciously speaks above-average English.
6. She disappears at a moment’s notice for hours and her explanation upon returning doesn’t hold water (a blatant lie).
7. She can drink you under the table.
8. You find drug paraphernalia.
9. She always wants to include “her friends†in everything that you two do. In fact, she will always choose time with her Bar Girl comrades over any time alone with you. Her overdependence on (and lavish affection for) her girlfriends will have you wondering if she is actually a bi-sexual. (And I know what you’re thinking. No, she is not a bi-sexual who likes to share!).
10. She’s constantly on the phone at odd hours with her “family,†especially the male members of her “familyâ€.
If the majority of the above items describe your current partner, she is probably not in the “newbie†Bar Girl category: and therefore, should not be trusted without a long (a very long) trial period.
Sorry to be so blunt; but I must humbly confess that I’ve “been there and done that, mateâ€.
Again, when in doubt, wait, observe, and for God’s sake, protect yourself.
Did you hear me?
I said, “Wait. Observe. Then wait and observe some more.â€
After that, you can make up your own mind based on your own real life, “hard-knocks†experience.
Continued in “Experiences from ‘The Flow’ (20): Maintaining and Improving your Good Tilt.â€
“Until next time, find ‘The Flow’ and jump in!â€
Note: If you want to read more about Asian and Western cultural differences, finding unconditional love, exorcising past personal demons, and the Illusive Secret of Happiness, please read the following articles:
“Experiences from ‘The Flow’: From Heartbreak to Happinessâ€
“Experiences from ‘The Flow’ (2): Coincidence or Synchronicity: FROM RELAPSE TO MIRACLES…â€
“Experiences from ‘The Flow’ (3): LOST AND FOUND – Kindred Spirits and Mistakes made in Haste.â€
“Experiences from ‘The Flow’ (4): LOST AND FOUND – Meant to Be?â€
“Experiences from ‘The Flow’ (5): “The Strayâ€
“Experiences from ‘The Flow’ (6): “New Beginnings, Old Endingsâ€
“Experiences from ‘The Flow’ (7) – Living Well? Farangs and Finance: The Mythâ€
“Experiences from ‘The Flow’ (8) Living Well? Farangs and Finance: The Reality, Stupidity, and Hard Knocks.â€
“Experiences from ‘The Flow’ (9): New Girlfriend, New Life.â€
“Experiences from ‘The Flow’ (10): Farangs and Asians – Polarized Views.â€
“Experiences from ‘The Flow’ (11) – Farangs: In (or considering) a long-term Western/Asian Relationship? Read This Now!
“Experiences from ‘The Flow’ (13) – Farang: Compatibility Issues IIâ€
“Experiences from ‘The Flow’ (14) – Farang: Tipping the Scales. Good or Bad?â€
“Experiences from ‘The Flow’ (15) – Farang: Interpretation of Your Results.â€
“Experiences from ‘The Flow’ (16) – Farang: Make Your Scale Sway or Walk Away.â€
“Experiences from ‘The Flow’ (17) – Farang: Further Interpretation. Lopsided Scales.â€
“Experiences from ‘The Flow’ (18): A Good Tilt with a Bar Girl?â€
“How Dare She! Out of Desperation I Learned How to Forgiveâ€
“Remember Who You Are!â€
“Need to Heal Your Broken Heart? Read on. Overcome Heartbreak and Learn the Illusive Secret of Happiness.â€
(By Carl “J.C.†Pantejo and published internet-wide, keyword: [title of article] or “Carl Pantejoâ€)
Pantejo@ynvurcepublishing.com
The Unexplained-Vampire Myth 2/5
Lila Shapiro: The Vampire Chronicles: A Conversation With The Passage Author Justin Cronin
Cronin’s vampires (or virals, as he calls them) don’t sparkle in the sun or fall in love; they hide in the dark and rip their victims in half. Makes for a lively conversation.
Have A Ride On The Top 10 Scenic Drives Around The World
—Go on a jaunt today.
After a whole week of hectic schedules filled with a plethora of activities like preparing an important presentation, attending important meetings, taking your child to school, taking your spouse to shopping, you literally feel the need to have some time exclusively for yourself.
If you have a car, then all you have to do is pick up your car keys, get out of the office or house, put the keys into ignition and drive yourselves to the top 10 scenic drives around the world, for a ride surely energizes you to the core.
1. Western Desert, Egypt:
One of the most wonderful places in the world, the western desert is splayed across the road that takes you from Cairo to Egypt. The desert truly reminds you of the importance of water in our lives. As soon as you think of water, you come across the five most spectacular oases like Kharga, Dhakla, Siwa and so on, across this magnificent desert.
The most beautiful fact of this desert is that it runs along the mother River Nile, a river that has an amazing history and has given birth to one of the greatest civilizations of the world. This scenic drive truly takes you to the heart of the deepest historical events of Egypt and Cairo. You can hitch up a ride and be ready with the tents so that you can spend a peaceful night in this wonderful desert.
2. The Seward Highway:
Though acclaimed as a U.S. highway by the U.S. Transportation department, on the Seward Highway you can witness the dazzling Alaskan beauty all along your ride.
If you constantly look out for different varieties in your whole life, then this highway is the exact picture of your life because it is full of variegated landscapes that involve the breathtakingly beautiful waterfalls, the lush green forests with beautiful never-seen-before flora and the enthralling mountain goats, sheep enjoying on the green shrubs.
You can also enjoy the exciting scene of beluga whales running in the waters totally packed with ice along the whole drive. While looking at the amazing flora and fauna you can go for camping on this place and also enjoy fishing.
3. Transfagarasan road, Romania:
If you have the reruns of the Dracula, the vampire movie again and again and you just can’t get over with your obsession towards vampires all thanks to Stephanie Meyer for her sexy, handsome vampire, Edward Cullen from the Twilight Saga, or the utterly attractive vampire, Bill Compton, from the television series “True Blood”, then this road directly leads to the historic land of vampires, Transylvania.
Besides the vampire history, this road is full of lush green forests that accompany with lofty Carpathian Mountains and an exciting castle of Vlad III- the man from whom the character of Dracula was inspired.
4. Icefields Parkway, Alberta, Canada:
If you are in awe with roads that are so long that you just cannot see its end then the Ice fields parkway is the best driving road for you. The beauty of this road is enhanced by the colossal black mountains that are crowned with the whitest snow, the deep forests with thick growth of flora and amazing fauna like the moose, elks and bears, the bluest of the rivers combined with turquoise waters and the mesmerizing waterfalls.
Though it is impossible to drive on this highway in winter, this road is awesomely smooth in rest of the seasons.
5. Alsace Wine Route, France:
Being a true wine lover, you ought to go on a ride along the Alsace Wine route in France. This route contains a beautiful treasure of most rustic scenic beauties in the form of Rhenan plains, the huge Vosges Mountains, the awesome castles that remind you of the medieval times, the rustic villages with their own amazing cultures and customs, the wonderful rives and much more. You can treasure all these scenic memories in your heart along with the breathtakingly mesmerizing view of the Mont Sainte Odile.
6. The Cabot Trail, Nova Scotia:
If you wish to see the unique combination of earth and sea then the Cabot Trail in Nova Scotia is the best place for you to take a ride on. This trail is not just a huge stretch of road, it is often interrupted with colossal mountains that are snow clad surrounded by the deep thick forests with lush green flora.
As you drive further on, you can also see the majestic whales enjoying the cold waters. Once you start riding on, you suddenly come to an end towards the mighty Atlantic Ocean that truly mesmerizes you to the core.
Along the ride, you can also enjoy the sights of the Margaree Valley and Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Once you come on this trail for a drive, make sure that you have time to go on trekking on this beautiful scenic location.
7. Grossglocknerstrasse, Austria:
The highest mountain in the Alpines of Austria, the Grossglockner Mountain is surely a mesmerizing sight for many tourists and visitors alike. However, the original fun involves in riding on the high alpine road that takes you to this lofty mountain in Austria.
The sweet fragrance in the air is truly wonderful that takes you on a dream ride along the beautiful meadows, amazing flora and fauna around and the never-melting glacier the Pasterze. Driving on this road will truly be an experience of a lifetime.
8. The Vermont Route, Newport, Vermont:
Yet another greatest scenic drives is along the Vermont Route. The specialty of this route is that you never have to stop until and unless you want to. That’s right, there are no traffic signals on this route and hence you do not have to dread the stop lights any time.
The route surrounds the Green Mountain National Forest and hence has a beautiful green view. The other good thing about this route is that you can find small inns, antique shops and so on to hang out.
9. Highway 94, New Zealand:
The best scenic drive in New Zealand, this highway takes you to Milford through Fiordland. If you have always believed that the mountains always arise from the lands then this highway proves you wrong. This highway takes you to the high and mighty Mountains that directly appear through the water.
The steep highway road, at a point of time, is so surrounded by lush green thick forests that it typically reminds you of medieval times. While driving on this highway, you come across mesmerizing waterfalls and amazing ferns. Since this highway is surrounded by rain forests, it is best to enquire about the weather before going on the jaunt.
10. Munnar Road, Kerala:
This road leads to one of the best known hill stations in India, Munnar, a town that witnesses the joining of three lofty mountains. While driving of the Munnar road, you are ensnared in the sweet fragrance of the fresh tea leaves from innumerable tea plantations.
Along with tea plantations, this road is surrounded by a variety of flora and fauna. While going further on the road you can also embrace the spicy scents of innumerable Indian spices while looking at the mist covered mountains and hill tops.
Hurry up and visit these beautiful scenic drives before the weather crashes your plans.
How did vampires and witches get along together in history and legends?
Were they friends, enemies, etc???
Also, were there socities of witches and/or vampires in communities or large towns where they would come to gather and discuss issues.
I’m not meaning a Sabbath persay but more like a Lion’s Club of today. Like a Vampire Council or something that you see in movies like Blade, but based in fact and/or legend.
Where were these meeting places located? Anyone know of any tales to help me???
The question is kind of comparing apples to pomagranates, here. Witches are basically people (good OR bad) who work magic and have certain abilities other folks don’t have. Vampires, on the other hand, are dead people who have come back to some sort of life but are dependent on human blood to survive. Oversimplification, I know.
In old tales, there is some mention of councils of witches, wizards, wise folk, etc. They might be found on a hilltop, sacred grove, or stone circle. I haven’t yet found any mention in folklore of vampire councils, but if they existed they would probably be held in the most powerful member’s stronghold. Usually the vampire in a myth acts alone, preying off of a group or community of people.
Based on my study of ancient myths, most of the modern tales of Vampire councils are just that, modern.
Vampires For Kids Books for boys
Can fart jokes save the reading souls of boys? You better hope so. Boys have lagged behind girls in reading achievement for more than 20 years, but the gender gap now exists in nearly every state and has widened to mammoth proportions — as much as 10 percentage points in some, according to the Center on Education Policy. Psycho Romanian Twins 3/4 Vampires Romanians Kids – Don’t Tell Me Why – Gandul Matei
Halloween movies!!!!?
hey guys i am holding a party for some friends and we are all going to watch movies! and we love the not to scary movies, no killer movies really although scream types are good and we love monsters!!!! here are some examples people have given that were on the right track.
Halloween Town 1-4 – Kids Halloween movie
The Orphan – Scary
Moms on a date with a vampire – Kids Halloween movie
The Last House On The Left – Scary Thriller
Hocus Pocus – Scary/Kids Halloween
Haunted Mansion – Kids Thriller
Beetlejuice – Scary/kids/thriller
Practical Magic – Scary thriller
Casper – Kids
Ernest Scared Stupid – Kids
Dawn Of The Dead – Zombie movie
Land Of The Dead – Zombie Movie
so go for it what are some good holloween movies. make sure it has a halloween feel to it
love the saw movies! i am going to that 6th one on halloween most likely
-Poltergeist
*warning* Last House on the Left has some really disturbing rape scenes. Thought you should be warned because it made my stomach sick!
Vampires Real Or Myth You’ve Lost America, Mr. President
“Barack Obama’s presidency is effectively over. Strong words? Real Vampires
Are Vampires Real?
Are the legends real, or is it just a really good scary bedtime story? Are there any real facts to bear out this myth?
There are no such things as the vampires of ‘Buffy’ and ‘Lost Boy’s’ and ‘Interview with a Vampire’ etc. Sorry, but those charecters are fictional!
Real-life ‘vampyres’ are divided into three categories: Pranic, Psychic and Medical. Pranic vampyres feel they gain energy from drinking blood or having sex, and that without these things they will become weak. Psychic vampyres believe that social interaction is neccessary for their survival, since they ‘feed’ from the energies and emotions of others. These are far more common than Pranic vampyres and there is some scientific and psychological evidence that suggests there may be truth behind this. The third kind – ‘Medical’ vampyres – are people suffering from conditions that cause the symptoms of vampirism, and are probably what lead to the rumours of vampirism in the first place. They include Anaemia, which causes pale skin and a need for Iron (found in blood), Porphyria (which causes pale skin, an aversion to light, and the skin around the gums to recede causing the appearance of long incisor (‘canine’) teeth. Another (of which the name has slipped my mind) causes the sufferer to go into a death-like state whereby even a doctor could not tell they are still alive. Several hours, even days later, they wake up. Long ago, before the introduction of removing the bodily organs etc began, this meant that these people who had supposedly been dead for days rose and began walking around. This was why there was a ‘wake’ where the body was displayed before the funeral – it was thought that time should be allowed for the person to wake up if they were not really dead! There are also various levels of psychosis which may cause people to believe they are vampires or may make them attempt to drink blood (which probably wont work since it is a natural emetic and would simply make them vomit it back up again). All of these illnesses are genetic or owing to medical condition – you cannot ‘make yourself’ catch them for the sake of becoming a vampire.
