the bitchen' blog. literally.

Disclaimer: This post is to be read with a sense of humour, is not meant to be racist or to spark hatred amongst the very multicultural and muhibbah citizens of Malaysia.

Merdeka Special: Go ahead, be Jenglot
What one night at the infamous Hantu dan Jin exhibition at the Sultan Alam Shah Museum in Shah Alam a month back managed to spawn into a full blown cult when two very spaztico (AND sober) girls (with the occasional Caucasian lo-seh) got together .




The Theme: Sexy Back (Don't Be No Jenglot aka Go Ahead, Be Jenglot)
The Move: The Jenglot Jive (please ask for demo)
The Shot: Jenglotjism (A gross concotion of Pineapple, Vodka and Whipped Cream??)
The Best Seller: 1001 Jenglot Jokes

History
The Jenglot (pictured above), according to the exhibition is for the lack of a better description, the Eastern version of the Incubus/Succubus. But instead of being sexual in nature, the Jenglot apparently disturbs people in their dreams.

Jenglot in the 21st Century
In this day and age, the term Jenglot has an all together different connotation. According to the founders of the new age Jenglot - Audra K. Roslani and Zefane Fara Zakaria, the word Jenglot is flexible in nature.

Referring primarily to the stereotypical definition of what some Malaysians also refer to as the Chinese 'jeng' or 'cina bukit' - the first thought that comes to mind in describing a jenglot or in this case, Lord Jenglot would be: pasty yellow man, with yellow (not blonde) hair, spiked up naturally, with more than one piercing on the ear(s), with outfit choice either being sleeveless singlet matched with calf-lenth shorts for day wear and tight black shirt unbuttoned til below chest-area, with gold chain in full glory. Lord Jenglots usually have long fingernails, if not on all fingers, just the baby finger to make certain conquests (ie. the search for gold aka looking for the bat in the cave) easier to achieve. Latest handphone is a must for looking suave, and is usually accompanied by the female version of the Jenglot - typically skinny, with either very long, rebonded hair or with funky Japo ceramically-permed hair. Fashion styles for the female Jenglot range drastically from showing as much skin as possible to a milder version (and not as well-put together) as the Japanese Harajuku girl.

A more common term used is Ahbeng and according to Wikipedia:

Ah Beng is a term commonly given to a group of young Chinese men in Southeast Asia, particularly Singapore and Malaysia. These Chinese men, whose age ranging from their early teens to late 20s, usually centralise in the busier and more developed cities in the region. Ah bengs typically speak local slang, which is Hokkien or Cantonese mixed with English and Malay, such as Manglish or Singlish. They are often stereotypically portrayed to
be anti-intellectual, superficial and materialistic and shallow. These values often lead to a lack of culture or indulgence in criminal activity or being involved in brawling or affray out of disagreement with other people.

Ah Beng comes from the romanization of the Hokkien pronunciation of 阿明. 明 is a word commonly used in the names of Chineses in the region; it means bright.

The term Jenglot however, is very flexible in nature. It can be used to refer to a group of Jenglots (Plural - Hey look at those jenglots) or to a specific person (Singular - He is such a jenglot). Jenglot can also be shorten to just being 'jeng' in times of desperation, but is often frowned upon in larger communities.

It can also be used as a cuss word (Shut the jenglot up!)

As a greeting (How the jenglot are you?)

Dismay (Oh jenglot it.)

Trouble (Looks like I jenglotted it again!)

Aggression (You jenglot jenglot you!)

Confusion, Curiousity or Disbelief (What the jenglot..?)

Good job (Congratujenglotians)

Desperation (Jenglottyjenglottyjeng)

Incompetence (He jenglots everything up)

Intelligence (He's a jenglot genius)

Dismissal (Why don't you go outside and play karaoke-and-go-jenglot-yourself?)

Displeasure (What the jenglot is going on?)

Lost (Where the jenglot are we?)

Disbelief (Unjenglotable!)

Retaliation (Up your jenglot ass!)

Pain (Jenglot! That hurt!!)

Pleasure (oooooh...jenglottt!!)

Love (Do you jenglot on first dates? Lets go karaoke)

Starting a relationship (Lets jenglot now)

Hate (You jenglot!)

Condemnation (Jenglot that shit)

Apathy (Who gives a jenglot)

Confusion (What the jenglot just happened)

Resignation (Oh jenglot it)

Suspicion (Who the jenglot are you?)

Panic (Lets get the jeng out of here!)

Directions (Jeng off)

Sex (Lets jenglot)

Maternal (Motherjenglot)

Pissed off (Jeng the jenging jenglots!)

Enraged (I'm gonna jeng you up)

Minors (Jenglings)

Morons (Jengturds)

So that about sums it. The beauty of the jenglot is that it is constantly evolving as with every other language. Until this writer eventually grows out of her immaturity, rest assured that there will be many more to come. And remember, you heard it here first. Goodnight, and good luck!