It came from the darkness of the night. BOO!
I finished revision with Chongx and his friend and was on my way back to my room. When I was approaching my room, I saw a pool of watery brown stuff on the floor and instinctively bent down to have a closer look. I looked upwards, only to discover this little nocturnal creature turning its head 180 towards me. The only thing that came into my mind was the Linda headspin scene in The Exorcist (if you aren’t weak hearted, go ahead and click the YouTube link)Â and every single strand of hair on my body stood up. Gee! Of course I screamed a little.
I do live at the edge of a forest reserved for military training so it’s not strange to have animal sightings. There were reports of wild boars (small cute ones, not the ferocious kind) trotting around the campus, as well as the unexpected visit by a garden snake a few weeks back in my room.
The owl looked at me with those big, glowing eyes, and then turned its head away again. It doesn’t seem to be afraid of me, and seemed to be rejoicing that it actually managed to scare the daylights out of a timid guy. Hah! I jumped at the chance, took out my tripod and switched to my telephoto lens. And this is what I got:
Hello there, little beauty!
I sharpened the photo a little since the camera was suffering from lens shake. Heh. It doesn’t seem to mind me photographing it at all, so I snapped away… until it decided to fly into my room and perch on the curtain rail. I was terrified. I didn’t want to end up fighting with the bird and having it leaving droppings around the place!
I took a towel and wrapped it around my head like a hood, just in case it decides to use projectile pooping. With my trembling hands I opened the window and only to terrify it even more. I rushed to turn off the fan just in case it gets hit. After a few frantic attempts, I managed to get it out of my room only to realise that it has left droppings near the window and on my file. I was a little miffed but then to think that owls are a symbol of wisdom, that shit it gave me might bring me more luck during my finals (which are starting tomorrow!).
So for the moment being, I gotta get back to my revision. See ya!
wow!!! that’s a close encounter!!! love the pic though!!
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oooo coool…yeap..i am pretty sure its a very good sign and good ‘shit’ too muahhahaha…all the best coussie!!! ;)
but it’s really cool you get to see an owl up close. i have never done that. so coool!
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wtfbbq??? that’s awesome
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Hahaaaa lol. I never knew owls shit that fast =D
Love the 2nd pic =D
And oh, good luck for ur finals!!
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Amazing shots Teddy!! I am in love with the second one!! I’m glad that it didn’t mind you! I am always afraid they’ll fly straight towards me and peck the heck out of my eyes or something, or else steal something that’s on me, like that monkey episode I experienced in Panama, where my chips were jacked!
Heheh, at least they didn’t leave any presents behind in your room! :P
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Thanks Destiny! Initially I was more afraid of the headspin part (because I’ve watched The Exorcist recently) and the 180 headturn really scared the hell out of me! Hah! I wasn’t really afraid of it attacking me since owls do not attack animals that are bigger than a chihuahua – they attack only when they feel like eating it :)
Wow the monkey episode you’ve experienced reminds me of this MasterCard advertisement I’ve seen on TV where the monkey steals everything, and then the lady flashes her card to get all her luggage back except for her car keys. Hahaha!
It did leave some presents behind! Feathers and a big poop on my file! Thank God the poop didn’t stick as badly as imagined though.
:shock: hua..
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Ha ha. You’re a timid guy. I’m sure you did well for econs ;)
An owl would probably scare the crap out of me. Have you seen “My Cousin Vinny?” Does it screech like the one in that movie?
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hahah your phrase “projectile pooping” made me laugh like mad (:
guess u are sleeping like a pig now! see u tmr!
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@Michelle
Yea a very close encounter in fact! The closet was almost having the owl landing on my head as I tried to chase it out of the room! Aieeee!
@med
Thanks! I hope it makes me more intelligent but I begin to doubt it. Hah! I was blind enough to skip a subquestion for my first paper. Oooof. Fumble tumble!
@jason
Oh that’s because I switched to my telephoto lenses! I didn’t dare to get too close to it too! For fear that I will agitate it and it will fly over and scratch my camera.
@lix
Yea! I’ve never expected to see an owl so up close!
@sue
They don’t shit fast – they shit a lot! That little owl left a big pool of poo outside my room before the whole thing. I guess it was perched outside there for a few hours! Thanks for your best wishes!
@abdusfauzi
Yea pretty scary eh?
@Jas
Lol yes I am! I’m afraid of a lot of stuff which you couldn’t think of! To name a few – mannequins, masks, clowns (not so much now) and etc… anyway, don’t think too much about the paper already haha! It’s over :) but I was stupid enough to miss a subquestion. Aiks! Good luck for your other papres!
@Veronica
I’ve never watched it but then I’ve heard owl screeches before! It’s pretty scary and the screeches are likened to the screams of the devils / demons. That’s why in some cultures people relate owl to devils. Gee. But that owl I met that night was pretty silent. Didn’t screech at all!
@Chongx
Haha anything! As long as it gives you a hearty laugh :razz: I hope it did help to relieve some stress heh. Anyway, good luck for your calculus paper!
hehe…no worries…i actually accidentally skipped the whole last page during my SPM bio practical last time but still got a good grade…as it was really the last page facing down on the table hehehe ;)
spoooooooky :twisted:
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@med
OMG that sounds pretty scary! I bet you got an A or something heh ;) since you’re so smart. One page wouldn’t do much harm. Mine is even worse – the question was right in front of my face and I ignored it because I thought it was a statement, not a question! Hah!
@razifmustapha
Yea quite! It’s a very mysterious animal… I find them pretty spooky until I’ve watched Harry Potter! But the ones in the film are of course different – they were domesticated already. Mine is from the wild!
WOW good capture of the Owl! Burung hantu!
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@Rames: Thanks heheh! In fact, I’ve never seen one in real life and that was my first (except for the ones in Harry Potter films) :P
Let’s hope it brings you luck.
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