So off I went to the Medicine Shop and asked the man there if he had such seeds. True enough, he had and so I bought RM2.00 worth. The name of the seeds is Tian Xian Zhi or when literally translated Heavenly Fairy Seeds. According to the instructions given by the man, I just need to wet my finger and apply the seeds which would then adhere itself.
Is it effective? I am not sure as my finger was already back to normal after I pricked it for the second time and squeezed out all the pus and blood.
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I always enjoy reading your posts as they remind me of how much I enjoyed living in Malaysia.
Regarding the Tian Xian Zhi, perhaps a more up to date translation of 'xian' would be, 'immortal' rather than fairy. Here is a link to a page I wrote about the 8 Immortals (http://oldrick.hubpages.com/hub/Classic-Chinese-Stories-The-Eight-Immortals)
Best wishes,
Richard
Thanks. I will check on your article later.
By the way, in Chinese fairies are also known as xian. Check out this link: http://www.chinese-word.com/data/0087.html
Yes, this is the seeds. now i recollect, its this name also.
Thanks for telling me about them.
Thanks, let me know what you think. I enjoyed watching a serialised version of Immortals and thought I would research a bit.
I followed the link and see what you mean about the translation. Still not sure though, does the Chinese idea of 'fairy' equate to this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy
I don't think Western mythology had such organised 'Otherworlds' as Chinese seem to. It's really fascinating!
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