If you are a Malaysian and somewhat intelligent, you would have figured out the name of my blog. Therefore, I shall explain WHY ‘pontianak’. Some years back, my late grandmother (Mom’s mom) was visiting at my house and we sat in the kitchen together with my sister. My sis said something really funny, so I cackled at the top of my lungs. Granny said with a disapproving frown, “Ah yo, chio siang ga iau kuai ah neh” (Hokkien for “My goodness… laughed like a she-devil”). Then, suddenly my mom cackled from the hall and Granny said, “No wonder.” I am also well-known for my laughter among friends and colleagues. Well, it’s kinda hard to explain why that is so until you hear it for yourself.