Pekililing Flats – haunted?

Pekililing Flats – haunted?

A girl recounts her childhood life in Pekililing Flats which were filled of bitter sweet memories at the same time of tragedies of the countless tenants in everyday lives. It is also of her personal experiences of the eerie and spooky events in the flats.

Pekililing flats is located at Jalan Tun Razak and Jalan Pahang in Kuala Lumpur. It is also known also known as Tunku Abdul Rahman flats and it comprise of 11 blocks (A to L) each with 17 floors each. These units have up to 10 people cramped in each home to thousands of people who lived at the flats.

These flats of numerous ‘fire bombs’ (water filled with plastics), badminton games at the corridors etc were home to the kids, but it was also a place or shelter for drug addicts, the homeless, illegal activities and sleazy or unsavory characters. 

Newspaper cutting of Pekililing Flats (www.umlib.im.edu.my)

Pamela Yip was a teenage girl when she was still living at the flats. She remembers the eerie feeling of walking to the lifts, the corridors between the individual units and the haunting darkness. She used to shrug off when she felt an inhuman touched her hand or shoulder but simply just walked away.

Genting’s Ghostly Parking Space

Genting’s Ghostly Parking Space

“Lost Again!” lashed angrily Hector but tomorrow will be different, as he got ready to sleep in his old Proton car in Genting’s parking lot. He woke up to eerie and mysterious shadows moving about his car…

Logo of Resorts World Genting

Genting is famous for its slogan “City of Entertainment” with her array of hotels, theme parks and of course, its casino. To many people it has been aptly rename as the “Sin City” instead. For the numerous people it has been the source of spooky and eerie incidents of their trip to Genting Highlands.

Hector Chu has been to the casino at Genting Highlands trying to be fabulously rich but the opportunities have not happen yet. Tomorrow will be different, he thought to himself as he made to his old Proton car at the parking lot with signboards indicating for ‘free’ in Genting Highlands. When he got his car, he noticed the dimly lited car park area and howling wind and the thick swirling fog which has descended upon the open car park.

Parking Bays in Genting (yatashisuzuki.blogspot.com)

After getting his pillow and a worn out blanket, Hector got to sleep in the back of his car. Awoke with a start of whispering of people laughing, he peered at the passenger window of his car and was shocked, there were two shadows (must be 7 – 8 year old kids from their size) playing in the car park. While he was desperately adjusting to the poorly lighted of the car park…3 other shadowy apparitions pop around his car windows. Half asleep and totally unexpected Hector with a yell…hooi!... grabbed his blanket and just stared with his mouth wide opened.

Haunted Home at Arau, Perlis

Haunted Home at Arau, Perlis

Roslan woke up and heard someone urgently knocking at his bedroom but who can it be at that time? He quickly got up and when to the door…then collapsed…woke up to an even bigger surprised.

Roslan was a student at Kolej Tuanki Ja’afar (KTJ) at Mantin in Negeri Sembilan. His girlfriend (now his wife) was also a student at that college and during their holidays spent their time at Rembau in Negeri Sembilan (Roslan’s home town).  Then they drove down all the way to Unmi’s home town at Arau in Perlis.

Shopping at Kompleks Arau (mforum2.cari.com.my)

Roslan was placed in a room downstairs (belum kahwin-mah) while the rest of Umi’s family stayed upstairs. Roslan secretly confided to Umi that he felt an extreme unease and he heard whispering from that room. Umi said that her grandma slept in there but she had passed away many years ago and it was just his imagination. 

One night when Roslan was sleeping, he suddenly awoke to the sound of someone knocking continuously at his door. Half asleep and worried why anyone would be knocking at that late hour, he opened the door…and he totally passed out!

Spooky Tales about Taxi Cabs

Spooky Tales about Taxi Cabs

Taxi Cabs work hard and long tedious hours every day just to make ends meet but also confronted by supposedly eerie and spine chilling incidents in their lives. Or what if suddenly confronted with a taxi from the other world!

Taxi Cab Stand (jeaneetan.wordpress.com)

For the first tale, Tanya and her 2 friends were waiting for a taxi cab and it was very late after 3.30 am. After clubbing at a nightclub Tanya found her car wouldn’t start so instead of bothering anyone so late (or early) they decided to get a cab. 

Although it was late and the street was mostly deserted there were taxis but all of the just sped off except for a taxi which screeched to a stop in front of the 3 girls. The taxi practically inched slowly towards them before finally agreeing to take them. On the way back, Tanya who was more or less surprised asked the taxi driver, when he shyly mumbled “…to make sure that you are all are not ghosts”.

In the 2^nd story, Lester was driving after a late night out with a group of friends. There was a taxi cab beside his car going very fast and zoomed past him. Being young and reckless, Lester also sped up after the taxi cab thinking that his car can even go faster. 

Important Hungry Ghosts Festival Rules

 Important Hungry Ghosts Festival Rules

The Ghosts Festival represents the most scariest and spooky time of the month as the wandering spirits are let out of hell and they are allowed to roam in our dimension for a month! This is one of the tale about someone who accidentally and breaks the rule during that month.

There are several important rules to follow especially from the Taoist faith for the Ghost Festival. The Ghosts Festival (or Qing Ming) falls on the 7^th month of the lunar year and the hells are open and wandering spirits are everywhere! Some of these basic guidelines are:

1.      Be extremely careful of what you are saying as wandering spirits make take offense (angry-lah) at what is said.

2.      Avoid speeding (avoid knocking on wandering spirits)

3.      Do not spit at the roadsides, stalls etc and definitely do not pee outdoors (an even bigger no-no)

4.      Do not step on the offerings (hell notes, food, etc) offered to the wandering spirits 

Offering for the Death (tinktravel.blogspot.com)

Harry Chu just had dinner together with a friend at a restaurant and he was walking back to his car. At the pavement, he was happily chatting with his friend, when he accidentally step over a roadside offering and nearly fell forward. Cursing he kicked at the offerings when his companion screamed at him to stop. Harry sneered and told his friend that is was only an old wives’ superstition. 

Old Family House in Temerloh

Old Family House in Temerloh

An old family house brings many back many happy memories but at the same time also many strange and weird incidents.

Signboard to Termeloh (homestayumarkashah.blogspot.com)

Termeloh is the 2^nd largest largest town after Kuantan in the state of Pahang. 15 year old Aida lives with her parents and 4 brothers and sisters in the outskirt of Termeloh. They lived in an old bungalow Malay house together with their 2 cats and 6 chickens.

Aida was washing the dishes alone after their dinner (as their mother was not feeling well and decided to rest) in their kitchen. The kitchen was located in the lower back portion of their house and she was standing looking directly at the window when she saw little Dina (her youngest sister at 5) creeping past the window. Slightly puzzled, Aida called after Dina from the window but there was no reply. Aida went to the back door to looked for Dina (as her little was not allowed to play in the compound especially at night) as Aida reached round the compound she noticed Dina was partially hiding in front of a thick bush. Aida scolded her sister at the same time fumbled with her spectacles as it was in her pocket. 

When she finally managed to get her glasses on she little Dina was not there. Getting a bit annoyed Aida searched the entire compound before entering the living room again, only to find her sibling and her father watching TV. Little Dina was lying on the couch happily playing with Pokeman. She glared at her brothers and said they were supposed to take care of Dina and let her go to the compound herself. Her brothers were a bit dazed and confused and one of them said Dina was in the living room with them!

High School Batu Pahat – Haunted?

High School Batu Pahat – Haunted?

Is High School Batu Pahat really haunted? Many former students have personally witnessed the weird and unbelievable incidents.

Johor Baru is located about 70 to 100 km to the southeast of the town of Batu Pahat in the state of Johore. With a population of close to 500,000 which is the 2^nd largest compared to Johor Baru which is also the state capital of Johore.

High School Batu Pahat is a secondary school for boys located in the town of Batu Pahat and is officially rename as Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tinggi Batu Pahat. It was built and established in 1914 in a mining area and Japanese army invaded in 1942 – 1945, hundreds of civilians were reputed to have been tortured to death. It is said that the spirits till today still haunts the ground of High School Batu Pahat

The Entrance of High School Batu Pahat (driaj2009.blogspot.com)

There are numerous incidents of scary & spooky hauntings and the most frightening examples are as follows :

1.      There are many incidents about strange incidents in the toilets – maybe because of the number of suicides that have happened there. However there is a mysterious toilet (reputed to be a ladies toilet) which is locked and nobody knows the reason why.

2.      During camping by some of the students, or in the entrance there were unexpected sightings of apparitions including an incident of a faceless women waiting beside a motorcycle in the motor park.

Old Chinese Cemetery

Old Chinese Cemetery

A casual trip to an old cemetery on a Saturday night resulted into a series of spooky disturbing and surprising turn of events.

Michael Lee and Andy Tan were best friends and also schoolmates in the early 1990s. They were also neighbours (actually they lived about 1 mile from each other – ‘close’ when you were young!) Andy called Michael on the telephone (before the handphone existed!) to find out what’s the plan for the evening.

Downright bored and just goofing around, Michael suddenly suggested playing with the spirit of the coin (something like an Ouija board) at a nearby cemetery that night. At first Andy was kindna reluctant but was persuaded by Michael’s enthusiasm and besides it he thinks the spirit might give him some good news about a girl, Amy, which Andy really likes. In fact Andy was even willing get the board for the spirit of the coin which was taking a white cardboard and writing numbers from 1 – 9, alphabeths like A – Z and “Home, No and Yes”. 

They both met at a nearby mamak stall at 11pm and had ‘teh tariks’ before finally proceeding to the old Chinese Rasah Cemetery. The cemetery was located up a hill as some Chinese belief that it is good ‘feng shui’.

Photo of Rasah Cemetery (by Erwin T.)

It was a dark night with a really cold breeze filled with a bright full moon but with only a few lamp posts along the way and heard the stray dogs was howling and the cats were meowing. There was a shed with a roof but with the walls completely uncovered except for the wooden posts. Luckily the guys had their flashlights and carried on with putting the paper board onto concrete stool.  

Kelinik Kesihatan Cheras- Bitter & Sweet Memories

Kelinik Kesihatan Cheras- Bitter & Sweet Memories

A true life account of a person’s experiences at the Polyclinic Cheras who was originally named Lady Templer Hospital.

The famous Lady Templer Hospital had a plaque proudly stating that “Foundation stone laid by the Duchess of Kent, 1952, Oct”. It was later transform in the 1980s into Kelinik Kesihatan Cheras with its 50 odd-rooms in a 3-storey blocks. Unfortunately it is also regarded as one the most haunted building in Malaysia. 

Partial View of Lady Templer Hospital (by theearlymalaydoctors.blogspot.com)

Over the years that have been countless stories that the elevator doors opened suddenly, the lights were turned on and off, ceilings were broken and scattered on the floors, of strong smell of anti-septic etc. People have described the run-down building looks like a “rumah mayat” (translation – morgue or funeral home). Some have even described them as “Peng Kuai” (translation – sick ghost). According to Nathan, all these “cari pasal” ghosthunters do not appreciate the patients, staff and the visitors who lived there.

In those days in the 1960s, Nathan who had to go numerous times with her sickly mother and also spent a lot of his time with her at the hospital. Yes, Nathan was initially terrified of standing there and felt the small hair of your neck or arms stood rigid, of sudden feeling the presence of something there and of feeling of unbelievable cold breeze and the smell of cigarettes or cigars in the room.  His mother who can sense his fear and apprehension would softly say, not to be afraid as they mean no harm. 

Lok Ann Hotel – haunted?

Lok Ann Hotel – haunted?

It were claimed that they heard strange and spooky whisperings and people walking pass when the lights suddenly turn off and on at the hotel – but is it haunted?

Lok Ann Hotel which is economy hotel is located at Pudu Raya (a bus terminal) which is located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Recently have been many reports that the old hotel will be demolished to make way for a MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) station by the government.

Photo of Hotel Lok Ann in Kuala Lumpur

Robert Chua used to come to Kuala Lumpur every month to have a meeting with his boss. Usually he leaves back to Perak once the meeting is over. However there are times when the meetings are over and it is late, he goes to Hotel Lok Ann to spend a night before driving to Perak.

Robert had heard his colleagues teasing him and from clients at a local food stalls that the hotel was haunted. He was not superstitious and he really was not bothered with such talk. Some people said that they have heard strange whisperings and giggling from the bedrooms but Robert maintained that the walls of the bedrooms were paper-thin that would account for the noise. The bedrooms and corridor lights would go on and off but that was common for an economical hotel.