Water Ghosts
Some people
have described water ghosts as the most vicious and possibly the most dangerous
ghost in Malaysia.
According to some Chinese culture “sui guai”
or water ghosts are spirits of people who have drowned. They could for example,
leave taps on with water in the rooms like the bedrooms, dining rooms, kitchen
etc. Some Chinese believe that water ghosts are the fiercest spirits of them
all.
As it was a
Sunday, Paul Khoo together with his close friend, Mat, took a drive to Lake
Titiwangsa (also known as Taman Tasik Titiwangsa) for a trip of fishing. Taman
Tasik Titiwangsa is a recreation park and a lake nearby to downtown Kuala
Lumpur.
Photo of Lake
Titiwangsa in Kuala Lumpur
After
spending the whole afternoon and evening both of them when back to their homes.
That night when Paul and his parents had fallen asleep, Paul’s parents were
waken up when they heard someone was talking and were surprised to find him downstairs
in the dining room. They found Paul delirious and hallucinating, but the parents
finally managed to get him upstairs to his bedroom and go back to sleep.
The next
morning, as Paul was still sick his mother brought him to the doctor. Paul
spent practically the whole day sleeping. That night Paul’s parents woke up
puzzled they heard sounds again from downstairs, thinking that it must be Paul
again. Both of them quickly went down out of their bedroom to the staircase but
on passing Paul’s room were surprised to find Paul fast asleep.
After they
had taken of Paul who still had a high fever, they both slowing crept down the
stairs. After turning the lights they found everything was in order except….there
was a large puddle of water on the carpet in the living room!
Paul’s
parents brought Paul to a Chinese temple where they were told that Paul had
encountered a water ghost in the lake. The Chinese medium chanted and Paul had
to drink some water from the temple.
