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.

Water Ghosts

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.

Haunted Places

Haunted Places

A mixed collection of unnatural stories and tales of haunted places in the country.

Countless people have reported or witnessed some strange and weird accounts in their everyday lives throughout the country. These only 3 incidents of such spooky experiences that they faced. Here are their stories:

1^st Story

Deanna Chin was walking her dog, a mixed cocker spaniel, one night after dinner. When she was walking back she saw Mrs Lai, a neighbour, who asked her about her studies. Mrs Lai’s mother was staying in their house before going back to her own home at Raub in Pahang. Mrs Lai’s mum constant complaints were that she saw many times shadowy black figure moving in the house. 

Deanna’s dog started barking and howling and the dog was staring at the Mrs Lai’s living room. Deanna had to tugged and pulled the leash to prevent her dog from tearing into Mrs Lai’s house. Deanna had never experienced her dog to act that way as the dog was so normally playful and gentle. They both looked towards the living room, confused and lost while Deanna was having a terrible time trying to keep her dog calm. Deanna quickly aplologized to Mrs Lai and hurriedly left with her dog.

Did Deanna’s dog sense an unnatural presence? I really do not know.

2^nd Story

Melaka International School which is located at Jalan Kubu (near Jonker Walk) in Malacca is an international school. The school was established in 1993.

Photo of Melaka International School (schooladvisor.my)

There are rumours of mysterious hauntings maybe because the school was reputed to be located at a former nearby graveyard. 

Some have claimed that they witnessed floating stuff in the boys’ toilet. In the dormitory they saw lights turned mysterious on and off and sounds of washing. When they check they found nothing.

Local Security Guard’s Tales

Local Security Guard’s Tales

Life as a security guard could be a numbing boring and thankless tedious job but they have to encounter many strange and spooky things in their work.

Life tough as a security guard is tough especially in a field dominated by foreigner nationalities. Pak Idrus has retired from working at a Government department and to make ends meet with a wife and 5 children, has taken a job as a security guard for a local security company.

Photo of a Security Guard (by amillionsmilesmovie.com)

Pak Idrus was working at the night shift as a private security guard at a local manufacturing company. Part of his job requirements was to manually use a clock-in system at designated spot around the manufacturing plant. When one late night Idrus was walking the rounds with the clock-in system the plant he heard a whisper.

He looked around at the dimly lit surrounding in the warehouse section but there was no one round. Shaking his head thinking it was just his imagination, he walked to another section of the plant where he felt a sudden chill at the same time someone was blowing air into his ear. The next thing he remembered he again heard a whisper “Ooi” and he quickly looked around wondering if someone was playing pranks on him. There was absolutely no one around! He said some prayers and scooted from that place.

There was even a scarier incident at that plant about a year back. The entire perimeter of the plant was bordered by a small paved road and Idrus was making his rounds. The light posts which were well lighted and situated in the end of the narrow road and faced the plant. It had just rained and it was cold and it was windy as Idrus walked along on the narrow road. 

Spooky Chalet at Cherating

Spooky Chalet at Cherating

A young couple goes for a holiday at Cherating encounter strange spooky incidents at their room at the chalet.

Cherating is a popular beach resort located approximately 30 km from Kuantan in the state of Pahang. Josh Nathan and his girlfriend, Maria, after dropping by for a few days at Maria’s place at Ipoh planned to drop by at Cherating before going back to work.

Exit to Cherating

Josh and Maria droved their car to a chalet at Cherating where they chose to spend 3 days and 2 nights there. After checking into a chalet, the both of them was busy putting their stuff away when they heard people softly chatting in their bedroom. Josh and Maria looked at each other in surprised and they opened the door to their bedroom but it was empty. Both of their smiled sheepishly thinking that it must be other clients or the staff of the chalet.

While Maria was putting her stuff away in the bedroom, Nathan had a drink and was reading his newspaper where he glimpsed from the corner of his eyes, a dark flashing image moving with incredible speed at the kitchen.  It was for a few seconds only and it was gone. Nathan sighed and thinking he was so tired from driving and he not want to be a drama queen if Maria found about it – must be just his crazy imagination!

Qing Ming Amazing Stories

Qing Ming Amazing Stories

Qing Ming (or commonly named Ghost Festival) is the time where the deceased or the departed are given one month’s permission to visit our world.

Qing Ming to Taoism and Buddhism followers is to revere or admire one’s departed families and relatives that live in this world. It is also an opportunity to visit the graveyards even sweep their tombstones as a mark of respect. The followers bring food, drinks and joss sticks to pray to graveyards. They also offer paper money, houses, suits, mobile phones and even a paper maid!

Prayers at Gravesite (courtesy www.mythicmaps.et)

However Qing Ming or Ghost Festival as the name implies have its share of ghostly stories, I will relate two spooky tales that happened during the festival.

1^st story

This happened in a seafood restaurant in Port Klang during the Qing Ming month as told by Steven Yap. Steven was told by his mother to be back early after work especially during that month but he did not really believe in such stories. 

He and his office colleagues had a celebration one night when one of his workmates received a healthy commission for a project. After work they went to a seafood restaurant to celebrate with food and drinks.

Half way during dinner, Steven had to go the restroom which was separately located adjacent to the restaurant. The male toilet was dark and muddy and the lights were not working well as they were flickering on and off. When he was done, he went to the row of basins to wash his hand when the lights went off. He was quickly drying his hands when he realised from the mirror that someone was in the toilet. 

Eerie Domestic Pets

Eerie Domestic Pets

A collection of eerie and spooky true real life accounts of domestic pets like dogs and cats in everyday lives.

There are numerous bizarre stories that pets, specifically dogs and cats, many people believe they have  6^th sense that they can ‘see’ or ‘feel’ the presence of the afterlife or the supernatural. Or the other hand some believe that it just bullshit merely a figment of one’s wild imagination. Please let me know your comments whether you believe in these things or not. Anyway, I have 2 strange and spooky stories about a dog and a cat for you.

1^st story

One night after dinner Malcolm See was watching a TV program in the family living room when their dog started barking loudly and nonstop continuously. Malcolm family’s dog was a mongrel (‘pariah’ – dog-ler) and Malcolm went out to find out what was wrong with the animal. When he got there, he found their dog barking furiously at something on the right side of their gate. It was late in the night and some of the street lights nearby were not working. 

Slightly confused about the dog’s incessant or never-ending barking Malcolm casually stared at the partly lighted surrounding neighbourhood but he could not see anything unusual. Malcolm’s kid brother also went out to the front porch and with a cane tried to get their dog to stop barking. Both of them were trying to stop and calm their dog, Malcolm realized that their howling and whining dog was looking at directly at their gate… but there was nothing there. Without warning the dog howled miserably and took off like a shot into their house to the living room and finally to their toilet at the back where he stubbornly remain. The dog was frightened with nonstop whining (like crying) with her legs splayed about her trembling body and refused to come out – something that she has never done, that is going in the house, until the next morning.

A few weeks later, Malcolm heard his mother talking with an ‘aunty’ neighbor that a little girl was killed, nearby to their present house, by her drug crazed parents a few years ago. Some people have said it was “ghost returning” where a lost soul will return for certain occasions. Whether that was true or not, I really do not know.

Ghostly Passenger at Labis-Segamat Trunk Road

Ghostly Passenger at Labis-Segamat Trunk Road

A brother and his sister were driving at Labis-Segamat trunk road where they encountered an unexpected and unwelcomed ghostly passenger.

Iskandar and Noor had droved their mother to a nearby town of Labis for a few days. Their mother and the rest of the aunties (mak ciks) were going to prepare a fabulous dinner (“makan beradab”) for her nephew’s wedding. 

When they arrived they were asked the usual questions by the aunties like, “why you so thin?” or “when are you getting married?” Finally excusing themselves from the aunties, they hurried away saying that it is almost night time and they have to drive home to their house in Johor Baru.

On the way back, the trunk road was cold and completely dark as they were on the Labis-Segamat road when they saw from the beam of light from their car they saw something flashing in front of their car. It flashed like a blinding bluish light and it moved with incredible speed (whossh!) and it disappeared in the darkness. Noor asked whether Iskandar whether he saw the ball of light but he saw with a split second he merely said that it was nothing, so as not to frighten his sister over a silly imagination.

At the same time they smell a strong fragrance in Iskandar’s car, a sweet and almost delicate feminine aroma around the car. A car with the beam light was coming in the opposite direction and the lights flooded into their car. Noor tried to avoid the glare as she turned away she look at the rear mirror....there was a figure sitting at the bonnet of Iskandar’s car. Shock and stunned Noor was going to mentioned to her brother but a second car came from the opposing direction with the beam of light flooded the interior of their car. 

ATM Ghost

ATM Ghost

Two girls going to the ATM’s machine one night encountered an unexpected and horrifying sight.

As everybody knows that ATM (automatic teller machine) is the closest thing nowadays just by inserting a card we can make a cash withdrawal...provided you have the funds. Miss those days when you have to fill up the withdraw forms and line up at the counter and patiently wait for the bank tellers.

Jasmine Ooi lives with her parents and her sister, Annie, in Taman Molek in Johor. One night after dinner she kept put off going to the ATM until the TV series is over and it was nearly 11 pm. Having to work the next day and refusing his father’s offer for a temporary loan she finally decided to go to ATM near her house. As it was late her father offered to drive her and little sister, Annie, to a local branch of her bank.

An ATM machine

When they reached the nearby shops, the streetlamps were well lit but it was full of cars and their father had to double-parked his car. The two girls were strolling to the ATM which was located at the end of the shops.

When they arrived at the bank which houses the ATM they both noticed there was a lady with her back towards the two girls in the fully enclosed glassed panels enclosure. When the lady turned to walk out to the glass paneled, they were slightly surprised that the lady was not only wore a bright red dress but she was wearing a dark sunglasses. How strangely weird Jasmine thought silently about the lady’s attire.

Japanese Ghosts in Malaysia

Japanese Ghosts in Malaysia

Jamil and Arof decided to love their kites at Pantai Bahru at the beach and fishing village in Kelantan but they encountered an eerie and scary incident.

Pantai Bahru is located approximately 10 km from the state capital of Kota Bahru in Kelantan. It was the place that in 1941 the invasion of the Japanese army during the 2^nd World War which eventually led to the surrender and downfall of Malaya and Singapore (if my history don’t fail me ... way before my time-lah).

Getting to my story, Jamil and Arof intended to go on that weekend to fly their kites (translation – laying-layang or wau) at that beach after driving from their house in Kota Bahru. By the time they were through with the kite flying it was already dark past 7pm and they gathered their stuff to go home.

Photo of Japanese Army

As they sat feeling the breeze blowing from the beach packing up their stuff, Jamil saw that a group of men were busy on the beach which was about 200 meters away. Arof who was chatting happily with Jamil also looked at the same scene at the beach. They could not see clearly due to the fading light, but the people were dressed in some kind of uniform. At the same time, they were puzzled that they could not hear any sound caused by the commotion of the people. Except for the sound from the breeze and the swishing sound of the waves there was absolutely no sound– like in an old fashioned silent movie!