Last night, we joined a Paranormal Investigation tour exclusively for couples. Apparently, this event is very popular. About twenty couples signed up (mostly youngsters) that API had to charter a bigger bus for everyone.
We met at six forty-five in the evening at Newton Circus, and the bus left at seven fifteen on the dot. To bring out the atmosphere, the entire bus was dimmed with a blue light, then when we were on our way, the guide had the lights turned off, and everyone sat in the dark in the bus.
Our first stop was a cemetery - the Bukit Brown Chinese Cemetery. It used to house all the graves of the rich and famous people, including some of the pioneers and early philanthropies. The guide brought us on a path into the cemetery, where we came across the remnants of an old village house, as well as a tomb house in the middle of a banana plantation. The atmosphere is so spooky!
We met at six forty-five in the evening at Newton Circus, and the bus left at seven fifteen on the dot. To bring out the atmosphere, the entire bus was dimmed with a blue light, then when we were on our way, the guide had the lights turned off, and everyone sat in the dark in the bus.
Our first stop was a cemetery - the Bukit Brown Chinese Cemetery. It used to house all the graves of the rich and famous people, including some of the pioneers and early philanthropies. The guide brought us on a path into the cemetery, where we came across the remnants of an old village house, as well as a tomb house in the middle of a banana plantation. The atmosphere is so spooky!
Entrance of the cemetery
The path into the cemetery
One of the trees next to a tomb
Some remnants of tombstones
Remnants of an old village house
A tomb houseCan you believe somebody actually stays here? A caretaker lives in this house and he helps to take care of the tombs around.
An old well
Abandoned paintings scattered aroundOur second stop for the night was to the last kampong - Kampong Lorong Buangkok. A kampong essentially means village. Although this is a kampong, the people drives modern cars and have modern facilities and amenities, in a typical authentic kampong-style house.
Entrance of the kampong
A kampong house
We came to this kampong house that is very popular amongst local film-makers for filming of ghost films and kidnapping films. We met up with the owner of the kampong who gave us a tour inside the house.
Inside the kampong house
Other houses in the kampong
Our third stop is an abandoned and dilapidated house that used to be a seaside bungalow in Punggol called the Matilda House. This house is now in the middle of a developing estate, flanked by construction of flats. We were told that the house is now conserved and will be converted to a Resident's Corner once all the flats around the area are up.
Front of the Matilda House
Side of Matilda House
The tall grass growing around the houseOur guide also told us tales of how people used to cremate their dead in urns, and then buried the urns under big trees. Hence sometimes when we excavated a place, urns could be found. The guide found some urns and brought us to see the place. It was in the middle of a construction area near to the Punggol Beach. He said if we went there a few days later, the urns would have been gone.
These are urns under a tree, being excavated and made way for constructionOur last stop for the night was the infamous old hospital - the old Changi Hospital, used as a military hospital in the second World War, as well as a torture chamber for the Allied soldiers. The hospital has a reputation for being one of the most haunted buildings here. But last night the place had been fenced up, so we could only go around the exterior grounds and did not manage to go inside. Thank goodness, as the place itself looks eerie enough!
Traces of the old hospital
The fence around the hospital
Very interesting and spoooooooky too! I've seen the changgi hospital on youtube. Teenagers lepak there during the day. It's a very scary looking hospital even during the day.
ReplyDeleteAbout those urns, you mean the flats will be built on that land? eeeeps!!