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OMG. I’ve never thought I would venture out in the middle of the night to spooky haunts. Never. Not since I watched Emily Rose. But last night, I went in the name of science. Hehe. So with Asia Paranormal Investigators (API), 24Seven and fellow bloggers, Eevon embarked on a spooky trail!!!

Thanks 24Seven for the invite!

We were all so excited to kick start the trail. We boarded the bus at around 9pm and were introduced to Charles Goh, founder of API and his team.

A couple of Grim Reapers joined us on this spooky trail. Hoho

First Stop: Village of the Dead

“Village of the Dead” is at the Bukit Brown Chinese Cemetery.

We followed the light sticks trail in groups of 4. It was about 45 minutes of trekking through an abandoned cemetery. We saw creepy crumbling tombstones and trudged our way through narrow pathways with overgrown grasses. The darkness enveloped us and I need to keep shining the torchlight on the ground to prevent myself from slipping or accidentally stepping on a tomb!

Halfway, we found ourselves near a small stream and we heard scrubbing noises. Apparently, 2 ‘ghosts’ were doing their laundry and one of them was scrubbing non-stop mechanically, My group hanged around too long and that scrubbing ‘ghost’ actually pointed her finger to prompt us to move on! She was tired of scrubbing! haha.

At the end of the trail was the highlight, a dilapidated shack built over Tan Boon Cheng’s tomb!

There is actually a reclusive person staying in that house! And that ‘someone’ who we did not get to see keeps all those dogs which were barking irritatingly all the time. CREEPY

Can you see Tan Boon Cheng’s tomb? Look closer. It’s behind the noisy dog!

Apparently a lot of Singapore’s leading/famous men are here. Tan Tock Seng’s son, Tan Kim Ching is buried here. Nearby, is the man Boon Lay MRT is named after.  Mr. Chew Boon Lay!

Second Stop: Old Changi Hospital

If you have no idea, Old Changi Hospital is said to be the most haunted place Singapore having survived the gory of World War 2.

It was an uphill walk to the back of the hospital. The air was stagnant and no one knows why the street lamps were not working on this street which leads us to the hospital. CREEPY. On the way, we were introduced to the fenced-up haunted commando barracks that is supposedly an unutilized military store now. Why is it haunted? There’s a mural of Lucifer on the wall that couldn’t be painted over/washed away. It will reappear the next day! FREAKY!

After that short briefing, we continue walking towards the hospital. It’s around 12 minutes from where the bus dropped us. OMG when we reached, the old colonial building with graffiti gives me the feel of Youth Scape Park meets National Museum of Singapore.

We were asked to stay within a circle which was pretty good because a few of us were freaking out. Then, API members traced a large circle using flour and we were supposed to lookout for footprint marks on the flour. Charles placed a five pieces of sweet Tau Sar Piah on the ground to lure the spirits near the circle. We will know that they are ‘eating’ the pastries if the motion detectors placed in front of the pastries sounds.

Personally this part is funny because I kinda like Tau Sar Piah too. lol.

Anyway there are in fact, many of such electronic devices that are adapted to ghost hunting. Charles said that ghosts have paranormal energy and the energy that a ghost gives off can cause disruption in a location’s magnetic field! So we can detect their presence using electronic measuring devices.

Still can’t believe tried to lure spirits with Tau Sar Piah.

At another corner, Charles placed a flat torch on the ground which can be easily lighted with a slight touch. A motion detector is placed in front of the torch and it will alert us when a ghost decides to reveal its presence by lighting the torch.

By now, the atmosphere was quite eerie because the motion detector earlier was giving out fake alarms.

But that was still not paranormal enough! Another device was set up to record any ghost trying to speak to us! Electronic Voice Phenomenon explains static, stray radio transmissions and background noise! No one wanted to ‘talk’ to the spirits hanging around the hospital so Charles had to talk to the spirits himself.

Charles: Dear departed, please show us your presence. Off the device or show some signs that you are here with us. (Freaky right? FYI I can’t really remember his exact words but he said someting along those lines).

Then, we waited and received no response!

Final Destination: Chua Chu Kang Cemetery

See those small little lights that are arranged in such symmetrical manner? It stretches vastly across the cemetery! Charles said some families will bring their children to this cemetery on special occasions i.e. children’s day and light candles before putting them on these rectangular stones.

Under these ‘tombstones’ contains remains of forgotten souls! So sad right?

Were they unborned children? unclaimed remains exhumed from other cemeteries? No one really knows. There isn’t any clue except for a serial number on the top of the stone.

When I got down from the bus, I saw the beautiful moon and the massive layout of tombs around me. No wonder there were so many of them. Choa Chu Kang Cemetery is Singapore’s largest cemetery and it is now the only cemetery still open for burials.

The candles and the strong smell of incense sent my spine tingling. Brrrr. While Charles was giving a brief history of this cemetery, I felt cold air on my right arm and my hair smell of incense.

Oh Charles was really good at story-telling! He de-myth so many urban legends we hear about Singapore. He mentioned Kampong Buangkok, Matilda House and others. Although the tour coincides with the annual Hungry Ghosts Festival which the Chinese believe the gates of hell open and the souls of the dead roam the earth, no one really saw anything spooky. Perhaps the souls were out patronising the Getais. Hehe.

Nonetheless, I would strongly recommend this trail to anyone who wants to know information about Singapore that is not widely known.

Spooky trail ended around 2pm. Grabbed a cab and I had an awkward conversation with the driver.

I told him my destination promptly upon entering the car and we were silent all the way until we reached my place. then he suddenly asked…

Uncle: Eh where are your friends staying?

Me: HUH my friends? (I was stunned! WHAT FRIENDS? WHO ELSE IS IN THE CAB!) *stared at him blankly*

Uncle: Ya. East or West?

Me: Huh What? Where? What friends? *looks at the empty space beside me*

Uncle: There just now when you waiting for cab, there was few other friends with you right?

Me: …

Okla I guess I’m a little freaked out judging from my reaction towards the cab driver. But I must say that the trail was educational, a bit scary but mostly fun! So what should a freaked out girl have after a spooky night? A lovely cupcake and a packet of cold Milo! Thanks 24Seven for the cute cupcake!

OH the cupcakes(halal) are proudly sponsored by Trisha Ratna.
You can check out her website and photo gallery.

Can contact her at cupcakemomma@gmail.com.

Good night and have a great weekend!

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