THE GHOSTS OF THE PAST, SPEAK TO ALL WHO LISTEN...
THE GHOSTS OF THE PAST, SPEAK TO ALL WHO LISTEN...
It was a damn boring night. But heck, doing guard duty is never interesting. You listen to the crickets screeching, to a stray dog barking at nothing in particular, to the buzz in your ear that tells you you’re listening to nothing either, really. Damn boring. In this boredom, Recruit Cheng imagined his M16 and …
Once upon a time, there was a bunch of “green” soldiers lost in the wilderness. They were supposed to follow the North Star and the Orion to find their way across the pitch-black “enemy” territory. Unfortunately, it was a dark and cloudy night. There weren’t any stars in the sky. The first soldier, a very …
An officer cadet, during an overseas training stint in Brunei, was finding his way through a jungle. The sun was high up overhead, but half the time it was obscured by the mass of leaves and other foliage. There were shadows playing games with him, and it was difficult to assess which direction he was …
Nobody ever dared to offend the Encik in my school. This was because whoever did so would have the worst pains inflicted upon him. By this, I don’t mean that he tied you up and whipped you or cut up your guts. Teachers don’t do things like that. But there are other dark methods no …
I was sitting in church one day listening to Rev Lee Preach. There was a strange lady who came in, she had a very strong body odour. After about ten minutes of sitting behind me and doing nothing, she suddenly started screaming and shouting at Rev Lee, saying his words were rubbish. She called him …
I thought Toyols were native Malay ghosts but it seems they are internationally available. My speculation is the result of some information the apprentice at my garage has given me. He has a foster father in Hong Kong who earns a lot of money. Everybody thinks Lady Luck has smiled on him, but my apprentice, …
Remember the amusement park in Kallang that used to be the favourite haunt of many a couple? It’s gone, now but one incident in that place will haunt me for as long as I live. It happened on the Ferris wheel. It was a cool night and my girlfriend was holding on to me. We …
On the 18th of October, 1987, which was my birthday, a stranger visited my home. He left me a package, saying it must be opened by me only. I thought it was a mysterious present. I opened it and found a very old jade pendant. It was quite precious. There was a note which had …
If you have a nephew who is a medium, you’ll know how family relationships can be such a pain. This nephew loved kung-fu when he was young. He always showed off in front of us when he came to our house to visit. Later, he went around searching for more skillful masters to improve himself. …
Looking back on it now, I don’t know if it was just my imagination, but whatever I think about this incident I am about to tell you, the hair still stands on my arms. My friend and I decided to get away from Singapore for a while, just for a change of pace. We wanted …