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Today I received a forwarded email from my friends about haunted schools and building in Singapore. According to the email, several school buildings are told to have haunted by ghosts. Whether or not they are rumours, it still made me feel a bit creepy.

I myself cannot recall any rumours about haunted schools in Singapore during my school days, only to have got across some of the pictures that seemingly look like haunted house. Nevertheless, had gotten into a few of those haunted houses at night time with my friends, even the ones that are located at Orchard Road, and was told, someone had seen popping-eyes soul with old British nations from the colonize era of Singapore. Well, I didn’t quite “lucky” to meet any of them.

Take a read at the original message I received below, see whether you recognize some of them. Or if you dare to claim it is true and furious.

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Loyang Secondary School. It was rumoured that in the fourth floor girl’s toilet at the old block, it is haunted and that is why the lights are kept on for 24 hours. Those students who had helped out in the AVA room claimed to see a woman walking along the backstage.

Ngee Ann Polytechnic was rumoured to have a girl student died in one of the engineering workshop because her hair got stucked in some machine and screams can be heard from the workshop at night.

Tampines Secondary School was said to be haunted by the spirit of a girl whom was raped by construction workers during its construction days in the 1980s.

Hai Sing Secondary School had a mother Mary there whose statue will drip blood. CHIJ Saint Josept Convent had rumours about why a cubicle is always locked. It was said that a girl was waiting for her parents to fetch her one day while she was raped and thereafter hanged herself in one of the toilet.

Pei Dao Secondary School was famous for the smacking and hitting noise at night in the basketball court. The music room was also rumoured to be haunted with a piano playing by itself every night at 12am sharp.

Haunted Mansion on Wilkie Terrace Catholic High School

Pasir Ris Crest had an Indian construction worker committed suicide in the toilet in its construction days. It was rumoured that the toilet was locked ever since after students complained about seeing a man stabbing himself repeatedly in the stomach.

Queenstown Secondary School was famous for the tombstone that was found in the field by students.

Bedok View Secondary School had a toilet next to the bio lab on the ground floor haunted by a longhaired ghost obsessed with combing her hair in front of the mirror. A few girls went into the toilet and ran out screaming and crying while it was rumoured the principal went inside the toilet to scold the ghost.

Yuying Secondary had its teachers and principals seeing silhouettes of children running around the school compound when worked late. It was said that when the school was doing its upgrading work, construction workers quitted one by one after witnessing strange occurrences.

Gan Eng Seng Secondary School had its fourth storey Ary Class haunted to the point of the teachers would not dare to enter the room alone. The rooftop of the building was rumoured to live a singing woman whose voice could be heard in an art classroom.

Singapore Polytechnics had T1,T2,T3…..but no T13. A student committed suicide at one of the teaching block’s toilet after stabbing the lecturer (the lecturer died too). Screams can be heard at night when part time students were having classes.

Changi commando barracks Nee Soon Camp White House

Haig Girls Secondary School used to be a place to hold POWs during WWII. There is an area within the school compound, which has more than usual rate of accidents occurring. It seems many people would trip and fall while walking along the compound. Was rumoured that walking across the field diagonally cutting across field at night, you will be greeted by an old woman asking you to buy matchsticks from her.

Meiling Secondary School has a railway track behind its building. The school was moved to a temporary building they were building a new one. A broken hand was rumoured to be crawling somewhere in the technical lab from a student whose hand was saw off during lesson and bleed to death. At the old school in Bukit Merah, the toilet on the fifth floor was locked because it was haunted by a girl who hanged herself in the toilet.

Boon Lay Secondary School had a pond in the middle of a science block with classes. It was said that if one look at the pond at night, there will be a strange face that will surface out of it.

Temasek Polytechnic was rumoured to have an Indian worker binding wire inside a pillar but colleague pour cement inside the pillar burying him in the process and they only found out when the whole building was almost completed. It was rumoured that the body is still inside the pillar which is believed to be somewhere in Block 18.

ACS was rumoured to be haunted by a boy who jumped into the gears in the gear room of the clock tower. Students being possessed were common in the school.

Haunted Ford Factory Katong Cult Lair

In Temasek Polytechnic, Engine block corridors from Block 18 were so haunted that guards would not patrol that area. A famous story told by a guard was he saw a student at a locker as he was patrolling and as he make an U turn few minutes later, he found a piece of newspaper on the floor with that student’s face he just saw. Only problem is that student was killed by a sports car at the bus stop few months back.

Ngee Ann Polytechnic was rumoured to be built on burial ground. The slopes and hilly grounds is an indication of bunkers underneath.

Clementi Town Secondary School had its Home Econs and Science Lab haunted by a ghost whose head roll on the floor.

Tanjong Katong Secondary were said to be haunted at its studio. Band members staying the night were always disturbed while sleeping.

More pictures or video can be found on Singapore 10 Most Huanted Houses.

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Criminals busted because they just couldn’t escape the allure of bragging about their achievements on the newsfeed or posting easily identifiable pictures of themselves in online. Read more of this story here.

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An American tourist was hosting his family and friends in Singapore Newton Hawker Center, eventually found he need to pay up a sum of SGD$491 in total for the overcharged food. With just a plate of Tiger Prawns in eight, he was being charged SGD$239, which cost $30 for each in average.

The story began when he was with his family and friends looking for delicious foods in Newton Hawker Center. A man from one of the stalls helped them to locate an unoccupied table, later brought them a menu. The American ordered BBQ seafood from a stall named “Tanglin Best BBQ Seafood”.

BBQ stingray with fried chilli paste Fried crabs with chilli

Seafood prices are being charged in a hundred-gram basis as stated in the price list differently. He ordered 8 Tiger Prawns, 4 crabs with others. In the middle of the meal, the stall-waiter served up a plate of BBQ Stingray and walked away quickly. He got up in fast paces to reject the dish, as he did not order that. After the meal, they were told to pay a sum of $491 in total for the BBQ foods they have taken.

Afraid they were being charged for unordered food, they asked for an itemized bill from the stallholder. A few minutes later, the bill came with details that the 8 Tiger Prawns and 4 crabs cost $239 and $169 respectively. They exclaimed that those prices were as similar as restaurants in a five-star hotel, it was merely too expensive in such a stall within hawker center.

Food stalls within Newton Hawker Center Seafoods within Newton Hawker Center

Those forthright comments did not save them from the expensive bill. Instead, 3 other men arrived with the stallholder for their payment. At last, the American paid up with a $500 note, without the $9 change from the stall in reminiscence. With the help of his friend who has stayed in Singapore for 19 years, their unpleasant dining experience in Newton Hawker Center has turned into a complaint with the Singapore Tourism Board.

BBQ Tiger Prawns BBQ Squid

The National Environment Agency (NEA) is the authority for maintaining hawker centers in Singapore. There should be no touting of customers and hidden pricing errant within. Call NEA at 1800-2255632 for any unreasonable treatment while enjoying your food, especially in Newton Hawker Center, a place where it is recommended as a delicacy heaven for foreigners.

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Ho Chi Minh International Airport Pillion ridding in Vietnam with May

On 29th of January 2009, I flew to Vietnam within an hour or so from Singapore Changi Airport early in the morning. It cost me SGD$274 to get a near dated roundtrip ticket from a budget airline that would normally be around SGD$70 if booked in advance. Main purpose is to send some documents to my Vietnamese friend, May. Whom I had not met for once.

After I arrived and checked out from Ho Chi Minh International Airport, was looking a toilet for some reliefs… LOL, and eventually left my cigarette and lighter on the toilet-paper dispenser. No, I did not smoke within, just forgotten to take it, rendered me a smokeless time. Walking out from the air-conditioned atmosphere, the arrival hall to the waiting hall, made a call to her while loitering within the non air-conditioned waiting hall for her arrival to pick me up.

As time went by, beginning to feel some nervousness due to my first trip to Vietnam, alone. 20 minutes later, May and her elder sister, Tam with her hubby came to point me out from the crowd. Because only Tam had seen me once, in my mind her looks had turned vague too, I couldn’t have recognize her. Leading me out from the Ho Chi Minh International Airport, we walked together with Tam’s little daughter, giving her a Red Packet (Hong Bao) as it was still in the period of Chinese Lunar New Year. Although I am not married yet, supposedly not eligible for Hong Bao giving in Chinese custom, my age of 35+ have given me this “responsibility” as an adult.

Wondering what kind of transport is planned for a group of 5, ultimately knew it was to be 6 persons including May and Tam’s elder brother waiting for us outside the airport building. I was asking if we were taking a taxi, then found out they have their own vehicles for all of us, 3 motorbikes for 6 persons; feeling excited for pillion ridding with May for the first time in Vietnam tour. Reached the parking lots for their motorcycles, we immediately started our journey to her house. Had a simple meal in the middle of the journey within a small eating-house.

eating in a small eating house in vietnam Little neighbourhood girl

In Vietnam, crowded on the road are mostly motorbikes than cars and buses. Half an hour later, we reached May’s house in Ho Chi Minh and greeted everyone; gave “Hong Bao” to additional children I saw within. Rested a while in the living room, lunch started to serve. As there were plenty of people in the house, we took our lunch sitting on the floor. Taking meals with beers seemed to be their part of customs. I took a few cans of Vietnamese’s Saigon Beers with ice cubes while chatting with them in simple English and Mandarin with the interpretation help from May.

Vietnam road May's brother giving a pledge

Laying on the bed of a room, which they had prepared for me, I was not able to sleep still. After an hour or so, they were telling me they are taking me to have a 3 days tour for Chinese New Year fun within Vietnam in rural areas. I took my belongings, sat on her motorbike again, and go! With all their family members on their own bikes. Before roaming to the destination, I asked May to bring me for currency exchange, as I had no Vietnam dollars in hand. Acquired two hundreds Singapore dollar of Vietnam Dong in a nearby shop to continue our journey.

The first place was to visit one of her relatives out of Ho Chi Minh City. It took us 2-3 hours to get there ridding on the road with a resting session. All the women and children in the house wore socks with facemask and gloves, which I had misunderstood their destination was cold; instead they were wearing tight to prevent extravagant exposure to the sun.

karaoke singing session on the first night outside Ho Chi Minh city resting and having fun in vietnam's beach

Near to sunset, we reached her aunt’s house. After our dinner together, immediately went to my wonderful, refreshing bath. Upon coming out from the bathroom, beers and finger foods once again were ready, as well as the karaoke session. Having fun with them singing, playing and drinking all night long till 1am plus early in the morning.

Woke up around 9am, found myself devouring in a cup of brand good French coffee with ices, commonly taken by Vietnamese. The taste is greatly better than in common Singapore economic coffeeshop. Never thought I would find great coffee that tastes so good in Vietnam even within rural areas, and their way of brewing it is different from Singapore using a brewing utensil on top of each every cup.

fun on the beach in Vietnam eating on the beach with beers

The arrival of their next relative in the house brought us to the nearest beach they could find. After paying for admission, we got our canvas beach chairs for each and everyone. Self-cooking on the beach with their own appliances for small crabs, prawns and other foods had given us another drinking session with winds kissing our face. The day having fun on the beach was finally over. We rode back to another house of her relative staying near. Once again, drinking session fell on my head and we began to sing for the next karaoke session.

May eating melon seeds Vietnam's Altar of War Victims in rural area

On the next day, their tributes for worship were ready, a big roasted pig, and an enormous plate of cooked yellowish rice with a fowl on top. After which we went to the Altar of War Victims near the house. It was a custom to pray within the altar for the historical war victims in Vietnam, within the period of Chinese New Year in that area. Tributes were to be separated into plates for attendants after the worship and taken on the floor with rice wine. I took a little and the rest of our tributes were taken back to the house for lunch. Given two hundreds Vietnam Dong for altar contribution and another two hundreds for a couple of poor children for rice acquiring in the future.

karaoke session after worshipping tributes from altar of war

Later on, we travelled to another beach and stayed overnight within its chalet. After our dinner, washing ourselves, taking alcoholic drinks soaked with beehives was another challenge. Bees soaked cannot be drunk, it must be filtered away if any. A few drinks of that made me felt energetic than intoxicated. After some fun with group singing at the front of the chalet beating with cooking utensils, I was being called for my sleep.

May with her mother and father on the beach chalet on a beach

In the middle of the night, I wonder it was because of my tiredness, some strange things happened. And I thought I had encountered a spiritual disruption! LOL. While all the members were falling asleep in the big room, I was awakened by tapping sound from the window beside my bed, feeling some scratching vibration from the other side of the wall too! I was doubting about the strong wind outside the chalet that caused this. I awoke May’s male cousin sleeping beside me, he looked out the window and replied nothing found, continued to his sleep.

Nevertheless, I neglected it and began to fall asleep myself. Just about my half sleep, thought I heard someone scolding me for singing aloud in front of the chalet in Hokkien language accusing me for singing aloud at the front door. Immediately, I filled my mind with Buddhism chanting, “Na mo o mi tuo fo…” to get my sleep back. Nothing happened since till the next morning.

Beach in the morning Boy kiting on the beach

The beach in the morning was beautiful. After a coffee break and breakfast, I was trying to find some fun on the beach other than swimming. Yes! There is a Jetski renting! I got up with May and soared the Jetski with the assistance of the Jetski keeper. It was fun and fast! The next thing I found myself doing was taking my bath again. Indulged in the self-cooked crabs and big prawns with beers later. In the middle of our drinking with May’s male family members, I had being thrown to the sea when they found me wearing a short with no personal valuable taken with me. Wow, having two baths within two hours inevitably lessen up my prepared wearable.

boy flying kite on the beach

Having funs and rests on the beach until nearing the end of the day. We went back to our original location where we came from. At the house, May asked whether I would follow her for another coffee break nearby. I agreed and this time, only two of us went for the break. She rode me to a song-performing café with two glasses of Vietnam coffee ordered. Personally, I found the place good for leisure and chats even if I did not understand what the performers are singing about.

Next morning, after breakfast in a eating house within the rural area, we rode back to Ho Chi Minh City, and this time, we landed in her brother-in-law’s apartment. It is a newly built apartment with a sleeping and living room. He bought it for leasing revenue mainly. At that time, no one was renting and it turned out to be one of our destinations. After a short nap, May rode me to a roadside café nearby. It was exotic to drink good coffee while looking at the traffic on the road. At evening time, we rode back to May’s house preparing to return to Singapore on the next day.

apartment in Ho Chi Minh city apartment's garden in Ho Chi Minh city

Even though I exchanged only a small sum of 2280 Dong initially, I was not able to spend all of them; left a sum of 800+ Dong. I gave it to May as a partial appreciation for their hosting and fuels. She rode me personally to Ho Chi Minh International Airport before we farewell. Safe and sound I had returned back to Singapore after a farewell hug!

apartment next view in Ho Chi Minh city sitting on the road side for vietnam coffee

Watch video for my first trip in Vietnam part 1, part 2, part 3.

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It has been a while since I last updated this blog due to issue of time. And no one else has ever been really writing within this blog for the sake of everyone (LOL). Anyway, just a forecast, my next post will be writing about my last trip to Vietnam. It shouldn’t be as common trip as a tourist can be.

The thing is because I arrived, guided, toured, played, ate and lived with real Vietnamese locals! Things came out to be different when a Singaporean living in common urban area arrived in Vietnam and lived in their Ho Chi Minh city as well as roaming through their rural areas with the full guidances and concerns of Vietnam locals, my friend and her family members.

Know what? I spent thriftily and wisely because of them. Besides that, I managed to save lots of travelling fees because of getting free rides on their motorbikes, a huge money and time saver; felt exciting and exotic as well, ha ha ha… because I am a non motorcycling capable and their motoring manners on the road are particularly different than in Singapore.

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Our Website Downed In The Past Days

Posted by Big Singapore Talks On February - 10 - 2009

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Yes, as you might have noticed, our website was down for a couple of days. The reason is because my previous hosting, BlueHost accused me of embedding “copyrighted” Youtube videos on all my websites including member contributed videos in clipfreefunnyvideo, and they just disabled my account. They are saying we have breached their Terms of Service.

And this happened just after my happy trip from Vietnam! What a……!

They wanted me to delete all my videos before they can resume their hosting service for me. But I thought this is an absolute nonsense; Youtube permits and encourage everyone to embed videos on websites!

The solution? Well, I found another great host which can supports sophisticated functions and immediately jumped over it. With the help of its helpful, expert technicians and coordinators, I was able to transfer all big files and domains’ DNS in a very short time over to them with less troubles and headaches.

Just a notice, our website is backed!

And if case you need to move your hosting like me, perhaps for your own Wordpress blog. Consider the new hosting server I endorsed now, go Hostgator! Try to use the coupon code “wordpress” for discount if still available.

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