STOMP Ghost Tour!

Yay, so tired after a whole night of beating through forested areas, climbing up and down in the dark, trekking through areas and stuff!

6pm. Reached Longhouse just in time! A few of us were already there, so we just made idle chat. Mr Black's there so I didn't feel too out of place, since we've met before in a previous gathering.

Turns out, Mr Black's a friend of the Western Food stall owner! The last time I ate there it wasn't too good but the standard definitely has improved. They still tend to overcook their stuff a little though.

So on to Thomson Community Centre. We were given this pink goodie bag with snacks and water and stuff inside. So here's the people:




After some photos, we boarded the comfy bus with the Asia Paranormal Investigators and Thomson CC people and the cameramen and STOMP crew!:



First destination: Hidden tunnel in Marsiling
It's quite a long trek up a forested area to the place. Everyone was sweaty by the time we reached there - and that was only the first part of the tour! Apparently this place was manned by the British and Australian Navy long long ago when they had to secure these oil pipes in the bunker. It's a few dark flights of steps down to the pipes. It's littered with glass and stripped cables. Nothing much there. So there was this rumour that the tunnel itself connects to Johor, but it's not true since it just leads to some dead end.






Second destination: Boyanese cemetery in Bedok, next to a HDB playground
This is a small cemetery right smack in Bedok South housing estate, right next to a playground (under renovation) which was sorta weird. So why is it there? The HDB bought over the land for that place, but didn't need to use it yet, so they just left the tombs alone.






Third destination: Muslim tombs in Kallang – oldest tombs
These are the oldest tombs in Singapore. There are families guarding and manning these tombs - and they do live in that area. You can see their kettles, stoves and stuff there, it's almost like an open-air home. Stories abound about these tombs. For the latter one it's a warrior's tomb, and it's said that people who harbour evil intentions are physically barred from entering by the spirits themselves.





Fourth destination: Abandoned house in Tyersall
Haunted house! Took quite a while to find the place. It took a long trek on a gravel path and on the way we saw a small abandoned building and an abandoned car.

But the main thing was the Tyersall Mansion which was abandoned for a really long time. The roof tiles were all shattered on the floor and the stairs inside gutted by fire. The main house was large and creepy. One of the other members of the tour commented that it was cold in some parts of the room and I moved 3 steps and felt the change in temperature. Well, the scientific reason is that the window's there, but you'll never know.

Got some orbs on one of my photos too, but it's just the dust. Or at least I hope.











Last destination: Sime Road Cemetery – including largest tomb in Singapore
Another long trek. They were filming some show at the entrance of the place, so it was sort of amusing. Deep inside, we saw the tombstones of influential Chinese Singaporeans from the 1800s. There's one that's really huge - it's as large as the floor area of a medium apartment. Weird thing is that it was overgrown with shrubs for many years and was only re-discovered recently.




And at 1.30am it ended, all of us tired but yet happy. Since I had a long walk ahead of me I decided to leave early. On the way home!



Assuming that the distance of a 10-minute bus or bicycle ride would translate into a reasonable walk wasn't such a good idea. Kept on walking and walking, empty taxis zooming by with every minute. And only after a very long while - more than 10 songs' had passed as I listened to music on my phone - did I reach home. Chose and edited the photos, then uploaded them and went to sleep.