The Penang
Hill is a pretty haunted place too that I can assure you. Many places have seen
massacre during Japanese occupations more than half a century ago. It is said
that the most haunted bungalow on Penang Hill is situated at the western end of
the hill. This bungalow was built before WW2 and it was served as Japanese army
headquarters in the region.
There were
many sightings of headless figures walk in a procession along the corridor at
midnight. These figures were said to be the ghost of folks beheaded by the
Japanese Imperial Armies during the occupation of Penang Island.
It was
claimed that the bathroom, toilet and the storage room were fiercely haunted
and no one dares to enter these rooms after dark alone. Story has it that
someone took a shower in the bathroom and the water suddenly turned into blood.
I was told that this bathroom is now being locked up for good.
In early
the early 2000, there was a group of employees from a MNC renting the bungalow for
team building activities. One of the employees went missing for 3 days during
one of their night activities. Let us call this gentleman Mr. Low for ease of
identification.
As recalled
by Mr. Low later after he was found by the search and rescue team and as he was
recuperating in the hospital:
"We had planned a night treasure hunt activity
on that particular day; two of us will be in a group to search for a number of
hidden objects around the bungalow compound. It was a pretty harmless game at a
glance. The game kicked off at 9pm after we had our dinner and a short briefing
on the rules of the game.
Somewhere in the mid of the game, I felt a need
to go to the toilet to relieve myself but the toilet was quite a walking
distance. So I resorted to urinate behind a large tree and asked my partner to
wait.
Strange thing happened after I have done my
business; I found the familiar scene around the bungalow has changed. There
were a troop of Japanese soldiers falling in lines and in front of the line was
a Japanese officer with his all familiar sword. The officer seemed to be
briefing the soldiers but unfortunately I can’t understand Japanese…
Apparently the officer has noticed my presence
and he walked towards me; I tried to run away but he was faster. When he caught
hold of me, he dragged me to one of the empty space between the soldiers and
indicated that I should stand there.
After I fall in line for a while, the troop
started to march forward. We marched up and down the terrain for hours and
hours until it was almost dawn. Then the troops were ordered to rest under
trees and bushes and we were given breads and tea.
The march continued when night falls and we
rest during daylight. This continued for three consecutive days until I was
ambushed by local resistance groups and being caught while I was having my
breakfast. Someone hit me on my nape and I fainted and only to be awaken in the
hospital.
The doctor told me that the rescue team found
me eating clay and drinking muddy water about 100 feet away from the bungalow.
He had to remove large quantity of soil from my stomach.
My colleagues said that I was running like a mad man
that night after emerging from the back of the tree. They tried to catch hold
of me but I was too fast for them and soon they have lost sight of me…
The mystery was that they still couldn’t figure
out why no one has notice my presence since I was just about 100 feet away from
the bungalow."
Whatever
case it is, Penang Hill is definitely a good place that you shouldn’t miss if
you are in Penang. However, please don’t urinate under any trees or bear the
consequence yourself.
Hahaha…
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