REMEMBER SINGAPORE - Urban Legends

[fightingmom]

mamago:

In Memory of W.



1990 summer, a group of 6 girls took a short holiday to Macau; staying at Mandarin Oriental Macau, located at the quieter side of the city. They shared 3 rooms, room 1618, 1620 and 1622.

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On the first night, girls settled down late, all hyped about the day's excitement and all the girlie chit chat, at 1+am, everyone bid good night and returned to their rooms.

I was sharing a twin-bed room, room 1618, with my best buddy, W.
After washed up I fell asleep almost immediately, but W was the more ai-sui one, taking her time in the bathroom.

About 3+am, I was jolted up from my deep sleep, and shocked to see that W, lying on her bed, but was kicking furiously and making some muffled gurgling and croaking with chokes. Her hands as if were prying something out from her throat and her legs were kicking high struggling hard. I stood there frozen for a good while before I dashed to her side, yelling her name and reached to her hands trying to pacify her, but her fingers were almost blue of exerting too much strength seemingly grabbing on something that she wanted to yank out, but there wasn't anything visible that was chocking her!! I tried desperately to wake her up thinking that she might be choked by phlegm or her own vomit. Then the scariest thing unfolded in front of my eyes, a choking ring mark started to appear on her neck, while her hands were some 2 inches above her neck trying hard to pry open her \"invisible assailant\", the choking ring mark on her neck got darker within a mere 1 to 2 seconds, her eyes were popping out and tears flowed non stop and her tongue was sticking out.... That was the scariest moment in my life, I left the door opened and ran to the next door 1620 for help, when we return, the room door of 1618 was locked, from inside!!! While the rest of the girls were screaming and crying, I passed out...

When I regained conscious, I was in an ambulance, being transport to the A&E. W was warded for \"injuries\", she couldn't speak for some 3 months before regaining her voice.

She was so traumatized that she refused to step out of her house, stop socializing, and stop going for lessons.

4 months went passed but with no \"improvement\", her parents finally agreed that she needed psychiatrist help. But, it didn't help her much too...

Hongkonger are superstitious in nature, though they are Christians but her parents decided to seek help from a famous taoist temple at Kowloon. I accompanied my terrified buddy, together with her parents n younger sister, we visited the temple and as we walked passed all the fortune tellers' stalls at the gate of the temple, one very old and blind 算命佬 yelled at us, \"Stop there! Don't enter!\" that shocked everyone, we stood there wondered what's wrong, he approached us, though he is blind but he managed to \"identify\" W, he reached out to grab her left hand and said to her: \"you shouldn't have extracted your front teeth! Now your luck has run out!\"....

(For aesthetic reason, W extracted her 4 mis-aligned front teeth for denture, but only few that are close to her knew about it...)

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W did not complete her degree course and was never married, she migrated to Canada with her parents in 1997 where she remained a psychiatric patient.

She passed away peacefully in Toronto at the age of 35.

:scared: :nailbite:

[Way2GO]

mamago:

In Memory of W.

Sad to read wat happened to ur buddy.
May her soul rest in peace.

[concern2]

Way2GO:

mamago:

In Memory of W.

Sad to read wat happened to ur buddy.
May her soul rest in peace.

:scared: Was it your true story, mamago? I thought you found this on the web or sth...

[Nebbermind]

Way2GO:

concern2:

Wow. And how did the possessed soldier behaved after that?

He looked tired but was otherwise behaving like normal again.

concern2:

Any recollection of what caused it?

Suspected then d soldier was just suay, not careful where he lay or being disrespectful.
Hv been at dat location a few times, but dat was d only time I witness a soldier being possessed.

concern2:

Or what he was doing before he got possessed?

d section was already laying in ambush in d undergrowth for some time when it happened.

Reminds me of reservist. At some locaitions, we were told that we need not take up some defensive position by hiding among the bushes coz the area 'not clean'. Was also told to stay close to one another.

[mamago]

concern2:

Way2GO:

[quote=\"mamago\"]In Memory of W.

Sad to read wat happened to ur buddy.
May her soul rest in peace.

:scared: Was it your true story, mamago? I thought you found this on the web or sth...[/quote]
Just curious, as what was on your mind when you were typing such a question to me....

Btw, it's not the current Mandarin Oriental Hotel; it's the previous one... maybe those in doubt can book herself into that room 1618 for a night... just google for the old Mandarin Oriental Hotel, it's still there, but changed ownership, changed name.

[autumnbronze]

Mamago, :hugs: to you.


Just chanced upon your post. Had goosebumps reading it.
Did your friend seek treatment from the temple? What was the outcome? Did her parents ever try any other alternative treatments?

[Way2GO]

mamago:

Btw, it's not the current Mandarin Oriental Hotel; it's the previous one... maybe those in doubt can book herself into that room 1618 for a night... just google for the old Mandarin Oriental Hotel, it's still there, but changed ownership, changed name.

r u referring to d hotel previously known as Mandarin Hotel at Orchard Rd?

[concern2]

mamago:

concern2:

[quote=\"Way2GO\"]
Sad to read wat happened to ur buddy.
May her soul rest in peace.

:scared: Was it your true story, mamago? I thought you found this on the web or sth...

Just curious, as what was on your mind when you were typing such a question to me....

Btw, it's not the current Mandarin Oriental Hotel; it's the previous one... maybe those in doubt can book herself into that room 1618 for a night... just google for the old Mandarin Oriental Hotel, it's still there, but changed ownership, changed name.[/quote]No, no, no, no, please don't get me wrong! At first I seriously thought this story is from somewhere else and you're just quoting it. Oh my, I am so sorry to hear about this, and my heart goes out to you and your friend's family. May your friend W rest in peace! It must have been a traumatic experience for you too!

[BigDevil]

Way2GO:

mamago:

Btw, it's not the current Mandarin Oriental Hotel; it's the previous one... maybe those in doubt can book herself into that room 1618 for a night... just google for the old Mandarin Oriental Hotel, it's still there, but changed ownership, changed name.

r u referring to d hotel previously known as Mandarin Hotel at Orchard Rd?

Thought she said it happened in Macau :?

[Way2GO]

:slapshead: :slapshead:

u r rite.
Gracias.