Kampong Java is HAUNTED /
20080103 @ 8:37 PM
WARNING: IF URE THE WEAK AT HEART AND DUN WISH TO HEAR ABT HAUNTED STUFF , PLEASE ALT F4 URE WAY OUT OR PRESS THAT LITTLE RED CROSS AND THE TOP OF URE SCREENok so ...KAMPONG JAVA IS HAUNTED !yeah so if sth scary turns out in the pics we took... Many stories indicate that Kampong Java Park was badly haunted. Patients died in the hospital would have their souls wandering around because of the sentimental bonds built within there in their final days. Lovers who went to the park at night for their private moments often heard ghost voice whispering at their ears. Some even encountered slapping on face by invisible entities. Furthermore, school kids were known to have drown in the pond when they were volunteering the maintenance of the park.
Rumor says that the park was used to be a Jewish Cemetery before it was adopted by KK Hospital. The remains were excavated and the tombstones were moved to Fort Canning Park. However, we have verified that may not be true. (See Facts vs Myths) Another rumor says the site was a mass burial ground during the WWII. Upon the park development project by KK Hospital, most of the remains were dug up, and thereafter left the ground with a big deep hole. Water was then filled in to make it a lily pond. But today, as what we can see, the pond still resembles a round big hole of the size enough to hold hundreds of skeletons. The underwater soil at the bottom of the pond is calcium rich that lilies are growing so vividly!
During some seasons, the pond would have been very well covered by the lily leaves as shown in the first photo below. The bushes surrounding the pond are tall. Just imagine, kids who play hide-and-see or try catch a frog would love to trespass into the pond through the bushes. Of course the lily leaves won't be able to support their weight! Accidents did occur and they made the pond look more eerie at night (the 2nd photo). Moreover, if it were a cemetery or mass burial ground, although most remains were cleared, some were suspected to have still left there deeper down the soil. By having many haunting incidents and the rumored history of being a burial ground, the spirits were believed unsettled and active there...
Somebody asked during the Ghoulish Trail "So, is Kampong Java Park haunted?". Well, a hospital is located just right behind (see the 3rd photo) that have patients certified dead everyday, what do you think?
http://www.spi.com.sg/haunted/ghoulish_trial/main03.htmhttp://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/1046743yeah those are the links ...
-amanda-
