THINGS THAT MADE YOU
GO HMMMM
rest.”
responsible.
As I laid there .. I was
thinking.. it’s 6plus, it’s near to
maghrib, the Muslim prayers
that marked the setting of the
sun. Then, it happened. I can’t
move at all. I glanced at the
Well, I did, quite a couple
foot of the bed, my friend,
of times. One of the most
ZEE is not there anymore and
unforgettable one was in
there was no sound of him
Jogjakarta.
walking out from the room..
I forgot the name of the
a loud thud from the door or
motel.. yup! It’s a motel,
a ‘ Bye dude’.. and suddenly
coz the production crew
the room is filled with the
department is keeping its
sweet fragrance of a flower
tight budget on staff welfare. that can I know can be found
Yeah! So it happens me & the in …graveyards. I was there..
artiste, Ok, we shall call him ‘ laughing to myself and think..
ZEE. I can’t really tell u can’t of all the places I’ve been
I? I do wanna get myself in
visited by a spirit is in a motel
trouble.
in Jogjakarta and I can’t even
move.. Dang!!
It was June 2007, we are
supposed to film a travelogue Haunted houses around Asia
show about an artist journey are normal feats; but haunted
towards self realization. It
hotels in Asia are quite an
was a very hot day and I was intrigue. It would even make
resting on the bed, inside
one wonder, who would be
the motel. It was at the
willing enough to stay in a
hours of 6.30 to 7pm where it lodging establishment with
happened. Woke up by the
supernatural beings? Well,
sudden cool breeze, I saw Mr some may not consider;
Zee at the foot of my bed, his but for those who are
back at me, playing his guitar. adventurous enough for this
I spoke to him, “Eh dude!
experience, here is a list of the
Sorry man.. I’m not well. How recommended destinations:
was the shoot?” He kept
#1. Hotel Pelabuhan Ratu,
quiet and continued playing
Indonesia
his guitar. Well, I thought
that he’s pissed, so I was like.. The extraordinary experience
“C’mon man.. “
began with Room 308 of
And then it sort of hit me. He this hotel. The room cannot
was wearing a green t-shirt
be occupied as it is for the
. I thought he might have
Goddess or Ratu (Queen) of
changed, so I told him.. “ Ok the Southern Sea only. Those
dude.. whatever. I’m gonna
who wish to enjoy the beach
are advised not to wear green.
This is because if drowning
occurs, the Queen will be held
Have you ever experienced
it? Being disturbed by that
‘things that go bump in the
night’?
So Cooo!
34-35pg
(Pg1)
#2 Asia Hotel Bangkok
Another Bangkok hotel that
is reported to accommodate
spirits too is the Asia Hotel.
It’s probably because of the
dim light rooms and quite old
environment that some guests
reported to have seen spirits
seating in the couches in their
rooms, staring at them and then
vanishing in an instant.
hotel and ask for another
level. They gave us 4 rooms
at 9th floor. This time, we felt
different, we heard nothing
weird sound. Room Tip: Don’t
take room at 5th floor.
#3 First World Hotel
One of the most haunted places
in Malaysia is the First World
Hotel in Genting Highlands. It
is a famous resort hotel but it
has been a venue for numerous
paranormal activities. It is
presumed that the spirits were
actually souls of those who have
committed suicide in the hotel
after losing a lot in the casinos.
Things To do when Entering
a new hotel room. (Some of
my aunties & Uncles swore by
this )
Knock the door before you
enter the room. You can even
ring the room bell if you want.
This is said to “inform” the
spirits that you are about to
enter the room. It’s a polite
gesture so the spirits might
not feel offended if you just
barge into their room. ( If
you’re a Muslim, Christian
or whatever faith you could
even say a prayer accordingly
that you’re just spending time
here on a holiday..)
“Haunted room but friendly
customer service”
We booked the room through
travel agency and after we
checked in, we were given the
room at the last three floors.
First night we already heard
noise from the bath tub and
things get worse when we heard
noise, footsteps and missing
room card which was found at
a place where we didn’t even
touched and our friend felt
something cold pass by so we
aware the room was haunted at
528! Scary experience indeed..
But the bell boy was nice and
friendly, helpful as well when we
asked the location we wanted
to go and introduced us cheap
transportation.. or is he really
the bellboy? - Andrew Tan
ii. Flush the toilet as soon as
you enter the room
This is say to flush away all
bad things.
iii. Cover the mirrors in the
bedroom
Remember to cover the
mirrors when you are
sleeping. This is to ensure
that they are not staring back
at you from the other end.
iv. Make sure your shoes are
both in opposite faces.
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