S.M.K. Dato Permaisuri Hysteria

It happened a while ago, but Taz only decided tell this story now.

A while ago (end June 2010), there was a well-known hysteria case in SMK Dato Permaisuri, it was quite big news in Miri. That time Taz knew a friend whose sister was working as a teacher there.

The teacher said it was indeed a very scary happening because there was mass hysteria with school children screaming and crying uncontrollably, but according to her, there were 3 happenings that were the most scary.

The first was when a student was seen walking up a big old tree in front of the school compound "not climbing and not only walking like crawling but walking upright on the tree trunk!"

The school canteen staff had kept many trays of raw eggs in the canteen for their daily use but said that all their raw eggs stock gave out a very bad smell and had "suddenly turned rotten and busuk for no reason during the hysteria."

The third story was when the girls that were "under hysteria" were in the school surau and were being helped by the teachers, but many of the teachers also didn't know what to do.
And one girl was like shouting and crying but when the religious teacher prayed for her she stopped and "went to sleep" calmly, so the religious teacher went to see another student "under hysteria". But when the religious teacher went away, the girl opened her eyes again!
According to Taz, "But her eyes were all black no white at all like the alien movies!"

This is an excerpt from a Borneo Post article:
"They wept, screamed, struggled and fainted inside and outside their classrooms.

It was a chaotic scene and a hair-raising experience for many of the students, especially those who have never witnessed such an incidence before.

The victims who are mostly Form 3, 4, and 5 students cried and screamed (seemingly in great pain).

Some fainted inside their classrooms, outside the school compound, and under the sheds.

It is believed to be the first mass hysteria in the state this year.

It is also worth noting that it happened just when the PMR trial examinations started yesterday.

“This is where it started first,” a student (who declined to be identified) later pointed out to The Borneo Post.

He was referring to a Form 3 student who suddenly cried and started screaming inside the classroom.

By 12.30pm the situation was still not under control as some students sitting in the shed on their way back to school also became hysterical.

The teachers tried their best to handle the situation but in truth most of them seemed confused.

For want of better solutions to the problem, some of the victims were carried to the school surau.

A shocked father who was informed by a teacher that his daughter was hysterical said he immediately rushed to the school. He took her home to be treated by an ‘ustaz’

Hundreds of students coming for the afternoon session were shocked upon seeing the mass hysteria. They were soon told to go home for fear that they too might become hysterical."

Bintang Megamall Carpark - Against the Wall

Two ladies went to Bintang Megamall. They went to the Upper-Level Carparks, and the first lady dropped her friend off at the entrance, telling her that she would park and meet her at Parkson.

After more than 20 minutes, the first lady still did not meet up with her friend. Her friend was worried and called her handphone. However, the lady did not pick up her handphone, which was very unusual because she always picked up her calls.

The friend was very worried and went to look for her. She found her at the Carpark, against the wall. The lady was pressed against the wall and her feet were floating off the ground!

The friend and security guards managed to get the lady off the wall and after a while they managed to wake her up.

Not sure what floor it was, but it was one of the Upper-Level Carparks.

Bintang Megamall "Relocation"

A massive burning of offerings by a group of people in red clothes was observed by many passersby at this area on the night of May 15th, 2011.

Rumours are linking the huge collective offerings to apparently "hundreds or even thousands of spirits" or "powerful" spirits to the recent Bintang Megamall "cleansing" or "relocation".

Even the local Chinese newspapers (See Hua Daily) have added to the speculation.

This was taken from the See Hua Daily website:

" 最大型超度法会 520祭品送“好兄弟”
（本报美里15日讯）美里有史以来最大型的“好兄弟”超度法会，在傍晚6时开始于史纳汀空地举行。

来自金香堂的善男信女，在主持黄金香的领导下，在早上9时就开始到超度现会为傍晚的“烧祭”作准备。

当局共准备了520份祭品给好兄弟，每“人”一份，一份包括一间双层独立洋房、一对纸扎公仔、50粒金银元宝以及一艘纸船。

由于在傍晚开始烧的纸扎祭品占地不小，在美里房屋发展有限公司董事主席拿督刘绍慧协助下，由工地工人在数日前搭建了临时凉棚，可以容纳百多名善男信女及义工在该处准备520份的祭品。

来自机场路大成花园的金香堂主持黄金香表示，这场大型超度仪式是她主持很多场超度仪式之中最大型的。

她形容，其实“好兄弟”也与一般人一样，并没有什么特别，四周都有，甚至在白天也可以活动自如。

谣言盛传不可信

“对外界盛传某购物中心的某鞋店关店后，有闭路电视拍到鞋子乱乱飞，翌日店员开店发现鞋子乱成一团；还有发现鞋印；更有传言称某购物中心将关闭数天等，那是虚假的传言，市民不应信以为真。”

拥有一对阴阳眼的黄金香表示，近来传出许多不利于购物中心的传言都是不可靠的，像所谓鞋子乱飞的鞋店根本都没有安装闭路电视，何能让人看到鞋子乱飞？

擅长赤手在恶灵附身者身上擒捉邪灵的黄金香，今日傍晚6时将地藏王菩萨的协助下超度这批亡灵。

也擅长替曾经堕胎、流产的妇女超度已故并附在母体幼灵的黄金香，许多当下的信女都曾在她的协助下，随后成为其追随者。

黄金香表面看似与一般妇女无疑，但却是作为地藏王菩萨使者，能出入地府自如，与亡灵沟通，“谈判”及超度。每逢初一、十五，金香堂都会有超度仪式在其住家附近举行。"

Ghost Story from SMK St. Columba, Miri

There are instances of unusual happenings in a classroom in one of the SMK St. Columba classroom blocks (Block C, Classroom 4E4), where the lights and the fans would switch on without anyone inside the classroom and when the block was completely locked.

Such an "unusual case" also happened when Wong was in a Prefect camp there.

Wong was doing his duty rounds taking care of the Prefect Juniors in the opposite block, when he saw his friend in that very classroom. However, when Wong called his friend's name, "his friend" didn't answer..

Wong then walked further down, and he saw the same friend in the School Hall..

Wong:
"But here's the catch: the Hall is more than 200 meters from that very classroom, and it would have taken more than 3 minutes to reach the School Hall...
And it was impossible for him to have ran towards the Hall when the block was fully locked up.

True story..."

Bintang Megamall Level 6 Carpark Haunted! (2 Tales)

Mr. A and Mr. U went to Bintang Megamall recently and they parked at the Level 6 Carpark there. A security guard found Mr. A in a daze or trance, trying to insert his car key into the wall! It was lucky that the security guard was there because Mr. U was also under some kind of trance and was walking towards the far (dark) end of the carpark!

N had witnessed a similar situation. N went to Bintang Plaza one night to buy some things. After shopping, he went back to his car at the carpark. He had parked his car at Level 6.

At the carpark, N happened to see his close friend wandering around. His friend seemed to be wandering around by himself in a daze. N shouted to his friend and he seemed to "wake up". It was almost close to the place where there were several suicide cases.

Baram Field, The Next Morning

This incident happened more than 10 years ago, maybe almost 20 years ago.

HJ was working for a well-known Miri oil and gas company. That time, he was assigned to carry out workscoping for a project at the Baram field.



The workscoping team consisted of only about 5 men, and it was supposed to be a daily-tripping job, as there was no LQ at Baram.

However, the weather was very bad that day. The scheduled boat was postponed until the next day. So HJ was stuck there in the middle of the sea with no toothbrush, and no spare clothes. The men had to sleep in a porta-cabin, while waiting for the boat to arrive the next day.

The next morning, HJ was woken up by a strange sound. He distinctly heard a rooster crowing outside! HJ felt a chill pass through him. That was impossible, as there were definitely no poultry on the unmanned platform!

HJ is retired now, but he remembers that unusual morning even after so many years have passed. The morning he was woken up by a cock's crow in the middle of the sea.

According to HJ, there are many spirits out in the open sea and some things just cannot be explained.

Bintang Plaza Bata Shop (New Wing), Miri

There's a Bata Shop (Bata shoe shop) situated at the new wing of Bintang Plaza on the Ground Floor, near Secret Recipe Restaurant and Sushi King Restaurant. Some people have been saying that it's haunted, and each story is basically a variation of the same theme:

Ms. M's sister knows the owner of the Bata Shop.
Apparently the store is a mess and shoes are thrown all over when the staff open shop in the mornings. The owner was understandably not pleased and reviewed the CCTV recordings to catch the culprit.

However, when they reviewed the CCTV recordings, the owner and staff were shocked when they saw the shoes seem to fly off the racks by themselves...

Disclaimer: I haven't seen the CCTV ghost/spirit footage.

Ghost Gate at Bintang Plaza, Miri

There are rumours that a Kwai Moon Kwan (鬼門關 "Ghost Gate" or Portal to Hell) is located at the place behind Sushi King (New Wing) Bintang Plaza.

There is a small roadside altar (red Chinese altar) in that area. The roadside altar was initially only a small poorly built structure but it has been "renovated" and "upgraded" several times within only 3 years and now it is considerably bigger and more well-equipped than it used to be. According to rumours, the altar was "upgraded" because the spirits in the area are more powerful / becoming more powerful.

Suicide case sometime in late 2009 at the location.

The area is also the location of a suicide case in late 2009, where a man jumped from the Bintang Plaza Carpark and fell to his death on the road somewhere behind Sushi King. During that time, the Bintang Plaza New Wing was still undergoing construction.

Bintang Megamall / Bintang Plaza, Miri

Rumours have been floating around Miri that almost 500 human skeletons were found at the construction site of the new hotel adjoining Bintang Megamall / Bintang Plaza (soon-to-be Meritz Hotel). They are believed to have been killed and buried during the Japanese occupation of World War II.

Many strange hauntings and "trance-like" happenings have also been reported. There were also several suicides and "accidental" deaths at the Bintang Megamall area.

I've also heard from a sales person there who has said that there is supposedly a powerful "lady in red" who is behind the deaths of several men there. The sales person said it is believed that the "lady" is out to kill 7 men in order to menjadi manusia (revert to human form)..after which she would drink blood to survive (pontianak).

Apparently the situation became unbearable to the shop owners there and a Chinese exorcist or bomoh was called but it did not improve the situation.
There are speculations that there will be some special prayers held in the area around mid to end May 2011.
Supposedly, the skeletons will be moved to an area in Senadin, another reputedly "haunted spot".

Photograph of a Ghost, Oil & Gas Platform in Sabah Waters

I'm not sure if ghosts can be captured on photographs, but this is supposedly a genuine picture of a ghost.

Ghost Photo.

This photo was taken at an offshore location (platform), from Workboat Ajang Hormat at Barton Field South Furious in Sabah waters* by an offshore oil & gas construction crew.

The supposed ghost is at the upper-right side of the photo. Can you see it?

Many offshore locations (especially the older platforms) are said to be haunted.

To this day, many workbarges and workboats are said to have prayers and "cleansings" performed onboard by local bomohs prior to mobilization.

*Originally stated as Sarawak waters. Many thanks to the Anonymous commenter for the correction and additional details. Please refer to the comments below for details on the location.

Azim's House

Azim was a Curtin student. He was in fact a football player. He stayed in a typical student house in Desa Senadin. It was a normal house with 3 bedrooms. He stayed there with 2 other housemates. Azim had the master bedroom with the adjoining bathroom.

One night, both Azim's housemates were out, and Azim was home alone.
He was taking a shower when someone knocked loudly on the front door. He heard it and went out to open the door. But there was nobody there.
Azim went back to his bathroom, and continued showering.
Then there was a loud knock on his bedroom door. Azim got out of the bathroom and opened the bedroom door. Again, there was nobody there.
Azim locked his bedroom door and went back to his bathroom.
While he was showering, there was a loud knock on his bathroom door.
This time he ignored it.
Then, there came a loud knocking on the roof...

Another time something weird happened at Azim's house, Azim was studying at his desk when he felt a presence behind him. He looked around, but there was nobody there. He continued studying, and again, felt something behind him.
So he threw a pen over his shoulder without turning around.
And the presence disappeared.

Little Terrier Barking

Jade was home alone. This is the same girl as here and here. It was late at night and her two housemates were out.
Usually, when she was home alone, her housemate's little terrier would stay close to her. The small dog did not like to be left alone. It was a very small dog, about the size of a medium-sized cat.


That night, it was raining heavily. The little dog was standing near the living room. The living room light was off, as usual. The little terrier was just standing there staring in the dark, in the direction of the front door.
Jade picked the terrier up and brought it over to her room.
But the little dog struggled and ran back to stare at the living room.

Jade tried to get the little dog to follow her, but the dog ignored her. The little dog started to bark. The tiny terrier was standing stiffly there barking at nothing. Jade tried to call the dog again, but it continued to stand there, barking.

Jade suddenly felt cold. Scared, she went back to her room and locked the door. She could still hear the little dog barking. The dog continued to bark non-stop for about an hour.

The Computer Lab in GP402

Frid was in the GP402 computer lab in Curtin (pictured above). He was rushing his assignment. It was late at night, and his assignment was due the next day. As it was late, there was nobody else there. He was alone.

Then, the lab door slammed open and shut. Rapidly and repeatedly. There was nobody there. Frid finished his assignment and quickly left.

The Girl at Padang Kerbau

This happened on the Padang Kerbau road in Miri (also known as the
Miri Bypass). The road is a shortcut from the airport to the Boulevard
roundabout.

One night, LG was driving with his friend on that road. It was about
9pm. He was driving his car alone, and his friend was driving another
car. LG's friend was driving quite a distance in front of LG. They
were headed for the Boulevard roundabout.

The road was very dark. LG was driving a Kancil, and his car lights
could only illuminate a small area surrounding the side of the car. As
he drove along, suddenly his car lights picked out a figure huddled at
the side of the road.

It was the figure of a little girl, crouching in the dark at the
roadside on the grass. The car lights just managed to illuminate her
as the Kancil was driving past. In the rear view mirror, it was all
dark.

LG broke into cold sweat. He accelerated and overtook his friend's car.

He said he is grateful the "little girl" didn't follow him.

Water Pipes at the Old Toilet Block

This happened in St. Joseph's Secondary School in Miri, more than 10 years ago. During that time the old toilet block was closed for repairs. (The old block was the building next to the old school pond and next to the field.)

The water pipes in the old block were always turning on by themselves.

Edmund and his friend once went to turn off the water pipes. After they had turned off the water, they went away and made sure nobody went near the pipes.

Strangely, when they later went back, the water pipes were on again..

The Light Near the Morsjaya Cemetery

One night, a few years ago, James was driving 2 of his friends home. James and Neil sent Andy home first. They sent him back at around midnight. From Miri town to Andy's house, they had to pass by the Morsjaya cemetery.

To get back to their own homes, James and Neil had to cross the graveyard again. That night, there was something wrong with the lamps by the roadside at the cemetery.

Just before James' car reached the road beside the graveyard, James saw a bright light crossing the road. James saw it from afar, and the light was at the graveyard. Thinking it was probably just his imagination, James didn't mention it to Neil.

Then, Neil said: "Did you see that?"

James: "Yup."

Neil: "You wanna turn back and use the main road?"

James: "Yup."

So they turned around and used the highway that passes Taman Awam instead.
Sometimes it's better to be safe than sorry.

Lecturer's Office

This story was told by a Curtin lecturer (pictured left).
The lecturer, Ms. Andrea James, taught English. She shared her office with another female lecturer. Both lecturers maintained relatively short hairstyles.

Their office had a security camera, and could be monitored by the security guards. According to Ms. Andrea, a security guard told her that he had seen on the security monitors, a lady in white, with long dark hair, flying around the room...

Simy's Friend's Phone Camera

According to Simy, there is a house in Senadin, a double-storeyed house, the back of that house is facing the side door of Harmony Cafe (of course you can't see it from Harmony Cafe, since there's another double-storeyed house facing Harmony).
That house is supposedly haunted.

And Simy's friend took a photo of the ghost on his phone camera...
According to Simy, it looked white, "like fog with human shape."

On, Off, On, Off

W travels a lot on business. Once, he stayed at the Grand Palace Hotel in Miri.

He left the light on at night when he went to sleep. Suddenly, the lamp started switching on and off and on and off.

So he got up and called the hotel staff. The hotel staff sent a technician up to change the bulb.

When he tried to get back to sleep, the same thing happened again. The lights went off and on again repeatedly.

He was annoyed and shouted bad words... And the lamp went back to normal.

James's Previous Rented House

Once, long ago, Jade stayed at James's rented house in Desa Senadin while James and his housemates had gone back to their own houses (local Mirians). The semester was over, and Jade had nowhere to stay for a few days.

One night, the bulb in the bathroom was blown, so Jade lit candles to bathe.
Even though she stayed alone in the house, she locked the bathroom door. Halfway through her shower, she felt a slight breeze.

She looked around and the bathroom door was open...