1969/1970 Outram Park ( opposite of Singapore General Hospital )
A white shadow passed thru the brick wall right infront of me.
I was then twelve years old. My family was poor.
My dad was a sole-breadwinner in the family
with my mom helping him and Six children to fed,
so we never see a doctor when anyone of us were sick.
My father will be a doctor himself, he were go to the
medicial hall (drug store) to get the regular medicines
and some chinese herb tea, those look like black coffee
herb tea was very bitter and horrible taste.
That very night, my third younger brother was sick with high fever,
It was almost ten to eleven o'clock, my dad order me to go
shop down stair to buy the chinese herb tea.
We stay on the 10th floor, my father was quick temper,
When we young, we very frighten to see he gets angry,
So I don't wait for the lift, I rushed down the stairs.
I afraid the shop was close at that wee hours.
And if I can't get the herb tea, my dad were be angry.
I went down the stairs and almost reach the third floor
at the mid stair in between the 4th floor and 3rd floor
I saw a white floating spirit with no head slowly
pass through the wall of the bricks right infront of me.
I stung for a few second and was terrified!
I run down the stairs as quick as possible with high speed.
I brought the herb tea and dare not to take the lift alone,
I stay on the main lobby waiting for somebody else to
come to take the lift and went up together.
The place where I lived was once a War prison and during
the Japanese invade and occupy times, majority war
prisoners was executed here. Opposite the road was
Singapore General hospital mortuary.
( Today the Mortuary is still there)
When firstly we shifted there, the place was dark and ghasty,
the dogs yelp almost every nights, even some adults felt
dread and terror during the night.
( Today's Outram Park 2013)
The place was demolished many years ago, now beside it is a Train Station.
