Location: Australia, Qld, Gatton - UQ Gatton Premises
Exploration Date:21th Safar 1430 of the Muslim calendar
160209 of the Gregorian Calendar
Encounters: 2 Abandoned houses, old cemetery, Orbs(highly likely to be dust particles), Camera totally malfunction working when entering cemetery area
Time:2300 ~ 0000
Exploration Date:21th Safar 1430 of the Muslim calendar
160209 of the Gregorian Calendar
Encounters: 2 Abandoned houses, old cemetery, Orbs(highly likely to be dust particles), Camera totally malfunction working when entering cemetery area
Time:2300 ~ 0000
Well it took long enough for me to get this post up. As mentioned in an earlier post I`m bashed with lots of work and hope my comrades in Singapore are doing their part as well. Here's my share of our investigation. Me and the honorary Team TkCk member Syaiful(house and course mate) went to investigate this infamous on house campus which was located quite a distance from campus. Which begs a question, "on house campus"?. Let me first explain that the on house campus are like "kampong houses" and are divided into 2 segregation. The first lot are located very near to the campus premises where you can walk to your classes and lectures whereas the 2nd portion are located in the horticultural fields.
The houses that are located in the horticultural fields are spaced very far apart to give a general idea it takes about 10-15 minutes on foot from one house to another.The nearest one to any lecture halls will take at least 35 minutes walk the furthest would probably take about an hour. So imagine how big my campus premises are including all the research fields.
Anyway I will divide this post into 2 parts the first being our exploration into the infamous house in the horticultural fields and on the next part will be on the abandon cemetery and the other abandon house.
Syaiful and I left our house in Gatton town in the midst of on going thunderstorm in the next town called Laidley. As if the weather is even kinder to us too add to the already eerily moonless and dark night.To give a general idea of how dark it was, only when a ligthning broke across the sky can we see at least a hundred meter ahead of us even when we were using High beams. Well for my Singaporeans friends, yes the roads are not lit at night unlike back home to make matters worse, wombats,roos,hares,koalas and wallaby might cross your path.When that happens only 2 things can occur, its too late too avoid and you rammed it head on increasing the chance of damaging your vehicle and believe me its like hitting a rock! 2nd scenario is where you will manage to avoid it but increasing your chances of getting into an accident.So you need a fair bit of skill driving at night on the outback roads.If you are telling yourself"well if it was me, I would have jammed brake", well guess what? You won`t have time when your travelling at 80-100km/h trust me on this!
We arrived on the campus shortly, the thing that worries me the most was the rounds that the security will be making on the rovers but we crossed our fingers and pushed on.This was the first time for Syaiful to go on this kind of exploration but I`m not too bothered as he was an Army Officer during his NS days.I`m pretty sure he can hold his own ground, if not? Well I didn't plan that far, because I just took his word that he`s okay with this kind off trip.
We arrived soon after driving through the campus grounds, passing the research fields and entering the horticultural fields. We never really recce the place at night and it was our first visit during such conditions and true enough we missed it and drove all the way to the mid area of the horticultural fields before we realize that we have drove too far. Funny isn`t it that we knew where the house was located but in the night it was neatly hidden amongst the tall shrubs and dead trees camouflaging it totally! We almost missed it again on our 2nd bypass as well but we manage to reconfirmed our grounds before we went too far.
A little history background on the place. The house is a Queenslander house meaning it was built on stilts of wooden beam which is very similar to the design of our "kampong houses". This particular design approach was adopted by the people living in Queensland because of the climate. Queensland weather patterns and climate are more or less similar to Singapore and Malaysia in most parts, therefore they are subject to flooding so, the practicality of adopting such designs in the olden days were justifiable.
This particular on house campus that we were investigating has many mystery and rumours shrouding it.Till today, the campus management has not leased or rent it out to anyone anymore and as it seems it will stay that way.Here`s some of the stories that I have heard from seniors about the house, it was said that a girl had committed suicide in the house due to stress which I find it hard to swallow but supposings after that they didn't lease the house out for sometime up until few years back.
They re-release the house for rent but surprisingly none of its tenant ever lasted a whole week in the house.When I interviewed one of its past tenant a senior of mine whose from Malaysia. He said that he lived in the house for 3 days when he first came. He got the house after applying for permanent lodgings but within the next 3 days he felt very uneasy as though there was a small girl moving across room to room.Wearing white garments with a blonde hair he usually noticed it at the corner of his eyes.When he turned there was no one in the house or the rooms. He related that when night comes the atmosphere worsen. He felt as though eyes were staring at him till he dared not switch any of the light in the house on the 2nd night. He kept telling himself to shrug it off as it was just his imagination toying with him and then on the 3rd day as he was talking to another senior at that time. He was asked where he was staying and thus the story unfolded.He was shock to learned that a girl had committed suicide there and he was the first tenant to re-occupy the house after that incident. He quickly got back and repacked his belongings and shifted out that very day.He related that after him, he heard there were also some international students that stayed over at that particular house but none lasted past a week.
I never got the chance to talk to any of them as most of them have graduated and went back to their own countries. Stories began to circulate around the campus and soon no one wanted to even rent the place and thus the house has been emptied since then and till today. Stories of how tenants that were living further in the horticultural fields saw the lights in the house were switched on after they were emptied for several months.They also claimed to have saw a shadow of a person, as the drove past the house at night. The rumours that began circulating furthered deepen the impression of the house being haunted.
As we drove in the cramped driveway towards the house we were shocked to see that the grass were as tall as the car.It was impossible for us to us to get to the stairs.We were first afraid of the snakes that might be lurking and secondly we dared not drove further in as it would be the worst possible situation to get the car stuck in some potholes or soft ground.We drove as close as we could to the house and parked it while taking a few snapshots. I personally was pumped up and it was a big disappointment not to be able to explore the inner parts of the house. The thoughts racing through my mind was to go against my better judgement and just bash through.The stair seems so close yet so far but as soon as I opened the car door, I understand of the risk I would have been taking.So we ended up just taking the photos of the house from the our car. I`m sorry guys but it was really a big disappointing outing!
As you can see I have a few friends living on other on house campuses and there are some others that are vacant but yet still fully frunished. They will usually be occupied 1-2 weeks of before the start of the semester but perhaps you can`t see clearly from the picture the house is not furnished at all. It is bare, meaning to say the management has no more intention of leasing or renting it out anymore. I wonder why??? Below are the few snapshots we managed to get hold off, I cannot come to a conclusion because this investigation is still incomplete.
Have a look at the pictures I have posted below!
EXPLORE, EXPERIENCE, BELIEVE!!
We arrived soon after driving through the campus grounds, passing the research fields and entering the horticultural fields. We never really recce the place at night and it was our first visit during such conditions and true enough we missed it and drove all the way to the mid area of the horticultural fields before we realize that we have drove too far. Funny isn`t it that we knew where the house was located but in the night it was neatly hidden amongst the tall shrubs and dead trees camouflaging it totally! We almost missed it again on our 2nd bypass as well but we manage to reconfirmed our grounds before we went too far.
A little history background on the place. The house is a Queenslander house meaning it was built on stilts of wooden beam which is very similar to the design of our "kampong houses". This particular design approach was adopted by the people living in Queensland because of the climate. Queensland weather patterns and climate are more or less similar to Singapore and Malaysia in most parts, therefore they are subject to flooding so, the practicality of adopting such designs in the olden days were justifiable.
This particular on house campus that we were investigating has many mystery and rumours shrouding it.Till today, the campus management has not leased or rent it out to anyone anymore and as it seems it will stay that way.Here`s some of the stories that I have heard from seniors about the house, it was said that a girl had committed suicide in the house due to stress which I find it hard to swallow but supposings after that they didn't lease the house out for sometime up until few years back.
They re-release the house for rent but surprisingly none of its tenant ever lasted a whole week in the house.When I interviewed one of its past tenant a senior of mine whose from Malaysia. He said that he lived in the house for 3 days when he first came. He got the house after applying for permanent lodgings but within the next 3 days he felt very uneasy as though there was a small girl moving across room to room.Wearing white garments with a blonde hair he usually noticed it at the corner of his eyes.When he turned there was no one in the house or the rooms. He related that when night comes the atmosphere worsen. He felt as though eyes were staring at him till he dared not switch any of the light in the house on the 2nd night. He kept telling himself to shrug it off as it was just his imagination toying with him and then on the 3rd day as he was talking to another senior at that time. He was asked where he was staying and thus the story unfolded.He was shock to learned that a girl had committed suicide there and he was the first tenant to re-occupy the house after that incident. He quickly got back and repacked his belongings and shifted out that very day.He related that after him, he heard there were also some international students that stayed over at that particular house but none lasted past a week.
I never got the chance to talk to any of them as most of them have graduated and went back to their own countries. Stories began to circulate around the campus and soon no one wanted to even rent the place and thus the house has been emptied since then and till today. Stories of how tenants that were living further in the horticultural fields saw the lights in the house were switched on after they were emptied for several months.They also claimed to have saw a shadow of a person, as the drove past the house at night. The rumours that began circulating furthered deepen the impression of the house being haunted.
As we drove in the cramped driveway towards the house we were shocked to see that the grass were as tall as the car.It was impossible for us to us to get to the stairs.We were first afraid of the snakes that might be lurking and secondly we dared not drove further in as it would be the worst possible situation to get the car stuck in some potholes or soft ground.We drove as close as we could to the house and parked it while taking a few snapshots. I personally was pumped up and it was a big disappointment not to be able to explore the inner parts of the house. The thoughts racing through my mind was to go against my better judgement and just bash through.The stair seems so close yet so far but as soon as I opened the car door, I understand of the risk I would have been taking.So we ended up just taking the photos of the house from the our car. I`m sorry guys but it was really a big disappointing outing!
As you can see I have a few friends living on other on house campuses and there are some others that are vacant but yet still fully frunished. They will usually be occupied 1-2 weeks of before the start of the semester but perhaps you can`t see clearly from the picture the house is not furnished at all. It is bare, meaning to say the management has no more intention of leasing or renting it out anymore. I wonder why??? Below are the few snapshots we managed to get hold off, I cannot come to a conclusion because this investigation is still incomplete.
Have a look at the pictures I have posted below!
EXPLORE, EXPERIENCE, BELIEVE!!
1 comment:
Hey TKCK, good job on exploring outside of Singapore! Congratulations on this research. Two thumbs up!
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