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redstone
Background:

Fort Serapong was built by the British army in 1879, atop a hillock called Mount Serapong on Pulau Blakang Mati (now resort island of Sentosa).
It was modernised a few times, the last being in the 1930s. Serapong is a huge network of batteries, tunnels, underground rooms, lookout posts, supporting buildings and even its own water collection system. Essentially a self supporting defence post. During the WWII, Serapong saw little action. The role was to protect Singapore Port. Serapong was used to fire on ships in the harbour only a few times, before itself, along with other forts and batteries were shelled and damaged by the Japanese. When the British forces surrendered, all the batteries were abandoned. Some of the guns were destroyed by the British just before they withdrew. But what happened to the batteries during Japanese Occupation I believe isn't clear. The Japanese army capture many defence facilities for their own use. Like Fort Siloso was turned into a POW camp. As for Serapong I can't find any info online. What I believe was something gruesome might had happened inside the tunnels. As you know during the war, "comfort women" were set for the Japanese troops. I think the spirit might be some of them who didn't make it back.

Now Serapong is like a ruin, complete forgotten and overgrown by vegetation, save for some people who know of it's existance. Recently an archaelogical dig was conducted at the fort, which cut down vegetation growing on the fort and uncovered the gun mounts.


A few days ago me and a group of friends went to recce Fort Serapong, Sentosa at night, a personal outing.

At 11:30pm we reached the entrance of the tunnel and begun to sort our stuff. Then one of the participants heard someone talking outside, so we switched off all our lights (torches, latern, camera, videocam). What I thought I heard was a very faint "mmmm", "mmm" like people talking softly. All of us heard this. One person said he heard a tap sound, like tap on concrete. Then a strange thing happened during our "lights off" period. We were squatting down, except for one person who is standing up. And this person later said he saw another person standing and moving his head. We have no idea who this other person is.

We thought nothing much and proceeded in, tying a string to the outside to lead us in, in case we got lost. A lot of time was spent detangling the tangled spool of string. Midway, one person ( a lady ) said she heard 2 ladies voice speaking softly, like an exchange of dialogue. She heard it 3 times, once midway into the first tunnel, 2nd and 3rd time just before we descended down to the second tunnel, where there's a part of a c. 50cm drop. She said the voice was just beside her.

At the 2nd tunnel, I was holding to the cut end of the string tautly as one participant tried to detangle the spool. I felt the string vibrating, as if someone had rubbed past it. Thinking it might be my hand shaking (hands are never 100% stable), I moved the string up and down, but there's no vibration. Just might be my hands shaking, I'm not very sure.

We finally reached the end of the tunnel, where there's a verticle ladder down, estimated 20 ~ 30m deep. After some discussion we decided not to go down, as it was too risky. All the while I feel as if there were a lot of people in the tunnels, people everywhere. I was the only one taking photos, and numerous orbs appeared in some photos. Especially one which looks like a portrait of a young lady (orb showing head, hair and shoulders). The orb was captured near where the 2 ladies' voices were heard. Shocked The voices were only heard by the lady participant, btw.

We left the fort shortly after, at 1am.

This was posted by my fellow participant:

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Hmm redstone i thought i got 2 people standing that is me and the other lady? and my biggest fear is ranger Cos when u guyz was untie the rope or something i heard people talking outside soo i thought it was the ranger petroling the place soo i was super scared of ranger and tell u guyz too turn off the lights" then when the lights are off i thought my frenz whose his name is weixue soo i thought infront of me is weixue soo his head was turning left and right quite fast as if he was checking the area soo below and say can open the lights liao then i say the weixue behind me soo i thought when i look below we go walk behind soo i didn't suspect anything weird till when we are at the 7/11 then they talk about when we turn our lights off and weixue say he was all the way behind me when the lights was off soo i was like ?????? but luckily when the lights was off i wanted to rest my hand at the guyz shoulder whom i suspected the guyz infront of me is weixue.. soo it must be my lucky day that i didn't rest my arm at the guyz infront of me.. grin2.gif



What are your opinions of what we encountered?
Thozzman
Good post, well written.
I could see it all very clearly in my head, and would have loved to have been there.
I think I might have chanced climbing down the ladder, but that's just me. It's entirely possible that the female voices that were heard were indeed "comfort women".

A fascinating story. I just hope you don't get flayed to the bone for mentioning orbs.
A lot here treat orbs, and people who believe it's possible that some of them are other than dust, like dirt.

On the other hand, I'm open to any possibility because I realize that I don't have all the answers.
Very good story. thumbsup.gif
Ashiene
hah redstone im from Singapore too nice to meet you!
~Onyx~
That sounds like a great place to investigate, I'm envious.
redstone
Saturday I got home at around 11am, fell asleep and woke up only at 8pm. Then I went to sleep at 3am. Just as I was about to fall asleep, like half asleep, i feel like something was grabbing my arm tightly, I can't move it (arm only). So I forced myself to wake up fully, then my arm was freed. Then I fell asleep again, I felt as if my whole body is shaking back and forth, like someone grabbing you and shaking your body. Forced myself to wake up again, truly my body was shaking. I don't know why, suddenly in my mind I 'thought' loudly "Leave my alone, get out" and when I was fully awake the sensation was gone. Feeling quite freaky, I chanted guan yin and fell asleep again. This time no more strange shaking.

Wonder what happened? Was I too tired? Something like sleep paralysis?


Oh yea, will post the orb photo soon.
geministwin160
i'm not to sure what the girl you quoted was saying redstone..maybe you can clear it up for me. Was some one standing in front or behind her? And was the person NOT apart of your invesigation?

Can you get the pitcures up? Even if they have orbs, they will still be awesome to look at. However, with a place like that, orbs really cant be used as paranormal, there are just way to many non-paranormal things they can be. But, i'd still like to see the pictures!!

Great story and (I agree) very well written!! original.gif
redstone
Sorry, not been logging on in a long time.

Few days ago we went back to the fort. This time we stayed from 11pm to 4am

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Tunnel structure:
The tunnel structure is as follows.
First was the first room. From this room we enter the tunnel. The room faces outside into the forests, with a door and a window that are long since gone.
A narrow passage leads us into the first tunnel ("Tunnel 1").
Beside Tunnel 1 is a parallel running long room ("Long Room") with a few archways.
At the end of Tunnel 1 is a big drop down, say half a metre, which brings us to Tunnel 2, perpendicular to Tunnel 1.
At the end of Tunnel 2 is a long ladder down, estimated at 20m deep. The ladder is badly rusted and we didn't dare climb down.


We reached around 11pm. Was completely dark, we had to use torchlight, bash into the forest. So around 11:30pm we reached the tunnels, and we went into the first room, then someone commented he felt 'very dangerous' and we turned back to explore the area. When we were exiting, a friend said he heard someone talking from one of the other rooms (the whole place is deserted). While going into the forest, someone remarked he smelled a fragrance, after a while I smelled it too. A very faint fragrance, on and off.


First trip:

After a few minutes we went back into the tunnel, and went down to explore with bright torches. At first was nothing, then we went back to the first room to rest. I heard something from outside the room, like someone talking a few words, or might just be an animal.


Second trip:

We made a second trip down, and did something crazy. We split into groups of 2 people, each group at a part of the tunnel. 2 people were a few metres apart. Then we switched off all lights and sat in the darkness for 10 minutes. Then there was this "BONG" sound from the end of the tunnel, in the direction of the rusted ladder. Sounded metallic, without an echo or resonating sound. This really startled me. Then the "bongs" became more frequent and louder. Finally the 10 minutes were up and we left. As I was climbing out, I heard a knocking noise from the same end of the tunnel, this time a different sound.

Third trip:

Then I ventured in for the third time into the tunnel and repeated the experiment, this time I sat near the end of the tunnel. By this time it was already 3am. Lights off again. After about 3 minutes, the "bong" noises sounded again, this time much louder, and louder as each sound came, and getting more frequent, as fast as 12 seconds per sound. Then I felt a little freaky and signaled to my friend to move, we moved about a metre away from the end, and turned our backs to the end of the tunnel.

It was at this position that I heard soft footsteps behind me, someone stepping on the wet sand (there was sand inside the tunnel). And I felt as if someone was walking behind me, my back felt a tingling sensation. I was only about 50cm from the wall. It was only around 3 minutes later the next "bong" came, this time much softer. I also heard very faint music at a point in time.

Finally 10 minutes was over and we went back to the first room and discussed our stories. My friend who was in front of me said he hear deep breathing behind him (in direction of the tunnel end). Another friend down the tunnel (near the entrance) said he felt as if someone walked pass him. About the music, because we had a torch with radio, but I don't know if the torch was inside the tunnel at the time.


Forth trip:

Then we all went down the tunnel the 4th time. Oddly the end of Long Room felt cold, like a drop of few degrees. We ventured into Tunnel 2. This time, the "bong" came again, very loud. We were shining our torches to the end, and with each sound I took a photo. Then we just left the entire place. As we were going out, suddenly one person said he heard a shuffling sound (ch-ch-ch-ch) from the other end of the tunnel. But I didn't hear anything. Finally we made our way 'back to civilisation'. Luckily managed to get a cab in the middle of nowhere at 4am.

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According to local believe, some spirits or beings from another world can produce fragrances, and these leave no trial of smell and can come suddenly. But in the forest it could very well be a flower, so no one can be sure.
Barek Halfhand
QUOTE(redstone @ Apr 30 2007, 06:24 AM) [snapback]1652456[/snapback]
Sorry, not been logging on in a long time.
hello
I must have missed this one, I have a particular interest in the battle for the pacific in the closing years of ww2.... I'm going to look at this closer as time permits but thanks, great posts! thumbsup.gif ........speaking of , I just recently rented Clint Eastwoods' "Flags of our Fathers" DVD and the opening battle scene is pretty amazing.....B
redstone
QUOTE(Barek Halfhand @ Apr 30 2007, 09:20 PM) [snapback]1652534[/snapback]
hello
I must have missed this one, I have a particular interest in the battle for the pacific in the closing years of ww2.... I'm going to look at this closer as time permits but thanks, great posts! thumbsup.gif ........speaking of , I just recently rented Clint Eastwoods' "Flags of our Fathers" DVD and the opening battle scene is pretty amazing.....B


Ah, yes the area had a history during WWII. Battle stories are always interesting. So are the tales that they leave behind at the battle location decades or even centuries later.
redstone
Here's a photo I promised from the tunnel. This looks to the dead end of the tunnel, where there is a small shaft up to the surface, most likely a for loading shells into the guns at the surface.

linked-image
Here is the orb, in the direction where my friend heard 2 ladies talking.

Oh my god,what do you guys make of it? All my friends say it looks like a portrait of a young lady, with shoulder length hair and a smile.
redstone
My friend related this to me.. At one time I went down to the tunnel to help another friend set up his videocam. So 3 other guys were outside at the first room, and the heard a very loud "Huh-aoooo" moan, coming from about 5m or so from the room in the forest. All 3 of them heard it and described it as a male voice moaning. For me, I heard it on 2 other occasions, both quite faint, coming from outside.

Also faint sounds like 2 people talking, 2 males, from the forest.

Now strange voices, strange shadow person, knocking sounds, footsteps, fragrances... unsure.gif


What I encountered:

Feeling of danger
Sudden faint fragrance in forest
Metallic "Bong" sound, no echo, no resonating sounds
Hard solid knocking sound (knock once)
Footsteps on wet sand (I swear, this is freaky and no one is moving)
The moan

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Daniella2310
Hi!

I can't believe this fort is in top of a hill in Sentona! On which side? I deeeefinitely will be looking forward paying that place a visit next time I go to visit my father.

Tell me something, is there like a little stream in the tunnel or near it? because that can account for a lot of weird/random noises you heard.


KAOSInc
This sounds interesting!

http://www.fortsiloso.com/index.htm

Nighttime pictures of Fort Serapong

http://www.webshots.com/search?query=Fort+...cee&start=0
redstone
QUOTE(Daniella2310 @ May 4 2007, 08:37 AM) [snapback]1658516[/snapback]
Hi!

I can't believe this fort is in top of a hill in Sentona! On which side? I deeeefinitely will be looking forward paying that place a visit next time I go to visit my father.

Tell me something, is there like a little stream in the tunnel or near it? because that can account for a lot of weird/random noises you heard.


It's off the beaten track and the location is unmarked on the resort island's maps. It's at the easter end of the island, the hill is surrounded by its namesake Serapong Golf Course. Some maps printed by the government land authority (the most accurate maps) show it at Serapong Hill Road. Don't worry though, it's a tar road.

Map here
The white rectangle there is a reservior. You have to walk a short stretch of forest trail to reach there, there's a sign which says something like 'nature trail".

Man, I really want to go deep down the fort, but there's a few broken stairs and ladders, and pretty much half of the fort is completely overgrown with vegetation. Half had been exposed by an archaelogical dig last year.
redstone
QUOTE(Daniella2310 @ May 4 2007, 08:37 AM) [snapback]1658516[/snapback]
Hi!

I can't believe this fort is in top of a hill in Sentona! On which side? I deeeefinitely will be looking forward paying that place a visit next time I go to visit my father.

Tell me something, is there like a little stream in the tunnel or near it? because that can account for a lot of weird/random noises you heard.


Nope, no stream... But there's a few ventilation shafts and water is dripping down. But none sounded like the loud "bong" we heard. wacko.gif
Daughter of the Nine Moons
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redstone
QUOTE(Daughter of the Nine Moons @ May 5 2007, 09:21 PM) [snapback]1660853[/snapback]
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Thanks!!! grin2.gif

Ah, back to topic, I'll be going back again one day for sure. original.gif
redstone
Something weird actually happened to me aftet I returned from the fort after a midnight trip.

"Saturday I got home at around 11am, fell asleep and woke up only at 8pm. Then I went to sleep at 3am. Just as I was about to fall asleep, like half asleep, i feel like something was grabbing my arm tightly, I can't move it (arm only). So I forced myself to wake up fully, then my arm was freed. Then I fell asleep again, I felt as if my whole body is shaking back and forth, like someone grabbing you and shaking your body. Forced myself to wake up again, truly my body was shaking. I don't know why, suddenly in my mind I 'thought' loudly "Leave my alone, get out" and when I was fully awake the sensation was gone. Feeling quite freaky, I chanted and fell asleep again. This time no more strange shaking."
redstone
Someone who did another night exploration of the fort told me that while sleeping insde the fort, he got blown in the face by 'something' or 'someone'. The strange metallic knocking sound was heard again.

As of last week the fort had been sealed up with a metal gate. sad.gif Ah, sadly... no more investigations.
Sylent Nyte
First post here.

Sup bro. I come from the same country as you do. It may interest you to know that there is another entrance to the fort. Please check your PM's.
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