I can't say I have ever seen a ghost with my own two eyes. I have had sleep paralysis in my teens, I might have woken up from it to see a black shadow sitting on me, but at the same time, it could have been in my head. I may have felt breathing, and a weight of something getting into bed at a hotel, but all of these could be explained away by science I'm sure.
Still, I would like to tackle the second question from the @ladiesofhive, which is
2️⃣ Do you think you’ve ever encountered a ghost?
Through reliable sources like my Dad, Mum, Grandmother and the experience of living with my mentally sick uncle and aunt {for a long time, the family was very sure were possessed). I myself might have some peculiar unearthly feelings and hearings but again, probably could be explained away by science.
So today, I give the science fans a chance to explain these two stories away. Both experienced by my daughter when she was younger.
The first time it happened was when she was about 4'ish/5. We were at my in-laws' old house (they have moved a couple of times since) and she needed to pee. I was in the midst of helping with the cooking and so told her to go to the toilet upstairs because the one downstairs was the squat kind, the one upstairs was a toilet bowl which she was comfortable using.
She looked at me innocently and said "No Mummy, my friend is upstairs. I'm scared to go upstairs."
This is when my SIL's eyes grew wide as she said "You see her too?"
Back then, my daughter referred to all kids as "friend". SIL went on to explain that she too sees a spirit child who stands behind the door facing the corner as if she was being punished. The spirit never moved or disturbed anyone, just stands there and you could only see her back. Judging from her size, the spirit was about 8 to 10 years old.
Now for the second story, my daughter was 12 and we were visiting relatives in Singapore. We usually rough it at husband's cousin's place and would just all sleep in the hall, on the floor. There were 8 of us that night.
The weather was hot and we had left the windows open. The kids were all sleeping facing the window, I was sleeping at their feet with my youngest, the hubs was sleeping on the sofa beside me which was under the window.
I was fast asleep when suddenly my daughter was shaking my feet (our sleeping positions were such that her feet and my feet could be touching each other at a 90° angle), her head held low as if trying not to look at the window. her voice trembling she asked "Mummy, did I watch a movie with a lady dressed in white with long hair, last night?"
The chills ran down my spine because Singapore has many stories of the Pontianak.
And I am not in the habit of watching horror movies with the kids when they were younger, and the way she was asking me I could tell she was very scared.
I immediately made some space for her to sleep beside me, told her it was just a dream. No, I did not look up at the window to see why she was trying so hard not to look in that direction but must have said all kinds of prayers until we fell asleep.
The next day, she was very sick and while others went visiting family, I stayed at home with her.
Surprisingly, she remembers nothing of that day including being very sick the next. It has completely vanished from her memory bank.
And that would be my ghost experiences through my daughter... unless you count this one which I wrote here on the blockchain in April 2018. Let me just share the bit that you really want to read... We were in another state for my son's swim meet and here's the rest...
And that's 3 stories which I am sure have very logical answers ;p. Ladies, would you come to share your experience if you have ever had these encounters? I would love to read them ;D Find out more HERE.
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