At the start of my reign in Tai-taidom beginning of this month, I came up with a list of the things I had wanted to do. I had one of it fulfilled - visiting the infamous haunted house Nam Koo Terrace.

Thanks to the emaculate, ever so gorgeous Ms. Ruby Poon; she sniffed out a way for us to go to Nam Koo Terrace in a group. Last last Saturday night Ruby arranged a double date for us to visit 8 of Wanchai's most haunted spots ( in conjunction with Halloween) While I am not sure some of these places are as haunted as fabled, it was a lovely night seeing Wanchai at its element of intrigue while uncovering some of its rich history.

The landscape of Wanchai is forever changed, no thanks to future development projects poised to take place in the next few years. Like the always say, nothing lasts forever but in HK; it's even shorter than you expect it to be.

The Blue House off Queen's Road East.

The Blue House at another angle

The old Post office at Queen's Road East. In the 50s, it seemed there was this ghost Postman who delivered mails to houses late in the night time. Recipients were often rewarded with a death in the household. The solution to repel this unwelcomed ghost? A temple was built to placate the ghost. My solution is far simpler - ghost dogs! Dogs hate postmen!

Our guide wasn't a very convincing storyteller, I think she caught me rolling my eyes a few times throughout the night.
Our guide was probably the scariest sight we saw that night.

The so called " most haunted building" in Wanchai " so haunted that even cops paroling the neighborhood avoided it

An old abandoned school near Ship Street. Rumor has it someone hung herself here

The stairs leading up to Nam Koo Terrace. Creepy..... Creepy.....

The old Wanchai market. The guide said that during the Japanese occupation, it had been used to store corpses

The perfect way to end the night - dinner at the trendy The Pawn followed by more real ghost stories

2 Responses to "Wanchai, the urban ghost town"

  1. Christina Says:

    you are so brave to go on that haunted tour!!! especially after '1408'. i saw half of the movie this afternoon. i'm glad your pictures turned out "normal"!!!!

  2. Lifeat30 Says:

    Not really i felt something at one of the hot spots. that place definitely had something keras going on la

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