Yesterday morning was interesting. I was having breakfast session with John Petruse, Donald and Peter Mikulas. Praga did not join us because he was busy with something. The topic about paranormal began when we talked about the newspaper showing an article about few students lost their way in the jungle of Gunung Nuang. I was there few months back,... I guess I must have been lucky then. I told John that those students must have challenged the nature by making fun of forest's creatures or verbally condemning/giving bad remarks about the place or even informing others about strange encounter.
John started telling us the story about his trip few years back at Teluk Cempedak, Kuantan. Teluk Cempedak is a beach area mainly with visitors from Kuantan. He went hiking into the forest area with his wife in order to reach the secluded beach area with huge rocks for relaxing. There were some people when they arrived there. After relaxing sometime, they left the place when no one around there anymore. So they took the same path in the forest. John's wife did warn him about that path whereby according to the locals, never look back when walking along the forest path.
Soon after walking sometime, he heard a chirping sound near him. At first, John didn't bother that sound but he felt strange when the volume of the chiroing sound did not stop and kept on following him. His wife was right behind him when he turned back. She scolded John for looking back. John explained to her that the chirping sound kept on following him. Both of them knew something was not right when only John could hear the strange sound. They moved quickly and got back to their car. While driving back home, John did asked his wife about why he shouldnt turn back. His wife explained that the forest path to secluded beach area is not "clean".
Next, John told us that several years ago, he and his friends organized a Mount Kinabalu climb. It was supposed to be a huge group but just before the trip, one by one of the members pulled out/cancelled last minute until there were only five of them left for Mount Kinabalu.
While hiking back to the base of Mount Kinabalu, John's wife sprained her ankle and both of them have to hike back to the base camp slowly. They guide was some how not that happy when this couple was so slow hiking down. John and his wife could see the guide few hundred meters ahead of them.
All of a sudden, the thick cloud came passing by and covered the couple's view like a white blanket. When it was clear again, the couple couldn't see their guide. John felt strange as it is nearly impossible for their guide to hiked away from them so fast. At that point of time, John heard a chirping noise. The sound was so familiar just like what he heard at Teluk Cempedak. Knewing something was amiss, he quickly informed his wife to hike faster.
John and his wife was running through a certain stretch of the forest and suddenly, his wife stopped and stunned. With the chirping sound still following him, he tapped his wife's shoulder to move on. Both of them hiked so fast even though they were feeling exhausted and hungry and managed to catch up with their guide. Finally, the couple arrived Mount Kinabalu's base and headed to hotel.
On the way to hotel, John asked his wife about why she stopped suddenly at one particular time. She said that she saw an old woman with scarf sitting under a huge tree in a hunched position waiting for her to pass by. John did not see the old lady but according to his wife, the old lady in scarf was near them! John felt so eerie when she explained.
After sometime, John met a friend at office and talked about his Mount Kinabalu experience and not to forget also about the chirping sound and the old woman in scarf. His friend impersonated the chirping sound and John was shocked that his friend could produce the same sound!!! John's friend later told him that the old woman in which John's wife saw was a "Pontianak" or also known as female vampire / bloodsucker!
There are many things that we do not know out there...
So guys, I would like to advise fellow bikers / hikers / campers... please, please, please never make any comment or boast about strange encounter when you are taking part in any outdoor activity. You'll never know about the other world out there...
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