Hungzai
This happened on a Sunday night in Oct, 1994 at a Pulau Tekong army
recruits’ camp. It was witnessed by 20-30 people.
We were about to go to sleep, when a chinese guy suddenly pounced
on another guy, scratching him and shouting in malay (according to
my malay friends, he was shouting some vuglarities), and the spooky
part, in a hoarse woman voice. (I can’t describe in words how
spooky the situation is, the closest is to say it’s like having a
really bad nightmare while wide awake.)
All of us were in shock, and not one dared to help the poor fellow.
Fortunately, 3 Sergeants were nearby and came to the rescue, while
one of us fetched our CSM (Company Sergeant Major).
It took the 3 sergeants quite awhile to pin down the chinese guys
(got to admire their guts, everyone could see they were scared
too). When our CSM arrived, he halted for a while (probably shocked
too) and asked everyone, except the 3 sergeants & the possessed
fellow, to leave the bunk & closed the doors. We could hear the
CSM is ‘negotiating’ with the possessed guy in malay (He used to
live in kampong). According to my malay friends, the negotiation
was roughly as follows:
Our CSM : Release the boy.
‘woman’ : No, you disturbed me first, (lots of vulgarities)
Our CSM : I apologised on behalf, leave the boy alone.
‘woman’ : Why should I, (lots of vulgarities)
Our CSM : I’m the superior here, I’ll teach them a lesson for
disturbing you. (Thanksfully, he did not)
‘woman’ : (some vulgarities)
Then there was a short silence, followed by our CSM, together 3
sergeants, carried the unconcious guy to the sick bay. He was given
1 day off the next day to rest at home. The ‘victim’ suffered from
minor scratches and shock. We did not sleep well for next few
nights.
When the chinese guy returned from his rest, a few kaypos
(including yours truly) asked him what happened. He replied that he
had no idea what happened (standard answer), all he could remember
that he was temporarily passed out when he was performing guard’s
duty at the jetty 2 days before the incident.
