Here's another:
"I was admitted into OCH, SAF ward, during August '95 for 2
weeks.
The SAF ward of OCH was located at 7th level. At that time, the
whole 7th level was sort of a 'special' level, with wards not meant
for ordinary civilian use. There's a ward for inmates from nearby
Changi Prison, occupying one big end of the floor, where its doors
were closed at all time, but through the door windows you could see
a of couple wardens/police officers stationed inside when there's
inmates admitted, if not, it's empty; then there's the SAF ward,
took up the floor in the middle, which I'm the only occupant at
that time; and finally, the SAF Psycho-medicine Branch/Ward,
occupied the other end, for the mentally unsound SAF
personnels.
So how was OCH ward like in those days? White walls, pink doors,
clean, peaceful & serene, except for every Tuesdays, when it
was sort of parents-visiting days at the psycho-medicine branch.
Same ambience and atmosphere during the nights too. Another
hospital which, in my opinion, shared the same 'feelings' with OCH
is Alexandra hospital.
During my 2 weeks stay, I saw occasional shadows moving about on
the ceilings of the corridor when it's empty, and heard some
coughing near me, even though I'm the only patient in the ward,
during days and nights. Beside these trivial stuff (I've seen worse
at Slim Barrack), there was once I woke up to a strong flower
perfume (never smelled a frangipani before) in a particularly cold
night. Tried everything - increase the speed of ceiling fan, rub
tiger balm near the nose (was that desperate to get rid of overly
sweet smell). The perfume disappeared when a nurse came in during a
routine check.
Kind of sad to read that what was once an ideal hospital (to me) is
now one of the most haunted sites in Singapore."
