Our dinner turned into a horror movie experience!

" PONTIANAK \ pän-té- -näk[pɒntı'ɑːnæk] "

The fanged Pontianak or Malayan Vampire Ghost at Gambas Ave came about during dinner with my nephews and it turned into a scary movie adventure. I cooked fish and chips for them and the dinner became props with a pair of torchlight, flower decoration, fries and ketchup... with dash of imagination. The kids were having so much fun during this weird dinner encounter with there uncle.

But on a serious note, about Gambas Ave. It's a pretty long stretch of road, running from Woodlands Ave 9 to Sembawang Rd in a roughly East-West direction. Heading west from Sembawang Rd, there's a right-handed elbow-turn about 300m from the junction. Just before or at the turn, there's a small track on the left of the road, and this leads to the Sembawng Hot Springs, which should be accessible via Jalan Mata Ayer, a small road south of the hot springs. Had a 'ghostly' encounter there years ago while walking from a yishun mosque, back to Woodlands drive 72 during hungry ghost month.

What is Pontianak (The Malay Female Vampire)

There is a legend amongst the Malays of a female vampire or the pontianak that haunts lonely roads, cemeteries and jungles near villages.
She is supposed to be the spirit of a woman who had died traumatically during childbirth. She seeks revenge by drinking the blood of and killing her wrong-doers.

The pontianak is said to be dressed in a white gown, has a pale face, long flowing hair, blood-red eyes and fangs. She loves playing pranks on young men and hitch-hiking their bicycles, motorcycles or cars during night time especially proton cars here