Alkaff Mansion (and idiots)

The adventures of Fat and Thin and...well Alkaff( al-cafe) Mansion

coffee anyone?

Alkaff Mansion, a mansion long forgotten by the people of Singapore. Sitting tucked right in the middle of Telok Blangah Hill, it lays hidden underneath tons of thorny bushes. The only reason it was discovered (by Thin and me) was because of its highly beautiful master piece...the roof.

Now, seeing the picture above you may ask us, "Now what is so beautiful about this run down BRITISH COLONIAL STYLED building built in the 19TH CENTURY by the ALKAFF FAMILY who came from Indonesia?"

Did I explain enough?No?
Ok, ok for the benefit of the people who use their eyes instead of their minds, here's a picture of it in its prime.

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British Colonial Styled house: *nods*

Beautiful Grand fountain: *nods*

Golden old fashion lights for a romantic evening: *nods*

Alfresco dining: *nods*

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I dare you people to say your house is better looking than this house.

So now that I have convinced you that it was once that beautiful, you might now ask, how did THAT, turn into a run down abandoned place that could possibly be haunted.

History of the place:

-Man who owned the place: (Alkaff obviously you might say, but no his name goes like this)
Shaik Bin Abdul Rahman...then you insert an Alkaff somewhere.

-When was it built : 1852

-What was it use for: Tea parties and believe me the place is the kinda place you wanna hold tea parties at. Alice in Wonderland Setting anyone?

-From the 1980s to 2004, it was a restaurant after which it was abandoned.

Urban legends:

Apparently Alkaff used to be a restaurant in the 1980's in which there was an outdoor garden that allowed for couples to take a stroll after dinner. There is a rumor that a lady had seen (in her own words) "a very fast dash of white cloth" whom she claimed was a Pontianak. Before that, the lady had actually been warned by the security guard to "not take photos in this place because the owner would be very angry".The lady didn't heed his advice and did it. Is there a link? Did the owner know something about the place but more importantly, what was he trying to hide?

The credibility of this story cannot be verified but yes, that is one of the urban legend of the place. There's another story about a gray woman who resides in that area but again, the story cannot be verified.

To go straight to the point, the place is very beautiful and definitely not creepy at all if you visit it in the day. I highly suggest you don't visit it at night, not because of "clothy" ghosts that comes not only in the color white but in the color gray, but because of the thorns around the area and the decomposing steps.

The thorns are huge and the steps well, let's just say if you slip you would become the gray lady, and for boys, the gray transexual...wahahahaha
Is that place haunted? That reminds debatable but if you happen to see a "very fast dash of white cloth", it's probably your imagination or a very fast bunny or...just possibly...a very lovely white piece of curtain.









----> this equals that, highly likely :D

Getting there:


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1. From Harbour Front MRT Station, head north on Harbour Front Walk toward Telok Blangah Hill.
2.Take the first left on to Telok Blangah Road
3.Turn right at Henderson Road
4.Slight left at Telok Blangah Green (Destination will be on the right)
Credits: Google Maps

Now with all this said and with this much information given to you, what is stopping you from visiting this almost perfect place? Mosquitoes? The sun? The government? Fear?Well,these reasons are bogus, there is nothing that can stop you from visiting a place like this. The view is awesome, it's very accessible and extremely picturesque.

Ratings
Tiring level: 3
Worth it: 5
Safe: 3 (because of the thorns and steps)
Possibility of getting arrested: 4 (highly likely)
Haunted: 1 (a flash of white...panties...pfft)
Possibility of it remaining abandoned: 0 (it's going to get renovated so folks, what are you waiting for)

So yeah, that's that, we look forward to our next adventure (the Soong Sister's house)and remember if it's not occupied, its probably abandoned...and haunted :D