The Thing That Followed Us at MacRitchie Reservoir to Terap Hut

This happened in the early 2010s, I can't remember which year exactly but that's the rough timeline ‘cause I was around 15-17 years old when this happened. I was out at MacRitchie Reservoir with my parents and my oldest sister. 
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Long story short, we went for a hike along the MacRitchie Nature Trail, and we'd intended to go to the treetop walk later that afternoon. We started after lunch at about 2pm. As we were hiking along the trail, my mom started feeling uneasy. It was as though there was something, not just watching us, but following us.

"It was as though there was something, not just watching us, but following us.

This happened in the early 2010s, I can't remember which year exactly but that's the rough timeline ‘cause I was around 15-17 years old when this happened. I was out at MacRitchie Reservoir with my parents and my oldest sister. 

Long story short, we went for a hike along the MacRitchie Nature Trail, and we'd intended to go to the treetop walk later that afternoon. We started after lunch at about 2pm. As we were hiking along the trail, my mom started feeling uneasy. It was as though there was something, not just watching us, but following us.

​Throughout the hike, she kept her head and vision low or to the ground, using my sister's or my back as a guide. 

Soon the trail got narrower, and we had no choice but to walk in a single file. I was leading at the front, followed by my sister and my mom, and my father was at the back. My mom occasionally switched with my sister because of how my dad was frustrating her. 

Allow me to remind everyone, this was the time before we started relying on Google maps to show us how far we are. So we only knew where we were at the signages showing where we are, or at the huts for resting. The time now was around 4pm, and I, myself, started to feel this dark vibe that my mom was feeling too. So naturally our pace picked up because we knew we didn't have enough time to make it to the treetop walk, but whatever it was, we wanted to get the hell out of there while the sun was still up. 

This is the part I still remember to this day. 

My mom has her hand on my back now, I'm still leading in front. I knew there was a hut coming up ahead so I thought we could all take a rest, because of how fast we were hiking. The trail was coming to a right-bend, and at this bend, was a hut. Still, that uneasy feeling was still with us. I wanted to stop at the hut, but my mom told me sternly, “Do not stop at this hut. Continue walking no matter what.” 

I could hear and sense the fear in her voice. We got closer to the hut, I looked forward to the hut, but as I tilted my vision up, I understood why my mom told me not to stop. My sister was asking why we were in such a hurry. But we both kept quiet. With the infinite wisdom of the universe, I kept my mouth shut and marched on with haste, getting everyone out of the trail ASAP.

Soon, we were out of the trail and left towards Upper Thomson. Once we were out of the trail and back to civilisation, my sister was asking again, what happened and why were we walking so fast? We recollected what we'd experienced with my sister. 

As I mentioned earlier, we were getting closer to the hut, I looked at the hut, and tilted my vision up before keeping my head down and focused on getting us out. What I saw was a black humanoid entity, squatting on the roof of the hut. And the energy radiating from this entity, was the same dark and uneasy feeling that was following us this whole time. And when I saw it, I knew it was watching us. My mom confirmed that she saw that black entity on the hut, which was why she told me not to stop at that hut. Because it felt that we were its prey, and had we stopped at the hut, something bad would have definitely happened to either one of us. And it wasn't cloudy that day, the sun was shining strongly. My family is used to the supernatural, but encountering that entity that was able to wield that kind of dark energy in broad daylight, we knew this was a really strong one. 

​Till this day, both my mom and I never set foot on the MacRitchie Nature Trail ever again. We still go on hikes at the Southern Ridges from Kent Ridge to Vivocity, but the moment someone suggests MacRitchie Nature Trail, it's hell no for the both of us.
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Note by Mary (Khan's mother): The yellow ciricle was where I heard a really high-pitched sound before I saw the entity. The red circle was where we saw the entity perched on the roof of the hut.

Photo credit: Four Square City Guide

Photo credit: Running Uncle (Nick Cheng)

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About Terap Hut
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Terap Hut is geographically located at latitude 1° 21' 15" North of the Equator and longitude 103° 49' 5" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of Singapore. A small hut for hikers to rest.!!! It is by Macritchie Trail, near Terentang Trail, near Island Club Road, near Windsor Park Road, near Sime Track. The following locations related to it are represented by the nearest distances two points and may not be nearest by road.