Lagenda Batu Kapal di Batu Pahat

Bahagian belakang batu kapal tersebut yang menghadap ke Selat Melaka

Jika ditanyakan mengenai lagenda 'Batu Kapal' di Batu Pahat, Johor, mungkin tidak semua yang mengetahuinya kecuali orang-orang tua atau penduduk di sekitar kawasan tersebut sahaja. Bagi orang luar lagenda ini mungkin dianggap sekadar cerita rakyat yang sama halnya dengan mitos serta lagenda seperti Batu Gajah, Batu Bersanding, Batu Sumpahan dan pelbagai lagi yang dikaitkan dengan Sang Kelembai. Namun bagi penyelidik seperti kami, kisah atau cerita seperti ini adalah merupakan sebahagian dari cabang kesenian budaya khususnya dalam aspek penceritaan lisan berkaitan dengan kepercayaan, keagamaan malah budaya masyarakat setempat. Pengkajian kes seperti ini mungkin akan dianggap membuang masa atau remeh namun bagi sesetengah pengkaji, sedikit sebanyak khazanah budaya silam seperti ini dapat dikongsi malah dapat dirungkai akan kesahihannya berdasarkan sains, logik dan sejarah.

Berbalik kepada kisah lagenda batu kapal di Pantai Minyak Beku yang terletak dalam daerah Batu Pahat, Johor ini. Formasi batuan ini tidak kurang berbeza dengan mana-mana batu kapal yang terdapat di kawasan – kawasan lain di seluruh Malaysia namun batu kapal yang terdapat di Batu Pahat, Johor ini mempunyai daya tarikan unik yang tersendiri dan jarang ditemui.

Menurut sumber cerita dari salah seorang penduduk setempat, batu kapal ini asalnya adalah sebuah kapal yang terdampar akibat dipukul ribut hingga terbelah dua. Bahagian haluan kapal tersebut terletak berhampiran dengan Kampung Petani yang jaraknya lebih kurang 3 kilometer dari Bandar Batu Pahat manakala bahagian belakang kapal tersebut terdampar di atas bukit di Pantai Minyak Beku. Menurut sumber lagi, bersebelahan dengan bahagian haluan batu kapal tersebut terdapat sebuah bongkahan batu yang dipanggil ‘Batu Selendang’ kerana terdapat bekas corak selendang di permukaan batu tersebut.

Batu yang dikatakan kemudi kapal

Menurut pengalaman yang diceritakan sendiri oleh Abang Mat kepada kami, bahagian kapal tersebut dipercayai asalnya besi kerana apabila diketuk dengan menggunakan belakang parang pada kemudinya atau bahagian-bahagian tertentu pada struktur tersebut akan terdengar bunyi seakan bunyi logam. Selain itu terdapat dakwaan dari beberapa pihak iaitu kewujudan sebuah pintu masuk kedalam perut kapal namun tidak semua yang dapat menemuinya melainkan bagi mereka yang bernasib baik ataupun mempunyai ilmu serta amalan yang tinggi.

Selain dari misteri batu kapal tersebut, terdapat juga susunan batuan seakan batu nisan di bahagian atas bukit tidak jauh dari formasi batu kapal tersebut, namun tidak diketahui sejarah ataupun cerita sebenar disebalik kewujudan makam misteri ini. Menurut beberapa dakwaan, makam tersebut berkemungkinan milik seorang wali yang tiba di Batu Pahat ratusan tahun dahulu dan dimakamkan di atas bukit tersebut.

Salah satu makam panjang yang tidak diketahui siapa pemiliknya

Batu nisan yang tersusun dalam garisan lurus

Walau apapun dakwaan ataupun kisah disebalik Batu Kapal di pantai Batu Pahat ini, misteri tersebut tidak akan tamat disini. Kajian seterusnya akan dijalankan bagi mengumpul lebih banyak lagi bukti serta fakta yang boleh dikaitkan dengan lagenda Batu Kapal tersebut.

Pihak Paracrypt RSG juga mengalu-alukan kepada sesiapa sahaja yang mempunyai maklumat ataupun ingin berkongsi pengalaman berkaitan dengan misteri Batu Kapal ini.

SITUBONDO, Indonesia - an entity which claimed to be the ghost haunting an antique spear is now captured and sealed in a bottle by an Indonesian Paranormal according to the local news yesterday.

According to Agus who captured the ghost, perhaps it was the ghost who took cares of the antique spear which were kept in the yard by a local man. The alleged spear was buried in the earth when Agus manage to pull it out during cleansing and it's not yet confirm either the spear belongs to ancient royal kingdom or not.

Yesterday, local news and media shot some of the photo and manage to get this alleged claim to be the apparition of the entity. According to the witness, the apparition in the bottle seems to be in a form of a whitish half torso entity.

How far was the claim is not yet to be confirm by Paracrypt RSG since we don't have the item. However, Paracrypt RSG welcome any comments especially for those who living in Indonesia regarding the news and media reports of the case

Condolence to Raymond Goh

We here at Paracrypt Research and Study Group would like to expressed our deepest condolence to one of our PRSG team member for his mom whom passed away in last August. May her soul rest in peace.

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Ghost sightings in Betong Police Station, Sarawak

Apparition of a white lady with a long hair claimed to be disturbing the police officers and staffs here in Betong District Police Headquarters, Sarawak.

The sightings and hauntings started few days after the relocation of the old District Police headquarters to their new building at Kuak Huat Wee Street in Betong, 150 kilometres from Kuching.

Since then continuous haunting and eerie feelings experienced by the police officers on duty, and some even claimed to saw the ghostly apparition of the white lady in the detaining cell block

The most bizarre haunting was a case where the spirit manifested itself as one of the duty officer, roaming around the complex and never answers upon calling and later vanished in the thin air.

According to one of the source, there's a case of night shift officers encountered an apparition of the lady in white dress with her hair touches the ground which later creates panic among few of the officers resulting one of investigating officer force himself to jumps out from the second storey building after seeing the ghost. Luckily there's no serious injuries caused by the bizarre encounters.
Meanwhile, the District Chief of Police, confirmed the stories and even calls local sharman to exorcise and cleansing the area from further disturbance.

(from local Harian Metro news)

Loch Ness monster image or a giant squid?

Image captured by Jason from the Google Earth

Nottingham- A security guy, Jason Cooke 25 drom here claimed that he found an image of the legendary Loch Ness monster or known as Nessie while surfing the Google Earth Search engine, reported by the local papers.

The so called image can be seen at 57°12'52.13 N 4°34'14.16 W.

Based on the image, Paracrypt RSG members together with other freelance researchers, agrees that the so called image of Nessie from the Google Earth is actually an image of a giant squid which might lurks in the dark water of Loch Ness.

A squid like entity in the Loch Ness which once became a highlight in the local news

It is not impossible to find such accidental image or creature due to their natural habitat of living deep in the ocean or waters, and perhaps the various accounts of sightings might be related to this giant squid's tentacles which mostly mistaken as Nessie's long neck and head.

However, further opinion or facts is highly welcome from readers and researchers.

Paracrypt RSG Team

Another Image editng and hoax photo

According to the sender, the photo was taken in front of an empty and haunted house on his way back from work. His friend took the photo with his Lumix camera and after checking up the photo they saw the ghostly figure of a woman inside the house starring at them.

The photo was straightly confirmed as hoax by Paracrypt RSG based on the image. The so called 'ghostly image' was a longtime chain photo of a ghost lady which has been used by internet users to create hoax image. Here was the same ghost image which also confirmed as hoax by experts.

Kemayan City mystery

Kemayan City Mall is a well-known abandoned building for its mysterious ghostly accounts especially to local residents in the area of Tampoi, Skudai and Johor Bahru. The abandoned building was actually a consisting of residential and commercial spaces (Cineplex, supermarket, shopping mall etc). In late 90s due to the Asian Economic Crisis the construction project was stopped and though the exterior of the complex was complete, the interior was hardly usable.

Various accounts of ghostly sightings and mysterious cases occurred since. Most famously told till now was stories experienced by tourist from neighboring country Singapore regarding the complex. It was about a family who was on their way back to Woodland Singapore after attending their relative's wedding ceremony in Malacca. Their true life experience was told to the Unit Falaq Syarie Johore. According to the witnesses, while they were on their way to Singapore, they saw the complex which supposedly abandoned earlier was decorated in a glamorous and colourful lights with a lot of peoples came and entering the complex, and it seems something grand was ongoing. Then they stopped by thinking that the complex was finally open for business and since it was still early they planned to have a look inside. What they found was, a grand opening ceremony of the complex was in place with a lot of entertainment and sales. After spending for about half an hour sightseeing in the complex, the family continue their journey to Singapore but stopped by at their relative's house in Kampung Pasir not far from the area for a short visit.

The family then told their relatives bout the grand opening and also show them goods which they have bought at the mall. However, they were surprised to see that all goods like T Shirts and other things turn to dry leaves and also missing. Most shocking part was they were told by their relatives that the mall was never been open for business till now and it the buildings has been left emptied for many years.

How far the claim was true, till now the abandoned building of Kemayan City Mall was still a mystery and various haunting experienced told by not only from Singapore but also the locals from other cities who have been 'tricked' by the mysterious events.