So yeah, here’s the deal. The ghosts? Yeah, they’re actually based on real events.

I used to be a resident, like Lia is. We didn’t really get paid, only got some financial help during the pandemic. It was definitely tough, and added a whole extra  stress to our daily lives and well-being. But that’s not what I want to focus on right now. Let’s talk about something far creepier... The ghosts!

The Pesindhen Ghost

When I was a junior, there was this patient who kept saying he’d hear gamelan music at night. He thought the hospital was hosting some kind of event or celebration, but that wasn’t the case at all. According to the stories, on certain nights you could hear the singing, but no one could explain it. 

The Creepy Kid

There was also this ward for children with cancer, and there was this little girl—she’s known to haunt the place. All the kids who stayed there said they’d seen her at some point. But don’t worry, she’s not evil—at least not like the one in the game. Still, the fact that all the kids saw her makes you wonder, right?

Bells from Empty Rooms

This one is personal because I experienced it myself during my internship. There were these bells that would ring in empty rooms—totally unexplainable. The nurses told me to just ignore it if it was coming from an empty room. Apparently, these bells would always go off during "Malam Jumat Kliwon," which is known for being a particularly eerie night in our culture. 

The Dead Patient’s Family

There was this old man, a stroke patient, who said he kept seeing his dead brother. Now here’s the twist—his brother had actually passed away in the same bed that he was staying in. The next day, this man asked to be discharged immediately. I guess it was a bit too much for him to handle, seeing his brother like that. I never knew what happened to him after he got discharged, tho.

So, yeah… there you go! That’s just a few of the stories from my time as a med student. And don’t worry, I’m not running out of ghost stories anytime soon. There’s plenty more where that came from!