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The Man Who Forgot the HDB Lift

The Man Who Forgot the HDB Lift

MaleModernOffice PoliticsGrassroots LeaderMemory LossMysterious
Ryan Tan 2,140 words 87 views
A quiet clerk wakes with no memory of the last three years—only the smell of kaya toast and the sound of a lift that never stops ringing. In his HDB block, the elevator doesn’t work. No one remembers it ever did. But he does. And that’s why they’re watching.
Mother’s Curse and the HDB Stairwell

Mother’s Curse and the HDB Stairwell

MaleModernSocial MobilityOverbearing MotherCurse BreakingCynical
Marcus Goh 2,431 words 37 views
A conscript’s silence breaks when his mother’s ghost haunts their HDB stairwell — not to warn, but to demand he climb to the top floor and burn her wedding photo before dawn, or their block will vanish like the kampong it replaced.
The Ghost Who Got Promoted

The Ghost Who Got Promoted

MaleModernImmigrant IdentityTemple VolunteerPromotion SabotageCynical
Ryan Tan 3,099 words 45 views
A temple volunteer in 1957 Singapore gets shoved into a colonial civil service post — but the promotion only sticks if he outlasts the ghost haunting the office. The rules don’t care if he’s Chinese, if he’s poor, or if the building still smells of burnt joss paper.
The Healer Who Fed the HDB Ghosts

The Healer Who Fed the HDB Ghosts

MaleModernKiasu SpiritTraditional HealerDouble LifeTense
Jason Sim 3,005 words 51 views
A quiet herbalist by day secretly feeds cursed rice balls to the spirits haunting his HDB block—until the government’s new antisuperstition drive turns his quiet sin into a death sentence.
The Kaya Toast That Remembered

The Kaya Toast That Remembered

MaleModernFood CultureElderly GrandparentFake RelationshipEerie
Jason Sim 2,508 words 56 views
A lonely NS conscript fakes a relationship with his grandmother’s ghost to survive his HDB flat’s cursed kitchen — but the ghost only eats when the family’s food rituals are performed, and the last recipe is missing.
The Ghost Who Wanted My NS Uniform

The Ghost Who Wanted My NS Uniform

MaleModernUrban LegendsRebellious TeenFake RelationshipHumorous
Ryan Tan 2,341 words 45 views
A rebellious teen fakes a relationship with a ghost to avoid National Service—until the spirit starts demanding his ration cards and complains about the HDB lift being slow.
Mother’s Scorecard

Mother’s Scorecard

MaleModernWealth GapOverbearing MotherAcademic CheatingHeartwarming
Kevin Loh 2,347 words 36 views
A boy steals exam answers to please his mother, but the cheating system backfires when the school’s new surveillance tech exposes not just his fraud — but her secret debt to a ghost ledger.
Hawker Stove, Ghost Rules

Hawker Stove, Ghost Rules

MaleModernFood CultureDivorced Single MumCultural ClashTense
Kevin Loh 2,546 words 52 views
A divorced single mum runs a latenight char kway teow stall in a condemned HDB void deck — until the old ghost law resurfaces, demanding she cook for the dead or lose her son’s NS deferment.
The Last Medium of Kampong Tua

The Last Medium of Kampong Tua

MaleModernSpirit MediumsGrassroots LeaderSecret InheritanceMelancholic
Ryan Tan 2,601 words 44 views
A retired NS man inherits his grandmother’s spiritmedium shrine — only to discover the land beneath his HDB block was once a burial ground for Japanese Occupation victims, and the ghosts won’t stay buried unless he pays their debt in silence.