"So I've heard that the magazines have voted you as the top ten most popular DJ." "I would like to know how you feel about that." "You may not see how I feel, but you can definitely hear it." "Huh?" "." "Don't get it?" "." "Never mind, here's a song for you." "You're tuning into "Appreciation of Life" with Ping Xiao," "Singapore's most popular morning show!" "." "The hotline is now open!" "Hello!" "How may I address you?" "." "My last name is Lim." "Mr. Lim!" "Uh." "Hello, Mr. Lim." "They have returned." "What happened, Mr Lim?" "." "I can't see them but I can hear them" "Who?" "." "They are haunting me." "Refusing to let me go." "Uh." "You mentioned "Them"" "who exactly are 'they', would you mind telling us?" "." "They are infants, students, passerbys" "Hey, hey, what is wrong with you!" "I saw it!" "I saw it again!" "Where are you going?" "." "The rent for next month is due." "when are you going to give it to me?" "." "I'm not renting anymore." "If so, then leave." "I will." "I will." "Now is time for us to bid goodbye." "Remember, every Monday to Friday, 7am to 10am" "I will be here to tide you through life's happiness and woes." "(Sigh)" "Today's show wasn't perfect, a crazy listener spoilt it." "Have fun in the next shift, enjoy!" "4pm." "Why would there be ghosts in broad daylight?" "." "And you should change the venue from shopping centre to multi-storey carpark," "cause I have never heard of a haunted shopping centre." "Hey, I'm the author." "I get to decide if it's haunted or not." "Furthermore, these are true accounts told to me by my friends." "Ok" "What wrong, you don't buy it?" "." "It doesn't matter whether I believe it or not, what's important is that your readers buy it." "And," "would like to have your autograph!" "I really like you!" "Silly, you want me to sign this?" "." "An autographed manuscript of yours will fetch a good price." "Come on, write 'Dear Ping Xiao'." "and write some well-wishes then sign here." "Come on!" "Ok, I will sign." "But you have to close your eyes first." "Are you going to write 'l love you'?" "." "Leave me to it, close your eyes first." "OK" "What was it that you wanted me to write?" "." "Write 'Dear Ping Xiao'" "'Dear Ping Xiao'." "Would 'My Beloved' sound better?" "." "'Dear' sounds better." "Dear' sounds better?" "." "Alright." "Ok, it's done." "Open your eyes." "Are they pretty?" "." "I spent a long time choosing them." "How romantic." "I want you to always hang it on your keys, okay?" "." "I will consider." "Please" "Look, I have been wearing the one that you gave me everyday." "Ok." "Give me a peck." "Really?" "." "Which of these are prettier, which do you want?" "." "Isn't it the same?" "." "Eh, just sign." "1,2,3 surprise!" "Thanks, thanks everyone." "Thanks." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Thanks." "Thanks." "Congratulations." "Thank you." "Congratulations, congratulations!" "Congratulations, Ping Xiao!" "Thanks." "Nominated by the media for the 9th time as the most charismatic, most eligible nominee to most likely receive the Best Male DJ Award." "Thank you, all of you." "Hey, this wine is pretty good." "Hm, of course." "It's a 2002 vintage." "A friend of mine got it from overseas." "Wow, all the more now I wouldn't dare to drink this until I receive the award." "No need to wait any longer." "I predict that the Best Male DJ Award will definitely go to you," "Mr. Zhou Ping Xiao." "Hold this." "Hello." "Hello, Ping Xiao." "I'm Umi the reporter." "Oh, hi." "On regards to being nominated as the most eligible candidate for "Male DJ of the Year"." "How do you feel?" "." "Very happy and looking forward to it." "Looking forward to?" "." "Are you looking forward to receiving the award again?" "." "I did not say that." "Do you have any plans, if you were to receive the award again?" "." "Plans can never keep up with change." "It is not important whether I would receive the award or not." "What is important, is that I run the show well." "An affirmation from my listeners is also a great reward." "Thank you." "Hey, what are you looking at?" "." "Oh, not bad." "We have a beauty joining the team." "Are you free tonight?" "." "Let's go to the pub for a drink." "Xiao." "Cheers." "Yup, to my good friend." "My good colleague." "Cheers!" "Hey, Baby." "Hey, how're you doing?" "." "Great." "How's work?" "." "Oh, I'm tired." "Yeah, me too." "Come, drink more drink more!" "Jia Li." "Jia Li." "What's your problem?" "." "Why did you steal my girlfriend?" "." "Hey!" "Hey,sorry alright?" "." "He's drunk, sorry." "Ping Xiao, I have been hearing noises." "I'm so scared." "Don't tell ghost stories." "Kindly explain what on earth is going on?" "." "If the media wants to cook up stories, let them." "Did you really harrass a woman in the pub?" "." "Would you believe me if I said "no"?" "." "If you have nothing else for me, I will get going." "I have lots of things to do." "You don't have to do them anymore." "The management wants to investigate this incident." "I will have Pauline take over your job." "What are you talking about, boss?" "." "The company has always been cautious about our artistes' image." "You better lie low for the time being." "You can start a new show." "But not to worry," "I will arrange a new time slot for you." "On Saturdays and Sundays," "Midnight 12 to 5am, what do you think?" "." "Are you kidding me?" "." "I host the drive time, and now you're transferring me to that kind of time slot?" "." "That's the management's decision." "There's nothing I can do." "Actually, there's nothing wrong with this time slot." "It gives you room to show your true potential." "For example," "You can tell ghost stories." "Full of nonsense, smart alec." "What are you looking at?" "." "Ping Xiao, are you alright?" "." "I'm fine." "Lavender tea." "It's very helpful in alleviating stress." "Try it." "I don't drink tea." "Iest I'll have insomnia." "Sorry." "What would you like to drink then, I will get it for you." "No need, thanks." "It seems to me that you are exhausted." "It must be tough running the program" "It isn't tough running the program, but what is tough is to keep your guard up against vile characters who might stab me from the back." "Ping Xiao," "I'm not sure if I should say this but I would like to let you know that I'm only hosting in your place for the time being." "Hope you don't mind." "No, I wouldn't mind." "Really." "It's only right to nurture new talents." "This is the invitation to my party." "Hope you would come." "It is 1st August 201 1, 3pm." "For the coming one month," "I would be staying in this shophouse number 14 writing ghost stories." "Inspiration, lnspiration." "Here I come!" "Hello, Auntie." "Sorry." "Hello, Xiao" "Hm, yes." "I will be visiting Ya Ru later." "she has been acting strange recently." "I'm very worried about her." "Alright, alright." "Let's not chat now." "I will explain to you some other time." "Bye." "Strange." "Why is this here?" "." "Well done, Pauline." "I will." "Wow Pauline, you look really gorgerous and loveable tonight." "Of course, our big boss" "looks absolutely handsome and dashing." "Am I right?" "." "Miss, you've said all my lines, what's left for me to say?" "." "Alright you two, quit joking." "This is a team's effort." "Come, cheers everyone." "Target in sight, excuse me!" "Beautiful women are always his priority." "I feel that you handled it very well." "Really." "Thanks!" "I don't know if I should congratulate or feel sad for you." "Of all skills to pick up you choose to use sexual means to gain advancement." "What are you talking about?" "." "It beats you messing around with women for publicity." "Your girlfriend just died a month ago, and you're already out messing around." "Why are you sitting here alone?" "." "Regarding the content of your new show, have you given it any thought?" "." "Don't tell ghost stories." "It's 1 2 midnight," "Are you ready for Ghost on Air?" "." "Hello, I am Ping Xiao." "The story, I would like to share with you today comes from a personal experience of my friend, Jia Li." "Jia Li is a horror novelist." "She has a good friend named Ya Ru." "During the time of the incident," "Ya Ru was only 25 years old." "When Ya Ru was 24, she disappeared for almost half a year." "Her friends and family were dreadfully worried." "They exhausted all means, yet they couldn't find her." "Finally one day," "Ya Ru returned home." "At first, all seemed well." "But as time goes by, her mother realized" "that Ya Ru would secretly cry in her room every night;" "wailing in desolation." "Ya Ru's mother told Jia Li about this." "She hoped to know more details through Jia Li." "It turned out that she was pregnant." "Afraid of her inability to raise the child, she decided to go for an abortion." "But the baby would not rest." "He never forgave his mother for not giving him a chance to live." "This child would always stand in a corner" "and whisper to Ya Ru," "Mum, I'm so cold." "'I'm so cold,' he would whisper" "as he plays with the rattle drum in his hand." "Let me down!" "Let me down!" "And the sound of the rattle drum became more and more frequent" "until it deprived Ya Ru entirely of her sleep." "Till she couldn't breathe." "Auntie!" "What are you doing?" "." "It's just a power outage." "What's there to be scared of?" "." "Why would there be a power outage?" "." "The water pipes were leaking." "look at the puddles on the floor." "Sigh, this is killing me." "Auntie, when you were outside, did you see someone by the glass who vanished suddenly?" "." "What are you talking about?" "." "Someone there and yet not there?" "." "You look so pale, you should return home early to rest." "Crazy." "These DJ" "like to talk to themselves, you know." "The time now is 1 minute past 1 2 midnight, are you ready for Ghost on Air?" "." "Hello, I am Ping Xiao." "Do you remember that previously," "I shared a story of the infant ghost." "Well, the story doesn't end there." "The true horror begins now." "Uncle, please pull over for a while." "Ping Xiao." "Ping Xiao." "are you alright?" "." "I was watching you tell ghost stories." "You didn't seem like yourself at all." "Don't you have a show to run?" "." "Then, I'll head off first." "You want me to tell my story?" "." "I know." "I didn't want to say it." "I know." "But I was thinking," "You couldn't be my child." "It was really tiring." "But it really wasn't intentional." "Hello." "Is this Ya Ru's home?" "." "Your apartment is really tidy." "the surroundings here are rather nice." "I heard that there are a lot of old folks living here, you would have each other to look out for one another." "I remember that my daughter often spoke of you and Jia Li." "She was very envious of how loving you two were." "I told her," "Ya Ru, you need not be envious of others" "You too will be able to find happiness." "I'm sorry, Auntie." "I know this is a painful matter and I am sorry to bring it up again." "However, only you can help me now." "You want me to find the rattle drum?" "." "What rattle drum?" "." "Only when the rattle drum is found will you then be able to sleep peacefully." "Auntie," "How did Ya Ru die?" "." "She drowned." "Where did she drown?" "." "At home." "Why would she drown in her own home?" "." "You take a seat for a moment." "I will get you a glass of water." "Auntie!" "For the next month, I will be staying in shophouse number 1 4." "Auntie," "Where is this place?" "." "Hello, is there a room for rent here?" "." "Here's the key to the room." "These are the keys to the main door." "Don't move around the house unnecessarily." "And do not to enter any other rooms, understood?" "." "Did you hear me?" "." "Oh." "Did you hear any drum rattling sounds last night?" "." "What drum rattling?" "." "It was around 3am." "I heard the sound of the drum rattling." "I didn't hear it." "How can that be?" "." "It got louder and louder and stopped all of the sudden." "I told you I didn't hear it." "How can that be?" "." "It was so close, as if it was right beside my ear." "It got louder and louder then it stopped all of the sudden." "There are things that you shouldn't meddle with." "You want me to find your rattle drum?" "." "Only when the rattle drum is found will you then be able to sleep peacefully." "The time now is 12 midnight," "Are you ready for Ghost on Air?" "." "Today I will share with you a story of" "Ang Mo Kio." "Shophouse Number 14." "13th October 2005" "A secondary two schoolgirl" "hung herself." "I am that schoolgirl." "My name is Luo Ai Xi." "I hate to go to the shophouse." "Albert," "I feel that Ping Xiao doesn't seem well lately." "Previously, when he was recording," "I saw that he was shivering all over." "He looked very frightening." "It can't be." "It's most likely just part of the show." "I don't think so." "He has been working too hard, he should get appropriate rest." "If there's anyone who needs rest, it's you." "Ping Xiao" "What are you really up to?" "." "You have misunderstood her." "Pauline was just worried about you." "Worry about yourself!" "And just run your own show!" "Ping Xiao" "Ping Xiao" "Around an hour ago a fire occurred in a shophouse located at 1 4 Ang Mo Kio." "The fire was contained at the second level and did not spread to the ground floor." "The fire brigade has rescued a man from the second level whom is believed to be owner's son." "I am Wang Yu Li, reporting live." "What's the matter?" "." "Here is the rent you paid." "I'm not renting this room anymore." "Why?" "." "You broke my rules." "How is that breaking the rules?" "." "I would definitely pass by his room door." "Should I catch you snooping around once more," "I am going to make you leave immediately." "Do you need any help?" "." "Hi there, beloved listeners!" "it's me, DJ Pauline!" "Sadly," "Ping Xiao has fallen ill today." "Must be all the ghost stories he has been telling." "Hence I will be taking his place tonight." "I beg of you." "Let my son off." "I beg of you." "Let me pay for all the sins he has committed." "He is already in such a state," "I beg you, let him off." "I beg of you, let him" "Hi, I am Zhou Ping Xiao" "A friend once told me that if a person kills himself, he would, in his afterlife, repeat the actions of his suicide indefinitely - in an endless cycle." "A secondary two schoolgirl who lived in shophouse 1 4 hung herself." "Her name was Luo Ai Xi." "Ping Xiao" "How did you come to know that shophouse 1 4 was haunted?" "." "Who gave you the lead?" "." "A dead female student told me." "Did you really see ghosts while staying there?" "." "Fact or Fiction?" "." "As long as you believe in it, it exists." "Would you continue to share true ghost stories?" "." "What do you think?" "." "Of course." "What kind of horror stories would you share next?" "." "Sorry, can't divulge that." "Xiao!" "Congratulations!" "Congratulations!" "Thanks." "Thank you!" "Thank you." "Thank you." "Congratulations!" "Thanks!" "Congratulations!" "Come, take a seat." "Come, Ping Xiao." "Take a seat here." "Congratulations, Ping Xiao!" "Congratulations, Ping Xiao to be awarded as the most popular male DJ in 1 0th DJ awards!" "That's right, Ping Xiao." "You really surprised us this time." "Is it really a surprise that I won?" "." "No, no," "What I meant was that you actually cracked an unsolved crime." "Very good!" "Very good!" "It's finally your moment of glory." "It's all thanks to you guys." "Why?" "." "Because" "If you didn't let Pauline take over my show" "I wouldn't be telling ghost stories." "If I didn't tell ghost stories," "I wouldn't know about the secret of shophouse 1 4." "That's right." "Ping Xiao, if you are really keen about hosting the morning show, how about collaborating with Pauline and create a new show together." "Yup, the show can be entitled "Beauty and the Detective"." "What a tacky name!" "I am most willing have Ping Xiao return to the morning slot." "Since you are agreeable, then I shall return." "You would?" "." "But my apologies," "You have to transfer Pauline to another slot." "You know me," "I work alone." "You want me to have her transferred?" "." "Sure." "You alone would suffice." "Come, lets bring this outside." "Let's go." "Come on." "Let's drink, let's drink!" "Pauline, let's drink!" "Xiao, it's me." "Li Li!" "I really miss you." "When are you coming back?" "." "I'm so bored alone, there's no one to talk to." "Right, just now" "I made a trip to that shophouse 14." "It feels pretty good." "Dark and gloomy." "The perfect place to write ghost stories!" "I would definitely be inspired when I'm there." "And a reader just emailed me he said that near your place is a strange office building." "All the tenants have gradually moved out, and his company is the only one left." "Hence after my stay in shophouse number 14 and upon the completion of my ghost stories" "I must make a trip down to find out more." "Would you accompany me?" "." "Shan't say much now," "I got to go write my ghost stories now." "Don't disturb me when you're home!" "Xiao!" "I'm so vexed recently." "When I'm out with Ya Ru, I feel that she's acting a little strange." "Her mum told me whenever she's home she would be pacing around in the middle of the night, wailing loudly." "Ping Xiao, where are you?" "." "I have been hearing lots of voices." "In the shophouse." "Even when I'm here at your place." "I would hear these strange voices." "Where are you?" "." "Can you please return quickly?" "." "I really regret it." "I regret going to that shophouse." "cause since then I have been hearing more and more voices." "They are haunting me," "I'm really scared." "No." "No." "No." "Jia Li." "Jia Li." "It's midnight once again" "Are you ready for "Ghost on Air"?" "." "Hi there, beloved listeners" "Hi, it's me, DJ Pauline." "From today onwards," "Ghost on Air will be hosted by me, Pauline." "But let me warn you, before listening to the show" "look around you carefully..." "Are there other 'listeners' tuning into "Ghost on Air" with you?" "." "Alright, tonight's story is also a true account." "It's about a DJ who told ghost stories." "His name is" "Zhou Ping Xiao."