Sometimes when I'm bored, I open Google Maps and randomly drop that tiny yellow guy at a random street, and today I found this gem.

An abandoned town in Pekan Papan. Just look at that all beautiful architecture goes wasted without any preservation. What a pity

Okay guys, now aku baru ingat asal this place seems so familiar. If you guys ever watch a mini-series about Sybil Kathigasu, then you will you guys will remember. Seems nak merdeka ni blh lah aku cite

Kalau korang rajin korang google up, tapi kalau korang nak aku cite je.Korang park lah dulu, nak melingtang ke, nak side parking ke up to you guys. Aku still kat office lagi ni

Ok dah blh sambung blk. Any backstory about haunting or ape aku x tau, but what im gonna tell u is about sybil khatigasu, the unspoken hero during japanese occupation in malaya

Born on 3rd sept 1899, she was french and penang eurasian descent. She was a trained nurse during the japanese occupution. She and her a husband, a doctor, ran a clinic in ipoh from 1926 to dec 1942, when the japanese first troop arrived in malaya

She and her husband alongside their 3 daughters then fled to this town, Papan, where they secretly provide the resistance forces with medical treatments and supplies.

She also had in her possession three illegal shortwave radios, which also provides the resistances (PPAJA) with vital information from BBC. Knowing the risk, she still gathers information and relay it to PPAJA. Eventually, she was captured by the "kampetei" in 1943

She was soon interrogated by the Japanese and was tortured to reveal crucial information she had. She was subjected to water cure, a degrading and painful method of torture used by the Japanese military police.

A torture method where the victim is forced to drink large quantities of water in a very short amount of time, causing them to experience water intoxication which potentially leads to death.

Sybil's torturers had even stomped onto her stomach in an effort to force the water out of her. Dawn, Sybil's 5 yo daughter, was even dangled from a tree above burning charcoal by torturers in an attempt to break Sybil's loyalty to the forces.

However, not once did she succumb to her torturers. Just see how strong she is, make's me even wonder how indomitable her spirit was.

She was tortured and interrogated for over two years. Sybil never revealed any information about the PPAJA despite the injuries she sustained. She had broken bones everywhere and eventually couldn't walk. She had also lost all her fingernails.

Japanese troops then kept her incarcerated at the Batu Gajah prison, which she spent the rest of the war at. Sybil survived three years of torture and was only released after Japan lost the war.

Due to her severe wounds, she was transported to the UK for medical treatment but sadly on June 12, 1948, she passed away as a result of her injuries in Lanark, United Kingdom

Her body was later brought back and buried at St Michael’s Church in Ipoh. Her autobiography " No Dram for mercy" was published in the UK in 1948, but only in 2006, Malaysia reproduce this autobiography.

In Ipoh, a road is named after her to commemorate her bravery. But the sad truth is, she is not mentioned in any Malaysian history book. Many sites associated with her have been demolished.

Sybil's old clinic in 74 Main Street, Papan, languishing in decay and disrepair due to a lack of support and funds. The caretaker has used up much of his own funds and does not receive any federal or state funding.

There are many more brave but forgotten WW2 heroes besides Sybil. Sybil’s life and courage must be remembered and taught to today’s young as the best example of Malaysian unity.

So guys if any of you had the chance to go to Papan why not go and visit the museum. Help to upkeep the legacy of the Malaya nightingale, or at least let's pass on this story, to let all this unsung hero of Malaya will always be remembered.

In the Spirit of Merdeka, let us unite again, in regards of different political views,culture, and so on but we are one, we are Anak Malaysia. Don't let our ancestors struggle to Merdeka our country to go down the drain. Happy 63rd Merdeka Malaysia