{"id":76517,"date":"2026-08-15T01:17:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T17:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=76517"},"modified":"2026-08-15T01:17:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T17:17:03","slug":"woman-notices-fragrance-while-cycling-through-bukit-brown-cemetery-ex-ignores-her-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=76517","title":{"rendered":"Woman notices fragrance while cycling through Bukit Brown cemetery, ex ignores her questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Woman smells floral scent while cycling through Bukit Brown at night, then-boyfriend allegedly speeds off without answering her<\/h2>\n<p>A woman in Singapore recently recalled a chilling nighttime cycling trip through Bukit Brown cemetery, where an unexpectedly pleasant floral scent apparently sent her then-boyfriend into a panic.<\/p>\n<p>TikTok user @bevahleee shared the story in a video on 12 Aug, recounting<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bevahleee\/video\/7672797230021053728\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> an incident she experienced while cycling through the area<\/a> with her ex-boyfriend.<\/p>\n<p>The Original Poster (OP) said she was not raised in a superstitious household, adding that neither of her parents believed in ghosts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I also don\u2019t believe in ghosts,\u201d she said, explaining that this had \u201cnever been of consequence\u201d to her until that fateful night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bevahleee\/video\/7672797230021053728\" data-video-id=\"7672797230021053728\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@bevahleee\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bevahleee?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@bevahleee<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>the scarier part is that this man literally was gna leave me in bukit brown alone if i didn\u2019t shut up<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c Suspense, horror, piano and music box - takaya\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Suspense-horror-piano-and-music-box-6817193198436255745?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c Suspense, horror, piano and music box \u2013 takaya<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Notices floral scent while cycling through Bukit Brown<\/h3>\n<p>While cycling through Bukit Brown cemetery, the OP suddenly noticed \u201ca really nice smell\u201d.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_754691\" style=\"width: 1370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-754691\" class=\"size-full wp-image-754691 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bukit-brown-cemetery.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1360\" height=\"1020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bukit-brown-cemetery.webp 1360w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bukit-brown-cemetery-600x450.webp 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bukit-brown-cemetery-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bukit-brown-cemetery-150x113.webp 150w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bukit-brown-cemetery-80x60.webp 80w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1360px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1360\/1020;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-754691\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Google Maps, for illustration purposes only<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wanting to share the moment with her boyfriend, she asked:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Babe, do you smell that? It smells so nice. Like, the flowers smell so nice.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Instead of responding, her boyfriend remained silent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHello?\u201d she recalled saying, before asking him again whether he could smell the flowers.<\/p>\n<h3>Ex-boyfriend started cycling faster and faster<\/h3>\n<p>Rather than answering her, her boyfriend began cycling faster.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<iframe id=\"answers-client-6a7f48b1d1a05\" class=\"answers-client\" src=\"\" height=\"500\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The OP said she continued asking whether he could smell the flowers, but he remained silent and kept picking up speed.<\/p>\n<p>This left her increasingly frustrated, especially as they were cycling through a dark area and she was struggling to keep up.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_754459\" style=\"width: 586px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-754459\" class=\"wp-image-754459 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ezgif.com-optimize-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 576px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 576\/1024;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-754459\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: @bevahleee on TikTok<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI got damn angry,\u201d she said, wondering why he was cycling so quickly instead of waiting for her.<\/p>\n<p>The pair eventually made it out of Bukit Brown, after which her boyfriend explained why he had refused to respond earlier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe scarier part is that this man literally was going to leave me in Bukit Brown alone if I didn\u2019t shut up,\u201d she wrote in the caption.<\/p>\n<h3>Netizens explain why OP\u2019s ex-boyfriend may have been spooked<\/h3>\n<p>In the comments, several netizens offered explanations for her ex-boyfriend\u2019s reaction.<\/p>\n<p>One user claimed that people should avoid mentioning unusual smells in such situations, as doing so could supposedly cause a ghost to \u201cfollow you home\u201d.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_754432\" style=\"width: 602px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-754432\" class=\"size-full wp-image-754432 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment-1-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment-1-13.jpg 592w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment-1-13-150x46.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 592px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 592\/180;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-754432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: TikTok<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Another TikTok user suggested that the OP may have smelled frangipani, a flower commonly associated in folklore with the Pontianak, a supernatural being in Malay mythology.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_754436\" style=\"width: 598px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-754436\" class=\"wp-image-754436 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment-2-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"588\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment-2-12.jpg 588w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment-2-12-150x47.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 588px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 588\/185;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-754436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: TikTok<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Another simply remarked: \u201cYou could not pay me to cycle at Bukit Brown at night.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_754441\" style=\"width: 588px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-754441\" class=\"size-full wp-image-754441 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment-3-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment-3-12.jpg 578w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment-3-12-150x38.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 578px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 578\/148;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-754441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: TikTok<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Floral scent appeared only while passing through cemetery<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking to <em>MS News<\/em>, the OP, Beverly, 28, said the incident happened a long time ago, estimating that it took place \u201cat least six years ago\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>She explained that they had not actually intended to be cycling at night. Their original plan was simply to ride to Coney Island and back via the park connectors.<\/p>\n<p>However, due to poor planning and her slower riding pace, it was already dark by the time they made their return journey, at \u201cprobably around 9pm\u201d.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_754692\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-754692\" class=\"wp-image-754692 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bukit-brown.jpeg\" alt=\"Bukit Brown cemetery\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bukit-brown.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bukit-brown-600x402.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bukit-brown-1024x685.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bukit-brown-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bukit-brown-1536x1028.jpeg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1285;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-754692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Wikipedia, for illustration purposes only<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Beverly also said she only noticed the floral scent while they were passing through the cemetery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven after the scent was gone, I kept asking my then-boyfriend to acknowledge me but he didn\u2019t until we were safely out of the Bukit Brown area,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe told me not to mention unusual smells, as they\u2019re believed to signal a supernatural presence. A floral fragrance, for instance, is commonly associated with a Pontianak,\u201d Beverly added, echoing what several netizens had pointed out in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the spooky encounter, she told <em>MS News<\/em> that she genuinely believed they had simply ridden past a frangipani tree.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn fact, I still think we did, but who\u2019s to say?\u201d she said with a laugh.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/flats-hakka-cemetery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Property agent claims some HDB flats overlooking Hakka cemetery in Commonwealth sell for over S$1M<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"5wbqTql7h7\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/flats-hakka-cemetery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Property agent claims some HDB flats overlooking Hakka cemetery in Commonwealth sell for over S$1M<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cProperty agent claims some HDB flats overlooking Hakka cemetery in Commonwealth sell for over S$1M\u201d \u2014 MS News - Independent News For Singaporeans\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/flats-hakka-cemetery\/embed\/#?secret=YOAoNYd2DV#?secret=5wbqTql7h7\" data-secret=\"5wbqTql7h7\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Have news you must share? 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