Last week, Pokémon Go players had a little scare when they saw fellow trainers experience a Ghost-type encounter in the middle of the night in Mandai. It is the Seventh Month, after all.
Aiden Tan and his girlfriend apparently went on a drive in Mandai to hunt down Pokémon, but instead stumbled upon a random noodle stall in the middle of the night. Approaching the sole old lady manning the stall, the auntie whispered in his ear, “Are you afraid of the dark?”.
The couple bolted out of there, obviously — but not before getting the footage on their dashcam.
As it turns out, it’s all a crummy hoax. Instant noodle purveyors Maggi revealed today that the ‘spooky incident’ was to promote their new Hokkien Char Mee (darker sauce, richer flavor). Disregard the corny ad and Gastly viral stunt — the noodles look legit delicious, especially with a generous spread of fresh prawns on top. No, really.
