Inside the hut, there is a cross and a cased barbie doll placed at the altar. The German deity was also known as Lady Datuk by the local Chinese. Though, numerous stories surround the origin of the German Girl Shrine, the most widely believed one is that during World War I an 18-year old German girl jumped to her death in a bid to run away from the British forces who were rounding up German families on the island. A few years back, a former Ubin resident who had migrated to Australia dreamed of the deity for three consecutive days. At the shrine known as Lady Na Tuk Kong Shrine", you will find a barbie doll occupying the place on the altar usually reserved for the statue of a deity. Source: Youtube. A man dreamt of a Caucasian girl leading him to a Barbie doll for three nights in a row, with a request for it to be placed at her altar. Barbie doll at Pulau Ubin temple Click on thumbnail to view (Photos: Shin Min, ST, YouTube screengrabs) Page: 1 2 3 : Become a fan on Facebook. Supposedly, the British arrested a German couple in Singapore they presumed were spies. The doll had since become the symbolic idol of the shrine. To pay his respect, he bought a Barbie doll and sent it to Pulau Ubin. After World War I, British officials were suspicious of any Germans living in their territories, because they thought they might be spies. In his dream, a little Caucasian girl led him to a toy store to buy a Barbie doll. This one is not as scary; albeit the only one that isn’t. Pulau Ubin Barbie. The Pulau Ubin Barbie. This being the German Girl Shrine. The couple’s daughter managed to get away, only to fall off a cliff in Pulau Ubin and die. SINGAPORE: Some of the locals in Pulau Ubin have taken to worshipping a Barbie doll that occupies a shrine there. Pulau Ubin Haunted Doll. The Pulau Ubin Barbie. I mentioned in my previous post after my visit to Pulau Ubin that whilst there we managed to see something quite interesting. Some of the locals in Pulau Ubin have taken to worshipping a Real Haunted Barbie doll that occupies a shrine there. At the shrine known as "拿督公姑娘廟" (which literally means Lady Na Tuk Kong Shrine", you will find a barbie doll occupying the place on the altar usually reserved for the statue of a deity. It is placed at the 'German Girl's Shrine' in Pulau Ubin and it is believed that the doll has been requested from beyond the grave. The story starts off in 1914 during World War I. The Pulau Ubin Barbie. I had actually already heard of this, thanks to a previous blog post I'd read sometime ago (and others since) but I had no idea where it was on Ubin and whether, given we were walking, we'd be able to get anywhere near it. In 1914, a German couple was living in Singapore. A look around the German Girl Shrine (Schrein des deutschen Mädchen, Nadu Guniang Shrine), Pulau Ubin, Singapore, 15 March 2012. Location: Pulau Ubin, North-East Singapore. Legend has it that in 1914 during World War I, the British captured a German couple in Singapore whom they suspected were spies. In 2007, a man from Pulau Ubin had the same dream three nights in a row. The couple’s daughter ran off and managed to get away… only to plunge off a steep cliff in Pulau Ubin and crash to her death. The parents were arrested.