Life's A Trip...

And as I went out, there was nothing but mist covering every inch of the road leading to my destination.  It was a Monday morning and I had hoped that even at 4 AM, a tricycle would pass by saving me the task of walking alone in a pitch black morning clouded with thick fog.  But none came.  So with thoughts of Lestat, Whitechapel and Jack the Ripper, Mr. Hyde, and Dracula in mind, I started pacing the long stretch of sand and gravel, praying that none of the characters in my mind at the time would materialize.  A few weeks ago, there had been news of "Manananggal" sightings within the vicinity.  But manananggals were the least of my concerns at that moment since I've been told that they normally come out from the months of May to August, months without the letter "R" in their spellings.  What I feared was meeting a knife-wielding psycho, standing amidst the mist waiting for a victim.  Cloaked in black clothing, long curly hair covering his ...

Minsan ba pumasok na sa utak mo na paano kaya kung naging iba ang buhay mo sa buhay mo ngayon - tapos ng pag-aaral, may magandang trabaho, may masayang pamilya, at walang gaanong pinoproblema? Paano kaya kung sa halip na ikaw ang nagbibigay ng limos, ay ikaw ang namamalimos; imbes na ikaw ang kumakain sa loob ng isang sikat na kainan, ay ikaw ang nakasilip sa labas ng kainan at nangangarap na kahit minsan lang ay matikman ang mga nakahaing masasarap na pagkain sa mesa; at imbes na ikaw ang bumibili ng sampaguita, ay ikaw ang nagbebenta ng sampaguita? Minsan ba sumagi na din sa isip mo na maswerte ka at hindi ka isa sa mga kinakaawan mo, na may pamilyang nagmamahal sa iyo at hindi ka pinababayaang lumaboy at mamalimos sa daan, na regular kang nakakakain ng masasarap na pagkain, na hindi ka nagbababad sa ulan para kumita ng konting barya? Madalas kong dinadalangin na sana naging sobrang yaman ko, kasi noon pa man gusto ko ng makatulong sa ibang tao sa paraang alam...