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    I heard the bangungot(nightmare) one in Siquijor,thats got to be the most superstitious place of them all



    Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
    The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.


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    Speaking of siquijor, is it true that there are "aswangs" there?? lol
    or is it in capiz???
    "10% of life is made up of what happens to you, 90% is decided by how you react"
    "The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost"


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    The aswangs,balbals,wakwaks,mananangals etc are all siquijodnon



    Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
    The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Tawi2 View Post
    The aswangs,balbals,wakwaks,mananangals etc are all siquijodnon
    LOL, thats scary
    but maybe its just a myth, i don't believe any of this creatures exist at all
    "10% of life is made up of what happens to you, 90% is decided by how you react"
    "The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost"


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    Siquijor is a very,very strange place indeed I saw the flicker of flames,some sort of Pyre through the trees one night,maybe 2am as I was walking around and heard a scream which made my neck hairs stand on end and curdled my blood,I also saw St Elmos fire there once,which could be why the spaniards called it isla del fuego?



    Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
    The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.


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    LOL, that's creepy indeed
    "10% of life is made up of what happens to you, 90% is decided by how you react"
    "The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost"


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    All the locals used to tell me about the Puti-babae who wandered around the local cemetery in Larena,I went there on the stroke of midnight once on my own,its right next to the cockfighting arena just outside town off the road to siquijor town,I honestly didnt see a thing,nothing,even though it was a full moon,but I did smell the stench of death,I thought maybe a body?I returned the next day to look around and found the corpse of a dead dog bloated almost to bursting point by expanding gases and the heat of the sun



    Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
    The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.


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    you have seen a Santilmo? wow! how cool is that? did you light a match? my grandma said that's how you get rid of a santilmo... hehehe... she got that from her parents who grew up in Bohol... which is just in front of Siquijor...


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    I did indeed see it,in the early 1990's sitting upstairs in "Louisa&Sons" guest house in Larena with an old australian guy called Kim,sadly now dead,theres a mangrove swamp near the sea-wall,it was clearly visible,strange memories I didnt light a match,but I will remember that tip in case theres a next time Florge



    Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
    The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.


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    I don't believe in "puti babae" or "white lady" as well, lol
    "10% of life is made up of what happens to you, 90% is decided by how you react"
    "The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost"


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    I wouldnt know about that,I walked around London last week and saw loads



    Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
    The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.


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    @Tawi: LOL.. yeah... match sticks will drive it away... not a lighter ok?

    Got strange stories of folklore from grandparents too... my mom's dad is from Capiz.. and people say that it's where there are plenty of aswang. I hope I'm not one... lol


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    Quote Originally Posted by Florge View Post
    @Tawi: LOL.. yeah... match sticks will drive it away... not a lighter ok?

    Got strange stories of folklore from grandparents too... my mom's dad is from Capiz.. and people say that it's where there are plenty of aswang. I hope I'm not one... lol
    LOL, you are way too nice and too cute to be one florge, lol
    "10% of life is made up of what happens to you, 90% is decided by how you react"
    "The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost"


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    I always wanted to take one of those huge black power-kites shaped like a gigantic bat and fly it over one of the Siquijor villages one bright moonlit night just to listen to the mananangal stories the next day



    Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
    The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Tawi2 View Post
    I wouldnt know about that,I walked around London last week and saw loads
    Huh??? white ladies in london??? hmmmmmm
    "10% of life is made up of what happens to you, 90% is decided by how you react"
    "The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost"


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    Its true,my sisters are white ladies



    Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
    The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Tawi2 View Post
    Its true,my sisters are white ladies
    LOL, i knew it
    this country is full of white ladies indeed just not like the one's in siquijor though
    "10% of life is made up of what happens to you, 90% is decided by how you react"
    "The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost"


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    Quote Originally Posted by Tawi2 View Post
    I always wanted to take one of those huge black power-kites shaped like a gigantic bat and fly it over one of the Siquijor villages one bright moonlit night just to listen to the mananangal stories the next day
    oooooo... I love it!!! can I join? That could be a wonderful gimmick for my birthday, which falls on Halloween...

    ooooo... still have time to prepare and rehearse and learn sky diving...


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    oh wait... I meant kite flying! LOL...


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    Quote Originally Posted by Florge View Post
    oh wait... I meant kite flying! LOL...
    I've tried diving, aqua diving that was a long time ago thou.


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    Quote Originally Posted by jimeve View Post
    I've tried diving, aqua diving that was a long time ago thou.
    yeah... scuba diving is cool.. had my intro dive with my bf when he visited last month... was difficult and scary for me at first.. specially when i saw that we are about 20 feet below... will try it again soon... and going deeper this time.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Florge View Post
    yeah... scuba diving is cool.. had my intro dive with my bf when he visited last month... was difficult and scary for me at first.. specially when i saw that we are about 20 feet below... will try it again soon... and going deeper this time.
    I so envy you florge, i wish i'm as brave and fearless
    "10% of life is made up of what happens to you, 90% is decided by how you react"
    "The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost"


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    Quote Originally Posted by Florge View Post
    yeah... scuba diving is cool.. had my intro dive with my bf when he visited last month... was difficult and scary for me at first.. specially when i saw that we are about 20 feet below... will try it again soon... and going deeper this time.
    I did my training in a old quarry in Germany, it was pitch black and very cold, brrrr. then most dives around the Baltic sea and Holland. Can't dive no more because of a ruptured ear drum.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Sophie View Post
    I so envy you florge, i wish i'm as brave and fearless
    You are... just have to do it slowly... try snorkeling at first...


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    Quote Originally Posted by jimeve View Post
    I did my training in a old quarry in Germany, it was pitch black and very cold, brrrr. then most dives around the Baltic sea and Holland. Can't dive no more because of a ruptured ear drum.
    wow! I would assume that you must've been below 60 feet! a master diver?


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    Before SCUBA comes snorkelling,before snorkelling comes drowning dont get out of your depth if your not comfortable.



    Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
    The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Florge View Post
    wow! I would assume that you must've been below 60 feet! a master diver?
    No, the water was murky ( lots of sediment) dirty in other words. vis was one inch, cound'nt see my hand in front of the mask.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Alan View Post
    What's her name Iain?

    Al.
    She didn't tell me who I'd run away with, but if she hadn't snatched the plate se seemed convinced it would definitely happen.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Jamesey View Post
    "if you go to bed with wet hair, you'll wake up blind",!

    How about if no hair left???

    I heard if you let your visitors to wash plates after having a dinner in your house, the rats will start coming to your house.

    Also heard that if snake entered your house, it is a LUCK
    I think this was true as one early morning in my bed, I've seen a long cobra inside my room. I ran as I could and my brother killed it. Then the next day I've see again 3 little cobras inside my box and ran again.
    Few months later, I won 3 times in a raffle

    If you heard a lizard talking tsktsktsk, you will receive letter or maybe money

    If you heard your dog ot neighbor's dog howling during midnight, someone will die soon


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    A lizard saying tsktsk? What about a Tucko screaming all night long.........TUCKOOO......TUCKOOOOO......TUCKOOOOO I was told if I picked one up bad luck would befall me I caught one and it bit me drawing blood from my fingers



    Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
    The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.


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