*Hiwaga*

*Naalala ko nung bata pa ako mahilig kami ng mga kalaro ko na magusap usap tungkol sa mga katatakutan at kababalaghan. Ginagawa namin yun lalo na kapag brownout, tapos may dala kaming flashlight o kaya ay kandila at yung glow in the dark na rosary. Kanya kanyang kwento kahit na ung iba ay hindi naman talaga totoo at gawang isip lamang. Tapos may isa na bigla na lang iiyak sa sobrang takot at tsaka magtatakbuhan kanya kanya ng uwi sa mga bahay. Lumipas ang highschool pati college days magpahanggang ngayon hindi nawawala yang katatakutan lalo na pagkasama ang barkada. Ewan ko ba, mas iba ang bonding pag may halong konting kilabot.

Hitik sa kwento ng kababalaghan ang Pilipinas. Mayaman ang ating Mitolohiya sa mga nilalang na talaga namang pumukaw sa ating imahinasyon at nagsabog ng takot sa karamihan. Nandiyan ang Aswang na nagbabago-bago ng kanilang anyo, Bampira na sumisipsip sa ating dugo, Tiktik na kumakain ng sanggol sa sinapupunan, Sigbin na parang aso, nakabaliktad kung tumakbo at may malaking tenga, Tikbalang na kalahating tao at kabayo, Kapre na naninirahan sa mga puno at mahilig manabako, at mga elementong naninirahan sa tubig(sirena), lupa(duwende) at kakahuyan(diwata at mga engkanto).

a) Sigbin, b) Sirena, c) Diwata, d)Tiktik,

e) Aswang f) Bampira, g) Tikbalang,

h) Nuno sa punso

Bukod sa mitolohiya meron din tayong mga kwento tungkol sa mga ligaw na kaluluwa at mga haunted houses. Naalala ko dati nung nakatira pa kami sa Project 8 bago kasi makarating sa lugar namin dadaan ka pa sa isang Village. Sa July Street kami dumaan kasi iyon ang malapit na daan pauwi samin pero may kabang bumabalot samin tuwing tatahakin namin ang daang iyon dahil sa abandonadong bahay na na nakatirik sa dulong bahagi nito. May kalakihan ung bahay at yung istilo nya eh gawa nung 80's, bato ung baba pero gawa naman sa kahoy yung pangalawang palapag tipikal na may kayang pamilya. Halata na di na aalagaan ito kasi wala ng kulay ung pintura at malalago na ang damo sa paligid. Samu'-sari ang kwento na nakabalot sa bahay, minsan daw may babaing makikita sa bintana sa taas na parang nakapangkasal, meron din daw parang tumatawag sayo kapag ikaw ay nadaan at minsan din daw nakabukas ang mga ilaw sa loob ng buong bahay. Kaya tuwing malapit na kami sa bahay na iyon talagang kumakaripas na kami ng takbo dahil sa takot.

Isa din sa ating kinatatakutan ay ang mga Mangkukulam o mambabarang na gumagamit ng kapangyarihang itim para pasakitan o kontrolin ung mga taong kinagagalitan nila. Ang pagtanggi sa pagkain o inumin na inaalok sayo ng isang taong di mo kilala ay marahil isa sa mga popular na paalala sa atin tuwing uuwi sa mga probinsya o maglalakbay sa mga di pamilyar na lugar, upang makaiwas umano sa pangkukulam o pambabarang. Ang tawag naman sa taong gumagamot sa mga nakulam o nabarang ay Albularyo na para na ding "Doktor" sa mga taong walang pera pampaospital.

 a) Mangkukulam o mambabarang, b) Albularyo

Mahilig din tayong maniwala sa mga pamahiin na madalas nating naririnig mula sa mga matatanda tulad ng ating mga Lolo at Lola at magulang. Dapat daw baligtarin ang damit pang itaas kapag ikaw ay nawawala dahil maaring pinaglalaruan ka daw ng mga lamang lupa. Ang mga taong walang ulo sa litrato ay premonisyon na sila ay mamamatay na o may naka-ambang panganib sa buhay nila at kapag ikaw daw ay nakita ng walang ulo dapat mo daw sunugin ang iyong damit upang maputol ang kamalasang kasunod nun. Bawal din magpakasal ang dalawang magkamag anak sa loob ng iisang taon dahil iyon daw ay sukob at dapat daw ay dumura kapag nakakakita ng itim na pusa.

Naging usap usapan din noon ang mga kulto na naglipana sa maynila na kumukuha umano sa mga bata para gawing alay at ang ang mga kabataang sinasabihan ng mga ligaw na espiritu at pati daw mismo ng demonyo sa iba't-ibang panig ng bansa.

Maraming takot sa probinsyang Capiz at Siquijor dahil sa mga aswang at halimaw. Ang mala Bermuda Triangle na Sibuyan Island sa Romblon at ang tinatawag na Devil's Mountain Mt. Cristobal na nababalot sa hiwaga at di umanoy kumitil sa buhay ng mga taong naglakas loob na umakyat dito.

 a) Sibuyan Island, b) Siquijor

 c) Aswang Festival in Capiz, d) Mount Cristobal in Laguna

Siguradong marami sa atin ay minsang natakot sa mga ito. May ibang mga naniniwala dito at meron din namang kibit balikat lang. Ang malalim na imahinasyon nating mga pilipino ay sumasalamin ngayon sa ating kultura at sa ating pananampalataya.

Ikaw anong kwentong katatakutan mo?

*Agimat


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—Run for your Life—

*Are you athletic or a couch potato? Well if you will ask me my answer is the latter one. The last time I played "real" sports was in high school(ages ago). I was a part of the volleyball team and I was pretty active by then. We actually won the championships.

The end.

Years have passed and the lack of exercise led me to what I am today, BIG FAT BULKY(synonymous words). Don't get me wrong I do love sports, esp Volleyball (a big fan of UAAP, NCAA and Philippine Super Liga), but i really don't know why I didn't indulge myself into playing sports. I remember when I was in grade school my mom asked me if I would like to take lessons for Taekwondo and I strongly refused her offer. Perhaps I am more of a watcher than being a player if I may say.

Being fat is not easy and I know that a lot of people will agree to me. I get teased because of how I look and I have also experienced bullying at some point. I feel ugly, unlovable and down. You can't blame me, we all have insecurities and I think looking beyond your flaws is a tough thing to do.

For me everything in life is inspired by the domino effect and applying a healthy lifestyle will certainly create a positive impact on me and everything else will just follow. So I told to myself, what should I do to be healthy? Of course eating healthy food and changing bad habits is one of it but which exercise regimen should I be doing? I have listed three and I sorted it out.

Swimming
Pros:
•Must-learn
•Basic survival skill
•Major muscles will be used for strengthening and building
•Less strain on my body since I will be 50% lighter because of buoyancy.
•Anti-aging

Cons:
•Swimming lessons need a swimming pool—which I don't have
•Costly—I need to pay for the entrance, the trainer(since I don't know how to swim) and a membership fee(if applicable)
•Inconvenience—there's no public swimming pool that I know of around my area

Volleyball
Pros:
•I love this sport
•I know how to play it
•Physically challenging—which will enhance your endurance and flexibility
•Mind game—defensive and offensive aspect
•Camaraderie—a group sport

Cons:
•Who to play with?—can't be done alone
•Equipment—I don't have a ball and a net

(Basically, lack of resources limits me in doing these sports)

Looking at the Pros and Cons it gave me the idea that I need a sport that will not be limited by my budget, must be convenient and can be done anywhere, solitary or with a company. Of course it should possess the health benefits that I am after for and should be enjoyable as well. That's when these simple exercises came up.

Walking•Jogging•Running

Let's check the Pros:
•Basic Motor Skills
•Cheap
•Easy
•Convenient—any given time
•Jam packed with health benefits
•Venue—anywhere, however, to add some zest it's a good idea to go to a park once in a while with friends and perhaps meeting a new one ;) (w/in the vicinity: Circle, Wildlife and Ecopark).
•All in all I just need a good pair of shoes and I am ready to go

Cons:
•if you don't have rubber shoes that's still not a problem unless you have no feet.
•BIG CON—No excuses(unlike swimming, no pool, no go/volleyball no one to play with, no go/ gym, no money no entry)

So there, I have now an workout regimen that I can do to jump start my journey and hopefully I can grab some of my friends and family members too.

We now live in a world of fast food chains and a Golden Era of technology thus making our lives easier but not necessarily HEALTHIER. We tend to forget that Surfing the net won't loose the flabs compared to Surfing the waves and those "two cucumber slices" in your burger has NO MATCH with the QUARTER-POUNDER that lies under it. I am not a hypocrite. I am not a health guru and I do enjoy, well enjoy is an "understatement", I DO LOVE  those stuff but I believe that I must learn to be IN CONTROL and not to be the other way around. ;)

That's it for now folks. I will keep you updated as soon as I get started ;)

Thanks for reading.

*Agimat

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What a Gleek feels about the loss of the late Cory Monteith a.k.a Finn Hudson

Let us not talk how he died. Let's talk about how he inspired millions of people. I have been a fan of the show since 2009. What really interests me liking the show is the social issues that they are showcasing and on how they collaborate music with life.

I am not the "number one fan" of the show. I am just a viewer that loves to see how is it going and gets excited on the next episode. I was not a fan of Finn Hudson and Rachel Berry but I must admit at times I really do ahehehe alot.

Sunday afternoon, Manila time, July 13, 2013, I was browsing the news feed of my Facebook account as my usual habit when I saw something that caught my full attention. I thought right away that was just a hoax that was spreading on the world wide web but I had the feeling at that time that it might be serious, too. I don't know, I am a bit skeptic when it comes to death issues published on the web but the news about him was everywhere, as minutes passed by I started to believe it could be true.

Gone too soon Cory Monteith. He was found dead in a hotel in Vancouver.

After a few days, the result has been announced to the public, according to the autopsy and toxicology report he died because of heroine and alcohol. Police ruled out that there was no foul play since they found Cory's body. I really appreciate the family of Cory and Lea Michele's decision to let the public know what is the truth about his death.


I felt extreme sadness on his death. I cannot explain why or maybe there is something more I want to see from him. Before it happened, I was procrastinating myself that I will download a song on Glee that he sang, it is the song "Not the end". It was a song that he sang on the third season for main casts graduation. Listening to their songs really touch losers like me.

As a fan of the hit show dramedy Glee, there are lot of things I am worried about, especially if her on and off cam girlfriend Lea Michele as Rachel Berry will stay on the show, how will the producers and writers will explain the loss of Cory's character. It's a big challenge for Ryan Murphy. And I heard the premier of the fifth season will be postponed because of this incident. Better be, because Finn's character will be highlighted on the second episode of the fifth season and is one of the main characters of Glee. We are very confident that they are on a big adjustment on what would be the storyline, again.

Cory Monteith will be missed. Everyone who knows him personally and professionally mourning for losing a tall, great, talented and adorable guy. I will definitely miss Finchel or Monchele that is for sure.

I will never stop believing Finn Hudson. So long! This is not end.

Written by: Pinkburger

The Jump Start

*Hey there! I am Agimat and I am Pinkburger.

We both hail from the beautiful country of the Philippines. We made this blog site simply because we wanna travel the world, be rocket scientists and a profound authors of life experiences. The cheapest/fastest way to do/be such is thru ONLINE. We know it sounds like "you wastin' our time" but we are not here to please anyone so y'all know what to do(just kiddin'). Our mission is to cover vast points of interest from Galileo to the Crop Circles and back to the bathroom where you sound like a professional artist (of course no pornos and cyber bullying but beware of our selfies). So there, expectations are now clearly set and we do hope that we will be able to capture your sane mind. :)