666 in Cabanatuan

News[Taken from a Social Networking Site:](Edited)This is a forwarded message, pakibasa po, at paki sabi sa lahat ng inyong mga kakilala o kaibigan at kapamilya ... (please read, and pass this to all the people you know, your friends and your family.)Godbless PTL! Meron na po lihim na natatakan ng 666 dito malapit sa Cabanatuan,!!!(There were people secretly been marked with 666 in Cabanatuan)Daming...

STFU

Tonight, while on the phone with my mother, I was offered a big cup of shut the fuck up.I think I'd prefer a shot, wouldn't you?Don't worry; it comes in all flavors. "I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full frontal lobotomy." --Fred Al...

A Photographic Journey Through The Haunted North Side of Mackinac Island

My family has been in Northern Michigan for close to 200 years.  There is even a story about my great, great grandfather proposing to my great, great grandmother on the steps of  The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.   That is why my family always feels connected to Mackinac Island.   As I toured...

Exam Time

Another summer, another exam season nearly over. After several years of doing this we think we've seen everything, but there's always something new for us invigilators to talk about in the staffroom. This year I've had to remove a spider from the exam room because a girl was too terrified to carry on with it sitting several feet away on the floor. It took me a while to scoop up the little blighter...

The Dirty Straw of Fast Food Restaurants in the Philippines

Absolutely not true! Actually, this urban legend was featured in Snopes.com explaining the origin of this kind of story. Story[Taken from Internet:]Horrible story of mine goes back to year 2005 March. I ordered a Club Sandwich and a Sprite in a restaurant somewhere in Manila . When I finished half of the sandwich I sipped a sprite. But it did not taste like an ordinary sprite I used to drink. ...

The Newton-Allaire House Revisited

When I was a child, ghosts were very real to me.  I knew they shouldn't be.  I knew what my mother told me.  She told me that ghosts were not real, but every time I traveled to the family house in Cheboygan, Michigan, I felt that they were real because I felt them in the house. It is because of this house...

Joel's Attorney

From: Joel Ecklund Subject: Re: Debt Recovery Matter Date: June 19, 2012 10:08:11 AM PDTI have been directed by my local counsel, Mr. Warren L. Bachtel, Esq., to contact your office regarding possible legal representation of my firm.We are currently facing severe pressure from our Supplier to pay up the balance funds that we owe to them.This debt is as a result of an outstanding payment...

Armadillos from Texas play rap, eating tacos.

If you have watched the Barbri contracts lecture, son, you know what the hell I mean.(You're welcom...

The Curse of One's Death

DON'T READ ME!The Curse of One's DeathDuring the Spanish times, there was once a Spanish lady here in the Philippines. She was walking somewhere when she met an old filipino, carrying a heavy baggage on his back. Then he suddenly fell on the road because of exhaustion. Since Filipinos were meanly treated as slave workers, she kicked his body to get him out of her way. Then, when the Spanish lady had...

The Pudwudgies of Mounds State Park

I am preparing for another rode trip in my brand new caravan.  The caravan provides for a new realm of ghostly travel and for my first overnight in our white lady, we'll be staying in Mounds State Park in Indiana.   Mounds State Park is most known for its archaeological significance.  The park features...

Busy Summer

 It's turning out to be a busy summer one way or another. We've had a lot of flag waving recently. Right now some lads are kicking their balls around for the next couple of weeks. Our boys in white have been bowling their maidens over and trying to pull off a googly or two. Soon there'll be those chaps and lasses...

Ghosts from Around the Campfire

A  few days ago I did a post about St. Bernard's Preparatory School.  I had always heard that the school was haunted, but had never learned any specifics about the haunting.  My last post focused on photographs and relics, but today my son came back from St. Bernard's Summer Camp and he brought a variable cornucopia...

Traveling Spirits and the Manassas Battlefield

The Battlefield at Mannassas National Park has seen more than its fair share of bloodshed.  On July 21,1861 it was the site of the First Battle of Bull Run and on August 28th- 30th it was the site of the Second Battle of Bull Run.  It was here that General Thomas Jackson gained his nickname stonewall Jackson. ...

The Hoax of Manny Villar's US Mansion

I am always updated with many news in the Philippines, but how come I didn't knew about this hoax in America of which Sen. Manny Villar is on it. It was about the mansion in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, which is very fabulous and it seemed, it was owned by a royal family. It was very beautiful, that's what I can say. (Well, even...

Lapu-Lapu Legends

Happy Independence Day Philippines!And here's my Independence Day Special Urban Legend of the Day Let's have a quick discussion about the history of Philippines in the time of Spanish expedition. King Charles of Spain prepared the expedition led by Ferdinand Magellan to find another route going to the east of Europe - Asia....

The Bones and Ghosts of St. Bernard's Prep School

 I went to St. Bernard's Abbey and Preparatory school today.  It is a truly beautiful place that is fun to wander and explore. From the strange little grotto in the back to the Gothic buildings that house the dormitories of St. Bernard's School, there is a sense of magic about the place.  According to shadowlands...

Why I'm awesome, part 2

1) I'm strange. And by that, I mean I have a really quirky sense of humor, in the way that only theatre kids have. If you know a theatre kid, you know what I mean.2) I shop at Goodwill and resale/consignment stores a good bit of the time, and at ebay just as much. (I've already went into my ebay addiction, but let's talk about...

Is there a Ghost in Schools?

Actually, it is normal for schools to be rumored haunted, especially in the Philippines. When you ask a certain pupil in a primary school and/or student in a secondary or tertiary school if there is a ghost in their campus, almost all of them will affirmatively answer you YES. If not yes, they may just tell you, "They said there was, but I don't know if it was really true." I remembered when I was...

And Now For Something Completely Different.......

I have slowed down a little while I struggle to make my deadlines for my next book.  My next book is coming out July 22nd and I'm rushing to finish everything on time.  It has nothing to do with ghosts or hauntings and is completely different from anything I've ever done before.  The mock-up of the cover...

The Island of the Dolls

There is an island just South of Mexico City called Xochimico. Xochimico is famous for its beautiful gardens, scenic canals, and ancient history. Thousands of tourists travel through the canals of this beautiful island to gaze in wonder at the hanging gardens of Mexico. Hidden deep in these canals, far away from the normal...