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The ‘evil’ eye: looking through the daunting hollow By Lensey N. Etcubañas

Do ghosts really exist? A man is born with five senses: sound, touch, taste, smell, and sight. And within the four walls of Far Eastern University’s are people gifted with an ‘extra’ – an extra that gives them the power to peek into the holes of the spirits’ domain.

If their eyes can catch souls, their ears can hear what society thinks. “Alam ko sa iba mahirap paniwalaan na may ghost talaga kasi ‘di naman nila na-i-experience eh… Medyo nakakainis lang ‘pag na-kwento mo, ta’s sasabihin lang, ‘sus, guni-guni mo lang ‘yun!’ (I know it’s hard for others to believe that ghosts exist because they don’t experience it. It’s a little annoying when you tell those stories and all they will say is, ‘it’s just your imagination!’),” Ocampo shared. Dreading verdicts are often the response to Ocampo’s and

Trick-or-truth Horror stories spread through wind and fly even across the walls, but how can one unbridle the mysteries behind such questionable existence of the haunted? Seymour Sanchez, an FEU Mass Communication professor, lives in the principle ‘seeing is believing.’ He said, “Hindi ako naniniwala sa third eye. Although marami akong kaibigan na nagsasabing may third eye raw sila. Siguro hindi rin naman [kasi] ako nakakakita. So ‘pag hindi ako nakakakita ng multo, hindi rin ako naniniwala… Ang tingin ko baka psychological… baka ini-interpret nalang s’ya as existence [of ghosts] (I don’t believe in third eye. Although I have friends claiming they have one. Maybe this is because I don’t see ghosts. So I don’t believe what I don’t see… I think it has something to do with psychology… Maybe they just interpret it as existence of ghosts).” Shadows walking along narrow dark roads and feet-freezing dead woman looking through a mirror are all in the mind… or are they? Paranormal expert and founder of Mysterium Philippines Robert Rubin, justifies that there are spirits who refuse to leave the surface. He said, “Ghosts basically represent residual energy and emotion of a person who is left behind. Not all the time a person becomes a ghost, sometimes they just proceed on. In other cases, they linger behind because of numerous reasons.” However, in spite of such explanation and phenomenon experienced by an ‘evil’ eye, the route towards the discovery of its validity is still dark and blurry. According to FEU Psychology professor TJ Peralta, “There are things in life that are very mysterious, that Science has a hard time explaining… ESP is one of those because you cannot measure that scientifically… as of now.” Refusal to agree doesn’t guarantee a good night. Thus, when the moon takes over the sky and makes the room pitch-black, hold on to that blanket – make sure that closet is closed – someone… or maybe, ‘something’ is out there to get you.

Madalas nating ipinagmamalaki ang ating pagka-Pilipino ngunit karamihan din sa ‘tin ay hindi ganoong kapamilyar at kabihasa sa paggamit ng ating pambansang wika. Bilang mga Pilipino, dapat nating ipakita sa ating kapwa na mahal natin ang wikang Filipinong ginagamit natin sa pangaraw-araw. Isang paraan upang ito ay maipakita natin sa ating kapwa ay sa pamamagitan ng paggamit nito ng buong puso. PANUTO: Ikaw ay sasagot ng mga katanungan sa tatlong antas na mula sa madali hanggang sa mahirap. Tukuyin lamang ang kahulugan mga nakasalungguhit na salita. Hinihikayat ka na gamitin lamang ang iyong natatanging kaalaman. Ang makukuhamong puntos ay may katumbas na pagkakakilanlan sa sarili sa iyong kaalaman sa wikang pambansa. Madali (1 puntos kada tamang sagot) 1. Napatingin si Albert sa himpapawid habang siya ay nakahiga sa damuhan. a. bundok b. langit c. bayan 2. Kay ganda ng himig ng isang anghel na kumikilabot sa kaluluwa ng mga lalaking mortal. a. awit b. musika c. boses 3. Si Jose ay pumapalya nanaman sa kanyang responsibilidad at kinakailangan nang magseryoso para sa kanyang kinabukasan. a. di pumapasok b. nahuhuli c. bumabagsak 4. Ikinalugod ni Enrique ang muling pagtipon sa kaniyang mga kaibigan no’ng nasa elementarya pa siya. a. Ikinasaya b. Ikinalungkot c. Ikinabaliw 5. Hindi nagtagumpay ang mga tao nang sagupain nila ang kalaban dahil sa palabas na Teletubbies. a. sugurin b. atakihin c. bombahin 6. Ang tambalan nina Roberto at ni Anna ay maihahalintulad sa pagmamahalan nina Romeo at Juliet. a. pagmamahalan b. paglalambingan c. pagsasama 7. Sa sobrang husay ni Juan sa pagwawalis, bihasa na siyang humawak ng tambo at tingting. a. magaling b. masipag c. sanay 8. Nagkaroon ng maraming galos si Aiza nang matangay siya ng malakas na alon ng baha mula Espanya hanggang Morayta. a. gasgas b. bali c. pilay 9. Hindi pinapasok sa ikaapat na pultahan si Juan dahil hindi nanaman siya naka uniporme. a. gate b. daanan c. pintuan 10. Humibik na kinuwento ni Timo na tinamaan siya ng bola sa may Pavilion dahil hindi humingi ng tawad ang nakahagip sa kanya. a. mataray b. maangas c. paiyak Karaniwan (3 puntos kada tamang sagot) 1. “Gutay-gutay na ang katawan niyo... pati na ang kaluluwa n’yo!” Pasan Ko ang Daigdig (1987) a. punit-punit b. gusot-gusot c. durog na durog 2. “Sa isang madilim, gubat na mapanglaw…” - Florante at Laura a. masama b. nakakatakot c. malungkot 3. “Ang kanilang kalooban ay nagayuma; buhat sa pagkabata ay wala silang natutuhan kundi ang pagkilos na parang mga makina na hindi nalalaman ang buong kabagayan.” – Jose P. Rizal a. kaalaman b. kalagayan c. kaangkupan

“Ang dalisay na hanging ito at ang mga batong ito na napakalilinis ay mapupuno ng karbon, ng mga kahon at bariles, ng mga bunga ng sipag ng tao.” ― El Filibusterismo, Jose P. Rizal a. malakas b. malinis c. magara “Tanang mga baging namimilipit sa sanga ng kahoy ay balot ng Tinik” – Florante at Laura a. pagtakas b. lahat c. madaliang kasalan

Mabalasik (5 puntos kada tamang sagot) 1. “Ang nanga sa digmaan dumog sa paglaban Handog din sa iyo ang kanilang buhay, Hirap ay di pansin at di gunam-gunam Ang pagkaparool o pagtagumpay.” -Mi Ultimo Adios, Jose P. Rizal.

a. makilala 2.

b. mailarawan

c. maunawaan

“Maalab na halik ang nagsaliw-saliw Sa labi ng inang mahal, pagkagising; Ang pita ng bisig ay siya’y yapusin, Pati mga mata’y ngumingiti man din.” - Noli Me Tangere, Jose P. Rizal.

a. sabay-sabay na pagsayaw b. malungkot na awit c pagsasabay ng tugtog sa pag-awit 3.

“Nguni ay ang lilo’t masasamang-loob sa trono ng puri ay iniluluklok; at sa balang sukab na may asal-hayop, mabangong insenso ang isinusuob.” - Florante at Laura, Francisco Baltazar.

a. baboy b. masamang asal c. taksil

Bonus! Bugtungan! 1. Bastong hindi mahawakhawakan, sinturong walang mapaggamitgamitan. 2.

Bahay ni ka-Huli, haligi’y bali-bali, ang bubong ay kawali.

Mga tamang sagot:

Scary verdicts

Pajudpod’s unique ability, since, their heart-pounding testimonies on unearthly things are not enough to make others believe them. “Actually, parang nakaka-down kasi parang sinasabi nila na sinungaling ka (Actually, it’s a bit depressing because it’s like they’re saying that I’m a liar),” Pajudpod opened up. While others shut their minds in understanding what these third eye bearers have, there are also some who can fully accept their kind. “Seeing people with psychic abilities fascinates me. It is amazing how they are able to see things science can’t explain,” said Ann Marjorie Magpayo, a 3 rd year Psychology student. Humans are not the only dwellers in this material universe. Some have already felt and seen their invisible neighbors. Dale Asuncion, 3 rd year Hotel and Restaurant Management, agrees that ghosts do exist. “I do believe on that kind of ability… and while some believe that having a third eye is a burden, I believe it is a gift, a gift to communicate with the spirits, to understand what they want to say and help them find their way out to this physical world,” he said. May it be positive or negative; those scary judgments from the common people will not suffice to close the inner portals of the gifted.

Kuwenta ng Puntos 1pts-15pts – Okay lang yan, at least natuto ka! 16pts-25pts – Tara, aral tayo mamaya. 26pts-35pts – Yun oh! 35pts-40pts – Ang galing ng Makata!

Two naked eyes can describe how empty an abandoned house is. But someone will shout out of terror and shock when he sees what lies beyond – that one can never be alone in an empty house. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, Extrasensory Perception (ESP) involves awareness of information about events external to the self. These ‘external’ things were first encountered by Bronson Pajudpod, 4th year Mass Communication student, during his freshmen year in high school. “Nag-CR ako no’n. ‘Yung pinto namin, may life-sized mirror do’n.. Pagtingin ko, merong tao sa salamin pero pag-tingin ko dito, kung nasaan s’ya sa salamin, wala… Ang sama ng tingin n’ya sa’kin (I was in the comfort room. There was a life-sized mirror on the door… when I looked at it, someone was in the mirror when in fact, I was alone in the comfort room. He was staring back at me sternly,” Pajudpod narrated. It took several years for Pajudpod’s third eye to develop, unlike Alvin Dave Ocampo, a 4th year Tourism Management student, who was only four years old during his first encounter. “We were moving into our new house in Palmera. We were riding a truck, then suddenly, I saw a lady under a tree, and she was waving at me… She was wearing a long white dress with a long hair, and the face was blurry,” traced Ocampo. Since Pajudpod and Ocampo’s first encounter, they were not left alone by phantoms. Their gifted eyes didn’t escape the shadows wandering along hallways, rooms, and buildings. “Kitang-kita ‘yon ng mga first year college friends ko na sinapian ako sa bahay namin (My first year college friends saw it, I was possessed in our own house),” Pajudpod said. It was not only his eyes that were conquered, but his physical body, too, was owned by the spirits. “May matandang Hapon na nakatingin sa’kin… Nakita ko hinahabol n’ya ‘ko… iba ‘yung feeling na parang pinupunit ka n’ya tapos pumapasok s’ya sa’yo… Tapos pumunta ‘ko sa kwarto ng nanay ko, nakita ko nando’n s’ya, nakatingin sa’kin ng masama. Tinatawanan n’ya lang ako habang nagwawala na ‘ko. Tapos takbo ako sa sala, do’n na ‘ko tumumba (There was an old Japanese man… I saw him running after me… It was as if he was tearing me apart to enter my body… I went to my mother’s room, I saw him there, too, and he was looking at me. I was on hysteria but he was just laughing at me. Then I ran to the living room, and there I fell on the ground),” he narrated. Person in the mirror, woman on a white dress, and lost souls pleading for help, are the typical companions of these sixth sense carriers. It may sound frightening or creepy for some, but it is the norm they consider as a part of their so-called reality.

Madali 1)B 2)B 3)A 4)A 5)A 6)C 7)C 8)A 9)A 10)C Karaniwan Bonus 1)A 2)C 3)C 4)B 5)B 1)Ahas 2)Alimango Mabalasik 1)B 2)C 3)C

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