pseudo-superhuman

i have superpowers.

i have the ability to make a glass shatter into pieces with just one blank stare.



and of course, i am kidding. DUH.


there are too much supernatural occurrences happening around here that drives me nuts.

i am not a believer of paranormal events. no, actually, i WASN'T.

since last year, there were reports of strange "phenomena" in our house. there were cases of appliances turning on and off by themselves, lights switching on and off at unusual times of the day, stuff missing oddly (you are sure you left this and that in this exact place and when it's time for you to use it, you couldn't find it anywhere).

those we didn't really mind or made a big deal out of. technology could sometimes fail and we've just got too many storage areas in the house.

late last year, my younger brother, mikko and younger sister, pam told us that they've seen a little child seated at my father's treadmill. they were using the computer at that time, it was late in the afternoon and was beginning to get dark. the computer is just 5 steps away from the treadmill and both of them saw the little kid, which they described as a little boy, around 4 to 5 years old, skinny, chinito and a little dark-skinned, his face expressionless and staring back at my siblings. nobody moved for an inch second until mikko braved to switch the light on. and poof! the little boy disappeared.

the next, i have experienced for myself. i was having a ym chat with my friend and we were viewing each other's webcams. another friend (which i kindof hardly knew) asked me if he could view my webcam as well. of course i didn't grant him access, he might be some peeping tom or something (don't get me wrong, there was no live show, okay? hahaa.) i stood up for what like not more than a minute to get my eyeglasses at my room and immediately came back. as soon as i sat on my hot seat, my friend said, "grabe ba, bantayan ka gid ni tatay mo ba". i didn't have a clue what she was talking about so i asked her what she meant. "bantayan ya gid ka da samtang ga internet ka. abi ya guro ga lantaw ka online porn. hahaha." i was like, "what?! what are you talking about?! la di tatay ko moh. ara tu xa sa planta! pano ya ko b mabantayan?!" finally, she said, "pero bago ko lang gid xa kita. pag halin mo kadali, nag pungko xa sa katre dira sa likod mu hu. naka green xa na collared polo kag naka brown pants." that was when we suddenly realized what just happened and immediately stopped using our webcams. she was so sure that she saw my father. i asked her to describe what he looks like (TAKE NOTE: SHE'S NEVER SEEN MY FATHER, EVER!) and she said, bald and is wearing eyeglasses, a little "butod" and is wearing a green collared polo and brown pants. okay, maybe she has seen my father from pictures or elsewhere but seeing him at 3 pm while i was less than 60 seconds away from keyboard WAS NOT POSSIBLE. if he really did come home, i should have known. i should have heard his car engine or he could have announced that he's home for a quickie. but no, 60 seconds? NOT POSSIBLE.

so i just waited for him to arrive later that day. i haven't seen him in the morning before he left for work and have no idea what clothes he wore to work that day.

when he arrived, i was totally surprised. indeed, he was wearing a green collared polo and khaki pants! i asked him if he ever went home during the day and he said he's never been away from office the whole day.

so how would you explain that? was that man my friend saw my dad's clone or some doppleganger? hmmm..

another strange and freaky occurrence (i'm running out of synonyms for happening, occurrence and event) took place. this time, our helper was the one who experienced this. it was around 3 pm, she was sleeping in her room. suddenly, she heard 5 consecutive crashing sounds from the kitchen. it was like glassware being smashed purposively on the floor. she got up and went to the kitchen to inspect what took place. there, she saw glass bits and pieces on the floor. of course she was terrified but she cleaned it up anyway and told us later.

the latest freak show happened last night. at around 11 pm, i have finished watching Valkyrie and felt hungry. i went to the kitchen to fix myself some midnight snacks and saw 2 packs of noodles. with a churning stomach, i waited for the water to boil as i watched friends at the sink using the laptop. i drifted my eyes away from the screen and fixed it upon an empty glass placed peacefully on the sink. in a matter of a second, it suddenly shattered, broke and crashed by itself into tiny pieces. i couldn't explain what exactly happened, all i could tell you is that it just broke, BY ITSELF.

now how would you explain that? i've seen tv shows presenting similar phenomenon but of course, it could be edited. my experience used neither camera NOR magic tricks. well, science would explain that there might be some powerful energy from inside or surrounding the glass which caused the breakage. i don't know about that. my mom said it might be some kind of a bad omen and we have to be careful all the time, this i will agree with.

i would love to think that i have superpowers. i would like to think that i am capable of breaking a glass by my eyes (or thoughts).

(and the evil laugh)