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Do you believe in aswang?  Manananggal is an aswang that can fly after separating itself from the lower half of its body. It eats babies and fetuses from a mothers womb. It eats babies by means of passing their long tongue through a small hole from the roof of a house. The sharp end of the tongue touches the mother's navel to suck the blood of the fetus or unborn . This creature's name was derived from the Filipino word, tanggal, which means "to separate" because of the manananggal's ability to separate itself from its lower body. A manananggal can also be a sorceress that visits villages and barrios. To feed, the self-segmenter chooses an isolated place where she will leave her lower torso while she hunts at night. When she separates from her lower torso, she then gains her ability to fly. She then goes off in search of houses where pregnant women reside. Upon choosing a suitable victim, the Manananggal alights on the house and inserts her tongue through the roof. The tongue is long, hollow and extremely flexible. She uses it to puncture the womb of the sleeping woman and to suck out the fetus. At other times, she seduces men with her beauty and lures them to a private place before eating them alive. She usually eats the insides, like the heart, stomach or the liver. Sunlight is deadly to the Manananggal when she is in her monstrous form. Should her two halves still be separate with the coming of dawn, she will be destroyed. According to legend, to destroy the Manananggal, one should search for the lower torso that she leaves behind during her nightly hunts. Salt, ash, and/or garlic should then be placed on the exposed flesh, preventing the monster from combining again and leaving it vulnerable to sunlight. Small containers of salt, ash and raw rice, and the smell of burning rubber are said to deter the Manananggal from approaching one's house. Do you believe in aswang or other mythical creatures? Last night, I was still wide awake by the time the clock strikes 12:20am. Heard a tapping-like sound of a coin or fingernails lightly on my glass window. At first, I thought it was just my brother who was knocking and so I waited for my name being called. Perhaps he forgot something or just wanted to use the toilet inside the house. So I listened tentatively but no I didn't hear any voice just the tapping from time to time. And then after a while the tapping stopped. By that time I already have that creepy feeling!   After a few minutes, it was followed by a sound of something or someone stepping on the roof of the day-care school which is actually next to our house and being my room more nearer to it I can audibly hear the rustling sound of the roof. Again, I listened carefully hoping it was just a cat or a chicken but then again I don't hear any sound of any animals. It remained that way for a few minutes then it went off. By that time our and other neighbor's started barking. In the morning I confronted my brother if he knocked on my window last night and he said no. Said that he was awake but... already in his room which is adjacent to the main house actually. The reason why I didn't take a peek who was outside the window is because I was scared to see something else. Something scary which may bother me. Something like aswang!  I know aswang with all other mythical creatures are just hearsay. There were no physical evidence that can attest that they really exist in our world. But even so, most Filipino still believe that they are just around the corners of the dark nights waiting for people to be afraid of them. Obviously... it includes me Let's enjoy life by sharing it with others. xoxo |
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Anything is possible in this world. Where would they get the story if not actually experienced in real life... Greatest feelings in the world when two souls profess a love for each other...
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The pic on this blog looks like my ex wife with the fang. She really sucked me dry  , now I'm so broke  I'm a senior citizen . Don't expect me to remember anything
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