Happy Halloween

3 hours to go, and I'm so ready for 5:30.  The halloween festivities begin!

Wishing everyone a SPOOK-tacular Halloweeen!



Yoohoo Universe, I need storage!

I admire homeowners who put the extra effort of decorating their homes with scary yet interesting Halloween decor.  Since storage is a major concern, I  can't allow myself to indulge on this YET.  But I'm dreaming BIG TIME right now  and I know someday the universe will heed  my call and grant my wish :) 

Yoohoo, Universe!!! Are you there?  I know  it ain't for sale, but I'm dreaming of this white house with a big tree right smack at the middle of the lawn.  I'm pretty sure that it's got lots of room for storage too, most especially for Halloween decor like these ....

HOUSE # 1:  Plants and Zombies

HOUSE # 2:  The HAUNTED CAR GARAGE

and HOUSE # 3:  THE PARTYYYYYYY!!!!  WINNER!

House # 3 is the BEST!  But with these life-size images, I need storage.  

BOO!!!

BOO!!!  Malls and streets are swarmed with ghosts, witches, fairies, angels, mummies, pumpkins and so many many more.  Oh, I even brushed elbows with Harry Potter while having lunch at the mall today.  Even the cast of Twilight  zoomed right before my eyes. Unfortunately, my camera's battery conked out on me and so I am left with these few photos.

First, a glimpse of Halloween 2009 in NY ...

I love BOO!!!  I made BOO my profile pic in Facebook :)

Frankie

Big Brown Eyes

Guardian Scarecrow

And the 2009 winner, Gizmo in his Hotdog costume!!! Yummy!!!

Moving on to Halloween 2010, scenes from Generika-Bahayang Pag-Asa (the pharmacy) at 6am ...

Cut-out bats made with "love" by the pharmacy staff. 

Our store's version of BOO! with a cut-out witch flying along the milk shelf.

Spider on a web while having your blood pressure taken.

The crafts corner.  All made by the very creative staff.

Generika's 206 early trick or treaters for Operation Health Alert.

And, strolling along Alabang Hills Village ...

Lawn decor

Tree decor.  Love it!!!

Security guard at your service.  Cute!

But here's the best of  em' all ... 

Early plug:  Toys and Gifts Bazaar at the Community Center of Alabang Hills Village on December 10, 11 and 12, 2010.  By Beaded Story will be there.

Happy Halloween!!!

The Faceless Image

Not that I'd want to instill fear in your thoughts and hearts.  But since Halloween is within arm's reach, I am so reminded of one Christmas Day in Antipolo two decades ago. 

After the festivities in my maternal grandparent's home, we finally called it a day close to midnight. Mom on the wheel, I and a sister by the passenger's seat, and the rest at the back in our brown family car.  Everyone feeling a bit pooped from the fun festivities but definitely elated and wide awake.  It was a block away from my grandparent's home when we made a right turn ... and came face-to-face with a semblance of this image ...

courtesy of http://www.creativeblanketsbycindy.com/

No one couldn't close his eyes on the way home. Not even an ounce of sleep that night, nor the nights that followed.

To this day, I still remember (with a tinge of fear) every detail of the faceless image, and so does the whole family. When we made that right turn, there she was walking uphill. With the car's headlights beaming towards her, she slowly exposed her image, then hurriedly floated our way. Mom said "close the windows", then stepped HARD on the gas.  Relatives residing in Antipolo have confirmed the apparition which apparently was caused by a fatal accident. 

The apparition site is a busy thoroughfare today.  But I sometimes wonder if the faceless image still lurks around.  I hope not.  I never dared to return at night.  I pray that she has crossed over from the land of the flesh to the realm of the spirits  ... and I pray MORE for that little tinge of fear to finally soon dissolve away.

How can I ever forget this TRUE ghost story?