Moment 124 - Full Moon

During full moon, we used to go out at night and play taguan and patintero.  It was the kind of fun and bonding moment we used to share when we were in our elementary and high school days.  Those were the times when electronic gadgets and the internet are not yet available.

During a full moon, we used to listen to some elders in our neighborhood about scary stories like aswangs, kapres, duwendes, and other elementals.  There are elders who had their “encounters” every now and then and their stories make us scared even up to this time.    Those were the times when our community was not yet heavily populated and most of the streets were dark.

During a full moon, aswangs are more active.  There are times when we hear the “tiktik” sound from up above and most of the folks at home would refer to this one as a bird which is a pet of a certain aswang.  When we hear “tiktik” which seems to be on the land, our elders would warn us about the real aswang who is making his round for the night.  When the sound is loud, the aswang is far away and it is close to you when the sound is so low.

When we still had our nipa house, whenever I hear a tiktik, I would peep on the small holes in the window.  I was really curious how an aswang looks like.  I would even have a bolo with me in order to deter the aswang from coming close to me.  But my mother often tells me that I cannot see it because it has a way of concealing itself.  It will only show itself if that creature allows you to see it.

During a full moon, there could be unexplainable things and events that may come our way.  Some of them can’t be explained by science.  Sometimes, it doesn’t matter if you believe them or not.  What’s more important is your safety and be able to wake up the following day and tell your own story.