#3 The Sweet Unforgettable Day

     The story "The Sweet Unforgettable Day" by Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc was all about the author visited her father in Korea and helped preparing the wedding for her father's long-time houseboy and the family cook. Her father wanted that the wedding would be in his house to make it special. Then on the wedding day, even though the author was last to sleep, she was the earliest to wake up. She tends to sense her mother, who passed away already, when she went to the living room and smelled her mother's perfume. She told her brothers, sisters, and father about it and then they were laughing and crying at the same time. But as soon as the first guest arrived, her mother's perfume vanished. The story implies that the dead can somewhat "communicate" with the living. It may not be physically appearing but just letting the living feel their presence.

     Many elders also believed that "aswangs"and many other Filipino "supernaturals" exist. Do they really exist or just a tool to scare naughty little children to behave?

     I have read many ghost stories, I have seen many pictures involving the dead but I haven't really seen them nor felt them. Some horror books and movies are subtitled, "Based on true story". I can't say whether it is true or not. Maybe it really happened to some people but as long as I haven't experienced it, I won't believe.