
I took this picture in one of the infamous landmarks in Baguio last Thursday. Me and some friends were all stoked to see what the hubbub was about. Upon arriving in front of the house, nakaramdam na ako ng kakaiba. Baguio can be cold, we all know that, but when we parked in front of the house with the intention of goofing around in the so-called haunted house, the temperature went down a little lower than usual. Tapos parang may nanonood sa amin sa loob. I left the car hesitant, pero dahil hindi ko gustong mapahiya tumuloy na rin ako at din na nagsabi na natatakot na ako. According to our driver, who is a local of Baguio, no one is living there anymore. A caretaker visits once in a while to clean, but that’s about it. This house has been featured in Magandang Gabi Bayan a few years back. According to the documentary the lady has been occupying this manor for as long as the neighborhood can remember.
Like any other tourist, I started taking pictures. The picture below took sometime for me to get because my camera started acting up and after trying several times it still would not work. Nung una di ko maintindihan kung bakit nagloloko ang camera ko. Full naman ang battery at marami pang space ang memory nito. I eventually turned it off and after a few seconds, I switched it back on at dali daling kumuha ng picture. When I realized what I was looking at, I jumped off my seat utterly frightened. The window is transparent because you can clearly see the wooden fixture from inside at the bottom of the window. So it is unusual for a face to appear in mid air, unless … -- MARIE JEAN EDA