It was only very recently that I experienced something ghostly once again. Well, maybe it was also because I was a little bit sleepy that night so I might have just imagined it. Recap: I was working late and I think it was past 11pm . I was busy typing on my laptop when I felt someone walk past. I got scared so I hurriedly packed my things and went home. Hahaha! Scaredy cat! Well I am not exactly without experience in the ghost category but I also don’t have a third eye. I used to smell roses or candles that have just been blown out but these were all years ago and these were all in Bacolod. I’ve never experienced anything here in Manila. Not until this anyway. Hehehe.

I’ve heard stories here and there about our office building being haunted. Coincidentally an officemate of mine interviewed people who had close encounters in our office building which he compiled for an article of his. He allowed me to post his interviews so I’m sharing some of them with you.

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Jude
Junior Software Engineer

I have had a couple of sightings and experiences here in our building. These happened a few weeks after I got rolled in my project here in the 22nd floor. The first one happened in the men’s restroom. While I was looking at myself in the mirror, I saw a man wearing a black shirt. He appeared to be standing behind me. He’s a bit tall and his face is blurred. I think he’s in his mid 30’s. I got scared during that time. I was praying in my mind and kept on telling myself “kaya mo yan”, then he suddenly vanished. This happened again by mid May 2006. This time when I saw him, he tried to talk to me through my mind. He said “Kamusta”. I tried not to reply because I know what will happen if I do. His succeeding words were “Samahan mo ako…”, “Sino ka?”.

I also often see a lady in the pantry area. She’s a bit chubby and matured. She was wearing a white saya. She seemed to be a bit disturbed. She was just walking in that area, lost in her thoughts. There is also a little boy in this floor. He’s a bit playful. Whenever I see him he’ll always hide and peek like he wanted to play hide and seek. I also often see this man standing besides one of the green pillars here in our floor. He is wearing a black polo. He seemed to be a bit disturbed and always has this serious look. I could say that he’s “Strong willed”. It means that he could have this tendency to hurt and force the living to exchange places with him given the chance. He could connect to you and possess you if you are weak and down.

Lastly, is this girl I often see in our area. Sometimes I’ll see her in the morning and in the afternoon. She’s wearing a white kamison.

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Covenant
Senior Software Engineer

My third eye is under developed; I can only see things when certain conditions are right. I can’t choose when to see things, it just happens. Maybe it depends on the energy of the entity, or maybe they want to make their presence known. Anyway, I have it but I consider it neither as a curse or a gift. So far I haven’t been privileged enough to experience something extreme, not that I want to. My third eye was developed when I was in high school; frequent study lessons left me tired and lacking in sleep, so I turned to meditation. That’s when everything started. If you start clearing yourself of all thoughts and concentrate on an inner calm, you are opening yourself into different planes of consciousness. By the way, “you see them, they see you” that’s the rule.

My first experience here in the office happened last October of year 2003. As I entered the office at about 6:30 AM I saw a kid peeking above one of the cubicles in the 22nd floor. When I went in for a closer look, the kid disappeared. Another incident was in front of my cube at about 8:00 PM. I was the only one left at that time when I saw a tall man wearing a cream jacket sit in the cubicle in front of me. When I stood up, there was no one there. I thought it must be one of my coworkers and I even called out his name but nobody answered. A frequent apparition of a girl in white appears in our cube, just at the green pillar usually at about 6:30 to 8:00 in the morning when no one is around. Most of the time she just stares at you for no reason at all.

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Sigaw
Emil, Security Guard
25th flr, September 2006, Saturday

Na-assign po ako on a night shift, from 7:00 pm to 7:00 am, Saturday. First time ko po dito sa 25th floor. Marami na po akong naririnig na mga kuwento pero hindi ko naman iniintindi. Kapag weekend po kasi lalo na kung gabi, wala na halos tao dito sa floor. Minsan para hindi masyado maabala, sa girls restroom na lang kami gumagamit dahil mas malapit i to sa post namin. Ako naman po iyong tipo ng tao na hindi “lalabasin” ng multo, pero noong gabing iyon, medyo hindi ko po maipaliwanag. Mararamdaman mo naman na parang may kakaiba. Para bang kinikilabutan yung pakiramdam. Habang nandoon po ako sa loob ng banyo bigla na lang akong may narinig na sigaw ng babae. Alam ko naman po na walang ibang tao doon kundi ako lang. Hindi po maintindihan yung sinisigaw niya. Hindi ko po maipaliwanag kung ano ang ibig niyang sabihin. Dahil na rin siguro sa takot, hindi ko na rin sinubukang hanapin ang taong pinagmulan ng sigaw, nagmadali na lang po akong lumabas ng banyo. Inisip ko na lang na marahil ay guni-guni ko lang iyon na dulot na rin siguro ng pagod at antok. Isang beses lang po nagparamdam sa akin ang sigaw ng babaeng iyon hindi na naulit pa.

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Karaoke
Nestor, Security Guard
39th flr, October 2006, Saturday

Nag-rarounds po ako sa floor na iyon mga alas kwatro ng hapon. Nang mapadaan po ako malapit sa training room, may narinig po ako na nag-plaplay na music. Inisip ko na marahil naiwang bukas ng mga empleyado ang karaoke sa training room. Pumasok ako sa loob ng kwarto at nakita kong nakabukas ang ilaw ng karaoke at nag-plaplay ng music. Nang lumapit ako para patayin, bigla na lang nag-stop ang music. Tumalikod ako at naisop kong bumalik na lang sa pag-rarounds. Hindi pa ako masyadong nakakalayo nang biglang tumunog ulit ang music. Medyo kinabahan na ako noon at natakot. Ilang linggo lang kasi ang nakakaraan nang may namatay na empleyadong babae sa floor na iyon. Sabi nila nagpaparamdam daw sa training room ang babae na iyon dahil madalas daw ito dito noong nabubuhay pa siya. Inisip ko na lang na dapat ko i-unplug ang karaoke. Nilapitan ko ito at binunot ang plug sa outlet. Lumabas na ako ng training room at bumalik sa pag-rarounds. Hindi na muli pa tumugtog ang music.

Thanks to Norman Yambao for allowing me to post some of his interviews.