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Not Like Ours | Climbing Aurora’s Balete Tree

March 27, 2015 By Kendi 3 Comments

Baler Balete and Not Like Ours Elementals

Baler Aurora’s Balete Tree Three weeks after I climbed (all thureee”sides”) of the infamous tree, I’m still sick. I was already sick prior to the trip but of course (rolls eyes, slightly) it has to be my disturbance of “their” home that would cause the coughing fit, and it’s always worse just before I try…

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Filed Under: BALER, Travelistas Corner, TRAVELS DESTINATIONS Tagged With: Aurora Millennium Tree, Baler Balete, Elemental, Not Like Ours

Spells, Enchantments, Gems: Siquijor’s Very Old Balete Tree

November 13, 2012 By Cille Anne 1 Comment

Coastal Day Tour of Siquijor: Third Stop, Day 2 In every place, island or province that I visit for the first time, there is that area and single moment that eclipses all others as the best and most wonderful. In Siquijor, I found it when we alight from our tricycle tour and behold the island’s…

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Filed Under: SIQUIJOR, TRAVELS DESTINATIONS Tagged With: Cold Spring, Day Trip Siquijor, Enchanted Balete Tree, Not Like Ours, siquijor, Siquijor Balete, Siquijor Tourist Spots

Not Like Ours, Ghosts and Little Children

October 30, 2011 By Cille Anne 5 Comments

not like ours ghost stories

When I was young, one of the most effective ways an adult make little children follow rules is to scare them into discipline by conjuring up mythical creatures, scary ghosts and stories of “Not Like Ours”. Before “He Who Must Not Be Named” became vogue, thanks to Harry Potter, our Filipino elders have been using…

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Filed Under: EXTRA! EXTRA! Tagged With: Brownouts Scary Stories, diwata, duwende, Filipino Culture, Filipino mythical creatures, ghost stories, ghost story sharing, kapre, Not Like Ours

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