My ‘Out-of-this-World’ Experience No. 14

Have you ever had experience a phenomenon that cannot be explained no matter how you tried to understand it?  Are you familiar with the phrase ‘beyond one’s imagination or understanding’?  If you have this some sort of experience that makes you feel that hair-raising/eerie or déjà vu feeling, please share through email message to merlinagp@gmail.com.  It is my pleasure to post your experience in this Blog.  Let the circle of sharing begins.

Experience No. 14: “The Creepy Transect”
(Shared by Mark Franklin M. Sanchez <markfranklin.sanchez@gmail.com>)

Back in 2008, I was in my first year of college studying at UP Baguio.  It was my first time to get into Baguio City.  It was no different with Manila, the traffic, the buildings and the crowded streets.  I was new to everything.  New people, new faces, new friends I have to say.  I was able to meet a group of friends that was already familiar with the place.  One of them lives in a condominium in Pacdal Street.  We used to stay the night at his condo because of its coziness.  One night, me and my two other friends dared to walk around the vicinity of Pacdal Street.  Just out of curiosity, I found out that the area was just few blocks away to the eerie-ruins of the Hyatt Terraces Hotel.  One of us dared to still stroll in that area.  It was already 11 o’ clock in the evening.  So here’s what happened and how that stroll ended up scary.

Map 1: The Creepy Transect

(Cognitive Map on how our midnight stroll was divided into zones 

based from our experience)

The Starting Trail (Yellow Line)
The start of our long walk.  We had fun seeing how Wright Park looks like when it’s already evening.  It’s very cold. We are still at the verge of excitement on what is install for us during the stroll.
The Twilight Zone (Blue Line)
We are now heading the Park Road leading to the gates of the Baguio Country Club and South Drive.  We can still see the towering heights of the condominium where my friend is staying.  It was a full moon then. We heard a loud bark of a dog as if it’s a hungry werewolf. It’s just like the sound of Jacob when he transformed into a werewolf in the Twilight Saga.  The eeriness of the place started to go to our mind.  But we still manage to continue.
The Dreading Stretch (Pink Line)
The streets were already equipped with silence.  The cold wind of the city blew through our thin sweatshirts.  One of us who had his third eye opened told “Balik na tayo.  Ang bigat na ng pakiramdam ko. (Let’s go back. I feel uncomfortable.)”.  It was no joke, we saw him sweating and pale but we still managed to laugh and tease him. We disregarded it.  Deep inside, my body’s already chilling because of the scary atmosphere the area has. 
The Daunting Section (Violet Line)
We continued walking on the cold paved road.  My friend with third eye said “Sabi sa inyo! Huwag na tayo tumuloy (I told you that we shouldn’t continue walking.)”.  We were just in front of the gate of the Hyatt Hotel and as if there is someone screaming inside the compund.  This is the shortest section on the transect, but it left us with the most number of unexplainable feelings.  We saw a light struck from the inside of the abandoned lot.  No one was there and no car was on the road.  The light from the few street lamps ignited our way.  It gave us goosebumps as we watched the light.  It was heading towards us.
The Long and Winding Road (Orange Line)
As we saw the light coming our way, we ran very fast as much as we can but it seems the road is endless.  It’s like we are travelling on a very long and winding road.  When we reached the corner of the road where the light of the City and the darkness of the street meets, one of my friend said “Wag na natin ulitin yun ah (Let’s not do this again.)”.

Ending
The next morning, we told our friend who have lived in Baguio for a long time about our experience.  He told us that the reason why that stretch of the City has few lights and few houses unlike any other place in Baguio, was because unprecedented souls still roam in the area. My heart pumped very hard as I listened to every story he had shared.

This is the first creepy experience in my one year stay. Certainly, Baguio City is haunted by its history. Many unexplainable experiences had been recorded.  Some may have been very strange that even science cannot elucidate it. I had even experienced it.  Impossible but it happened to me!"