Total Darkness
My classes end late at night, around 9 pm. so you can petty much guess what the atmosphere is in the streets. But last night, I was given a real challenge, or scare, when the whole city went black out. It was total darkness and I could not see anything!
The dorm where I stayed is but walking distance from the school maybe two or three streets away. Eve since, I don’t take public rides at night because I am scared so I walk. But last night’s version of my walk was very hard! Basically, I could not see anything! I was worried to get hit by a truck, get hit by a person, or get hit by a dog. Aside from that, I was scared of hitting a parked vehicle!
I cursed my cellphone because of its feeble light. When I reached the street to where I stay, it was funny because I could not tell where I am, if I am already passing the dom or what because of the darkness! But I eventually found it but was again disgusted when my landlady was not there and the house was as dark as a moonless night! I saw her nephew waiting outside the dorm. I asked why and he told me when the lights went out he was scared so he got out and waited for company. I did not know if I was about to laugh or pity him when he told me he crawled on the floor as he was getting out because he was scared of a ghost in the dorm and scared of hitting the furnitures. I could tell he was very happy to see me.
When we got inside, the next task was to find candles to give us some light. We did not know where the candles were kept! So we searched and searched and the nephew finally found little thin candles on a box. When we were able to light them, we both laughed when we saw to big candles on a candle holder by the dining table. So much for our survival instincts.
Whew! What a night! Fortunately, maybe twenty or thirty minutes after, the lights came back. And you know what? I am very happy about that indeed!
eggbreaker,
hindi bago nga yung brown out na yun eh kaya bad trip talaga. bute naman hindi mo na sa gloom associate ulan, okey naman siya eh may benefits din at yung sa erotica meme ko, hmm… isang linggo ko na yun pinag isipan tapos rated PG lang yata di naman umabot sa r-18! lol.
prinsesamusang
August 27, 2008 at 8:24 am
uso pa pala brownout ngaun? scary yan..lalo na sa manila pa mgllakad ka sa dilim
eggbreaker
August 27, 2008 at 1:34 am
wohooo…what a life !
akhyarihananto
August 25, 2008 at 2:13 pm
snglguy,
oo nga eh, di ko na talaga kakalimutan!
madel,
natakot ako masagasaan! penlight? super penlight ba kaya malaking liwanag? lol!
prinsesamusang
August 25, 2008 at 8:42 am
i have claustrophobia. cant stay in an elevator for more than 3 min kasi i feel i can’t breathe … similar to darkness. ganyan din ako. pagsuper pitch dark dilim … ughh…. parang di makahinga. i understand what you feel. T_T
i always carry around a pen light. haha. thats a suggestion
tsaka i commend you for walking in pitch dark. buti di ka nagaya sa pinsan ko. she fell on a manhole. T_T ingat ka pa rin next time.
madel
August 25, 2008 at 7:45 am
Maybe you should invest in a handy flashlight like the Maglite mini that also doubles as a key chain. You’ll never know when you’ll need it, at magagamit mo pa sa sinehan, hehe.
snglguy
August 24, 2008 at 4:47 pm
nova-san,
thank you. i was scared and it was pretty hard trying to find my step. i was worried about getting run over.
seraphine,
bet they do!
prinsesamusang
August 24, 2008 at 2:53 pm
walking at night can be scary. especially when you can’t see where you’re walking. i don’t know how blind people do it, maybe you get used to it or learn to count your steps. i’d be afraid of stepping off a curb or tripping on a bush.
can ghosts see in the dark? i wonder if the dorm ghost glows when the lights go out.
Seraphine
August 24, 2008 at 2:08 pm
It’s funny that something is crucial and necessary as light is taken for granted, and we never realize its importance until we get stuck in darkness as you did.
Glad to know you are safe. =)
nova-san
August 24, 2008 at 10:58 am
bobang pinay,
14 yata, basta 2nd yr HS siya.
tina,
nako magpahinga ka dalasan mo para di ka maburn out. nakakatakot talaga pero nasurprise nga ako nakarating ako eh!
winkii,
nako wag mo na pangarapin!
kengkay,
welkam bak ha! as in total darkness. can’t see a thing. kung may giant balakubak nasagasaan na niya ko dahil di ko siya nakikita. oo di ko na kakalimutan, ayoko na.
panaderos,
ako din i’m very glad!
kat,
siguro nga, di pa naman ako ganun kahilig sa music.
dyanie,
ewan ko nga eh, kahit ako hindi naman ako gagapang, kakapa na lang!
kaycee,
very scary! i could’ve been abducted by aliens! but it’s a great experience because i’m okay!
prinsesamusang
August 24, 2008 at 9:41 am
OMG! that must have been so scary!! well the streets at night are scary as it is, much more i’m sure when there’s a power cut. you’re very brave!!
thanks by the way for dropping my bubble. hope you’re having a fab weekend =D
kaycee
August 24, 2008 at 5:21 am
oh i just remember my last college year! till 9pm din kami pero madami pa tao hehe..
nag crawl? hahaha
di ba nya saulo yung bahay at nag crawl pa sya hahahhaha 
dyanie
August 24, 2008 at 12:36 am
Oh,dorm life—how I miss it…Good thing you just live near the school since your classes end so late. This entry reminds me of the Yano song ‘Brownout,’ but you’re probably too young when that one came out.
Kat
August 24, 2008 at 12:00 am
I’m glad you still made it safely back to your dorm in spite of the darkness outside.
Panaderos
August 23, 2008 at 9:53 pm
gaano kadilim naman yon? as in lahat ng madaan mong bahay wala ring ilaw, nyayyyy. katakot. mabuti may nauna sa yo sa bahay ano? dala ka kaya ng maliit na flashlight just in case? both my kids, meron silang mini flashlights near their beds, just in case..
kengkay
August 23, 2008 at 8:23 pm
wooh. scary..
hindi ko alam ang gagwin ko
kapag sa akin nangyari yan.
winkii
August 23, 2008 at 7:52 pm
what an experience. being in the dark… specially sa streets give us quite a scare nowadays.
but conceive of light in your mind.. lagi.. and light will be with you.’
sorry, havent been checking on here lately.. thanks sa tag.. will get around to it sis… na busy lang.
tc always.
tina
August 23, 2008 at 11:19 am
ilang taon na yang nephew ni landlady mo?
bobang pinay
August 23, 2008 at 11:13 am