josh santos,
DISCLAIMER: Please note that this is a spoof feature article. No fact stated herein should be taken seriously.
It hasn’t been a long time since we, UPIS students, moved to our new home. Stories from the old building are left behind after transferring to a new site. However, there are still unexplained things here in our new building and a few can’t simply be understood using science.
1. The Guardian of the Books
"Guys it's almost 5, the library is closing." If you're a frequent face in the library, you'll often hear this line. But don't you ever wonder why they close at five, while the school closes at six? You didn't hear it from us, but people say that a vengeful spirit looms inside the library.
It was said that it used to be a guardian, destined to protect the books, but became vengeful after the emergence of the internet. It loved reading, talking about reading, and watching people sinking their faces in books all day. But the internet came about, and almost instantaneously became the primary source of entertainment of the people. Less and less people came to the library to read, but more and more came just to use the computers.
The guardian became silent, resentful, and persistent. He did everything in his power to force people to read, and to renew their love of reading. He tried interrupting with the connection, jamming the printer, and even whispering into the ears of students incantations to make them read. Its power grows as the sky gets darker, and therefore thrives from 5 onwards. There was a dismissed case of a student getting possessed after over-extending her stay at the library. From then on, the school implemented stricter rules regarding time spent in the library.
It was once a loving guardian of the books who wants nothing more than for students to read, but was victimized by modernization.
2. Lorna’s Pen
Lorna used to be a writer that loved to narrate everything she saw and observed. She never lets a single tale pass by untold and she shares every single story. However, one night, she witnessed a gruesome crime and the culprits didn’t want everyone to find out so they chose to silence Lorna once and for all and took her pen and notebook as well. Up to this day, it has been known that Lorna still roams the halls of the UPIS 7-12 building even after the move. And still, her pen remains lost yet not forgotten.
So maybe, you’re wondering where your new pens are? Well now, you can guess who takes them.
3. Don’t Follow Him
A dark hallway. A chilly air. These are just some of the really creepy aspects of that 4th floor hallway. Yet somehow, why do we still tend to pass by there? Maybe because the walk across is shorter than taking the stairs… or maybe, it’s explained by something extremely different?
You see, there used to be a student here and he was, to put it plainly, average. He didn’t have many friends, he wasn’t rich and he definitely wasn’t good-looking. However, he was smart, topping his class in every subject and using his brain. He managed to earn a little money by doing others’ homework and projects for them. He learned to sell his service and to market his “products”. With his intelligence and topnotch skills in persuading, he got regular customers and people would come to him in the hallway, his secret office, for help all the time. Business was healthy however, the authorities found out and he was suspended. Since then, his classmates never found him again and it was believed that he moved to another country or even died.
But in this very hallway, it is believed that his voice can still be heard and his eyes can sometimes be seen by a few students, commanding them to do all sorts of things. And at times, they simply can’t resist.
Now, why do you think the CCTV cameras aren’t facing the hallway itself?
4. Burnt Smell
The school is relatively new, same goes with the facilities. And since they are new, they should still be operational and safe to use, right? But several rooms often located at the third floor have this eerie burning smell. Someone will randomly smell it, then another, and another, until every nostril is filled with the suffocating aroma. Almost always, we blame the fans or the lights for this burning smell, and as we hastily turn them off, the tension in the room settles, along with the dissipation of the toxic fumes. Then again, the school is relatively new. Only a few years have passed since its erection, but the burning smell remains constant. They say, it’s not the fan, the lights, or anything--
It’s the vengeful spirits.
5. Rooftop Trickster
If you’re one of the more adventurous students in school, you probably know that our building has a rooftop. The view there is reportedly breathtaking, the breeze is cool, and you can see the Katipunan Avenue clearly. But despite these feats, we are not allowed to step foot on the rooftop. The reason the school uses is always safety. It’s dangerous, and there are no adults around to supervise. But do you know the real reason as to why we’re not allowed to explore there?
Curious students who have tried said that there’s a mysterious vibe they feel not on the rooftop, but on the way there. If you go to the 4th floor, you can see a ladder near the entrance from the ramp. They say that as they climb to the top, there’s a chilly feeling on their backs, as if they were giving someone a piggyback ride. These students had lookouts to signal them if a teacher or a staff is coming. One of them saw a black figure looming over his friends. He thought it was just their shadows, but to his surprise it went against the light. He screamed and ran, while his classmates on top of the ladder frantically went down thereafter.
After the incident, no one dared to climb up to the rooftop again. They all feared the trickster spirit that “guards” the rooftop. And I think we all should too. Who knows what prank he’ll try next.
6. The Deadly Hollows
Do you ever wonder where the rats and frogs in biology classes go after they’re “used”? Why do they magically disappear right after students cut them up and study their anatomy?
Try knocking on the walls of the building. Hear the full echoes and how the walls are built firmly. However, wait, there’s this weird spot, a hollow one. You might wonder, why so?
Well, we’re here to answer both of your questions. These hollow spots are actually tiny coffins for these dead animals. It all started when the administration did not know what to do with the carcasses. They tried burying them but it was too much of a hassle. They tried burning them but it wasn’t environmental friendly. They even tried giving the dead bodies away but no one would take them. And eventually, this solution was brought up and ended up being a double benefit- the school saves space and gets rid of the corpses at the same time.
Just don’t let the smell (and the fact that our walls are mini-tombs) distract you.
It may be true that we are currently traversing the path of modernization, but we must never forget that not everything can be proven by science, and not everything you see is what they seem to be. Stay cautious, and shhhhhhh! Remember to keep this confidential, if they find out we know about this, who knows what might hap--//by Josh Santos and Roan Ticman
Spoof Feature: CLASSIFIED: The 7-12 Files
DISCLAIMER: Please note that this is a spoof feature article. No fact stated herein should be taken seriously.
It hasn’t been a long time since we, UPIS students, moved to our new home. Stories from the old building are left behind after transferring to a new site. However, there are still unexplained things here in our new building and a few can’t simply be understood using science.
1. The Guardian of the Books
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It was said that it used to be a guardian, destined to protect the books, but became vengeful after the emergence of the internet. It loved reading, talking about reading, and watching people sinking their faces in books all day. But the internet came about, and almost instantaneously became the primary source of entertainment of the people. Less and less people came to the library to read, but more and more came just to use the computers.
The guardian became silent, resentful, and persistent. He did everything in his power to force people to read, and to renew their love of reading. He tried interrupting with the connection, jamming the printer, and even whispering into the ears of students incantations to make them read. Its power grows as the sky gets darker, and therefore thrives from 5 onwards. There was a dismissed case of a student getting possessed after over-extending her stay at the library. From then on, the school implemented stricter rules regarding time spent in the library.
It was once a loving guardian of the books who wants nothing more than for students to read, but was victimized by modernization.
2. Lorna’s Pen
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| Photo Credit: Magan Basilio |
Lorna used to be a writer that loved to narrate everything she saw and observed. She never lets a single tale pass by untold and she shares every single story. However, one night, she witnessed a gruesome crime and the culprits didn’t want everyone to find out so they chose to silence Lorna once and for all and took her pen and notebook as well. Up to this day, it has been known that Lorna still roams the halls of the UPIS 7-12 building even after the move. And still, her pen remains lost yet not forgotten.
So maybe, you’re wondering where your new pens are? Well now, you can guess who takes them.
3. Don’t Follow Him
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A dark hallway. A chilly air. These are just some of the really creepy aspects of that 4th floor hallway. Yet somehow, why do we still tend to pass by there? Maybe because the walk across is shorter than taking the stairs… or maybe, it’s explained by something extremely different?
You see, there used to be a student here and he was, to put it plainly, average. He didn’t have many friends, he wasn’t rich and he definitely wasn’t good-looking. However, he was smart, topping his class in every subject and using his brain. He managed to earn a little money by doing others’ homework and projects for them. He learned to sell his service and to market his “products”. With his intelligence and topnotch skills in persuading, he got regular customers and people would come to him in the hallway, his secret office, for help all the time. Business was healthy however, the authorities found out and he was suspended. Since then, his classmates never found him again and it was believed that he moved to another country or even died.
But in this very hallway, it is believed that his voice can still be heard and his eyes can sometimes be seen by a few students, commanding them to do all sorts of things. And at times, they simply can’t resist.
Now, why do you think the CCTV cameras aren’t facing the hallway itself?
4. Burnt Smell
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| Photo Source: The Advocate https://goo.gl/images/TahUiB |
The school is relatively new, same goes with the facilities. And since they are new, they should still be operational and safe to use, right? But several rooms often located at the third floor have this eerie burning smell. Someone will randomly smell it, then another, and another, until every nostril is filled with the suffocating aroma. Almost always, we blame the fans or the lights for this burning smell, and as we hastily turn them off, the tension in the room settles, along with the dissipation of the toxic fumes. Then again, the school is relatively new. Only a few years have passed since its erection, but the burning smell remains constant. They say, it’s not the fan, the lights, or anything--
It’s the vengeful spirits.
5. Rooftop Trickster
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Photo Source: Timothy Hallinan
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Curious students who have tried said that there’s a mysterious vibe they feel not on the rooftop, but on the way there. If you go to the 4th floor, you can see a ladder near the entrance from the ramp. They say that as they climb to the top, there’s a chilly feeling on their backs, as if they were giving someone a piggyback ride. These students had lookouts to signal them if a teacher or a staff is coming. One of them saw a black figure looming over his friends. He thought it was just their shadows, but to his surprise it went against the light. He screamed and ran, while his classmates on top of the ladder frantically went down thereafter.
After the incident, no one dared to climb up to the rooftop again. They all feared the trickster spirit that “guards” the rooftop. And I think we all should too. Who knows what prank he’ll try next.
6. The Deadly Hollows
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| Photo Source: DeviantArt https://goo.gl/images/ybcBri |
Do you ever wonder where the rats and frogs in biology classes go after they’re “used”? Why do they magically disappear right after students cut them up and study their anatomy?
Try knocking on the walls of the building. Hear the full echoes and how the walls are built firmly. However, wait, there’s this weird spot, a hollow one. You might wonder, why so?
Well, we’re here to answer both of your questions. These hollow spots are actually tiny coffins for these dead animals. It all started when the administration did not know what to do with the carcasses. They tried burying them but it was too much of a hassle. They tried burning them but it wasn’t environmental friendly. They even tried giving the dead bodies away but no one would take them. And eventually, this solution was brought up and ended up being a double benefit- the school saves space and gets rid of the corpses at the same time.
Just don’t let the smell (and the fact that our walls are mini-tombs) distract you.
It may be true that we are currently traversing the path of modernization, but we must never forget that not everything can be proven by science, and not everything you see is what they seem to be. Stay cautious, and shhhhhhh! Remember to keep this confidential, if they find out we know about this, who knows what might hap--//by Josh Santos and Roan Ticman
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