Ang Wakwak sa Pilipinas (Monster in the Philippines)

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Kaniadto pako sige ug kadungog ani nga estorya apan hangtud karon wala gyud ko makakita aning wakwaka. Wala pud noon ko mangandoy, koy daw no, mo tunga lang ug kalit sa imong atubangan ug moingon nangita daw ka nako? Unsay imong toyo? Nabuang na gyud, mo kalagiw gyud tag dagan ani. Ikaw nakakita ka na ug wakwak o di kahay naka experience naba ka nga giwakwak?

I always here this story about monsters ever since I was a child but I never happen to see any of it. I dont wish to see it though. What if it will suddenly appear in from of me and will say, You are looking for me? What can I do for you? If this happens, I might be running fast. How about you, have seen any of these monster or happen to have experience with it?

Sa mga wala kabalo, ingon nila ang wakwak tawo daw na siya nga mo ilis ilis ug hitsura. Pwede siyang mahimong baboy, iro, iring, langgam ug uban pang mga mananap nga iyang gustong kopyahon. Naa poy gaingon nga, inig lupad ana niya, mabilin ang ubos nga parte sa iyang lawas. Maputol daw ang iyang hawak ang lawas lang ang makalupad.

For those who do not know, this monster is a human in nature but can transform into different looks and form. It can be a pig, a dog, a cat, a bird and many more that it wishes to. Others said that when it flies, half of its body remains on the ground. Its hips will be cut and its only the body will fly.

Sa Tagalog, ginatawag kini siya ug aswang, apan sa ingles wala ko kabalo mao nga monster na lang akong gibutang. Ang problema aning monster kay generic kaayo ang dating, murag dala na tanan. Basin aduna kay ikasugyot nga english term aning wakwak, mas maayo nga isugid aron atong mahibaw-an.

In Tagalog, we call it "aswang", but in English, I don't know, that's why I put the word monster. The problem with the word monster is its too generic. If you can suggest a name, I would appreciate it.

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Ingon sila, paborito daw kaayo sa wakwak ang mga buros, aw dili diay ang buros apan ang bata naa sa tiyan sa buros. Maglaway daw na sila basta makakita ug buros. Dili gyud daw kapugngan, mo tulo gyud daw na ilang laway. Mag sige daw na sila ug tanaw sa tiyan sa buros. Mahalata gyud daw na sila kay dili gyud daw na sila mahimutang.

According to them, the favorite of this monster are those pregnant women (of course its woman because man could not be pregnant), oopps sorry, not the pregnant woman but the baby inside the pregnant woman. Their mouth starts to water whenever they see pregnants. They could not stop it. They keep on looking on the pregnant tummy. It very noticeable.

Nagkadaiya ang mga sugilanon mahitungod sa mga wakwak, apan tugti ninyo ako sa pagsaysay sa akong nahibalu-an sa akong angkol nga nadakdan ug wakwak. Hala makatakod diay ni sila? Uo daw. Mao daw na hinungdan nga nanaghan sila. Aw nanaghan diay sila? Asa mana sila gapuyo karon? Ingon sila, naa ra daw na sa inyong silingan. Aw hinoon, matud pa sa uban, mas maayo pa daw makasilingan ug wakwak kay sa kawatan kay dili daw mangunay.

There are so many stories about monster, but allow mi to share few things about my uncle who happen to have infected with this monster. What, they can infect other people and become like them? Yes. That's the reason why they grow in numbers. Is it true that there are already lots of them? Where can we find them? According to them, its just around the neighborhood. Well, it is much better to have a neighbor who is a monster than a theft, because monster wont attack its own neighbors.

Balik ta sa akong angkol. Kining akong angkol, nagpuyo kini sa isla da Dinagat, Surigao. Maayo kini siya nga tawo, ug tungod sa iyang kamaayo, giabusaran siya pinaagi sa pagpatakod sa wakwak. Wala may laing pagpatakod sa wakwak kundi ang pagkaon sa kinan-an nila. Gikan ni galaag akong angkol sa iyang silingan nga medyo layo sa ilang balay, kay kani siya mananambal lage. Natingala ang akong ante pagkaugma nga lain naman ug paminsar si angkol. Magkurog na kini ug murag pirmi lang gihilantan.

Let us go back to my uncle. My uncle lives in the island of Dinagat, Surigao. He's a good man and because of this one person took advantage of it and have him infected with to become a monster. There's no other way to infect a person to become like them but only to let the person eat what they are eating. Uncle went to visit a neighbor, a not quite near neighbor and day after he got home, my aunt notice something unusual from him. He is shaking and seems like he has fever.

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Hangtud sa niabot ang higayon nga mo tugdon na kini sa bintana kay gusto na mo lupas. Ila kining gipatambalan ug nasuta nga gipatakdan siya ug wakwak. Ug tungod kay sa maong lugar daghan ang manambalay, wala nila kini gilangay, ila dayon kini gipatambalan. Wala ko masayod kung giunsa pagtambal, apan kalooy sa Ginoo, karon maayo na ang akong angkol. Makaila na siya ug balik sa mga tao sa iyang palibot. Nibalik na ang iyang kanhing kadasig sa panimalay.

Until time come that he stand on the window and wanted to fly. They bring him to a shaman and found out that he was being infected by a monster. And so, the shaman treated my uncle. I don't how he did it, but with the grace of God, now is very well. He can now distinguish people around him and had gain back his excitement.

Sa kadaghan sa mga sugilahon mahitungod sa wakwak, kasagaran gamiton na lang ni sila nga panghadlok sa mga bata aron dili mo laag. In tawn ang bata, mahadlok biya pud. Kinsa goy dili mahadlok anang kuhaon imong kasingkasing kay kaunon? Bisan kinsa mahadlok oi. Laliman kag mamatay.

Of all the stories about monster, most of the time they will use it to scare children so that it will stop roaming around far from home. Pity children, also get scared. Who will not be scared that your hear will be taken and eaten by the monster? Who not afraid of it? Nobody wanted to die.

Nakadungog ka ni Maria Labo? Sikat kaayo na siya dri sa Pilipinas bah. Iyang daw gipatay iyang duha anak, gitagod-tagod ug gisulod sa balde. Walay igong rason nganong nabuhat to niya, nakita na lang sa iyang bana ang iyang nawong nga mura daw ug wakwak unya mo lupad na daw kini. Natakdan lang pud daw to siya sa Saudi Arabia. Nanarbaho siya didto unya gimaltrato sa iyang amo ug sa dihang adunay kunoy nitabang pinaagi sa paghatag ug pagkaon apan gipatakdan diay sa pagka wakwak.

Have you heard of Maria Labo? She is known here in the Philippines. She killed her two kids, chopping their body and put inside a huge bucket. There's was no enough reason why she did that (of course there is no such reason for killing a kid). Her husband only notice the changes in the face of his wife, its looks like a monster. Maria Labo, according to them, were also infected when she was working in Saudi Arabia as domestic helper. She was maltreated and when somebody help her by giving food but then that food infected her to become a monster.

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Unsa ba gayud kining mananapa? Diin man ni sila gikan ug unsay ilang tuyo diri sa kalibutan? Dili ko eksperto, apan tuguti ninyo nga akong ipamahin kaninyo ang akong nahibaw-an.

What really is this animal? Where did they came from and what are there purpose here on earth? I am not an expert but allow me to share few of my what I know.

Ang wakwak, matud pa, hinimo ni Satanas. Siguro nakaila tang tanan kung kinsa si Satanas, Taning ang iyang angga. Ug nasayud pud kita kung unsa tuyo ni Taning dri sa kalibutan. Ania siya dri aron magsabwag ug kadautan batok sa mga tao. Timan-an nato nga si Satanas o Lucifer usa ka anghel kaniadtong panahon. Apan tungod sa iyang pagbatok sa Ginoo gilabay siya dri sa kalibutan aron sunugon pag-abot sa panahon.

Monster, according to our ancestors, were created by Satan. Maybe all of us know who Satan is or Lucifer. And we also know what was his purpose on earth. Satan is here to spread chaos towards humanity. Remember that Lucifer used to be an angel but because he go against God, he was thrown to earth which will be burn in hell when the time comes.

Sa mga taong dili motoo ug wakwak, too na lang mo, total wala may mawala sa inyong pagtoo. Ako sa akong kaugalingon, dili ko motoo, apan bisan asa nga lugar aduna gayuy estorya mahitungod ka nila. Busa motoo na lang ko kay aron dili malangan. Ang importante lang nga sa kanunay magabaton kita ug pagsalig sa atong Ginoo kay siya mang ang labing gamhanan sa nga tanan. Siya lang ang magbantay kanato batok sa tanang kadautan.

To those who don't believe in monster, just believe it, nothing will will be gone if you do. Me myself, I don't believe it, but whenever I go, there's always this stories about them. That's why I told myself to believe. What's important is that all the time, we must put our trust to God because He is powerful. He will protect us against all evil.

Kung aduna kamoy mga kaagi mahitungod sa wakwak, ginaaghat ko kamo sa pag share aron usab atong masayran, ma entertain pud nato ang atong mga higala dri sa steemit.

If you happen to have experience with monster, I am inviting you to share so will know more about it. We can also entertain our friends here in the steemit community.