GARLIC
My
Uncle Bing and his wife loved horror movies. Not only would they watch
every scary movie but they would also tell the scariest stories. This
fascination with blood and gore was passed on to their kids (my cousins).
Is it any wonder that one of my cousins grew up believing in a lot of
this superstitious nonsense? It was a strange dichotomy that my cousin
loved to get scared even though she couldn't handle her fear. Vampires,
Werewolves and Ghosts were all real to her. She knew all the important
counter defenses like garlic, silver bullets, the crucifix, sunlight,
holy water, incantations, etc.
Late
one night my cousin was sleeping over at our house and she was alone in
her room. Suddenly, the lights went out. It was a citywide blackout. Her
scream pierced the darkness. Hurried footsteps became louder as everyone
scampered to my room because I had the only flashlight and also because
I was the cool head who never got scared of the dark. Slowly I
handed candles to everyone and then we started smelling something strange
and all eyes turned to my cousin. And everyone (including her) started
to laugh because my good ol' cousin (true to form) had a string
of garlic dangling around her neck.
I
am excited for Halloween because it's the season I draw caricatures for
different events --- I especially enjoy drawing the kids in full costume.
But let me tell you; in all my years, I have yet to draw someone else
wearing a garlic necklace. I still laugh when I think about it.
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Wisdom
from Joji of Antipolo, Philippines 
The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting
something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.
Thanks
to this week's winners:
Tom of Pasadena; Terry of Santa Monia; Peter Paul of S Pas; Joji
of Antipolo; Cheryl of Arcadia; Charlie of New Jersey; and Benjie
of Concord.
Where there is no
imagination, there is no horror --- Arthur Conan
Doyle, Sr.
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