Pumpkins, Halloween masks, candles and flowers. These are some that things that are very common during Halloween or as we Filipino termed it “Undas”. This is a yearly celebration commemorating our beloved ones whom had passed away. During November 1, people usually come to cemetery bringing some flowers and candles and offer some prayers to their dearly beloved ones.

Just this day, Me and my wife (unfortunately my daughter is too young to go with us) went to the cemetery to light some candles on the grave of my brother, her relatives too. While I was on that place, I was reminiscing my childhood days when I was still collecting some candle drops and roll it into balls and sell it to local merchants, who then as I have known that they recycle this to make candles again. Its funny to think that when I was young I was also collecting these candle drops, making me go round the whole place just to collect more candle drops. I was also thinking that maybe in the future my children would be the one collecting these candle drops too. Well this can be a tradition handed down to my kids. Then another set of memories came, that during these that me and my friends share ghost stories. Stories that makes your shiver in fright and also stories that are hard to explain but they happen. I can still remember that after sharing these stories I wasnt able to come home alone that I ask some old folks to bring me back to our house. Well those were the days…

On the brighter side, part also of this celebration are the foods being sold on the sidewalk going to the cemetery. Foods that are already synanimous to the celebration. There are these “okoy”, “bibingka”, “BBQ”, “Sago’t gulaman” and “chicharon”. Hmmm… mouth watering indeed. These foods are yearly part of the celebration that without having a bite of them the occasion is incomplete. Well of course me and my wife bought 2 bibinka ang 2 okoy with sauce (suka, garlic and pepper).

While we were heading back home, my mind was wondering off things that I’m pretty sure you don’t want to think. Thoughts like when I am dead, will it be my turn to be visited yearly? When will that be? Will I also be buried in the same ground my brother was buried? Or I”ll just have my body cremated? Well this is a reality check for all of us, nothing is certain in this world but death. “Oh God I’m still young, don’t take me yet, I still have plans to make and goals to achieve”. But certainly sooner or later we all be dead, its just matter of how will that be and when will that happen. I may sound so creepy but hey! its Halloween, woooo…. Did I scare you?