The Dream Magic Experiment

Travel. Contact with mom and sis. Met them in a mall. They were still waiting for their orders in Avon. Mom was annoyed for waiting for it. 8:30 p.m. Classmate from high school.

Beach. A lot of people. Two groups. My cousin's co-workers and the CHARMS group. I don't see my cousin, so I joined the CHARMS group.

Bus. Homebound with sis. Manapla. Circled back. Bacolod. Lasalle. PATAS. An office. Psych students. A psych professor defeats the president GMA ina writing test. Jasmin returned to the office.

I was looking for someone. I was in Bacolod, in a building where Quan is near Shopping and La Salle. It was a call center there. Second floor (there are only two stories of the building). A lot of people. I saw a familiar one.

Somehow, even against my protest, I became an agent. I was on a cellphone, talking to a client, asking about the quality of a product or service. I was able to answer confidently. I saw Calvin again, the familiar face.

I traveled somewhere with some people. A dormitory? I was asking about the accommodation. The landlady said something about floods, indicating a deep flood, and I told her that some of my companions are girls.

Walked again, in another dormitory with sis. A familiar dormitory, where a friend (or a number of friends) lived. We ate there. Then we escaped, although we know they won't mind we ate there. Went "home."

Mom complained about sis's water jug. That's when I realized I don't have mine. I might have left it outside of the dormitory.

I was with someone. Sis? We went to a mall. I ran to the second floor and checked what movies are showing. The tarps are on the corridor, and I remember one has the word "gay" on it. I looked down at sis on the ground floor, some distance away from the base of the stairs.

I was on the top floor. We have a class there. My classmates were there. There was a talking animal, but I forgot what it was. I also recall leaving, for some reason.

I was in McDonalds with my sis. We were eating. Then suddenly, we have to escape. Some people want to kill or take us. We ran outside. Or rather, I ran outside while carrying her (she was small). They were shooting guns, and I shoot them with magical force. I ran on the street and shot them.

We were walking. I was with sis and... someone else. I think it was mom, but not sure now. We were walking, and I saw a huge tree from afar. It was sparkling, like early dawn with dews still fresh. It was beautiful and magical. We were going to that tree.

We arrived at the root, me and sis and mom, I think. We were talking. We crossed over an obstacle, and I found books. I looked for books that are interesting. One is a book about Sen. Mirriam Santiago, but co-authored by a few others. We climbed.

We climbed up the tree. But then it was no longer a tree. It was a dormitory of sorts. I walked, but couldn't find them. Then I heard a "door" close, and I saw that the wall is actually a door. I opened it, and saw stairs going up. I saw them up the stairs. I followed.

We put our stuff in our respective rooms. I was in the room with Cat. An old friend and classmate, JJ, was also there. Then Cat received a call from his mom. We all heard it. She was looking for him, and when he said we're on the third floor, she told him to move to the first/ground floor. I wanted to say it's "safer" up in the third floor, but everybody's packing their stuff already.

The place looked (or felt) like Cebu.

Walking... walking down to my old workplace in the call center. But the place is different. It was afternoon. The place looked like a forest. I had to jump over some obstacles. I asked the people there if this is the right place. They said yes, and pointed to the right direction.

I arrived... at school, in college. I was going to take an exam. I saw Ridane in one of my examination. He was complaining. We went home, on a taxi. The driver preferred to have the windows on the driver side and the front passenger side open, for some reason. But it's raining, so he got wet, as well as the inside of the taxi. I looked outside at the unfamiliar place, with lots of construction being done. There was no passenger in front of me, but there are two ladies to my left. I don't know who they are. They're just talking with each other. It was a bumpy ride.

We arrived at Victorias, and Ridane invited me to stop by. I said sure, I'll just go home at 10 p.m., at the latest. There was a party, like a birthday, or at least a celebration. There were pork dishes. I talked to a girl there. She asked about Ridane. I told her how he complained that the examiner was late, and how he complained when the exam was cancelled. She was sitting down, taking off her shoes (?) while I told her.

I was at home, with sis. We just studied something from a book (?). I went out to our front yard and told her I want to fly. I jumped and tried to fly, but I couldn't. I asked her why. She said something about waiting for mom. We had a pet out in the yard, something that dived into the watery area.

Flight. We arrived in Manila to get something. We're going back in the evening. I asked sis what time, and she said 2700H, or around 9 p.m. (yes, it's not freakin' military time). It was morning so she thinks we still have time, but I told her best to get our tickets already. I still have to go back (here or somewhere else) tomorrow, and then go back home tomorrow afternoon/evening. I just turned my back, and before I know it, she's back and has printed, and even organized the printed "tickets" into folders. I was surprised.

Then I asked her if she included a photocopy of her ID as well, since she used her card to buy the tickets. Otherwise, I won't be able to board the plane. She said no, she didn't bring her IDs. I crossed to the other side of the street at an ATM to withdraw money. I entered the wrong password. Tried again, got it right. I checked my balance and it showed only a little over 3,000. That didn't seem right.

I was in school, or at work. I was chatting with a high school classmate, Giesel. He put another high school classmate, Nathan, on a special training at work, because he's failing. I heard that they're mostly on training most of the time instead of taking calls. I initially thought that's actually a good deal, but then I realized that eventually, they'll have to take calls full-time.

I was at home. Was talking with someone. Then I felt something in my mouth, and went to the kitchen sink. I spit out five or six teeth. Huge teeth. I collected them with my right hand. I threw them, either into the sink or the trash. Was about to go back when I felt a teeth on my upper right. It wasn't off yet, just loose. I couldn't close my mouth properly because it was protruding. I tried pushing it into position, but it fell off. It's another huge tooth. I threw it as well.

I went back to the living room, and talked to sis. I asked if I can court a classmate of hers. She said no, because "I" have responsibilities, and she particularly mentioned "sa likod...," roughly translated on my back or shoulder, "... pa sang bata" or including the baby. The translation doesn't make sense, but it's like she's saying I'm the one who should take care of her child.

Mom passed by and asked what we're talking about. I was already lying on the side on the sofa, hugging my knees, depressed. Sis told her it's about my "exploration."