Yesterday I have a job interview which was re-scheduled to next Tuesday because of me and their dress code. Still having time to go to work, I texted my manager that I won’t come for work for that day anyway, and told her I do not feel well because of my headache from the activities of the previous day off. She understands and said it is okay. After visiting a friend in Market! Market! I went straight back home. Even though hungry, I did not eat my lunch. I just took a couple of “pandesal” from the kitchen, a bottle of water from the fridge, and head towards my computer upstairs. Because I do not like go to bed unless I’m really sleepy, I watched a few episodes of “How I Met your Mother” and “The Big Bang Theory”. At about 3:30pm, I felt sleepy. I drank the rest of the water from my bottle and go to sleep.
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I slightly woke and looked at the wall clock, 8:30pm. I can hear the T.V. set downstairs, and thought to my self that I should get up and take a meal. But I don’t feel hungry. I decided to continue sleeping.
The “television”, I believe it is where my dream all began…
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Me and my friends were watching anime’ when I noticed I’m already “in” the television, the one in the scene riding in the back of a water creature in the middle of the river, having fun, surfacing. Then someone grabbed me from the back and holds me so that I won’t be separated from the creature, which goes straight submerging. I panicked. I tried to force my way into letting go but it’s futile. The next thing was when I’m already in the bottom of the sea. I saw a woman and a child in a not so distant nipa hut, even though running low on air, I immediately swam to them. To my surprise, she’s talking to me and I don’t understand a word she’s saying. I thought to my self how is it even possible? Being that the case, still holding my breath, I made hand signs. I then hear her voice coming directly from her mouth saying, “just let go of it”. I still hold my breath, stopped and think. I go closer to her ears, chose my words, and few air escapes my mouth as I said, “no air”. But then I remembered I can only hold my breath underwater for 30 seconds max, and that’s without having any activity. After that it goes to my mind about the time frame when the sea creature dragged me down here, and the time I spent talking to this woman, which must have took 5 minutes or more. So I tried to relax, and breathed a little. Nothing happened. I tried to inhale again that as if it is air surrounding me, and not water. I did not drown. Then I breathed normally. No water entered my lungs. Not one drop. Amazed, I smiled to her. She just smiled back. Then a bright light radiates from my right. I felt drowsy and fell asleep.
I woke up in the morning lying faced down on the bed of the same nipa hut beside the sea shore. I looked into my right and saw the white sands and blue waters, and felt the warmth of peaceful ambiance. Then I looked to my left and found the baby lying beside me. I was shocked.
How is this possible? Oh yeah, I remember now! I was only dreaming!
The woman from last time stepped in and introduced her self as I rose up. She was “Addelle” and that was her child. Still having the questions in my head, I asked her, “Paano nangyayari to’? Nananaginip lang ako diba?” Again she just smiled and did not answer. Instead she let me carry her child and guided me outside. She introduced me to some people in the area. I even remember the one named “Badong” who toured me in the place, from which I told to him, “Ayos ah! Pareho pa tayo ng nickname!”.
From this point I had a mixture of dream, but still focused on the same story.
Realizing I’m still inside a dream, I got back to Addelle and asked the same question I had earlier, but this time, out of curiosity I added, “But how is everything so vivid? I know I’m in a dream but, how can I get back here in case I woke up?” She placed her right hand on my left shoulder and waved her left hand to the direction of a well. Understanding what she’s trying to imply, I said “Ayoko mauna! Ok sige, sabay na lang tayo!” She then hugged me and jumped into the well. We were swirling around, falling down, but in a slow, gravity-less motion. We ended up in a beach resort, somewhere familiar to me. She blends in the crowd and so do I. Looking around, I saw and old signage of the resort in the distance, which I already saw from before but I’m not sure where. Suddenly I felt the need to “pee”, so I searched for a bathroom. I saw a sign from a door that says, “Right Here!”, so I entered it. But someone noticed and told me I’m not allowed to go in there unless I leave the “potion”. Looking at the bottle of potions from a slightly opened door, I said, “Ok! No problem!” I get in and shut the door without having any idea of what he meant.
I opened my eyes and looked at the wall clock and saw, 4:00am. Then I closed my eyes and went back to sleep.
I found myself back on the beach, in Addelle’s hut. And she’s there. We talked about the situation while walking outside. We were both laughing in the middle of the conversation when her friends in an old car stopped in front of us and invited me for a ride. She told me I should go with them. Tipong “Boys Joy Ride” ba! Ok! Game! I hopped in. The next thing I knew we were driving really, really fast in the highway, on a swirling flyover! I even saw the “MegaMall” but re-designed. Futuristic. I realized, “Ano to’ nasa future ako?! Pucha kelangan ko magtanong!” Then they dropped us off. Me and the guy named, I think I heard something like, “Frye”. Cool! The car drove of. We were walking in the car park when Frye said we need to meet and fetch someone, then bring “her” home. We went upstairs and there she was, waiting. A beautiful girl wearing a violet shirt, purple polished nails, and wears a weird kind of violet eye contact lenses but goes gracefully with her beautiful face. I immediately introduced my self and asked for her name. She replied, “Isn’t it obvious?”, and then smiled. Then we went off. I noticed we’re headed for a private plane, 4 seater plane to be exact. For just the three of us.
I know it’s crazy, and that’s my dilemma. This whole thing is crazy enough to begin with.
Then I saw a bystander along the way. I really don’t know what happened but I just called her by the name and goes, “Cynthia, anong year ba tayo ngayon?” But again, for some unknown reason, she replied to me politely and said, “We do not keep track of the time nowadays but the last time I check it was already sometime between 2030 and 2040. As though I’m not shocked, I thanked her and waved goodbye. As I entered the back of the private plane, I found the violet wearing girl sitting there, and learned that Frye is our pilot! Geez! Things are getting crazier and crazier and yet my heart pounds with joy and excitement. As the plane took off, the girl beside me hugs my right arm smiling and said, “It’s Violet… My name is Violet.”
The next thing I knew we were back in Addelle’s place and I saw other people and planes arriving. I felt the need to “pee” and saw a wall. I walk toward its direction and urinated. In the middle of it I saw other people urinate other walls. As I’m finished, I turn around and walked the direction of Addelle’s hut. I saw her along the way, and out of excitement I shouted, “Yahooooo!!!”.
My alarm clock rings as I opened my eyes. It’s 7 o’clock in the morning. I need to prepare for work. Still lying down, confused about my dream, but smiling, I thought of how someone told about Atlantis. I don’t know for certain, but my two cents is that Atlantis can be found in everyone’s dream. And decided I should blog about mine! ^^
I’m a sleepwalker especially when I’m tired, but this time is different. I think it’s my, “Astral Body” that wandered.
One more thing, this afternoon while listening to the “Afternoon Cruise” on the radio at work, I heard the these lines in a song; “These dreams go on when I close my eyes. Every second of the night, I live another life.”
Once more, co-incidence?
Who knows!? ^^
