Pasig River Monster
I've been searching for stories and/or legends about Pasig River, but I found nothing. When I open my E-mail account, I stumbled upon a message of a contributor, and luckily the story she sent was about Pasig River Monster.
As brief introduction to the Pasig river, it is a river in the Philippines that connects Laguna de Bay to Manila Bay. Stretching for 25 kilometres (15.5 mi), it is lined by Metro Manila on each side. Its major tributaries are the Marikina River and San Juan River.
[Contributed June 18, 2012:]
As she described the monster caught in the river, one thing rose in my mind - a kappa.
Kappa [left] (or sometimes called Kawataro meaning
While Siyokoys are mermen, sea creatures that have a human form and scaled bodies. The Siyokoy is the male counterpart of the Sirena. It is usually depicted with green scaly skin, ears resembling fish fins, having fishtail or scaled legs, and webbed feet. They could also have long, green tentacles. They drown mortals for food. They could have gill slits colored brown or green.
Although both would look like the same in imagination, what made me think it was a kappa is
By the way, before I end this discussion, the author also wanted to know if someone knows the same story as hers. She would also like to know it like me.
Source:
As brief introduction to the Pasig river, it is a river in the Philippines that connects Laguna de Bay to Manila Bay. Stretching for 25 kilometres (15.5 mi), it is lined by Metro Manila on each side. Its major tributaries are the Marikina River and San Juan River.
The Story
[Contributed June 18, 2012:]
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As she described the monster caught in the river, one thing rose in my mind - a kappa.
Kappa [left] (or sometimes called Kawataro meaning
river-boy), in Japanese folklore, was a humanoid, resembling a little child, and with scaly and reptilian-skinned (just like that of a turtle) monster. Their skin is usually color green, and sometimes yellow. Like the monster above, this creature also live in rivers.
While Siyokoys are mermen, sea creatures that have a human form and scaled bodies. The Siyokoy is the male counterpart of the Sirena. It is usually depicted with green scaly skin, ears resembling fish fins, having fishtail or scaled legs, and webbed feet. They could also have long, green tentacles. They drown mortals for food. They could have gill slits colored brown or green.
Although both would look like the same in imagination, what made me think it was a kappa is
. . . She described it as a little child about 10 years old with green skin.That's her description.
By the way, before I end this discussion, the author also wanted to know if someone knows the same story as hers. She would also like to know it like me.
Source:
Contributed by: Jomara Merano
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasig_River
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kappa_(folklore)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siyokoy#Siyokoy
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Hi. You're stories are really interesting. But the design/the colors of this blog is quite hard to see while reading. It's an eyesore. So maybe, you could change to a more relaxing colors yet related to the main idea or point of this blog. thank you. :)
ReplyDelete*Your (this is the same person who posted this comment. the auto-correct freaks me out. ;)
DeleteI also think it might be a kappa. Since mermen usually inhabit seas, not rivers. Although one could argue that 'it' might have lost its way from the sea. Off topic, the site's color scheme is too harsh on the eyes. Especially the glaring orange.
ReplyDeleteactually this is true. i for one was one of the few people inside the municipal hall at that time. it's a kid btw mga 9-10 yrs old. his eyes are so gloomy like fish eyes. i was a high school at that time.
ReplyDeleteJude Nieva from Battlecreek MI
question chief what did the officials do really on the creature if your in there is it really true that they just released the creature back to the river or someone claimed it?
DeleteI live in buting, pasig near the river. I'm 36 yrs old. I know that story also. Yes it was in the newspapers.
ReplyDeleteHi. I am Jomara Merano. I am very overwhelmed that there's someone also claiming that my mother's story is true. And if you have time, I really want to know your experience about it. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteYou can email me at jomaramerano@gmail.com :)))
My grandmother also told me this story :) iam a student in UMAK and i cant help thinking if it's really true or not ��
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