PJAM Presents: Charing! (Spoof of The Ring)

*Note: If Filipino words are used, they are translated below

Back in  second year high school, PJAM was hanging out at my house, and we had nothing to do. Anna’s long hair reminded everyone of Sadako the scary character in The Ring. Someone shared a joke that rechristened Sadako as Sad-talaga-ako, and we all laughed so hard. That week we just learned how to create a photo essay in English class, and all of these random things converged into one brilliant idea: Charing! We started playing dress up, spontaneously creating a story, and taking pictures of each scene. Below is the story that we came up with:

Cast:

Precious as Madam Kring-kring Me Teleling, isang espiritista

Ja as Frek-frek, an ordinary girl

Johanna as Birdie Boy Aguila, suitor of Frek-frek

Milagros/Trina as Prudence, Frek-frek’s sister

Anna as Sad-talaga-ako, the scary monster

Note: Original words of the story were kept as is.

CHARING!

Liniligawan ni Birdie Boy Aguila si Frek-frek

One day nahuli ni Frek-frek na binibigyan ni Birdie ng biscuit ang sister niyang si Prudence

Galit na galit si Frek-frek

Bulag pala si Birdie. Akala niya si Frek-frek ang binibigyan niya ng biscuit.

Pinalayas ni Frek-frek si Birdie. Nung paalis si Birdie, biglang dumating si Sad-talaga ako at papatayin na sana niya si Birdie.

Hindi natuloy ang pagpatay kay Birdie dahil natamaan ng “bag” ni Birdie si Sad-talaga-ako.

Nagkaroon ng kababalaghan sa bahay ni Frek-frek. Nakakita siya ng isang lumulutang na candle.

A giant doll attacked Prudence.

Nagpaconsulta si Frek-frek sa isang espiritista.

Habang nagpapaconsulta si Frek-frek, biglang dumating si Sad-talaga-ako.

Natakot si Frek-frek at tumakbo siya sa bahay niya. Sinabi niya sa sister niya ung nangyari.

Biglang naglabas ng knife si Prudence at natakot si Frek-frek. Kasabwat kaya siya ni Sad-talaga-ako?

Napulot lang pala ni Prudence ang knife. Biglang nagbukas ang cabinet at lumabas si Sad-talaga-ako.

Sinakal ni Sad-talaga-ako si Prudence

We weren’t supposed to have a gory ending, but we ran out of film. Wala pang digicam nun.

Notes:

[1] Charing is from the Filipino gay lingo. It means “I’m just kidding”

[2] Sad-talaga-ako=I’m really sad

[3] Isang espiritista= a spiritualist

[4] Liniligawan ni Birdie Boy Aguila si Frek-frek= Birdie Boy Aguila is courting Frek-frek

[5] Bulag pala si Birdie. Akala niya si Frek-frek ang binibigyan niya ng biscuit= turns out Birdie is blind. He thought he was giving the biscuit to Frek-frek

[6] Pinalayas ni Frek-frek si Birdie. Nung paalis si Birdie, biglang dumating si Sad-talaga ako at papatayin na sana niya si Birdie=Frek-frek asked Birdie to leave. When Birdie left the house, Sad-talaga-ako appeared out of nowhere and was about to kill Birdie.

[7] Hindi natuloy ang pagpatay kay Birdie dahil natamaan ng “bag” ni Birdie si Sad-talaga-ako=Sad-talaga-ako wasn’t able to kill Birdie because his bag hit her head.

[8] Nagkaroon ng kababalaghan sa bahay ni Frek-frek. Nakakita siya ng isang lumulutang na candle.=strange things started happening. Frek-frek saw a floating candle.

[9] Nagpaconsulta si Frek-frek sa isang espiritista=Frek-frek decided to consult a spiritualist

[10] Habang nagpapaconsulta si Frek-frek, biglang dumating si Sad-talaga-ako=During Frek-frek’s consultation, Sad-talaga ako suddenly appeared.

[11] Natakot si Frek-frek at tumakbo siya sa bahay niya. Sinabi niya sa sister niya ung nangyari.=Frek-frek got scared so she ran to her house and told her sister all about what had happened

[12] Biglang naglabas ng knife si Prudence at natakot si Frek-frek. Kasabwat kaya si Prudence ni Sad-talaga-ako?=Suddenly, Prudence brought out a knife and Frek-frek got scared. Is Prudence in cahoots with Sad-talaga-ako?

[13] Napulot lang pala ni Prudence ang knife. Biglang nagbukas ang cabinet at lumabas si Sad-talaga-ako.=turns out Prudence just picked up the knife somewhere. Suddenly, the cabinet opened and Sad-talaga-ako appeared.

[14] Sinakal ni Sad-talaga-ako si Prudence.=Sad-talaga-ako strangled prudence

For more PJAM stories, check out these links:

• The Cult that is PJAM (Part 1): Ja Doesn’t Befriend the World
• The Cult that is PJAM (Part 2): The Recruitment Stage
• PJAM Tries Friendship Counseling

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