i just came across a local paper today which recounted the experiences of a busload of people on a particular night.

while the bus was traveling it passed four ladies who also got on the bus and rode with them. while the bus continued its journey the environment outside began to transform. from being an old road filled with trees and fields, it began forming into a bright, city-like place. the curious part of this story was that none of the passengers wondered what place this was, not even the driver and his helper.

upon reaching a street with rows of nice restaurants, the bus stopped and the four ladies got out to eat. the driver and his helper went out too while the rest of the passengers just slept inside the bus (it was already about 10:00pm.). a few minutes later the driver and the helper got inside. they waited for the four ladies. after a long while they decided to leave them as they have been waiting for almost an hour. it was then that they realized they were no loner in the bright city-like landscape but in the middle of a field of thick grass. the bus was stuck. when morning came, they found out that they were in the top of hill!

nobody recalled going up a hill, there was no rain that night but there also were no tracks leading up, or down, the hill. so they were all left wondering, the drivers especially who kept thinking about what they ate.

this also reminded mo of another news item i heard on the radio when i was still in elementary school. a group of chinese fishermen reported seeing a distant island near the south china sea where they would see a very advanced civilization. they reported seeing a truly all-terrain vehicle - land, sea (submersible), and air! they all described it in the same manner, with very consistent details, even the streets and buildings. according to the news it was not the first time they saw it. they never got near it though because when they got about a kilometer from it it just disappeared. it reappears when they move away. but it does disappear completely when the sun starts to shine. there were a lot of theories that explained how it happened, one was that it was just a mirage reflected off the surface of the sea. but even if it was just a mirage then the source image would have come from somewhere right? so, ever seen a city here on earth with vehicles that can fly on air, cruise inland and go underwater ten years ago?

what do you think? any stories like these? please share ;o)

blessings to all!