When there was no movie house in Bangued, a truck loaded with movie equipment would come to town, for the purpose of showing in the plaza silent movies of plantation workers cultivating pineapples and sugar cane in Hawaii. The people from Vigan were relatives of Father and they would stay with us at our home […]
Archives for January 2017
1994 Memoir – 35. Bangued Memories – Sarsuela
For lack of local talents, “sarsuelistas,” or actresses, for live show programs were imported from Ilocos Sur or other more advanced provinces, like La Union or Ilocos Norte. The show consisted of native love-making expressed by music, songs, and dances by actors and actresses dressed very colorfully. Unlike Moro-Moro which was done at night with […]
1994 Memoir – 34. Bangued Memories – Moro Moro
During the early years of my childhood we had no radio or TV or movies. To celebrate the town fiesta, which was held on Washington’s Birthday, February 20th, the townsfolk of the eastside area of Bangued (TAGADAYDAYA) organized a colorful, action-packed show called MORO MORO (ISLAM-ISLAM). It is a program that lasted a week, every […]
Sixth Anniversary of Jose Sibayan, Sr’s Death
My grandfather fulfilled his final life goal six years ago and went to heaven. He was a small man, but a towering figure in my life and I miss him every day. This blog keeps him close to me and I love seeing his life through his eyes. It reminds me of his sense of humor […]
1994 Memoir – 33. Bangued Memories – Mysterious Fire
One night we were rudely awakened by loud shouts of ORAM! ORAM! (Fire! Fire!), accompanied by the ringing of church bells and beating of drums. I saw Father carry our one-legged heavy table and run away downstairs with it, while Mother bundled Elix and me with blankets, as both of us were shivering with cold […]
1994 Memoir – 32. Bangued Memories – Nita
One time I climbed the mansanita tree of Tata Benid, our neighbor, while Nita, his young daughter, was up there, and I kissed her! Nita was the only girl in Bangued I courted and wrote love letters, which I placed inside her geometry book after solving her homework when she was second year and I […]