Introduction Story Of My Life Our Sleeping Time A Better Home My Grandfather Gavino Bravo My Grandfather Eleuterio Sibayan (Terio) My Father Florencio Sibayan (Inciong) My Mother Victoriano Toyang (“Idot”) Raft Riding Down Abra River Mother’s Misfortune Mother’s Personality Orphan’s Song Pre School Life and Out-of-School Life Early Primitive Life Early School Experiences The School Teachers […]
1994 Memoir – 1. Introduction: Jose B. Sibayan, Sr.
1.20.98This book is written for my seven children and families, dedicated in honor of their mother, who wrote a “STORY OF MY LIFE” ending in her trip around the world with JoJo in 1970. Praise the Lord! JBS 9/11/94 (Sunday) Today is Grandparents’ Day. Nobody among my seven (7) children, 15 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild […]
One-Year Anniversary of Jose B. Sibayan’s Death
It’s been a year since my grandfather died. It’s gone by really quickly and I still don’t believe that he’s gone. Here’s a picture of him with his grandchildren on Father’s Day in 1986 at his home on Wilsky Blvd in Tampa, FL.
1994 Memoir – 8. My Mother: “Toyang” or “Idot
“Nanang” was called by relatives as TOYANG, for Victoriana, and by friends or neighbors as “IDOT” for “pinidot.” Pinidot because when she was young she was very sickly and no amount of medicine could cure her. A faith healer suggested that she be thrown elsewhere to be picked up by somebody and rename her IDOT. […]
History of My Life (1990) Part 12 – Baptism, Pat, Maria
As a child, I understood Heaven to be where God and his saints and angels are found, up in the sky beyond the clouds, “beyond the blue yonder.” But when I rode the plane up beyond the clouds, I did not meet St. Peter or any angel up there. Where could Heaven really be? The […]
History of My Life (1990) Part 11 – Back In Bangued (1934-1935)
In order to continue my studies in H.S., I had to work and earn my money for matriculation and tuition fees. Father’s slipper making business slowed down following my mother’s death. I joined the Public Works Road Gang earning P0.45 or less than $0.25, a quarter of a dollar a day. I was the only […]
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