May 8, 1918 - January 25, 2011
Every school teacher had a symbol of authority, the meter-long bamboo stick! It served the purpose of pointing at a pupil to stand up and recite or answer questions, to wake up a sleepy student, to punish an erring student, and to point at … [Continue reading]
I was enrolled in school at the early age of 5 although 7 was the required age for first grade enrollment. Tony was also enrolled at the age of 5, or rather started being brought to school by our first grade (Apt. tenant) teacher, who called … [Continue reading]
Diseases and Medicines On account of so many fleas, bed bugs, lice, and ants, we always had infected wounds on our legs, causing skin disease. Very rare was a boy or girl in our town who did not suffer skin lesions or disease on … [Continue reading]
Hello everyone, Chris here. This journal entry from Thanksgiving in 1994 was among Lolo's papers, so I thought it would be nice to see it again now in 2016. Today is Thanksgiving Day. I am on duty as Courtesy Officer (Security Guard) in the … [Continue reading]
As small kids, we did not have toys to play with. Hence, we made our toys from clay, the mud we dug from the street. We made figurines of persons, animals, birds, fish, houses, and furniture. With the use of sticks, leaves, fibers, and … [Continue reading]
After I married Pat I stopped dreaming of Mother. But I had a mournful song called: GANTA TI ULILA (Orphan’s song): IDI PAYLA UBIÑGAK NI INAK INULILANAK (When I was young I became orphan) ITAN TA DOMAKELAK SAPOLEA DEYDI INAK (Now that I … [Continue reading]