May 8, 1918 - January 25, 2011
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]
Just like my father, Mother was a very strict disciplinarian. She would not spare a pinch on the siñgit (groin or inner part of the upper leg) if we did not behave. Very often it was on account of my constant fighting with Elix that we were … [Continue reading]
Mother brought to Vigan a lot of raw hides for tanning and got a sizable amount for them from relatives of Father who bought them for their slipper-making trade. She was no doubt very happy and was looking forward to a bigger business of buying and … [Continue reading]