journey

Journey to my Past    by: Oochie A Chirico

I'd like to take you back during my childhood days growing up as kid in Manila. We lived in a modest house (still there) in San Andres Bukid. If I just close my eyes & think real hard, those fun-filled days seemed to be only yesterday.    I remember when...

1. Taho vendor yelling, "TAHO...uy, ang ganda-ganda niyan!"
2. Other vendors ie strolling down the neighborhood streets (see #23).
3. Playing ping-pong with Mang Pedong & other kids.
4. Playing tumbang preso, patintero, badminton, volleyball, piko.
5. Having Mirinda, Sarsi, Royal Tru Orange (yung may pulp bits siyempre!)
6. Buying plastic balloon at Aling Ema's sari-sari store.
7. My brother playing tabo-lai with Mang Pedong & his friends.
8. Tito Mado's little AM radio on while we eat dinner.
9. Lining up the dining chairs & watching tv with the lights out.
10. Oras ng Ligaya was one of my favorite variety programs.
11. Playing chinese garter & jackstones at school.
12. Eating some leftover icing from the bowl while mama bakes a cake.
13. Watching Inday do the laba, kula & plantsa of our clothes.
14. Collecting posters of the 70s era from Teenbeat magazines.
15. The smell of daddy's cigar.
16. Telling the muslim kids to stop climbing & picking our guava tree.
17. Collecting tanzans during recess & checking out what prizes we got.
18. Eating Choconut, Serg's, Goya chocolates.
19. Watching classic tagalog movies ie Tang-Tarangtang...
20. Listening to DZBM station.
21. Taping songs on the radio.
22. Lunch at Aristocrat after church.
23. Scramble, siopao, banana cue, puto, guinatan, turon, mais, buko vendors.
24. Buying halo halo at the neighbor's stand during summer.
25. Having Aling Aida's hot pandesal in the morning.
26. Having 5 pesos as baon for the day.
27. Getting cash when we bring home test papers with scores of 90 & up.
28. Having sardines, corned beef, sinangag & tasty during typhoon season.
29. Playing the guitar & singing to Jingle's songhits.
30. Listening to Inday's favorite radio program, "Dear Kuya Eddie."
31. Watching "The Sensations" & "Superstar" on tv.
32. Listening to daddy's Julio Iglesia's or Basil Valdez's lp.
33. Singing karaoke on our stereo.
34. Mahjong at home with Tito Amang & family, Pong!
35. Swimming at Pansol Hot Springs in Laguna.
36. Having piano lessons at home with Mrs Villareal.
37. Listening to mama's piano concierto.
38. Drinking softdrinks in a plastic with straw.
39. Going to the palengke with my cousin or our maid.
40. Riding in our old Mercedes Benz where you can see through the floor.
41. Going to QUAD in Makati with my friends after finals.
42. Having our bathroom as a makeshift kitchen during typhoon season.
43. People watching by the window.
44. Seeing all kinds of vendors ie hasa, salamin, bote-diyaryo, shine, payong.
45. Eating halo-halo at Digman's.
46. Valdefuente days, summer of '74.
47. Visiting lolo at the farm.
48. Eating butong-pakwan.
49. Playing pusoy, monopoly, sungka with Boyet.
50. Riding in Tito Mado's yellow jeepney to & from school.

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