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                             Journey to my Past
51. Going to Luneta, Manila Bay, Children's Playground & the Zoo.
52. Riding the sidecar or tricycle.
53. Boy's unusual choice of pets ie bibe & sisiw.
54. One time the sisiw got mixed with Inday's load of laundry!
55. Elsa, our favorite helper enjoyed playing games with us.
56. Cousins staying over the whole summer.
57. Daddy's tons of sako ng bigas in our living room during the 70s.
58. Daddy & mama's dining out excuses ie "we're going to the doctor."
59. Smokey, my dog, enjoying pakwan & talong.
60. Peachy giving birth to 6 puppies on New Year's Eve.
61. Starsky or as my brother calls him "Ulo" hiding under the table.
62. Nonoy, mama's mechanic student tags along our Pansol outings.
63. Tito Mado showering outdoors when it rains hard.
64. Sunday dinners at home with Tito Amang & family.
65. The adults exchanging their political views while we listen.
66. Our little collection of 45s & LPs.
67. Daddy's favorite sawsawan: garlic, raw onions, salt & vinegar.
68. Inihaw na talong, longganisa, alimasag were his favorite dishes.
69. Daddy's appetite for puto, kutsinta, sapin-sapin, anything malagkit.
70. Plus his favorite "kesong puti" or keso de bola.
71. Going to our piano lessons with my sister in Nacar St.
72. Climbing over our wall to retrieve our pingpong or badminton balls.
73. Taping the theme songs of Charlie's Angels, Starsky & Hutch, etc.
74. Going to Maxim, Miramar, Galaxy theatres in Quiapo with Zeny.
75. Tito Mado & Boy spending their Sundays in Ongpin to see movies.
76. Watching movies with my cousins for free, daddy's treat.
77.   Playing hide & seek with Smokey or Cutie Pie.
78. Going through my old clothes & giving them away to our helpers.
79. Eating champorado, nilagang mais, banana cue, or guinatan.
80. Having soft drinks ie Pop cola with our soda crackers for merienda.
81. Watching The Waltons all summer with some cornflakes.
82. Hearing daddy memorize his speeches in the bathroom.
83. Nothing to watch on tv around Holy Week.
84. Daddy listening to the Siete Palabras on the radio.
85. Lots of napping during typhoon season.
86. Chasing the dogs around the house so we can give them a bath.
87. Feeding the dogs under the table with some scraps of food.
88. Smelling mama's perfume from their room to the hallway.
89. Daddy's complaints at mama's slowness when they're going out.
90. Mixing laundry detergent & water to make/blow bubbles.
91. Eating banana turon with langka.
92. Making kites out of walis ting-ting & newspaper.
93. Reading comics.
94. Neighbors that have rental stands for their comics.
95. Tito Mado's childhood stories ie 5 centavo lugaw.
96. Preparing our handa for Noche Buena.
97. Making our own Xmas ornaments.
98. Having lusis, watusi, bawang, baby rocket for New Years Eve.
99. Street kids playing race in the canal.

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