Journey to my Past

100.  Playing pick up sticks.
101.  Having sorbetes or "dirty icecream".
102.  Viva, vicks, rabbit, champoy, curly tops, jelly ace, hiro & jolly cookies.
103.  Having bbq dish at Bungalow restaurant.
104.  Daddy ordering dinuguan, chicken bbq, chopsuey, adobo at Aristocrat.
105.  His CUP office was on the 2nd floor above Mabini Bowling Lanes.
106.  Noni, Teroy, Mang Ben were his loyal employees.
107.  Riding at Mang Ben's motorcycle.
108.  Daddy's frequent stops at San Andres Market.
109.  He used to send Teroy to La Moderna for his favorite pork liempo.
110.  Evelyn & Zeny's car washing days while waiting for our neighbor, Sam.
111.  Evelyn rushing to play "Portrait of my Love" when Paquito visits.
112.  Inday making comparisons between Tikboy's chin & a sandok.
113.  The smell of Johnson's floor wax on our stairs & wooden floor.
114.  Using the bunot (coconut husk) to polish the floor.
115.  Inday's "Toning" with Johnny Midnight.
116.  Listening to Inday's childhhood stories of manananggal & aswang.
117.  Eating manggang hilaw & bagoong.
118.  Having duhat, siniguelas, singkamas, guava, Indian mango, lanzones.
119.  Seeing the "mag-bobomba" man roaming the streets.
120.  Being afraid of our neighbor, the bumbay.
121.  Inday teasing us that he has a basket of snakes for naughty kids.
122.  Asim (sour) endurance of sampaloc, kamias, santol & green mangos.
123.  Tinkering with mama's jewelry collection.
124.  Hearing the roosters crow in the middle of the night.
125.  A neighbor collecting kanin baboy for her pig.
126.  Getting intimidated by the istambays at the corner streets.
127.  Watching the 60s comedy movies of Dolphy, Nida, Susan, Eddie, etc.
128.  Tapping playmates with V sign (Victory Joe) when we see planes.
129.  Eating Goldilock's caramel popcorn.
130.  Tasting the nectar from some flowers.
131.  Having fun when a cockroach or bee flies around the house.
132.  Tito Mado's mouse trap in his room.
133.  Saying "Tawad, sa Pasko na" to the kids when they carol.
134.  Having icecream sundaes at Magnolia soda fountain.
135.  Having Ernie & Bert, Brown Derby, Merry Go Round, Choo-choo Train.
136.  Smelling Tito Mado's pomade.
137.  Santacruzan & Fiestas in May.
138.  Eating Pan de lemon, de coco or de leche with local icecream.
139.  Watching Inday's meticulous ironing & folding of daddy's carsoncillo.
140.  Getting fascinated with "Caronia" nail polish commercial.




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