Memories… memories… Deirdre Mikaela. Raphaela Dominique Louise. Georgia Sophia. Beatrice. Daniella Victoria. Deirdre Marie. Puro babae pala gusto ko maging anak! Hehehe! Kung lalaki: Lestan Antonio. I used to write down names that I’d like to name my babies or my fictitious characters. Deirdre topped my list. I also remember I loved the name Louise [...]
Filed under: Reminiscing on August 12th, 2010 | Comments Off
When I was a kid, there was this trail that my cousins and I always follow whenever we’re in the province. It leads to a river and back then, it was already a big mystery to us why the trail was not widely used by the residents of the place. Every nook and cranny of [...]
Filed under: Reminiscing on May 17th, 2010 | Comments Off
For some weird reason, I love the smell of the dry market. The smell of fresh vegetables mixed with the smell of other things in the market… that brings me back to my childhood. Maybe that’s the reason! But I didn’t like going to the market back then. I would just go with my grand-aunt [...]
Filed under: Reminiscing, Something About Me on April 28th, 2010 | Comments Off
When we were kids, we always stayed at home during summer vacation. We had no funds allocated for a summer getaway unlike other families. We were all going to school back then and my dad was only making enough for our basic needs. Whatever excess funds he may have had went to little indulgences. Going [...]
Filed under: Reminiscing on April 28th, 2010 | Comments Off
I am still in touch with my old high school teacher. He was my History teacher in second year high. I am friends with him in Facebook and in every post he makes, I can see the bitterness in him. He is bitter in his personal life and career. He is so bitter that he [...]
Filed under: Life in General, Reminiscing on April 17th, 2010 | Comments Off
It’s really different when mom’s still alive. The house was always clean and orderly. Every little knick-knack had a place of its own. Beddings and linens were changed every so often. Our rooms were always in order. In short, there’s order in the chaos that was our home. Now, it’s an effort for us to [...]
Filed under: Reminiscing on January 5th, 2010 | Comments Off
When I was younger, I used to envy the relatives on my mother’s side of the family. They have so much when we had so little. As a kid, I was envious of the toys they had. Game ‘n watch, family computer, tons of books… One time, I borrowed a game ‘n watch and opened [...]
Filed under: Reminiscing on September 17th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I remember being so enamored with reading this teen pocketbooks when I was in high school. Sweet Dreams. I didn’t have the money to buy any of the books so I borrowed. Some classmates of mine had them so I read what I could get my hands on. P.S. I Love You is the first [...]
Filed under: Reminiscing on August 28th, 2009 | Comments Off
Whenever a school year was about to end, my classmates and I would normally ask one another to sign our uniforms. The one we had on our back. Much like the photo above. It served as a memento of the year that passed and of the many faces we’ve encountered along the way. I was [...]
Filed under: Reminiscing on July 4th, 2009 | Comments Off
There is a certain sadness to sunsets. Don’t you think? When I was still a kid, I dread the sunset. It would mean end of playtime with my cousins. It would mean going inside the house and sleeping early. There’s tv but then playtime outside was way better than sitting in front of the idiot [...]
Filed under: Reminiscing on May 31st, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I remember when my dad worked abroad when I was still in my teens, the only mode of communication was snail mail. And voice tapes. Have you experienced creating a voice tape for someone? It was hilarious! My sister and I were talking about it a while back and we both remembered how we struggled [...]
Filed under: Memories of my Mom, Reminiscing on May 26th, 2009 | Comments Off
Back in high school, every one had this clear photo holder inside their wallets. Do you remember that? Do you still have it? I was in first year high when I had my first low grade in Physics. I didn’t like the teacher for that subject! My parents, especially my mom, was mad because they [...]
Filed under: Reminiscing on May 6th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
When I was in high school, Tagalog romance novels were “in”, along with Sweet Dreams and Sweet Valley High series. You could find us swapping books in between classes. You could even find novels in between textbooks. That’s how we were able to read so many novels in a day. Classes were so boring for [...]
Filed under: Reminiscing on April 23rd, 2009 | Comments Off
Do you remember those old songhits that were popular back in 80s and early 90s? I still have the 1,001 hits, that thick book of songs. Memorizing song lyrics was the “in” thing to do back in high school. You were not part of the cool crowd if you didn’t know lyrics to popular pop [...]
Filed under: Reminiscing on April 4th, 2009 | Comments Off
I remember when I was a kid, I loved playing paper dolls. I don’t know if you experienced playing it but it was so much fun it brings out the creative in you. You can make your own dresses and accessories which I did. Life was so much simpler before. And less costly. If only [...]
Filed under: My Old Toys, Reminiscing on October 20th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
