Thursday, May 3, 2012
The trail
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 [...]
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Best remedy
There was a period in my life when I hit rock bottom. There was very few people I could turn to and they were all busy living their own lives. I felt like I was on my own and I was burdening my family with the problems I created. You know how I was able [...]
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Little yellow toy car and my brother
I was hopping to blogs that left comments on a Mellow Yellow Monday entry I posted in another blog of mine. One entry that made me pause was of a little yellow toy car. It reminded me of my brother W who passed away when he was just 15. He died due to leukemia. He’s [...]
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Cassette tape and pencil
Hahaha! I find this one really funny. It brought back so many memories of the past when CD was not yet the medium used to carry songs but cassette tapes. Remember the Walkman powered by batteries? To conserve the power of the batteries, if you wanted to rewind or forward a cassette tape, you didn’t [...]
Comments OffWednesday, July 27, 2011
Treehouse
When I was a kid, I had dreams of owning my very own treehouse. Nothing grand, mind you. Just a platform up a tree branch where I could sit and read. Or where I could spy on every one walking under the tree. You know how kids are. I was a typical one. But my [...]
Comments OffWednesday, June 22, 2011
A memory triggered by flag raising…
It’s funny how memories of the past would creep unnoticed, triggered by something you see on tv. Flag raising. I remember how funny it was back in high school to see the class clown raising the flag during flag ceremony. A round of giggles would be heard being suppressed among me and my friends. I [...]
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Order in the chaos
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 [...]
Comments OffMonday, May 30, 2011
Playing paper dolls
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 [...]
3 commentsMonday, May 30, 2011
Puppy Love
I am not exactly sure why being infatuated with your playmate or your next-door neighbor is being called that way but there you are. I remember thinking that I would love to spend the whole day with this neighbor of ours. I was ten or eleven that time. He lived next door, a much older [...]
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Favorite Cartoon Character
Even before we have Dora the Explorer, Little Einsteins, The Simpsons and Spongebob Squarepants, we already have Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, He-Man and She-ra, Carebears, Smurfs, Scooby Doo, Yogi Bear and many more. Tell me, who is your favorite cartoon character(s)? And why? My favorite cartoon characters are Road Runner and Wile E Coyote. I [...]
1 commentSaturday, May 28, 2011
Eggnog
Do you remember getting sick when you were a kid and being made to drink Sarsi (rootbeer) with egg? It tasted like eggnog actually. My great grandma would tell me that it would make me strong and immune to viruses. I doubted it but drank every glass of Sarsi with egg given to me. It [...]
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How Much is your Baon?
Do you still remember how much your parents would give you for baon (school money)? I remember my mom would give me 10pesos because I love eating siopao then. I would buy from the school canteen and drink whatever my mom prepared for me. In high school, I would be given 30pesos, almost the same [...]
4 commentsWednesday, November 24, 2010
Cookies and me
I don’t like cookies that much. Whenever I crave for some, it’s just a few pieces together with coffee and that’s it. Then it will take a long time for me to crave for some again. I just don’t like eating something so dry. I consider something dry when you bite into it and crumbs [...]
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Brownouts were fun!
There was a period in the past when the source of electricity in our country was not enough. Brownouts lasted for hours and hours on end. So what to do during those times? We would hang out at my grandma’s veranda. We would all be there: my mom, my siblings and I, my cousins and [...]
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My baby brother
I took care of my brother from the moment he was born until now that he’s already 18 years old. I remember all those sleepless nights just to make sure he’s okay… my mom suffered from post natal depression that time and being the eldest, I had no choice but to take over the care [...]
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Name names!
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 [...]
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