Journey to my Past (2)
151. Having Halo-halo flavored icecream & getting the bottom scoop.
152. Heartthrobs then were Mark Lester, Shaun Cassidy & Robbie Benson.
153. Hot pants, bell bottom pants, elephant pants were the fad.
154. Farrah Faucett hairdo was the hottest hairstyle.
155. Inday's collection of dried guava leaves for her tobacco.
156. Smelling katol or Raid spray.
157. Mama's patterns & catalogues to make our clothes.
158. Having boiled eggs & calamansi juice for baon.
159. Going to Manel's next to St Anthony's Church to buy some snacks.
160. Doing the long division & multiplication at school.
161. Folding our socks low to be hip.
162. Going to Paco market to buy Bantex or Spartan shoes.
163. Walking to the front of the altar to receive communion.
164. Watching all the religious movies on tv during Holy Week.
165. Taking a nap in our only airconditioned room during summer.
166. Planting in our small front yard during Imelda's Green Revolution.
167. Tying our balloon with a thread or string so it can reach the heavens.
168. Cooking in the backyard with our clay pots.
169. BBQ time with Tito Amang & family around the holidays.
170. Kris Kringle with the family & getting a banana cue.
171. With P20, I was able to buys gifts for the whole family for Xmas.
172. Fans of Nora, Tirso, Vilma or Bobot putting leis of sampaguita on them.
173. Tito Mado placed us in a batya when the house got flooded.
174. Swimming at Pope Pius or YWCA during summer.
175. Watching the Jetsons, Popeye & Hanna-Barbera cartoons.
176. Using matchsticks & cotton rolls as cotton swabs.
177. Buying Purico (lard) at Aling Ema's store.
178. Exchanging empty softdrink bottles as deposit.
179. Tearing our choconut wrappers to see what prizes we won.
180. Buying 10-30 centavos of toyo, suka, bawang, paminta at the store.
181. Buying (tumpok) of sili, luya, kamatis, calamansi at the wet market.
182. Mussels or tahong were measured by diff sizes of cans.
183. Wearing veil at church.
184. Chewing cherry chiclets to make our lips red.
185. Eating castanas (chestnuts) around the holidays.
186. Daddy's fruit extravaganza ie pineapple, melon, pakwan, mango, etc.
187. Having fruits after dinner as desserts.
188. Having cake & icecream only during someone's birthday.
189. Your treat or blow-out if it's your birthday.
190. Tito Mado & Tito Amang having beer.
191. Cooking Cosin Sam's favorite chicken curry dish.
192. Wearing Hang Ten sandals & T shirts.
193. Darigold, "fresh" Anchor butter, Star margarine (pang patangkad.)
194. Klim powdered milk, Bear Brand, Nido, Tang, Ovaltine & Milo.
195. Buying cotton candy, Kropeck or caramel popcorn after church.
196. Listening to Liwayway gawgaw radio commercial.
197. TV's OA (overacting) ie Vic Pacia & OK nga Rod, Rod Navarro.
198. Watching Dolphy & Panchito's "Buhay Artista" every Sunday.
199. Hearing the antics of Johnny de Leon & Ngongo on the radio.
200. Same with "Ang Dambuhalang DJ" Ike Lozada.
201. The Amicables: Beth Manlongat, Efren Montes & Boy Mondragon.
202. Watching the weather report by Amado Pineda.
203. Drowning lots of salagubang flying around our flourescent lights.
204. That signals the start of the rainy season.
205. Throwing or splashing water to people during San Juan Day.
206. Playing pingpong in the rain.
207. Making ube, gulaman & fruit salads around the holidays
208. Getting "paso" from pritong bangus.
209. Eating daing, tuyo or dilis with sinangag & eggs for breakfast.
210. Smelling Inday's usual lunch of paksiw na isda.
211. Inday's church attire of brown dress & wearing her saint necklace.
212. Boiling water & adding it to our timba for bathing.
213. Buying candles & kerosene gas during typhoon season.
214. Using big saftey pins to repair our slippers.
215. Burning the leaves after sweeping the yard.
216. Getting malunggay leaves from our backyard for our tinola.
217. Swimming in the tub with Evelyn after Inday collected the water.
218. Boy's pet rooster drowned during one typhoon season.
219. Hearing frogs during the rainy season.
220. Lifebuoy, Dial, Palmolive & Camay soaps.
221. Tito Amang's favorite soap ie chinese sandalwood that costs P1.
222. Mama's sewing days.
223. Our old washing machine with a press through gadget for clothes.
224. Defrosting our fridge every Sunday after going to the market.
225. Chasing after the dogs when they get out of our gate.
226. Bathing the dogs when they make "kalkal ng basura".
227. Performing as a hula dancer (at the last minute) in my nursery class.
228. ChocoVim, Lem-o-lime, RC cola softdrinks.
229. Tito Ben, Auntie Edith, Topher, Alex & Ronnie arriving in their moped.
230. Having our bottled milk before we go to bed.
231. Watching cousins Topher, Alex & Ronnie perform their karate skills.
232. Playing "spirit of the glass" with our neighbor Bobbit.
233. Getting a haircut at Blue Bells & regretting it.
234. Mama cut my hair too short one time & I had a tantrum.
235. Smelling the rice fields on our way to the province.
236. Stopping by Sevilla's in Bulacan for some pastillas & snacks.
237. Hanging out at Dondon & Dyn's place in Valdefuente.
238. Having fun at their "spirit of the plates" antics with our friends.
239. Enjoying the hospitality of Auntie Rose whenever we visit their place.
240. Riding the motorcycle with Dondon.
241. Having an autograph book.
242. Fishballs, balut/penoy, taho, banana cue vendors.
243. Hiding daddy's wig so he won't wear it to his social functions.
244. Waking up at dawn to go jogging at CCP.
245. Watching Combat or Tarzan with Tito Mado every Saturday night.
246. Disco dancing at Club Valentino.
247. Saturday Night Fever era.
248. Telling the bus conductor to stop at Homestead (vs Baluga).
249. Buying fresh longganisa at Cabanatuan with Tito Mado.
250. Eating singkamas, green mangos, kaimito over at Dondon's.
251. Playing pusoy & wearing a funky hat when you lose.
252. Playing "truth or consequence" with my friends.
253. The music of Carly Simon, Carol King, Simon & Garfunkel.
254. Listening to 8mm track tapes in the bus or jeepney.
255. Daddy's taxi directions of derecho, mano, cilla, carga de cilla.
256. Using leaves to play "market" ie selling them by the window.
257. Cousin Quiel harvesting tamarind & other fruits.
258. Using the poso at the farm.
259. Feeding lolo's dogs, Pogi & Jumper some scraps for dinner.
260. Having fried eggplant & adobo for breakfast at the farm.
261. Excusing myself from trying grilled frogs for dinner.
262. Cringing at Evelyn's buro or carabao's milk with rice & salt.
263. Taking a nap in our sofa during summer.
264. Collecting melted wax from candles during All Soul's day.
265. Using wax paper to wrap our sandwiches.
266. Getting a haircut at the corner barber shop in Augusto Francisco.
267. Having a partyline & getting nasty with them.
268. Daddy's complaints about our telebabad.
269. Playing badminton or volleyball in the streets.
270. Removing our shoes or slippers when we enter someone's house.
271. Daddy's parrot, Bert.
272. Wearing carved out bakya.
273. Popular scents for men were Jovan, Aramis, Brut & Old English.
274. For women it was Jovan, Ciara, Shisheido.
275. Wearing my Signature cologne at parties.
276. Daddy's favorite Old Spice After Shave.
277. Tito Mado's old style shaving kit.
278. Listening to Arthur's friend Manding play the guitar.
279. Using old Nido cans as pots.
280. Using multiple punctured holed can to water our plants.
281. Having Inday's special biko during Lenten season.
282. Peachy, our dog's talent of "embracing" your leg.
283. Disco dancing at home at night with Vita, Jhellen & Arthur.
284. "Boogie" or "Bogart" to his friends after Arthur shaved his head.
285. Homemade honey was delivered to Inday every month.
286. Daddy's pineapple dessert at work.
287. Our 1st trip to Baguio with Mama, Tita, Suzette, Marites & Gloria.
288. Enjoying our boat ride at Burham Park.
289. Going to the market to buy gulay & fresh strawberries.
290. Wearing leis of Everlasting flowers.
291. Bringing our electric skillet so we can cook our food.
292. Gloria getting car sick on our way to the Grotto.
293. Boy's all sour face in every group picture taken.
294. Seeing fog coming out of our mouths for the first time.
295. Buying wooden keychain as souvenirs.
296. Buying ube jam, peanut brittle & "kulangot ng Igorot".
297. Having Coney Island icecream ie bubblegum flavor.
298. Going to Ali Mall & skating with my friends.
299. Eating fresh sugar donuts & A&W rootbeer.
300. Watching "The Exorcist" & having sleepless nights.