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Going Back 44 Years
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The caption says "Junnie 3 mos old, Linnor 2 years old" - this was June 1969 at the very first apartment rented by the family along P. Leoncio St. Manila.
Aw. Nakakatuwa naman you still thise photo. Ako I have lost all our childhood photos na. Lalo na ngayon that my mother retired and surrendered the staff house we used to live. No memories na and it's sad :(
by Junnie Metro Manila is still wet. Some parts are still with knee-deep waters. One thing we have going for us is that we have strong faith that this too shall pass, and that the Filipino will rise above. It is October already and it seemed that no one noticed that we arrived Manila last Monday at the heels of the weekend Typhoon Ondoy visited the country. This week we celebrated the feast of the Archangels - Raphael, Michael and Gabriel, and last Thursday, we celebrated the feast of our Guardian Angels. What a whole week of heroic deeds from Pinoys helping their kababayans, and for all the angels in our lives. :)
"You can’t imagine your life with kids, until you have them, then you can’t imagine your life without them." ~Author Unknown It's been a week since two of our three sons flew to Manila to attend their classes. Even with the (remaining) 9 year old son at home, doing his usual stuff alternately watching tv, tinkering with his Legos, cutting/ folding/ creating things with paper and playing with the iPad, and making a ruckus all by his lonesome, the house is, weirdly, quiet. I often find myself introspecting... about the nest almost empty now and other similar thoughts. And I struggle to stop myself from wallowing in a mixed bag of emotions. It's not a bad thing, except, I could waste hours doing that. I thought I was totally in control and could dismiss the situation as another milestone, like seeing your child lose his first baby tooth. Nothing a warm hug or an ice cream could not fix. On the contrary, that hug at this time just exacerbates the yearning. It
that's what i call throwback! XD
ReplyDeletehaha! so antiquated
DeleteAw. Nakakatuwa naman you still thise photo. Ako I have lost all our childhood photos na. Lalo na ngayon that my mother retired and surrendered the staff house we used to live. No memories na and it's sad :(
ReplyDeletesige lang mommy maye, at least you are starting making memories with your own family. :)
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