DEDICATION
INTRODUCTION
WHERE I GREW UP
The Neighborhood
Early Childhood
THE GAMES WE CHILDREN PLAY
Jolen/Marbles
Sapi-sapi/Tabanog/Kite
Kote/Kasing/Tops
Sungka
Singgam
Water World
GRADE SCHOOL
The Rivalry
Cub Scouting was one of the most profound influences I had in grade school, and I think, I speak in behalf of those who were lucky to have been in it.
In the photo below (courtesy of: Loloy Nasser A Batoy), are shown 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders grouped into two: Kawan 39 under Mrs Emperatriz M Buendia and Kawan 40 under Miss Libertad C Celemin.
Kawan 39, Kawan 40 Attention!
Class 1968 Photo
Class 1968 Mates
The Few, The Proud, ACES Class 1968
The Gardeners - ACES Grade V 1967
The year 1968 was a great year for me, I graduated TOP of eighty-two (82) boys and girls.
However, I was apprehensive and...
Here's Why
PROUD TO BE AMONG ALORAN'S CHILD-ENTERPRENEURS
Icedrop Dairy King Popsicle
The Shoeshine/Shineshoe Boys
A little act of kindness quietly changes the moment. It's the smile given without reason, the door held open, the message that says "come inside, you are welcome".
It asks for nothing back, yet it softens hard moments, reminding someone they are seen.
It doesn't need to be loud to be powerful, often, it's the smallest acts that leave the longest echo.
HIGH SCHOOL
How Religion Influenced Our Choice of High School
The Freshman
In my four years in High School, I have always shied-away from extra-curricular activities, like dancing, attending student seminars, or anything that entails extra expense, for obvious reason.
I made this an exception.
BSP 4th National Jamboree
My Senior Class Advisor/My Mentor
The Expectations
FAITH, RELIGIOUS & CIVIC OBSERVANCES
Religion
Holy Week
Fiesta
Sambat
Hugos
Kalag-kalag
Sta Cruzan - Rayna-rayna...
Sta Cruzan - Luthang/Lantaka
Flores de Mayo
Funeral
FOREVER YOUNG
Growing up as a teenager in the 1960s meant coming of age during a time of energy, uncertainty, and change.
Music was not just entertainment - it was a statement, blasting from radios and record players and shaping how teens dressed, talked, and saw the world.
There was still innocence in hanging out with friends, singing The Beatles, The BeeGees, Tom Jones, Engelbert Humperdinck, and countless others, but it was mixed with growing awareness that the world was shifting, and that young people had a voice in shaping what came next.
The Coming Of Age
Fashion
Harana
Kun Ako Ang Mani-id
Bayle
Inum
Manukos
COLLEGE
College, here I come!
Cebu, the Queen City of the south!
MISSED OPPORTUNITIES? or BLESSINGS-IN-DISGUISE?
Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA)
Philippine Military Academy (PMA)
MY ATLAS MINING DAYS
Atlas Consolidated Mining and Development Corporation (ACMDC) was founded in 1955.
When I was hired in 1976, ACMDC was the second largest copper mine in the world - second only to Chile, in South America. Located in Lutopan (later renamed Don Andres Soriano - DAS, after the founder of ACMDC), Toledo City, was the largest employer in the province of Cebu.
I have learned heaps of things in my five years of employment, both as Electrical Draftsman and Computer Programmer, met many co-workers turned friends, whom I still maintain contact, albeit seldom.
Carmen Project
Electronic Data Processing
GOING TO FRONTIERS WHERE FEW HAVE GONE BEFORE
Going To Frontiers Where Few Have Gone Before
MY AMERICAN DREAM
Could This Be Just A Pipe Dream?
The New Zealand Option
A Dream Come True
The Road Warrior
The Clients
THE PRIVILEGED GRANDFATHER
Alexander Emmanuel
Jeremiah (Dodong-Booba)
Jesse Noah
Olivia Melissa
Lexi Jean
Joslynn Amaya
MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THESE
A Catastrophy
But, Lolo you are also a boss
Not that way Tata!
Shopping, basketball & billiard with the Princess!
I see the moon... La Mar..
No twinkle twinkle Lolo..
Olivia's first day of Kindergarten
Lexi's first day of Library Class
My weekend sleepover buddies..
Anino ni Lolo..Lolo's shadow..
You are not listening, Lolo..
Do you have family Lolo? We are family right Lolo?..
Mga apo ni Lolo/Lolo's treasures..
Missed Opportunity..
MY 40-YEAR WAIT
On The Way To My Redemption
On The Day Of My Redemption
RETIRED BUT NOT TIRED
The day my faith in my fellow Aloranons was strengthened to the core!
EVERY PLACE VISITED..IS A PRIVILEGE!
Philippines - Baguio City
Philippines - Bantayan Island, Cebu 0
Philippines - Bantayan Island, Cebu 1
Philippines - Bicol Region
Philippines - Bohol 0
Philippines - Bohol 1
Philippines - Boracay Island, Aklan
Philippines - Caluya Shrine, Sapang Dalaga, Mis Occ
Philippines - Cebu City Shrine & Landmarks
Philippines - Cebu City Siraw Flower Garden
Philippines - Cebu City TOPS
Philippines - Cebu City Temple of Leah
Philippines - Cebu City Fort San Pedro
Philippines - Cebu San Remegio
Philippines - Coron Island, Palawan
Philippines - Dapitan City Rizal Shrine, Zambo Norte
Philippines - Guimaras Island, Guimaras
Philippines - Hoyohoy, Tangub City, Mis Occ 0
Philippines - Hoyohoy, Tangub City, Mis Occ 1
Philippines - Ilocos Region 0
Philippines - Ilocos Region 1
Philippines - Ilocos Region 2
Philippines - Ilocos Region 3
Philippines - Ilocos Region 4
Philippines - Ilocos Region 5
Philippines - Ilocos Region 6
Philippines - Iloilo Iloilo City
Philippines - Iloilo Garin Farm
Philippines - Iloilo San Juaquin
Philippines - Kahakay Resort, Conat, Aloran, Mis Occ
Philippines - Leyte MacArthur Shrine
Philippines - Leyte Merida Loloy Caras/Lisa
Philippines - Leyte Matalom Nanay Babes
Philippines - Leyte Tacloban City
Philippines - Manila
Philippines - Zamboanga Mutia, Zamboanga del Norte
Philippines - Zamboanga Peninsula
Austria - Vienna 0
Austria - Vienna 1
Austria - Halstaat
Austria - Salzburg
Bahamas
Cambodia
Canada - Quebeck
China - Zhangjiajie
China - Shanghai
China - Guangzhou
China - Macau
China - Beijing Forbidden City
China - Beijing Great Wall
China - Beijing Olympic Village
China - Beijing Tiananmen Square
China - Beijing Temple of the Sky
China - Taiwan
France - Nice
France - Monaco
France - Monaco Monte Carlo
France - Paris
Indonesia - Bali
Italy - Florence
Italy - Napoli
Italy - Pisa Livorno
Italy - Pompei
Italy - Positano
Italy - Rome
Italy - Venice
Japan - Tokyo 0
Japan - Tokyo 1
Japan - Tokyo 2
Netherlands - Amsterdam
Spain - Barcelona, Catalonya 0
Spain - Barcelona, Catalonya 1
Spain - Montserrat
Spain - Palma Majorca
Spain - Tibidabo
Spain - Valldemossa
Thailand - Bangkok
Turkiye - Istanbul
Turkiye - Ephesus
Turkiye - Cappadocia
Turkiye - Kusadasi/Troy
UK - London 0
UK - London 1
UK - London 2
UK - London 3
UK - London 4
UK - London 5
UK - London 6
US - New York Niagara Falls
Vietnam - Ho Chi Mihn City (Saigon)
Vietnam - Da Nang (Friendship Bridge)
Vietnam - Da Nang (River Cruise)
Vietnam - Da Nang (Ba Na Hills)
Vietnam - Hanoi
Vietnam - Fansipan
Vietnam - Halong Bay (Speedboat ride!)
Vietnam - Halong (Hang Sot Cave)
Vietnam - Halong Bay (Cruise!)
Vietnam - Sapa
IN MY TWILIGHT
I sometimes wonder what might have happened if I had done the things I thought I should have, not the things that I did anyway, without thinking of the consequences.
Maybe the path would have been smoother, or maybe it would have taught me a different kind of lesson.
If it wasn't smoother, what different lesson would have taught me?, the truth is, I'll never know - only that the choice I made brought me here, with its own mix of loss, growth, and quiet understanding
WHAT IF?
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