THE JOY OF FLYING KITE

The summer months of March and April have always been special to kids growing up in Aloran in the 1960s. It is the time when we brag our genius in flying kites. The kind of kite you fly depends on your age bracket. When you barely can run, you have your folks make you one from leaves of marang or kamansi. The kind that is tied to a thread that you can hold a few feet above your head and run around the street with so much enthusiasm. But why only on the streets? Why not in the plaza where there is plenty of space to run around? That is because you will annoy the cool kids flying their cool kites.