A PIECE OF MY CHILDHOOD

My beginning is very humble. In fact, I was only born in our nipa hut, and not like my brothers and sister who were born in the hospital, who where attended by a doctor.

Back in my childhood, I lived a very simple life. My mom works abroad as a nanny, while my father teaches a technical course in a technical institution. We live in a nippa hut with one bedroom. My parents, my brother and I share the same bed every night. We even have to set a mosquito net because our windows where not screened.

We live in a compound with my relatives, which triggered my closeness to my playmates and my cousins as well. As I remember, my favorite time of the year was in summer, where I spend the whole day on our street, playing different sorts of games with our neighbors. That’s unless my grandma will not force me to take my afternoon nap. Me and my brother won’t even go home, unless my mom and grandma call us for dinner.

When my father arrives at home from work, me and my brother always ass a peso to buy corn chips in the near by retail store, or if lucky, five peso will be given to us, enough to buy a corn chip and a soda.

Life was simple, but then it doesn’t mean that it was less filled with fun.

I'm the baby in the stroller, and the house behind is our Nipa Home :)

I in my blanket-made swing bed :)

I in my first birthday :)

With Tita Vines :)

My fraternal grandma and I. I miss apu :(

Family Picture. Apu-Daddy-Kuya Carlo-and I. Mama was still in abroad, that's why Apu subtituted. :)

Apu, Daddy, Kuya Carlo and Me. My Apu is gifted with a green thumb, she takes care of her graden very well.

Dad, Tito Mark, Kuya Carlo, Me, Tita Feng, Tita Grace and Apu. Behind is Lolo Tang's jeepney, which served as our school service back in our elementary days. :)



Kuya Carlo, Jan2, Me, and Bap.



Bap, Me, Kuya Carlo, and Jan2. Every summer or every weekend, we set-up Jan2's swomming pool. :)