A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE: MY CHILDHOOD

I'm so thankful that my parents took lots of pictures of us when we were little.

Every year, tuwing 'summer' season, we would join the company outing nina mama at papa. Ang usual baon namin na nakalagay sa 4-layer round stainless steel container: rice (1st layer), hotdog (2nd layer), shrimp sauteed in ketchup (3rd layer), fried chicken (4th layer). Tapos meron kaming pink plastic basket na nasasarado, andun lahat nakalagay mga pagkain, drinks and utensils namin.

My younger brother and I would spend the whole day swimming. Babad kung babad. Aalis lang kami sa tubig kapag tinawag kami para kumain. Di pa uso sa amin ang sunscreen nyan kaya pag uwi sa bahay grabe ung sunburn ko.

Kada taon may phase ako na sobrang itim ko kaka-swimming sa dagat, tapos pag bumabalik na ung totoong kulay ko na morena ayan na naman ung 'summer' season. Pa-ulit ulit lang yan hanggang sa lumaki ako. Di na nga ako kaputian, hilig ko pang magbabad sa araw. Tapos lagi pa akong nadadapa. Hay.

Yung bahay namin sa Makati used to be like in a rural setting. May mga taniman sa paligid tapos hindi pa sementado ung daan. Wala pang C5 nun, and BGC (Bonifacio Global City) used to be a military camp. Madalas kami doon nung bata pa kami. Either sinasama kami ni mama sa office nya or si papa naman dinadala kami sa kampo para makapaglaro.

Life was so much simpler back then. Wala pang cellphone nun. We would play all day and watch cartoons on TV. Kapag gusto namin manood ng mga animated films, we would rent VHS tapes. We would also record our voices sa karaoke with the mic on using cassette tapes tapos tawanan kami ng tawanan habang pinapakinggan mga boses namin. Haha!

Naalala ko ung playground nun sa Jollibee, isang subo sa pagkain, isang ikot para maglaro. Papa would patiently feed me Chickenjoy and rice.

One time pumunta kami ng Megamall with papa tapos kumain kami sa Shakey's. Sabi nya mas masarap pag pinagsabay ung mojos and fried chicken nila in one bite. 


Tuwing birthday naman, ung mga typical na handa: spaghetti, tasty bread na may manipis na palaman na nakabalot sa tissue, pineapple juice or orange juice, ice cream, and cake. 

And now I am raising my own daughter. It's my turn to provide her a happy and fun childhood. :)