Ghosts of Christmas Past – a ramble of memory

I could have grown up into a depressed cynic, who lost the happiness lotto because of life experience and baggage. But, deep down in me always lived the soul of a happy child and an almost boring stability. I was not particularly brave or articulate as a child, but a child nonetheless, like all [...]

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Auntie Mary Anne writes from Cresta: The Typhoon

Guest Blogger: Mary Anne Joaquin

Hello Everybody!

Finally we have power again.  We were still reeling from Typhoon Ondoy when super  typhoon Pepeng came crashing through. Pepeng was supposed to exit through Laoag but it decided to turn around — something called the Fujiwara effect.  We had continuous rain for more than 2 days.  But, I wasn’t [...]

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Mi Hija Mayor was Here

Our oldest came home to record country music with a songwriter who is going to Nashville. So, for a snippet of time, we had all the kids in the house.
I went to sleep hearing her singing somewhere in the house, just like old times. We had such a great family time. We did all the [...]

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Lolo and Lola and Cresta Ola

Scott Hamilton writes from Texas:
I also have the fondest memories of my childhood tied up in Cresta Ola. My parents joined the faculty of the Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary in Baguio when I was eleven in 1965.
In my memories, I still walk those streets of Baguio, relive my days at Brent School and Burnham Park, [...]

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She likes books…

Books are almost as important as food to me. Certainly more important than clothing. After the basic necessities of shelter and warmth, food and drink, books come next. At this point in my life, I have thousands of books in my house. They are like inanimate friends. I find it close to miraculous that a [...]

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