when i was young, my tatay would always make us choose, either go to school or work in the field! and would always add: if you want to have pen in your hand when you grow old like me, do good in school.. if not, we always have a plow & carabao for your hands to get busy!

now, i know why she didn’t update her site for so long. bless her soul.

@kathy, yes! i remember hauling some rice to manila for our food supply, too, kaysa bibili ka pa, di ba?

@anna, hehehe…since i am not a good writer like most of you, i let my pictures do the talking for me.
yes, it is fun to reminisce the old times, the hard times, that is. it is always going to be a part of my life.

@gwapasila, thanks for the visit. hope you made yourself feel comfortable.

@mominmiami, question for you: how can i view your blog? so, you had experienced the hard life, too? cool!

@chateau, hehehe…i hate it when that happens. those ducks are very clever and quick. they take advantage of that one split second you are not watching.

@niceheart, indeed, it is nice to remember good ole times. i loved washing clothes in the river because after you soaped the clothes, you only rinsed once.

@k, true true! why do you think i love going back there? because i like the simplicity of life, the laid back kind of life. i think i am familiar with that river you were talking about…huge river!

@iskoo, you should try and see what you think and see if you can handle it…hehehe. i am the type of person that don’t like watching people work. i will roll up my sleeves and get dirty myself.

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Rodel

Syempre, the washing of clothes – hahahaha I can imagine way way back, saco-saco pa ang dala namin nya, and at the same time picnic na rin (pati kalderong itim dala). We used to go there in Sto Domingo going to Palta area.