Tag Archives: nostalgia

Manila, Manila

Check this gem out: Nostalgia Manila. As you dear readers know, I like to wax nostalgic once in a while so discovering this site was an absolute delight for me. It covers Manila in the 1970s and 1980s, the…  Read more

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Halo-halo-ween

Growing up in the Philippines, we didn’t really “celebrate” Halloween.* Yes, come October, establishments would be decked with Halloween decorations but kids didn’t go Trick-or-Treating (door-to-door roaming of the neighborhood was done during Christmas instead – in the form of…  Read more

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Old Friends

As much as possible, my buddies from back in the day try to see each other at least once a year. Two Saturdays ago was such an occasion. An old friend of ours was in town so the old gang…  Read more

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Prom

I’ve been dreading posting this entry. A week or so ago, Michelle and Lei posted their senior prom pictures from back in the day. I thought they were brave for doing so (but really had nothing to worry…  Read more

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The FOB Show

Whoa, there’s only a few days left for the showing of Bindlestiff Studio‘s multi-genre production The FOB Show in San Francisco. It’s ill-timed though, falling on the same week as the last week for filing taxes. I better…  Read more

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