At my Geography Class, I was fascinated by this young classmate of mine, they come in the classroom and always sit in front. They always wear black and Bolt is a beautiful black service dog, very protective of Monday. He sits quietly under the desk. They go to Central Kitsap High School and go attend… Read More Monday Morning!
I am sharing this article again for the Seniors. Enjoy your life while you can. Travel, go out and eat in restaurants alone, meet new people, reminisce and remember and contact your old friends, they might not be healthy as you are, so call them. Treat your grandchildren to lunch or dinner, join community organizations,… Read More Being Old Is A Gift
At the age of 79, I went back to college. I was not serious in my studies at first, but I just wanted to get out of the house and get dressed up. I was becoming to be a bag lady, and then I thought I knew them all since I have been to college… Read More Yes, I Can!
My life has not all been rosy. There were pains, failures, sadness, happiness and everything life had to offer. My parents struggled to send me to college, sometimes just sending me with promissory notes to pay for my tuition fees. I worked at our tailoring shop, hemming, sewing button holes, ironing and whatever errands my… Read More How Do I Keep the Music Playing?
My mama is a sweet thing. She is in her 90s and people still tell her she looks pretty. I call this picture of her “yesterday’s Valentine.” My mother and father knew each other from childhood. He told her he would marry her someday. When they were courting, he would ride a horse over to… Read More My Mother as a Young Lady
Kissing nature! The morning breeze that gently touches my face, the little raindrops that wet my lips so sweet, the rising sun that delights the inner soul, who wouldn’t kiss nature? When fishing boats, full of shiny fishes from the wide rich sea, people carrying bundles of them, to earn their daily shares,the whole town… Read More Kissing Nature Or A Hidden Paradise?
Rosalie started working for me today. I was amazed how good and thorough she was, she just wanted me to sit down and write. She works at St. Francis Church as a janitress and also greeter/collector during Saturday mass. Her schedule is from 5:00 to 8:00 AM and she gets paid P2000.00 a month. I offered… Read More A Janitress and My Newly Hired Housekeeper.
Come and buy some corn! The boiled corn is kept hot in that big basin which is continuously heated with coal. Roque, the 53 years old vendor, prepares the corn for the customers by taking the husk out and spreading margarine and sprinkling salt while being held by a plastic bag. Roque and his wife… Read More Bili Na Kayo Ng Mais! Anybody for Boiled Corn?
Alfredo, -better known as Nognog- has been selling newspapers, candies, and cigarettes for the last 15 years. I asked why he is called Nognog. “Kasi ho, maitim ako at kulot ang buhok ko.” (It is because I am dark and I have curly hair.) Nognog is 36 years old and married and they have 2… Read More A Little Bit Of Everything!
To sell her snacks, Sevilla has to be in her place as early as 6:AM, to catch the people who are going to work. They are her customers, workers buy from her for their snacks at work. Sevilla is a very pleasant lady, she danced while I was talking with her. She is 56 years… Read More The Merienda (Snack) Vendor
The Flavors of Anita's Kitchen 