On September 18th, Mama will be starting a new business. She will be selling bigas at a small store she had built at my grandparent’s place. Mama was a Bulacan grade school teacher, while Papa was an electrician. They both quit their jobs in 1977 to start a business together. They made embroidered products –…
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A Different Papa
There were two reasons why I flew to the Philippines early this month. First, it was Golden Week in Japan so I just had to go somewhere. Second, I wanted to see my Papa. Around last year at a young age of 60, my Papa was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. It started with minor memory loss a…
Family Trips
Recently, it has become tradition that whenever I visit my family in the Philippines, we would go to an out-of-town trip. In past visits, we’ve been to Boracay, Subic, and Tagaytay. Last week, the place was Batangas at a resort called Acuatico Beach Resort. Even though the beaches of Batangas were nowhere near the levels…
Tatlong Araw sa Subic
Nung umuwi ako sa Pilipinas ay nagpunta kami sa Subic at para na rin makatulong ako sa mga iba pa dyan na gustong bumisita sa Subic, iipunin ko dito lahat ng impormasyon na kailangan ninyo para makapag-plano ng tatlong araw na gimik duon. Kayo na ang bahalang mag-dagdag-bawas sa schedule ko depende na sa inyong…
Enrico in Tokyo 