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…
Enrico in Tokyo 