Before The Sun Sets

When Going Nude Was The Way To Go

noreply@blogger.com (Julehya) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:41:28 PST

I do not remember what my reason(s) was/were then but I never told my friends that men in our village, it does not matter what age, wore nothing but loin cloths, like the teen age boy in the above...

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A Promise To Tell The World

noreply@blogger.com (Julehya) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:24:17 PDT

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Unsplotched

noreply@blogger.com (Julehya) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:23:08 PDT

Eva was ringing the bell like she was training for some bell ringing competition. It was the signal for us to finish cleaning up the tell tale signs of our just finished bare hands dining experience....

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Young Witches On Training

noreply@blogger.com (Grandma Julia) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:16:31 PDT

Their laughter was simply symphonic. Never had it crossed my mind that the day would come I would find their laughter musical. It must have been the silly fences they built around themselves that had...

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Out Of The Fence

noreply@blogger.com (Grandma Julia) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:28:54 PDT

I gazed at the sepia print. It was all faded except for what it stored. I closed my eyes. My senses took the cue. The memories began to take life.I could hear the crickets chirp like mad. They must...

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Unleashed For Me

noreply@blogger.com (Grandma Julia) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:10:46 PDT

Bridging The Difference

noreply@blogger.com (Grandma Julia) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:09:11 PDT

Packing Up And Moving Out: The Story of My Life

noreply@blogger.com (Grandma Julia) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:07:49 PDT

Badge of Honor

noreply@blogger.com (Grandma Julia) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:06:22 PDT

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Healing the Bruises

noreply@blogger.com (Grandma Julia) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:44:05 PDT

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Still from National Geographic: Luneta As It Looked Then

noreply@blogger.com (Julehya) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:33:25 PDT

An aerial view of Luneta. You could see here Manila Bay. Mother Ana often brings me here to watch the spectacular show of sunset. I mentioned about this in my previous stories.

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Another One From National Geographic

noreply@blogger.com (Julehya) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:56:09 PDT

Calle Real inside the walled city of Intramuros. I got a very vague memory of the place as we seldom visit it although it is not really that far from our school.

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Quiapo Church

noreply@blogger.com (Julehya) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:56:14 PDT

The old Quiapo Church before which itenerant traders set their stalls on fiestas. Emerging from mass, congregations shop about for bargains, anything from a dollar watch to a fighting cock. Coming...

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San Agustin Church

noreply@blogger.com (Julehya) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:26:34 PST

This is the San Agustin Church as it looked then. I always looked forward to visiting this church for some very special reason. I will talk about it in a later post.

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Collegio De Sta Rosa

noreply@blogger.com (Julehya) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:32:14 PST

Collegio De Sta Rosa, one of the best school for girls then

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The Country's Premier Private University

noreply@blogger.com (Julehya) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:29:23 PST

Ateneo, the country's premier private university in its early years. The university is run by the Jesuit fathers.

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Chinatown

noreply@blogger.com (Julehya) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:28:34 PST

Binondo, Chinatown, as it looked then.

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The Big City's Business District

noreply@blogger.com (Julehya) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:27:59 PST

Cariedo in the 1930's. It used to be the big city's center of commerce.

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The Hate Trap

noreply@blogger.com (Julehya) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:04:47 PDT

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The CIty's Most Famous Church

noreply@blogger.com (Julehya) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:06:55 PDT

The famous San Sebastian Church as it looked then. This is where I and my classmates go to hear mass on Sundays. The nuns were always there to check on our attendance. They did not really have to. At...

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The Premier Park

noreply@blogger.com (Julehya) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:08:10 PDT

The country's most famous park is named after the national hero honored on this monument. The park is fringed by the sea I mentioned at the onset of my story.

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The Big City As It Looked Then

noreply@blogger.com (Julehya) — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:55:06 PDT

For a village girl who never saw big buildings , I found the big city both awesome and intimidating.

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Winding Road To The Big City

noreply@blogger.com (Julehya) — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:50:43 PDT

This is one famous road. A legacy of our people from the colonials. I passed it for the first time on our way to the big city To give the readers a clearer understanding of my story, I would be...

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