Summer Reminiscence

For some, besides Christmas, summer is the best time of the year to meet up with old friends, to travel, to learn new skills, to complete unfinished projects and to do business.

Now that summer for me has become a time to laze around and listen to good music, I couldn’t help but remember the summer days of my childhood. I used to play bay-bay, shato and gira-gira with my boy neighbors. I also climbed trees. There were countless games that children play during my time (kids before were so ingenious) but I settled for the more familiar and sensible games.

Tagbilaran Twilight

Life in Tagbilaran is as slow as one could let it be.

By slow we mean, deliberate, unhurried. It is a city, but it isn’t bustling with urbanity.

Sun-kissed!

Summer 1990. The whole family would pile up in a tricycle and head towards Kainggit Beach. As soon as we’d enter the Kainggit Drive, and then the glistening blue waters would come into view, all the kids would point at it giddily: Ang dagat! Naa na ang dagat!