2a.m. 11 DEC. 71 SAT
Dearest,
I’m a little late writing and I’ll explain. Art and Dave made me agree to go out w/ them. On our way, they kept on kidding me that they would take me to a burlesque [probably the more common term nowadays is ’striptease’.–epd]. Since I know Dave to be responsible […]
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Ethel P David and Children
[When fg and I were newly-married, he told me of the lanterns of Pampanga. But it wasn’t until I saw these giant lanterns that December of 1962 that I was truly impressed. In fact, from then on, we made it a point to watch the Lantern Competition every Christmas Eve. At one time fg’s brother, Coya Pepe, […]
Our first Christmas ‘together’, December, 1961. Did we watch the Lantern Parade on UP Campus? What I remember is that we met your sister, Ate Pie, and we ate at Max’s. So much food was left, so you had it wrapped and gave it to me. I was going home to Batangas the next day, and […]
A lovely Marks and Spencer’s hat or two.
What I would not give to watch as my gift is opened on Christmas morning, much as in times long past…
[Guido found this column by Hilarion M. Henares Jr., Make My Day, in Google Search. I didn’t realize it had been so long ago–23 years ago, when my world was young, fresh, and still full of exciting possibilities. Anyway, I post it here in Den’s website, in case anyone else is reading it except Den’s family, just […]
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happy birthday to dad’s little stranger
[One of my children sent this to our family egroup. I’m posting this to remind everyone–as if we still needed reminding in view of the series of typhoons, floodings, misery and death that has beset the country, esp. Luzon, in the past 13 days alone–of the importance of family, of the transiency of life, and, most importantly, of the primacy […]
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Dear Tony,
I enjoyed reading the reactions of your readers. One thing I discovered is one reader sent her observation on Chicago at the same time mentioning her poet husband’s name with initial FG David. If I am not mistaken, Ethel’s husband could be “FREDI GUSTO” David a classmate in Professor Armando Malay’s 1959 Journalism Class […]