This is a narrative story of my life.. started off by my childhood photos. Photos provided I’ve been able to keep, just before the photo album itself got damaged. Some of my childhood photos were lost and these are the one’s left and compiled by mom. I scanned every pages of it for digital preservation.. Enjoy!
The top photo, taken from as far as I can remember, inside Manila City Hall, where my Aunt have worked. The second photo where I rode a bicycle shoot from a mall (couldn’t remember anymore where it is taken haha, I was around 5-6 year old that time). And lastly, my childhood friends, starting from left, “Pipoy”, “Duday”, and “Eugene” (on my right). I can still remember they had a dog always barks on anyone. And the background is their house. If I remember, they had an older sister named “Elaine” which visits in our house too.
the last photo, includes “Jelly” (I’m not sure if I spelled her name correctly) one of my friends, my first girl-friend (girl na friend). She’s so kind to me. She always lets me borrow her “mini ride on car” something like this (but this is a modern one) and it uses pedals to move. (I wish i could see her again..)
Much younger version of me. Still lived on quezon city, NorthCrest Village. My elder cousins still lived in us that time. That photo where Duday is included in the photo was taken during new year celebration. The monkey that I have with me is my childhood stuffed toy. They left me that on my crib whenever I’m alone, so that I won’t cry haha. :D, sadly I lost it somewhere in my pre-teen age.. ;-(
Photo of my mom and I, where I was holding a Jeepney car, just saw it on a mall and I asked her to buy it for me. 😛 (thanks Mom. :D) The photo where there is Owner-type jeepney, I actually don’t know them :P. and heck, my favorite kuya, we like to have bicycle around the vicinity. When you go outside our house, its actually steep slope. I remember one time we had an minor accident before when we go the reverse side, going up and there’s three of us in the bike that kuya wielded in the photo. (my lips got injured that time ;(
I can’t remember even this one where it’s taken, hmm. But certainly, the other photo, were on a beach. I remember when we play in the shore and we almost have dragged us by the waves in the sea (its kinda fun :P)
My graduation photo at Guardian Angel School and playin with my cousins. I can still remember that photo on the lower left,we had disagreements while playing (my cousins were on vacation on the house that time). maybe was kinda stubborn on something. haha.. The last photo we’re on a show, can’t remember what it is, Ice skating, maybe some sort of and watching with auntie Minda, ate larmi, ate dianne and chang chang and my mom)
The first photo, was my mom and I, that time, I was in Grade 2. The photo underneath was birthday i think of the young lady, I her name is “Christine” for 7-roses dance and my Aunt Len in the middle (sister of my mom). And of course, the United Nations in our school somewhere in Marilao Bulacan (that’s where we moved after Novaliches) where I sang “Huling El Bimbo” (popular song during that time). The young lady beside me,I can only remember her as “Ms. Malaysia” haha.. I still remember significantly about her is that we are friends and we agree in everything. We used to sit together in a rocking chair. She’s indeed a very good friend. I can remember they used to teased me on her, I really don’t know how I reacted, don’t know anything yet about crushes and love stuffs ¯_(ツ)_/¯ that time I love to play and draw.. during Kinder 3 (i think it is) I also received my award during graduation as Best in Drawing, the first award I ever received…
And this one, the first photo, I visited Caloocan High (where I study as well later starting 2nd Year High student) The young lady on the third and fifth photo, was Johanna (they used again, to tease me on her too, however, during that time, I used to believed she is my cousin too.. haha (probably because I’m grew up in my childhood days with my cousins) and really innocent at that time :P.. and also “Ren”,(I can’t remember but she’s a friend of Johanna too.., and yes, they attempt me to tease on her too.. hahaha) During those days, still an innocent (hands-up on tease, I don’t know anything about it “crush” but they have fun on it in doing so.. :P) I’m sort of a “dumb” during my childhood days… But I’m sure they’re all grown up so beautiful and successful in life like me.
By the way, that’s the first days I got hands on computers. Playing games, I’m playing that time, sort of kind like “mystery case files”, but much more friendlier and educational. If I may remember as well, during my Grade 2 days, computer subject (MS-DOS) is where I get the good grades compare in my other subjects. (perhaps, my earliest manifestation of becoming a geek). Many many times even on my childhood, they want me to become an engineer or architect someday. Well I did, but not in the way they expected tho. Lo And behold, I became a Software Engineer.. my computer addiction pays really off.. 😀 God is good!
another cousin on third photo, under the mint tree, taken in our house in Marilao, Bulacan.
days with my cousins again, Flores family and Ventura family. Funny, I thought Flores family is cousin too at those times, which is not, they are family friend rather :P)
My Birthday
My family used to celebrate my birthday like this :))
I think 7th or 8th birthday. The last photo include neighborhoods friends, nicole (white-skinned kid) and “may-may” (short haired and wearing red. Can remember the last thing she did to me was to bring Stick-o, because they own a store near our house and he has a brother named Joel, they were my best friends those times. I was around between in grade 1 or 2 at the time this photo taken).
(Joel was in the 4th photo, wearing white and red),rommel, kid in white shirt, another friend of ours) my ninang on the first, second and third photos.
First Communion – I didn’t grew up as a christian. In my childhood I lived as a catholic. Of my school most were catholic-influenced,so in my third grade, we have “Catecismo” subject. (thank God he drew near to me..)
My favorite season of all time – Christmas with my cousins…
During Christmas season, my cousins visit in our house at Rocka Village in Bulacan, they stay there the whole season, its really enjoyable, we do activities normally doesn’t happen in ordinary days.. play together, watch childhood movies, toy story 3 (this around somewhere grade 4 or grade 5 (circa 2000~2002), christmas time)
Hours before departure of our retreat. I was Grade 6 around that time. Top photos include my friends, Kelvin, Bryan, Alfred and Russel Jun. We used to play in the school during lunch break. :)) had my brand new shoes and T-shirt that time.. :))
The beautiful young lady beside the priest is Angela (we teased her “quack-quack” due to resemblance of her lips with a duck, but she’s indeed very very beautiful. She’s my all time ♥️ during 6th grade. Even in my early highschool days I still remember her… She’s fun to be with. It started after we play afternoon,that feeling developed during that time, cleaning of the room (uwian na that time). we’re the assigned cleaners that time, along with others..
In my 6th grade, I received my second award,since Kindergarten, the Most Behave award (homeroom only). I think my silence is product of being bullied, especially during 5th grade and carried on until 1st year high. Lots of teasing.. all of us were confronted with our imperfections of our physical looks by those bullies. And well, at the same time,they heartwarmingly appreciate your good qualities.Saw this when the time we are asked to write personal messages each in our class.
another birthday, (swimming edition) circa summer of 2001-2002)
Caloocan Days
my most memorable days, 2nd year high. Got some really good friends here. Even gangsters here are friendly to me, tho I was transferee. Make most of my memories..
At home still fun, I have another set of family,a new chapter in life. I may not have the same family gathering with my cousins as before we lost our house, but found a new family instead, welcomed me, and treated me like their own, I remember when I used to go with them when they deliver food to banks (the family business is canteen so they deliver to offices)
Third year days…
Third year too.. Its fun except in my 4th year, I kinda feel I don’t really belong there.. Kinda can’t remember any good things that much.. but still graduated..
Graduated from Computer engineering. Wew!! who would expect I could pass Differential and Integral calculus, Analytic Geometry, Fluids and thermodynamics for a person who can’t do even algebra.. 😛
Anyhow, later in life, I lived to liked mathematics due to the nature of my work (I actually much appreciated math now because of programming..) And heck, after this I got water baptized (finally) and started to walk seriously in my relationship with Christ. Got an opportunity to study again, but this time with flying colours as a BSIT student..
My career stayed on Software Development up until this day. Thank God someone helped me decide to take this path, which I find it really interesting and enjoying my work now. So that’s my story..
Anyways, thank you for time. Just wanna show some of my photo album since childhood days and stories behind it, my childhood sweethearts, struggles, and experiences that sum up of who I am today..
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