05/02/2020
I was born and raised in Bilwang, Kawayan, Biliran (before - subprovince of leyte) ๐ต๐ญ, during those times, everyone in our neighborhood treated like family. Walay kurente ug lampara ray suga pag gabie. Usahay muadto pa sasilingan kay mangayo ug kalayo kay nahutdan ug posporo, UG magluto mig utan samot nag tinunuan maghinatagay dayon mis silingan. Ang kalingawan mag alirong sa radyo kay maminaw'g drama, ๐ปโค๏ธ . Tanang momshies ๐ฉ was called Yoyo, Yaya, Tiyo, Tiya, Auntie/ate/nanay/mader/tita/tiya ug "Nang", "Noy" ,even if they were not related.We went out on the streets to playโน๐ปโโ๏ธ. Mo duwa sa kasagbutan kay manguhag bisan unsa lang nga pwede duawaan ug mag pa slide dayon sa mga bani sa saging, mu kaog bayabas ๐sinigwelas (kung y bunga,dahon nlng..hahaha) , mansinitas, lomboy, caimito, tambis ug uban pa ug mongadto sad sa sapa maghimo ug bola bola nga yuta ug mag buwang dayon usahay sinumbagay. We're happy roaming around our neighbors yard ๐ manguhit ug mangga nga giputos pag magazine basta wa ang tag.iya, then mangayo pa ug asin sa silingan. Muadto ug sapa kai magpahubas dayon mangaon hapin dahon saging tapos maligo nya hapon na manguli ug bonalan dayon kay ngano dili magpuyo ug balay.๐ Pag walay klase tua sa likod sa balay kadaghanan mag balay2 ug mag luto2 naay Mama ug Papa sa likuran. Mamutol ug kahoy para isugnod. We got dirty till the sun sets,( usahay makusian pa kay bulingit na ) and the sky was orange ๐
. We didn't eat fast food ๐ ๐ kay wala pa na uso ang Mc Donald ug jollibee (ug isa pa poordoy di ka afford si mama, we ate home cooked meals ๐. Kasagaran ginamos, utan nga balangoy's sabaw nah gadaghan rah ang malunggay pero lami kay init , gulay nga kalbasa, gabi ug uban pa tinunoan, buwad , kung makaon ug sardinas feeling datu na kay special ang sardinas sa lungsod ra kapalit . We got ice cream ๐ฆ from the ice cream man as he rang his bell ๐ kada fiesta ra pod (ice drop nga barato pa kaayo and mostly other called dirty ice cream pero mas lami otherwise, home made ice candy unya ang flavor mango, ug makakaon lang mi ig Fruit Jam inig season sa prutas kay maghimo ra kami. Makadula lang kung mahuman tanang trabaho dampa, litik, tubig-tubig, langit-lupa, bahaw bahaw, bato lata, step in-step out, jackstones, takyan or syatong, patintero ๐, luksong tinik, jolen, tansan, taguan,kaka๐ท๐ธ chinese garter, balay-balay๐ , lut-hang ,, dakop dakop. Sa sobrang kakapoy usahay maka ihi sa banig pagkagabie๐คฃ maulaw pag mata๐
There was no bottled water ๐ถ, we drank water from a jar (banga), sometimes straight from the water pump ๐ฐ. We would share the same bottle of toyal after giving it a wipe with our mucky sleeves. Lantaw tv nya manghapit dayon mi bahalag anig uli kasuk-an ni mama basta kita lang ug salida. Ang tv ky blak n white pah haha ๐ . Mag tag-anยฒ pa sa comercial ug magpiktanay sa dunggan ug kamot haha๐๐๐There was no such thing as a mobile phone or any other electronic devices ๐ต. We weren't AFRAID OF ANYTHING. If someone had a fight, that's what it was... a fist fight ug akong kadaghanang kasumbagay kay boys ๐ช๐. Kids didn't have guns ๐ซ or knives ๐ช nor were we worried that someone would post something nasty about us for the whole world to see. The Angelus were our curfew if 6pm come we run home as soon as we can kay ug pa gahi2 sa ulo aw maapasan jud ug silhig, palwa or bakus ug sanga sa bayabas๐ ๐ก. School is life... ๐ซ it was mandatoryโ๏ธ ๐bahalag walay balon basta maka skwela. Mamunal pa si teacher pag makasala ka pero disiplina ra. We watched our mouths around our elders ๐ด ๐ต because we knew we would get reprimanded if we were disrespectful in any way.(hadluk masagpaan ug masilian ang bah2 tagam! )
Kini ang mga butang/mga panghitabo na wala na karon.๐ฏ
Ang naa nalang kadaghanan karon mga HIMANTAYON,CHISMOSA ug mga SUYAON ug PAKARON-INGNON! Grabe mo himo ug storya silay maayo kay balehon man dayon ang storyaโ๏ธ๐
Igo nalang nato mahinumduman sa mga throwback.โช๐.
Best Experience Ever.. Pero Naay Forever diay.
MEMORIES..๐๐๐โโ
Copy paste if you're proud ๐ ๐ that you came from a close knit community ๐ญ ๐ฌ ๐ซ and you will never forget where you came from.
REALLY MISS MY CHILDHOOD...... โคโค