When I was small, the Philippine peso was P2.00 to the US dollar.
The president was Diosdado Macapagal. Life was simple. Life was easy.
My father was a farmer. My mother kept a small sari-sari store where
our neighbors bought sang-perang asin, sang-perang
bagoong, sang-perang suka, sang-perang toyo at pahinging isang butil
na bawang.
Our backyard had kamatis, kalabasa, talong, ampalaya, upo, batao, and
okra.
Our silong had chicken. We had a pig, dog & cat. And of course, we
lived on the farm. (more…)
