RETURN. REBUILD. FILL IT WITH HAPPY PEOPLE

On January 9, 2010, in Uncategorized, by Allen

Sabi ni Kuya Ax, di daw nya expect na sa Antique talaga ako lumaki. Kasi daw, parang taga-Maynila daw talaga ako. Paano ba nalalaman kung ang isang tao ay laking Maynila o hindi?

Akala din ng classmates ko dati, taga-Maynila ako. But when my mom called me at narinig nila how we talked, nabigla sila na nagbibisaya ako.

Just to make things clear, I’m a pure bisaya who is currently residing and studying in Manila. Pilipino pa din naman yon either way. Ginapabugal ko gid nga Antiqueno ako. Hehe.

So anyway, eto na ang 2nd part ng Antique post ko. Before going back to Manila, my mom and I visited our old abandoned house. This is the second house na inabandon namin. Mahilig kami mag-abandon ng house. LOL

Yung una kasi, when my father died, we left because of some family disputes. That house now lay in ruins.

The second house is my mom’s very own house. She worked hard for this. But when she left to work abroad and had conflicts with my stepfather, we left it all together. Caretaker nalang ang nagbabantay dito ngayon pero yung bakuran lang ang binabantayan niya. Di nya pinapakialaman sa loob.

We lived a very simple life back then. May kangkungan kami sa likod-bahay at may maliit na kural din. Nag-aalaga kasi kami ng baboy dati na kinakatay pag pyesta. Meron ding duyan sa puno ng mangga. Dun ako madalas tumambay.

The house is very different now. Everything remained untouched kaya punong puno ng cobwebs at puro alikabok na.

my mother loved flowers. We were surprised to see that some of it survived when we left.

When I went inside the house, di ko maexplain yung feeling. It was really sad to see that house left to rot. Pakiramdam ko, as I was walking inside, parang sumisigaw sa’kin yung mga gamit namin telling me how much they missed me and asking me to take them with me.

this used to be my dad’s.

this used to be my bed.

I was able to salvage a few family photos especially my mother and my father’s wedding picture

Bata palang ako eto na talaga ang salamin namin.

Look! There’s my bedside lamp!

Bata palang ako, ito na din ang almires na gamit namin.

When we left, I cannot help but think what will happen to this house eventually. But I want to come back, rebuild it and fill it with happy people. I just hope these things left here can wait.

17 Comments

At 2010.01.10 01:38, redlan said:

Ako rin hindi alam noon na taga antique kayo originally. Sarap balikan ang nakaraan, yung dati. Marami ang nagbago sa pagbalik mo. Am sure babalikan mo pa rin yan in the future. Baka dyan ka pa amgshoot ng ad video.

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- At 2010.01.12 01:13, Allen said:
  
  hahahahaha. mga aswang kasi magaling magdisguise kaya di mo agad nalaman na taga-antique pala ko. jk :))
  
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At 2010.01.10 23:16, fufu said:

yeah happy 2010 :)

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- At 2010.01.12 01:12, Allen said:
  
  happy 2010 fufu!
  
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At 2010.01.11 14:44, ArisMape said:

heya! am including your blog in my list. would like to follow it. (^^,)

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- At 2010.01.12 01:12, Allen said:
  
  thanks ArisMape!
  
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At 2010.01.11 17:44, pinkdiaries said:

teka, musiyum ba bahay nyo?! hehe joke!

panu nga ba malalaman kung frm Manila ko o san kaman? the way u speak ba?kasi ibaiba ng accent? kung panu ka manamit? hhmm, ewan ko, basta ako probinsyana! wwahahaha, may ganun?! heheh

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- At 2010.01.12 01:12, Allen said:
  
  kahit ako di ko din alam. ako din pusong probinsyano. hehehe.
  
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At 2010.01.11 18:49, Ax said:

Eto ha, ang alam ko una kitang nameet na nag-e edit sa wikipedia.. its wikipedia before blogging..

and then nakita kita sa social networking site ng university natin.

ayown.

and then yun yung impression ko sa’yo.

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- At 2010.01.12 01:12, Allen said:
  
  mukha lang talaga akong street children. aminado naman ako dun. :))
  
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  - At 2010.01.13 10:00, Ax said:
    
    magkano ang napalimusan mo ngayong araw?
    
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At 2010.01.12 06:20, chyng said:

at napapadalas ang travel mo, next time buy a good camera na din para macapture laaht ng travels habang bata ka pa! Ü

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- At 2010.01.14 10:21, Allen said:
  
  sure thing! :)
  
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At 2010.01.12 14:57, owrange said:

nostalgic.

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- At 2010.01.14 10:21, Allen said:
  
  indeed. :)
  
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At 2010.01.13 18:37, andrei said:

wow taga-don ka rin?

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- At 2010.01.14 10:21, Allen said:
  
  bakit? taga don ka din?
  
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