“I remember a place… a town… a house like a lot of houses… a yard like a lot of other yards… on a street like a lot of other streets. And the thing is, after all these years, I sill look back… with wonder.”
- Wonder Years
A section of Bonifacio street became a impromptu playground on December 21st as residents came together for old times’ sake in the very first “Estakton” (from Estaka) Reunion . Venus Celicious-Yap (with daughter Meili) played “Ninang” to long time “silingan” along with the dozens of new generation neighborhood kids and guests. Members of the Arocha and Alferez families visited from Manila and Papua New Guinea to take part in what is hoped to be an annual year-end festivity.
In a thank you note, Venus acknowledged the assistance of other “silingan” and friends.
“i would also like to thank tata bengua for donating candies and chocolates for kids candy shower,tatings bandaritas and tent,brenda frasco for the kakanin and ice cream,marisol arocha ate angie and ate jingjing for the 3 lechons shirt donated by marisol.vivian venus and onie ang catering.ricardo yap who gave his time and kids cash prizes.shagit lang ang nakalimtan ha? HAPPY ANG TANAN.sana duna na sad usob.oh! for mayor evelyn uy pala,who closed bonifacio st. for the event.di jud kaigo sa grounds ng bengua oi.hala sunod tuig napud.MALIPAYONG PASKO OG BULAHANG BAG ONG TUIG KANATONG TANAN!..”
(Photos: Aleksi Mari B. Gumela)
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[Disclosure: The Ambibo.com founder and editorial director is a member of the Bengua clan and resident of this district]
January 9th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
in the midst of all the doom and gloom – what a way to celebrate christmas! sharing one’s bounty with your neighbors. an embodiment of the pinoy’s perception of an extended family at it’s noblest and one of those ‘why did we not think of it before’ ideas. i am sure that everyone shares the pride and nostalgic joy armand must feel for what his friends and relatives have accomplished in their immediate neighborhood. natambalan akong kamingaw. salamat.
January 12th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
charles asa man ka ani dong? Roy and angie nia ba mo sa pictures pakitudlo lang asa nga frame. Nakauli ba c Nonoy ?
January 13th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
Hi sa mga taga Estaka..next year puhon palihug ug extend didto sa luyo sa simbahan ang kalingawan kay mingaw kaayo sa among dalan…regards to all…
January 14th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Hello!!!! Gil, pictures number 14, 15, 44 and 51 … wala pa ako kay naa pa ko flight … Happy New Year
January 15th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
Happy Chinese New Year of the OX pud advance . US flights LA or SN Francisco pa ba and route mo?. Twice I fly thru PAL LAX – MNLA bisan nagdungag ko gamay kay business class man .Among company’s official carrier is AA.Kapoy Kaayo ang Dallas-LA- Narita – Manila .Nindot man pud ang service sa PAL ug mga gwapa ang crew.SA AA mga Tiguwang na/Lola na unya gamug-ot pirmi nagmenopause na siguro..
January 15th, 2009 at 9:05 pm
ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! … sosyal ka bcl class man … yup, still flying ..ug salamat sa imong pag dayeg sa Pal … true blood pilipino gihapon ka ha … bitaw, maayo pa gyod ang straight flight La – Mnl… mahal lang ang Pal ingon sila … mao halos lahat tigulang na pinoy …sakay jud sa Pal … kay F/a na caregiver pa …. usahay naa me 25 oldies, gikan diha sa america … dah, geriatrics flight lagi … ma surprise pod ka kay pag abot sa manila … molakaw na dili na mosakay s wheelchair.
January 16th, 2009 at 2:25 am
Only in the Philippines na gie. Naka wheelchair pag gikan aron walay pila, walay lakaw. Pero inig abot sa NAIA, gadagan para mag una sa Immigration. Only in the Philippines!
Say hi to marisol, saw pics with the rest of her family. Spoke with Yani a couple of days ago while she was receiving driving lessons from Roy. Regards to everyone.
troy
January 16th, 2009 at 5:40 am
mao ba … abi ko molakaw kay di kahulat sa wheelchair … kahayahay ra magsakay, walay gubot. best regards pod
January 16th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
atung May 2007 nga biyahe naku seatmate naku sa window seat artista sa Pinas
di kaayo sikat pero mora ug mabdus kay gadugwa -dugwa man ug sige pangihi,wa nuon ko katulog. Bahin sa mga Senior citizen ,lami man gyud sa US /japan/singapore or China kay akatado man gyud sila . Sa US may indoor mortrized cart pa sila di ba ,kay layo gud and ang mga terminals kung mag change plane ka or from Domestic to international,tapus its the law,but in the philippines , bisan hinay guiuna man pud sila pagpasakay di ba pag naka wheelcheer? And also its a matter of pride para ingnun nga bata pa…Busa bisan sakit na tuhod lakaw gyud…
February 4th, 2009 at 11:21 am
Sus, dinha man ko sa Dipolog aning adlawa, kay ang pedicab nga akong gisakyan gikan sa merkado padong sa amoang balay dili man makalahus sa Bonifacio kay dunay party sa dalan dinha duol sa balay nilang Dr. Bengua. Maayo pa ug ninaug ko, nakatilaw unta ug lechon plus makapangumusta pa sa mga silingan ug kaubanan.