Feb 13 - Monday
Sister didn’t get mad at me this morning though I thought she would. Margotin was very nice this morning. These are one of her better days. Nena called me this evening its funny how I was thinking she would this morning. I’ll bring the books I have of hers to the ANC tomorrow afternoon. Mercy is a little, well let say catty these days. I guess she’s all confused. I don’t know what’s wrong with Mom today. She keeps giving me some sort of look. What have I done now? Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. One name keeps popping up - Nacho. “Dreeaammmm....
Feb 14 - Tuesday - Happy Valentine’s Day!
As I said..dreeeaaammm....The only Valentines I got today were from Marina and Cora Alvina. Today Sister let us (the class) use the tape recorder. We had a sort of radio program and I was the emcee. Everybody said my voice sounded very well and I did ok. I wish I had a tape recorder of my own. Kenneth hasn’t called Mercy since last Friday. I guess its because she snubbed him at the Assumption Fair last Sunday? Today I went to the ANC after I was to give Nena her books. Lita, Conchita, Maribel, etc. were there. Nena arrived later and I went home with her.
Feb 15 - Wednesday
Today has been a nice day in school. Mrs. Buencamino gave me polboron and bibinka during Recess and Sr. Mary Angela let me use the tape recorder. Margot Pimentel composed a song “Sometime” which is pretty good. We all sang after classes. Margotin is so nice these days. Went to TB practice this evening. Rosarito C has a crush on Honey and Mercy tells me Maricris Taberna loves Honey a lot. Kenneth is mad at Mercy and though Mercy doesn’t say anything she wishes he would call her up again. The maids said a certain M. Cacho called for me this evening. I wonder who??I wonder if the day will ever come when some nice cute guy likes me and it so happens I’ll like him. Tita Totoy and Tita Betty are just riotous.
About Me
- Lea
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- I was born in a Japanese concentration camp in Los Baños, Laguna in 1944 and raised in Manila. I spent my grade school years in Maryknoll College and high school years at St. Paul's College of Manila. I spent most of my summer leisure time at the Army Navy Club of Manila. I married a nice American man in 1965 and moved to New York. In 1969, I left New York for Barcelona and lived there 8 years. I returned to the States in 1977 and lived there until 2011. I visit Manila and Barcelona as often as I can. I have a lovely daughter and granddaughter.My father, Hal Bowie, died in Manila in 1974, and my mother, who moved back to Barcelona after his death, died in 1995. I retired from Polytechnic University (now NYU-Poly)in 2011 after 27 years! After moving to Florida I returned to NY after 8 years and now am living again in my first home in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn.
