Jan. 23 - Monday
I passed all my exams so far except, of course, History, 72%. Marife Gonzalez saw me in Mass yesterday. She also saw Honey. Nacho and Jose Luis invited Marina to the movies yesterday and she is way up in Cloud 9. She’s so mixed up she doesn’t even know whom she likes but Nacho, Jose Luis or Tom Wells, anyway, she’s a good kid. I still would like to know what’s wrong with Nacho. I don’t even know if I like him anymore. My mind is clouded up over the nicest guy yet, that Fabian. Angela V says he’s sick but still hopes she can invite him over to her house for dinner before he leaves. I hope, hope, hope. I’ve just got to meet him.
Jan. 24 - Tuesday
Fabian leaves tomorrow and I still haven’t met him and I wanted so much to. It seems everybody did except me. Oh well. I’ll meet him someday. Every time I think of him, my heart simply glows. There’s still a chance in a million that I’ll meet him. Mercy says she went to a TV station yesterday and met Bert Silos and Salvador Vaca. Bert caught Mercy looking at him many times. I wonder whose face was redder, Bert’s or Mercy’s. I saw Tomassino V at the ANC this afternoon with some other guy playing tennis. Of all the days for my phone to get broken darn, darn, darn
Jan. 25 - Wednesday
I’m now so tired that if I didn’t have any school tomorrow I’d sleep till noon. Our Junior-Senior Excursion was so very much fun. I spent the whole time with Marina, Angela, Annabelle, Elnora, Magoo, etc. I also ate a lot of buko. I haven’t gone to see Fabian and I’m so disappointed but I hope he gets well soon. I went to practice "Pichi" this evening. I’m bushed. Mercy is in more dances than I, about 2 or 3. I’m only in one and her costumes are so nice. Oh well, that’s the story of my life. We went to visit the American Battle Monument. It was so emotional. I also saw Kennedy’s Inauguration on TV. I’m so proud to me an American!
Jan. 26 - Thursday
I’ve thought a lot about Nacho and Cosme today. Heaven knows why. It would be so nice if someone as nice as they would like me not that they wouldn’t...I’m getting romantic these days...
Mrs. Buencamino was absent today because her father died. Tomorrow I’m supposed to be invited to V. Perez’s party????
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.
