April 24 - Monday
What a nice day. First, I played a little tennis at the ANC then Jose Luis and Nacho came and Lita and Conchita and chatted for a while and then Cosme and Honey came, also Charlie A. When the rest of the gang left Cosme stayed behind and we ate lunch together and he was his usual self. Then he left and I joined Cindy Taylor and we talked. Another very interesting person then Tom and Charlie joined us. Marina came with new Argentinian friends - two handsome boys, 17 and 19. Cosme came for a minute then left. The Martis came and Conchita and Lita. ........
April 25 - Tuesday
I stayed home this am and sewed the hem of one of my dresses. This pm I went to the ANC and the usual people were there. I sat at an umbrella table with Angela and Jose Luis, Nacho, Jose F and this Asam fellow. Suddenly I looked up and there was Bill over at the counter with Tom. We went swimming and I didn’t want to wet my hair and Bill did just that. Bill left at 7 pm. I played Marco Polo with Lita and Conchita and Carlos and Gonzalo (the 2 Argentinian guys), Nacho, Jose F and Walter A. Lita likes Carlos and I wonder if he likes her. Jose Luis brought me home and I was squeezed in the back seat with Nacho and tom V.
April 26 - Wednesday
I finished sewing the hem of my skirt this am and then I went to the ANC this afternoon. Arno and I had a talk about the party. Then I played tennis, rather I had my tennis lessons. Bill was there and he watched me for a while which caused me to miss some balls quite obviously. Then I put on my bathing suit to go swimming. The usual people were there including Luis Pertierra, Jose Luis Garcia and Marina who came to the ANC in the sailboat. Mercy came to the ANC too. Charlie A was there too so when you put him, Bill, and us in one place at the same time, it’s a little dazzling but I still go for Bill. Cindy Taylor was a little blue because this guy she met - Ken, is leaving tomorrow and I think they’ve fallen for each other. Such is life. Magna Llamas says Cosme was looking for me. When Cindy told me how said it is to fall for a guy and then he leaves here and you’ll probably never see him again like her Ken, I was thinking of Bill - he’s leaving too in June. At least Ken likes Cindy. Bill doesn’t know I’m alive. Mercy ate dinner with us and went home at 10 PM. I wonder what Cosme wanted?
April 27 - Thursday
This afternoon I went sailing with Nacho, Georgia and Jose Faustman. All of us except Nacho fell in the water and my radio besides everything else that was in my bag got spoiled and soaked. But, we had a grand time as usual. Nacho is the best and there are times when I wish he were more than just a friend. We went to the ANC and the usual people were there including Nena, bill and Charlie Armstrong. I sat with Charlie, Bill and Cindy and Marina joined us.
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.
