April 28 - Friday
I had to stay home this morning but I went to the ANC this afternoon. I sat with Cindy and soon Bill joined us and a little later, Pete, Arabella, Tom and later Marina. I had a very nice time and we laughed a lot at Bill and Pete’s corny but very funny jokes and antics. Bill loves to sing along to Elvis’s songs and his voice is pretty good. Mercy goes to Baguio tomorrow. I got a letter from Maribel Franco today. My radio works a little better today. Let’s hope it improves.
April 29 - Saturday
Played tennis this am and then I spent the whole afternoon with Cindy. Charlie A was also with us and he is the nicest! (Did I not have any other word besides NICE in my vocabulary?!) He’s also taking up pre-med and you know the passion I have for doctors or doctors-to-be. It is also hard to find a combination like him. Very handsome, a nice person with good humor, good sport AND a doctor! I played ping-pong with him this pm. He beat me 2 times and I beat him once. Bill played tennis this pm. Charlie leaves for the States (California) in May 6th and there goes another handsome dream. Dad and Mom gave me a going over about going with people “like Cindy” and all those guys. This life, I tell you. I miss Nacho today!
April 30 - Sunday
Mass at 10 am then to the ANC. Only Conchita, Lita and Cindy were there this morning. I ate lunch there and Mom and Dad went home and I stayed. Marina came then Tom and Bill. Bill was wearing a blue shirt which Daddy has one just like it. We sat in the Sunset Lounge and just talked. He (Bill) says Cindy plays good tennis. Well, much better than me anyway. I went to see a Spanish play with Mom this evening. I sat with Conchita and Kenneth Brimo was there. Gerry Valdez was in the play, so was Lita Abraham, etc. It was titled “Ten Cuidado Con Las Personas Formales.” Very funny.
May 1 - Monday
Another battle with Mom about going out this morning so I finally stayed home this am. I went to the ANC this pm and Angela, Tom and Pete were there. I sat with them and I was very happy to see Charlie is back. Said hello to me. When he left he rumpled my hair and said goodbye. Tom did the same when he, Cindy, Angela and Pete left. (What was I, a puppy?) I watched Bill play tennis. He has a very good backhand too. After he played tennis I joined Conchita and Lita who were all excited because the two thrills of their lives were there. We sat at the swimming pool. When Bill left I smiled at him and he gave me a wink. I saw him in barong Tagalog later. I went to see “Fever In the Blood” with Mom. It starred Efrem Zimbalist, etc. Bill was right, it was a very good movie.
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.
