August 7 - 13, 1961

August 7 - Monday


Its been a good day in school. No tests, no scoldings, no sermons, no homework. This pm I went to Luli’s house to borrow a pullover from her for the school play. The Herald took pictures of us - they are going to do a pictorial of us. On Thursday, “Tropicana” studios are going to take our pictures, too. This is going to be pretty cool. Also, the Hi-Gayles are probably going to sing at the Ateneo Padre Faura. Dee-Dee something of the Manila Times is going to write about us - maybe! I forgot to mention yesterday, this Australian from Quantas, John...something, whom Bill introduced to us has come back from Australia and told Nena that poor Bill was still out of a job and that he asked for me and how I was. I am pretty flattered. It isn’t often that a handsome 28 year old Australian asks abut me. I’d like to see him then he can tell me what Bill is doing. Talked with Mercy over the phone.



August 8 - Tuesday

At play practice today I had a very nice time. Maritoni, Arabella, Baby, Lulu, etc. telling stories. Baby Barredo brought me home. Same old routine in school this morning. Battled around with Margot Pimentel and argued with Marina about this coming weekend. Tried to get in touch with Mercy but couldn’t. Once in a while these days I get this dizzy butterfly feeling in the pit of my stomach. I can’t imagine why?! My mind keeps jumping from Butch to Carlos Garcia, to Bill. I’d better come back down to earth. I saw the picture the Bulletin photographer took at Angela’s dinner at the ANC on Sunday in the newspaper and tacked it on the College Bulletin Board. I look ok.



August 9 - Wednesday

I have the feeling I’ll have an exciting weekend and that something nice is going to happen to me. I keep getting butterflies in my stomach and once in a while I get a delicious tingling feeling going over me. It’s been a grey, cloudy day and the city is enfolded in a misty veil of rain and a little fog...Mother hasn’t permitted the Hi-Gayles to appear in the Times - well, she knows what’s best. The party at Lolita’s house might be real kooky. Let’s wait and see. Margot was absent from play practice again today. Miss Martinez wasn’t pleased. We had a nice time again today. Those girls are all so simpaticas! Talked with Mercy tonight. She told me Pocholo Borromeo (who was seen driving around the school this afternoon) has a crush on Margotin and that Mari Valles likes Margie Casas. Washed my hair this evening and had my hair trimmed at the ANC beauty parlor.



August 10 - Thursday

I am so tired and sleepy. It’s a wonder I can write in here. I’m beat! This afternoon the cast of Career Angel piled into the SPCM bus with Mother Socorro, Sister Benjamin and Sister Celina with Miss Martinez to go to the Tropicana Studios, Malabon to take pictures of the cast. Then we went to the home of Mother’s niece and we ate a delicious dinner. Gosh, I’m full. On the way home we sang in the bus and many of us took turns singing alone. I tried to call home but they’ve changed the number of this corny phone and I don’t even know what it is so I couldn’t get in touch with Mom. I wonder if Mercy or Marina were trying to call me. I’m soooo sleepy. We’ll have to sit in the bleachers for the jazz concert at La Salle tomorrow.



August 11 - Friday

This afternoon right after class Marina and I flew home, got changed and flew again over to Margie’s house to get Margie. Marina forgot her tickets in school and we had to go back to get them. We arrived at La Salle a little breathless. Everybody I know was there. The Hi-Jacks, and Strads, Electro ????? and Whirlpools were terrific. The LSC gym was packed and I’d say there were about 3,000 people there. All teeners. Everybody clapped and sang and it was all so wonderful. I went to talk to Barbara Bruns, Vicky Aboitiz, Annie Paradise, etc. They were with Carlos Garcia and though I’ll admit he’s very attractive I wasn’t even excited. All the Diggers were there and as usual Tony knocks the girls off their feet in a white ban-lon sweater. I saw Cosme when I entered but I didn’t even look at him. Also Mari Valles. Once I was looking for Lita and I happened to meet his gaze and I quickly turned away and he passed half an inch away from (missing the additional page)



August 12 - Saturday

I went to the ANC this am with Mommy. Conchita, Lita, Marina, and Arno were there. We just sat in the Teen Den and chatted. Ate lunch there and this pm Inger was there. Also Nacho, Marina, Conchita, and Lita. We sat and walked again about Butch etc. This evening Rosana Chanco picked me up and we went to Lolita Pellicer’s party for Angela. We went as beatniks and it was ok. Inger and I exchanged a lot of footnotes about Butch. Butch still likes Inger a lot but Inger just likes him as a friend. It’s going to be soooo dramatic when they meet again. Nacho escaped from his house and went to the party. I danced boogie with him. The brother of Rosana is an attractive boy - a La Sallite and can play the electric guitar. Its been a nice evening and got home at 12 AM. I heard Neil Sedaka’s “The Diary” tonight...sigh, Bill...



August 13 - Sunday

I don’t know what’s happening to me? Today I’ve been going through and am going through a strange experience. I don’t know why maybe its because I drank two cups of coffee and my nerves are shattered. I have this strange feeling of sudden weakness both physically and mentally.