tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119062507132296581.post8628181743380525057..comments2023-10-04T01:45:11.630-07:00Comments on The Real Guia Gomez of San Juan: What WAS----Remember???Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119062507132296581.post-31737296705774746032009-02-01T19:47:00.000-08:002009-02-01T19:47:00.000-08:00Oh my! I don't actually remember all those places ...Oh my! I don't actually remember all those places but I remember JUSMAG and SM although I didn't know it was a shoe store before it became a mega mall of sorts.<BR/><BR/>We had a house in San Juan (Blumentritt st) decades ago; it was an imposing house that nobody would miss if one knew the old Blumentritt street; my parents said it was relatively old; what I remember vividly was that it had many many rooms and had a massive staircase leading to the 2nd floor and there was a partly open third floor from which one had a view of the surroundings; a rooftop veranda of some kind - it was my favourite space in the house. <BR/><BR/>There was another big and old house (or to me then, it appeared old) with a huge and ornate iron portal for a driveway which impressed me; I remember its beautiful front garden with many flowers and huge trees. (If my memory doesn't fail me, it looked like a vast Spanish house.) <BR/><BR/>My mother said people thought our house and that of our neigbour's were haunted so people stayed away (hahha). At that time, some parts of the old Blumentritt street could be called "upscale" (or so my Mom said). <BR/><BR/>There was a biscuit factory somewhere on the same street (can't remember the name anymore). <BR/><BR/>In 1996, during a brief visit to the Philippines (same year I met your son for the first time) I drove past Blumentritt out of curiosity for the first time after we left in 1962 but was shocked at how different it was from my memories when I was a toddler. I decided I wouldn't return again. Gone was our former house and our neighbour's house as well. The place had been transformed completely. I felt very disappointed.MBWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15051130751172337198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119062507132296581.post-37898004807035012652009-01-29T22:26:00.000-08:002009-01-29T22:26:00.000-08:00I miss the days when everything was so cheap, Mani...I miss the days when everything was so cheap, Manila was not congested, and you can walk the streets without fear of getting pick-pocketed or having your bag snatched from you. Hay! Where are those times?Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05873338538836301918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119062507132296581.post-31922981294452855552009-01-28T09:21:00.000-08:002009-01-28T09:21:00.000-08:00Huy! wag nyo gawin chat room ito! lmao!Huy! wag nyo gawin chat room ito! lmao!blogsurditieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18381992559584731578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119062507132296581.post-69615847598620264552009-01-27T11:10:00.000-08:002009-01-27T11:10:00.000-08:00I miss the days when there was the Love Bus. Matag...I miss the days when there was the Love Bus. Matagal na yun.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09146478333279236309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119062507132296581.post-56409818432252010412009-01-24T23:06:00.000-08:002009-01-24T23:06:00.000-08:00I miss Penthouse Live, chorizo de Bilbao, at nagpa...I miss Penthouse Live, chorizo de Bilbao, at nagpaparinig ako kay Blogsurdities na miss ko si Martin and Pops. Blogsurdities please get in touch o lagay mo naman sa site mo yung latest "breakdown " video ni Martin.Pethia Panhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06926007571515125162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119062507132296581.post-28082107987466336922009-01-24T22:12:00.000-08:002009-01-24T22:12:00.000-08:00I remember when I was a kid we had that radio and ...I remember when I was a kid we had that radio and my favorite commercial was this jingle of the "Palmolive Shampoo Powder...". I remember this one, Pablum for babies? I missed it. And what about the family being gathered in the sala after supper for the Rosary prayer. We didn't have TV then. Ah, nostalgia. The world will never be the same again. <BR/><BR/> Thanks for your comments on my blog Ma'am Guia. I totally agree with you on that.:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119062507132296581.post-9348700981047171712009-01-24T07:06:00.000-08:002009-01-24T07:06:00.000-08:00Sana may free ringtong dito po....Sana may free ringtong dito po....gaux margaritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10851421193407692330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119062507132296581.post-80427968212260641002009-01-24T07:05:00.000-08:002009-01-24T07:05:00.000-08:00They have churros at Dulicinea sa Tomas Morato and...They have churros at Dulicinea sa Tomas Morato and sarap pa rin. Melts in your mouth.gaux margaritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10851421193407692330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119062507132296581.post-39866409914983335022009-01-23T12:37:00.000-08:002009-01-23T12:37:00.000-08:00How about the churros and thick hot chocolate at C...How about the churros and thick hot chocolate at Cibeles, or are they still around?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03336187436333827201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119062507132296581.post-15901216238418728852009-01-23T08:54:00.000-08:002009-01-23T08:54:00.000-08:00I miss the old Selecta in the old can :)I miss the old Selecta in the old can :)blogsurditieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18381992559584731578noreply@blogger.com