Aunts and Uncle

I was able to scan more old photos recovered by Tatay from albums damaged by floods brought about by typhoon Ketsana last year. Among the photos are rare ones showing my father's mother (Lola) and sisters and another showing Tatay with one of his close cousins. The first photo was a little blurred so I decided to refine it a bit using my limited knowledge of Photoshop. The second one is quite clear and didn't need to be refined. Both photos were taken at our home in Cabatuan, Iloilo and shows the original house a couple of decades before it was damaged. The photos were probably taken in the mid 1970's.

From left: Nay Laling Asencio (cousin of Tatay), Lola Pinac (Rufina), Nay Paring (Amparo), Manong Joam, Nay Pilar, and Nay Nene (Enriqueta) - photo taken at our Cabatuan home sala.

Tatay and Tay Adoy in-front of our Cabatuan Home

Tay Adoy (Arcadio Regidor Llamas) was the brother of Tay Puren (Florentino R. Llamas), who was a Korean War veteran with the 10th Batallion Combat Team (BCT) . Tatay stayed with Tay Adoy, who owned a store, when he went to Manila to study in the late 1950's. Tay Adoy happened to be married to one Mama Basion (Salvacion Fajardo), who happened to be the sister of my mother. It happened that Mama was also living with her sister and brother-in-law when she was also studying in Manila. The rest, as they say, is history - and another story to tell in a future blog.