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300 -- loads of 6-pack abs oozing with testosterone....moves you to hit the gym right after watching it. :thumbsupsmiley:

Yup, the supposed "leading" (they were leading because there no competent alternative was allowed to exist) dailies during the 70s were the ones owned and controlled by Marcos cronies: :thumbsdownsmiley:

 

Daily Express - The Benedictos

Bulletin Today - owned by Hans Menzi (former aide-de-camp DAW ni Macoy)

The "tuta" dailies we all loved to burn then. Thank God for Malaya during those years. :cool:

Nasasakal nako, baby...i just need some breathing space for a while. Text na lang kita..

Watch "The Tomb of Jesus" at Discovery Channel...and the real story behind the last stand of the 300 Spartans at History Channel. :cool:

may mandurukot na people-power---bugbog-sarado

To this day, I still think that Student Canteen's "IQ 7" Quiz Contest was the best quiz contest on Philippine television. :thumbsupsmiley:

 

I also liked the fact that at the start of each show, they presented a "word of the day" and a "thought of the day". This program did its part in uplifting our culture, intelligence, and taste. It's just too bad that we haven't had a show with such a format and class ever since.

If I'm not mistaken, Bong Barrameda remained un-beaten in this quiz contest, where he made his name as a "walking encyclopedia." Does he still write for a Manila daily (not sure if it's Manila Times)?

I think it was in the 70s when Van Cliburn came to the Philippines. I was not into classical music at the time, so I couldn't understand what the big deal was. Stupid me.

 

And I think Tito Pepe is still alive. He's one of the most generous and helpful strangers you'll ever meet.

Together with Leila Benitez, Eddie Ilarde and Bobby Ledesma they made up the longest running

noontime show in the 60s and early 70s---STUDENT CANTEEN. :mtc:

walk alone in the beach...and enjoy the calm breeze.

did anybody watch "hannibal rising"? I noticed that some watched leters from Iwo Jima. couldnt bring myself to watch that film after seeing some books about japanese abuses in asia, particularly in china (nanking?). and that movie made the japanese army look so heroic as if theyre the aggrieved party. but i guess during that time citizens of japan vowed to folow the emperor no matter what. or maybe its just another attempt by americans to see the war in the other person's perspective to gain some answers as to why a brutal senseless hate filled war began and lasted that long. so.... did anybody watch "hannibal rising"?

i did. screenplay and direction was ok although a bit dragging during the first half of the movie...at least the movie gave u a sense of hows and whys Dr. Hannibal Lectre became a serial monster that he was.

for martial arts afficionados, THE PROTECTOR (Honor of the Beast) is now available in DVD. After watching Muay Thai sensation Tony Jaa beat the hell out of his enemies, can't help remembering the late Bruce Lee in his first movie The Big Boss.

My rating :thumbsupsmiley:

...si boy abunda n lolit solis nagsasabunutan s clinic ni vicky bello.

...ang hindi mawalang kgandahan mo. :flowers:

I had this very bad experience from a balikbayan friend of mine. We are very good friends but she left for the states (her preference) about 2 years ago. pagbalik nya dito sa pilipinas iba na ang ugali nya.

 

Is that the effect of people going to the states? ang lalaki ng mga ulo nila, wala nang gawin kundi magyabang, and NAHIHIYA IPAKILALA ANG MGA KAIBIGAN THAT DECIDED NOT TO LEAVE THE PHILIPPINES?!?

In my book, i call this friend of yours the "Ugly Balikbayan." :thumbsdownsmiley:

In a similar episode, a former classmate of mine felt so humiliated in front of us after being ridiculed by our balikbayan childhood friend during a reunion at the balikbayan's house. After few rounds of hard liquor, it turned out the balikbayan had a score to settle with my classmate for stealing his gf years back. It seemed the balikbayan took his loss traumatically, never forgave him for that, and itching for some payback. Before push came to shove, half of us decided to walk out of the house in sympathy for our poor classmate who was being set up for the k*ll.

Shoot! Let us just decide on the place next week. Bods, pareng Mandrake and the rest of the 70s people, please signify if you are free on Friday, March 9 (the ides of March!)

I'm still thousands of miles away from home and due for my sabbatical last week of May.

Might do Baguio by the time I make my landfall. Thanks for the invite. :cool:

Indeed, the fried chicken at Mothers was great and cheap. Check out Vacation Hotel on Leonard Wood Road. Might be in Baguio weekend of March 9-11. Really miss the place.

I'll keep that in mind, thanks! Your handle reminds of the R & B hit songs Mustang Sally (by Wilson Pickett) and Long Tall Sally (by the Beatles). :cool:

No idea bro. The good ones are Elizabeth Place, The Manor in Camp John Hay and Baguio Country Club.

 

In the 70s marami like Pines Hotel, Hyatt Terraces, Hotel Nevada, Baguio Park ---- they all collapsed during the big earthquake that shook Luzon in July of 1990.

Copy that. Thanks!

Re Nevada Hotel...beside this hotel was "Mothers'" a small eatery but very popular among locals and balikbayans for serving dinuguan and grilled chicken.

Padaan lang. Nasirang ISP ko tapos went to Baguio nang balikan. Parusa sa driving.

 

I really missed the Baguio of the 70s. Very congested na ngayon. John Hay na lang ang amoy Baguio.

 

For nostalgia, we had lunch at Star Cafe along Session Road then bought strawberries, Romana's peanut brittle, brocolli, cauliflower, basil, sayote tips, and other Baguio vegetables para makabawi. :thumbsupsmiley:

 

Passed by John Hay and had merienda at the Filling Station. Pwede na rin pero it was a lot better in the past.

 

I was a junior bowler in the 70s and the Landmark area was where the old Coronado lanes was located. We loved the pastries and the bolognese in swiss inn then.

Would you know the best hotel to stay there this summer? Buhay pa kaya ang INN ROCIO? --which i was told was owned by

the grand old man of the 70s Opposition, Don Chino Roces.

Proper diet, constant exercise, and safe sex...not necessarily in that order. :cool:

Sino developer nito, Ayala ba o Megaworld?

 

Para hindi OT, squatting became a problem in Manila after the devastation wrought by World War 2. The squatters' presence grew over the next few decades as successive administrations tried and failed to reduce the poverty levels in the country. They grew to the point that Imeldific tried to hide them behind whitewashed walls and away from foreigners' eyes in the 70s through her "Beautification" campaign. :thumbsdownsmiley:

That was the time when the MS. UNIVERSE PAGEANT was held in the Phils. The squatter areas in Intramuros, Highway 54 (now EDSA), Tondo, Dagat-dagatan, Smokey Mountain, and Tramo dotted Metro Manila in those years. Intramuros and parts of Smokey Mountain are now practically cleaned-up, but the rest still remain eye sores to this day. :cry:

Salamat pre...na appreciate mo...

 

Hirap ding mag Upload ha!

Natuwa ako sa Macomber Dept. Store along Rizal Ave., where I bought my first corduroy trousers. :cool:

Nung 70s, squatters area na ito corner Espana Ext. & Araneta Ave.

Recently, mukhang may expansion na naman...notice the banner.

Rosemarie is here in the US, I think.

I remember having hired a "manong" driver to bring me to Baguio. And along the way, he recalled how in his younger years, he used to drive for a big-time politician ( a Marcos "tuta") who had this rest house up in Zambales in the late 60s and 70s. Upon the instructions of his boss, he would discreetly pick up Ms. R.S. and drive her all the way to the rest house for a week-end rendezvous with Apo Ferdie.

Senor Hitman531ph, great recon for our fellow members wanting to use a QC hotel. Heaven only knows we need a five star hotel in Quezon City but do not have any (so this will do).

 

The room you featured looks exactly, if not the same room, I checked in (including window orientation).

 

Just remembering who I was with, makes me want to come back. :boo:

IMPERIAL SUITES along the T. Morato-Timog Rotunda is a good alternative if your'e looking for some peaceful and secured place to stay. I particularly admire their very clean rooms and towels. Price for a studio suite (Queen-size Bed)= $97, includes breakfast.

Downside is your PSP can't come in after 11pm.

Primitivo Mijares a Press Secretary was murdered in the United States presumably by Marcos agents after he wrote the book the Conjugal Dictatorship.

Wasn't Primo Mijares also rumored to have been thrown out of the chopper of Hans Menzi in the middle of his Mindanao plantation for citing Menzi's sexual deviations and mis-adventures in his book...or was it another media man?

Celebrating VALENTINES DAY in the 70s...my most memorable was in 77 with my "karte" at Spindle (which used to be located in the heart of Banawe St.), where Rico J. was the mainstay and star of the club. Roses were given out for free to the ladies during that night. :flowers: :cool:

We spent the rest of the evening inside my rundown Corolla at lover's lane of QUEZON MEMORIAL CIRCLE.

1971 Campaign slogan used for the Senate elections: "Ibagsak Ang Mga Tuta ni Marcos!" :cool: The opposition Liberal Party took 7 of the 8 Senate seats that were up for grabs that fateful year. This inspite of the fact that a number of them were gravely injured (e.g. Salonga, Ilarde, and Mitra) from the Plaza Miranda bombing that took place in August of that year.

 

Marcos was also able to attract academically brilliant men to his cabinet. They were known as the "technocrats" and these included the following:

 

1. Cesar Virata (Finance)

2. Jaime Laya

3. Roberto Ongpin

4. Horacio "Boy" Morales - founded the Development Academy of the Philippines and then defected to the anti-Marcos opposition in 1977

 

Unfortunately for these men, they had to use their skills to prop up a leader like Marcos. :thumbsdownsmiley:

I can also count for Sec. of Trade & Industry Vicente (Ting) Paterno as one of the few men of integrity during that time. :thumbsupsmiley: