oscartamaguchiblackface Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Does anybody remember typhoon Yoling? As I recall, the typhoon hit Metro Manila directly with over 250kph center winds. We lost electricity for over a month. Electric poles came crashing down almost everywhere in the metropolis. Quote Link to comment
Jay P. Mercado Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Does anybody remember typhoon Yoling? As I recall, the typhoon hit Metro Manila directly with over 250kph center winds. We lost electricity for over a month. Electric poles came crashing down almost everywhere in the metropolis. Yes, that 1970 howler was probably regarded as the strongest back in the 70's and it made landfall in Luzon. I was barely 2 years old that time so I've no absolute recollection. But my parents and siblings remembered this and they described it as a period when the sun never came out for the longest time.  My first recollection of a strong typhoon was Didang which came around May, 1976 if I'm not mistaken. I remember getting stuck in the house for two whole days not doing anything. Even the newspapers didn't get to print anything back then as floodwaters prevented the writers from sending this over to the Port Area where most of the publications' offices are located. Quote Link to comment
sonnyt111 Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Does anybody remember typhoon Yoling? As I recall, the typhoon hit Metro Manila directly with over 250kph center winds. We lost electricity for over a month. Electric poles came crashing down almost everywhere in the metropolis.We lost electricity and water for a whole month as I recall. But being a kid at that time, it was really no big deal. Quote Link to comment
maxiev Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 We lost electricity and water for a whole month as I recall. But being a kid at that time, it was really no big deal.I distinctly remember our American neighbor living across the street screaming at the top of his voice "Lights!! Thank God lights!!" when electricity was restored after the month long brown out. The guy was just so happy. Quote Link to comment
the_sentinel Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 We used to own a TEAC tape reel... http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/sound-editing-4.jpg Quote Link to comment
buratus maximus Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 we had a radiowealth television Quote Link to comment
the_sentinel Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 The biggest-selling movie soundtrack album of the 70's until it was displaced at #1 in 1983 by Michael Jackson's "Thriller." http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51c6-tSnqXL.jpg Quote Link to comment
the_sentinel Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 The greatest duo of the 70's: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_tjwy14J0_Q/Tg5TF4lU5aI/AAAAAAAACVs/cDqITH-qsOo/s400/s%2526g%2B2.jpg Quote Link to comment
the_sentinel Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 (edited) TV shows this time: http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTg4MDQ3ODcwNF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDQ1MjM0MQ@@._V1_SY317_CR4,0,214,317_.jpg http://images.popmatters.com/news_art/s/sixmillion-splsh.jpg Edited August 25, 2013 by the_sentinel Quote Link to comment
Tiger In The Rain Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Deep Throat Quote Link to comment
sonnyt111 Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 PLDT used to issue this type of phone back in the 70's:Â http://adpasar.sg/images/1288096280/eb_230540634409_1.jpeg?v=1319129124Â I recently bought a similar rotary dial unit at a tianggue. I plan to have it connected. I'm pretty certain it still works. Quote Link to comment
sonnyt111 Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Similar to this? http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ddJ5zywHAok/TeM_21025uI/AAAAAAAAAAo/70jntdF8lRo/s1600/Carmen.jpg My cousin had a tv console like this. I recall it had great sound with deep bass... Quote Link to comment
maxiev Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 I miss the old American television programs of the 70's like Hawaii Five-0, Quincy Medical Examiner, Kojac, Petrocelli, Happy Days, Mork and Mindy, Three's Company, CHiPs, Different Strokes, The Love Boat, The Waltons, WKRP in Cincinnati, Welcome Back, Kotter, and many others.Yeah today all we get on local television are the usual song and dance routines during lunch time and foreign tele-novelas dubbed in Tagalog in the early evenings. Â I only watch the news on local television to know what's going on in the Philippines. Quote Link to comment
STEVE ARMSTRONG Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Does anyone know if this peso bill was still legal tender in the early 70's? i still remember the time when my dad gave me this kind of bill. Quote Link to comment
sonnyt111 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 i still remember the time when my dad gave me this kind of bill. This could have very well been our P500 bill. Sorry for being a bit off topic. Quote Link to comment
the_sentinel Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 But then, Marcos still got what he wanted, courtesy of the P5 coin which came out in the mid-70s: http://images04.olx.com.ph/ui/9/38/94/1290843739_142013494_1-Pictures-of--FOR-SALE-Old-Philippine-and-US-Coins-1290843739.jpg Quote Link to comment
sonnyt111 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 (edited) Some more old peso bills. Edited October 2, 2013 by sonnyt111 Quote Link to comment
sonnyt111 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 But then, Marcos still got what he wanted, courtesy of the P5 coin which came out in the mid-70s: http://images04.olx.com.ph/ui/9/38/94/1290843739_142013494_1-Pictures-of--FOR-SALE-Old-Philippine-and-US-Coins-1290843739.jpg It's amazing how many people don't even look at old coins when paying. I, for one, just hand off coins based on what they look like based on size and color. I never really notice the tiny details such as who's on the coin, year of the coin, etc. Quote Link to comment
the_sentinel Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 This one's a classic...used to buy 4 pcs of ChocNut at the nearby sari-sari store across our house while holding 4 of these as well... http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nED8cszYok4/RbDp9NMxOhI/AAAAAAAAAks/fRCL-hYfTHM/s320/5+centavo+pilipino+series+o.jpg Quote Link to comment
the_sentinel Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 There were two types of 25 centavo coins being circulated back then. The first one was on its way out while the second photo was more popularly circulated. http://69.55.175.34/foreign4/66phi25.jpg  http://cdn2.sulitstatic.com/server2/images/2013/0724/032159673_423460ffc16c7230ac4c2a9344f277dcaa3557c8.jpg  Those were the days when the coins were quite heavy. I surmise the 0.25 coin back then would weigh the same as the P1 coin today... Quote Link to comment
the_sentinel Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 This was probably the best and most recognizable coin back then... http://images03.olx.com.ph/ui/9/38/94/1290843739_142013494_3-FOR-SALE-Old-Philippine-and-US-Coins-Art-Collectibles-1290843739.jpg  Ever wondered why coin-throwing was a fixture back in the PBA circa 80's? Coins like these are thrown onto the court, with the referees or the opposing teams as targets, and if you get hit with one of these on the head, you'll suffer a gnash or a wound...deadly weapon indeed! Quote Link to comment
Bugatti Veyron Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 This was probably the best and most recognizable coin back then... http://images03.olx.com.ph/ui/9/38/94/1290843739_142013494_3-FOR-SALE-Old-Philippine-and-US-Coins-Art-Collectibles-1290843739.jpg  Ever wondered why coin-throwing was a fixture back in the PBA circa 80's? Coins like these are thrown onto the court, with the referees or the opposing teams as targets, and if you get hit with one of these on the head, you'll suffer a gnash or a wound...deadly weapon indeed!But if you manage to avoid serious injury, then consider the coins as tips. Quote Link to comment
oscartamaguchiblackface Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Some more old peso bills.Except for the first and last bills, I still recall these other peso bills. Quote Link to comment
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