Back To The 70's

[gadalej]

Sige bro gadalej. TIA.

 

Nagtingin ako kanina ng turntable. Pera na lang ang kulang. hehehe.

 

I'll be in Shoe Expo Cubao this afternoon around 3pm. Text me if somebody will go there.

 

pre sorry! i got there at three. pero i had to go back to the office, tinawagan ako. di tyo nagabot.

[robbietan]

just bought a couple of mp3 cds from a store sa basement ng farmer's plaza. there is a collection of songs from the 70s (10 volumes), the 80s (5 volumes methinks) and 90s (2 volumes methinks). got 5 cds, 3 from the 70s and 2 from the 80s. puno na tuloy ang mp4 player ko na 1 GB ....erferferf

[Balakubak]

just bought a couple of mp3 cds from a store sa basement ng farmer's plaza. there is a collection of songs from the 70s (10 volumes), the 80s (5 volumes methinks) and 90s (2 volumes methinks). got 5 cds, 3 from the 70s and 2 from the 80s. puno na tuloy ang mp4 player ko na 1 GB ....erferferf

 

Ano yun pards, yung mga billboard top 100 CDs ba yun?

[storm]

pre sorry! i got there at three. pero i had to go back to the office, tinawagan ako. di tyo nagabot.

 

Hokey lang pre. I got there at 3pm also but I dropped by BPI first, then Autocenter, then Shoe Expo. I browsed at some LPs but didn't buy any. I went to Alan's Grill and met some of my artist friends. Stayed there until 930. The place is cool with lots of artworks and vintage bikes.

 

Kita na lang tayo dun next time. Tex tex lang.

[16track]

Saturday Night Fever was shown in HBO just recently and it was a blast to watch it with my kids.

[storm]

Bought the double album of SNF in Shoe Expo. Don't know kung buo. Wala pa kong turntable.

[augustmoon]

Got this from my distro list...altho medyo 60's - ito... applicable pa rin..

 

_________________________________________________________________

 

This will expose your true age......

 

-- Shared by William M. Esposo

Panciteria Moderna was the place to go for pancit miki and miki bihon already wrapped in their version of "tetra pak". Pancit bihon was the specialty of Panciteria Wa Nam.

 

At Ma Mon Luk siopao was at 30 centavos; mami was at 70 centavos or 2 pcs of siomai (large) with unlimited soup was at 30 centavos. So with one peso busog ka na.

 

The Shangri-la in the basement of Shelborne Hotel (at the back) was the place to go for dates if you wanted a dark and cozy atmosphere. The Embers (in Cubao) of Bert Nievera was also popular. The Black Angel along Shaw Blvd near the corner of Kalentong in Mandaluyong was a very good place to listen to soft music (e.g. Fleetwoods, etc) and the lights were also quite low. With Php 30- 50 in your pocket you were in pretty good shape for a date.

 

"Bakuran" was the in-thing at parties with "screening" from a friend to assist you in getting a dance with a girl who was very sought after.

 

Wack-Wack, the Sky Room in Jai-Alai, the penthouse of the Rufino Bldg. as well as the penthouse of the Sarmiento Bldg right opposite it were the favorite places for proms and balls. Sikat ang event if the Hi-Jacks; the Electromaniacs or the Technicolors was the "combo" playing. Alta Vista along Roxas Blvd. was the favorite place for wedding receptions at Php 8.50 per cover!

 

Special ringside seats for performances at the Araneta Coliseum were at Php 5.00 per. So with Php 20.00 you could safely invite someone and still have enough for a snack afterwards or a game of "putt and putt" at the mini-golf place located at the back of Araneta.

 

During early 60's, 5centavos and 10 centavos ang bayad sa jeep. Manila and Suburbs ang lahat ng biyahe ng jeep noon na 3seater lang at pitpit ka pagbata ka pagsumakay ka. Sa Avenida Rizal at Sta. Cruz, Blumentritt, Tayuman, San Roque Church, Espiritu Santo Church, Grace Park at monumento ang mga sikat na lugar.

 

Yung Good Earth Emporium pwede ring idagdag sa mga magagandang shopping mall noong araw. Yung Manila Grand Opera house, Odeon, Hollywood, Cinerama, Ideal, State, Lyric, Capitol ang mga sikat na sinehan noon. Sa Q.C ay sikat yung Max's Chicken at Dayrit. Ang dollar rate noon ay 3.70Php sa 1$ ang palitan. Ang Sarsi ay cinco centavos (5 centavos) 10 Centavos ang Coke.

 

Pero sikat yung Canada Dry, Uva at orange ang paborito namin noon. Pag pasko madalas kami sa Sta Cruz para manood ng palabas sa Manila COD para sa Xmas season. Noon walang chippy at potato chips, ang merienda ay banana cue, camote cue, palitaw, biko, pinipig, halo-halo, carioca, pilipit, butsi, hopiang hapon, hopiang munggo, hopiang baboy, bibingka, puto, cassava, cake o budin, suman at mani.

 

Ang apple ay apat-piso ang benta sa Lawton Bus terminal. Mas mahal pa yung local na chico na pineras. Ang grapes, pear, at apple ang karaniwang binebenta sa mga bus terminal na papuntang south (BLTB). Ang bus noon ay bukas lahat yung isang side kaya doon dumadaan ang mga pasahero. Ang sikat na mga Plaza noon ay Plaza Goiti, Plaza Miranda at Plaza Sta. Cruz. Sa mga bakery sa Manila ay sikat yung machacao na tinapay.

 

May I add: Hallili Beer (sold to the Sorianos), Tody chocolate drink in cans, Horlicks malted milk tablets; Hallili bus, Super (dog logo) Transit, Yujuico, JD & MD buses; ShoeMart Carriedo (the first SM) followed by 2nd ShoeMart beside Ideal Theater and fourth was SM Echague with a revolving restaurant at the top floor.

 

Safari Club beside Manila Zoo at the height of the "Twist" craze, Dance-O-Rama with Pete Roa & Baby O'Brien, Jam Session every 6PM on television.

 

Now anyone who missed those days can't really claim they've seen and tasted the best. Every generation has its own set of "Aces". Do you recall when: You tasted Fres Gusto, Cosmos "Sarsi" Sarsaparilla, RC Cola, Yes Cola, Teem, Darigold Evap, Liberty Condensada, Choco Vim, Sunkist Orange (in tetra packs), Magnolia Chocolait, (pronounced chocolight), Klim (the word "milk" spelled backwards), Big 20 Hamburgers, Foot-long hotdog, Tweet & Jiggs Candies(by Mr. Krieger), Sugus Candies, Tootsie Roll, Serg' s Chocolate, Blenda Margarine, kerosene-flavored popcorn and kropeck along Dewey Blvd, dirty ice cream, Magnolia Ice Cream sandwich, Selecta ice cream (now Arce Dairy) and their fresh carabao's milk, Magnolia popsicles in orange, chocolate and langka flavors, Sison Ice Drops in monggo, and buko flavors, Milky Way's buko sherbet, Acme Supermarket' s sundaes and Coney Island's 32 flavors?

 

You went to: Syvel's, Assandas, Arcegas at the Maranaw Arcade, Funhouse at Bricktown, Aguinaldo, Erehwon Bookstore, Alemars Bookstore, Bookmark, Botica Boie, Makati Supermarket (in Makati!), Rizal Theater (with its spacious lobby) with D'Bankers Barbershop and Leila's Coffee Shop, Tropical Hut (and its hamburger), Acme Supermarket, Cherry Foodarama, The Regent of Manila, Hotel Mabuhay, Manila Hilton, Christmas carnival (where Dusit Hotel now stands), Villa Pansol and Lido Beach?

 

Rizal what?" "Who would be crazy to build a cinema in the middle of nowhere?" It turned out to be the best theater in the city of Makati (at the same site now occupied by Shangri-La Hotel).

 

And ate at: The original A&W along UN Avenue in Manila, Aristocrat across Malate Church, Italian Village, café Valenzuela, Bonanza Restaurant, Brown Derby, Little Quiapo, Country Bake Shop, Selecta Restaurants (owned by the Arce family), Taza de Oro; New Europe, Madrid, Cucina Italiana, La Cibeles at A. Mabini, The Plaza, Jade Garden Restaurant, Luau, The Makati Automat, Sulo Restaurant (in Makati), Makati Fastfood Center (the first ever), Bulakena, Casa Marcos, Au Bon Vivant, Salambao Restaurant, Dairy Queen along Buendia, Di Mark's Pizza, the elegant dining room of the old Army & Navy Club. Botica Boie in Escolta, Albas in Florida, Malate Brown Derby and their signature foot-long hotdog came with its special, extra tarty mustard sauce and a hot, crispy bun. We used to park at their drive-in bays after we were exhausted from all-night partying but with enough energy to gobble down sausages and soft drinks.

 

The Plaza was the favorite venue for all formal school and social functions. Food was not a big factor so long as cozy couples could have their special table for two.

 

You shopped at: Escolta, Harrison Plaza (when it was still clean and had the bump cars), Ali Mall, Rustan's in San Marcelino, Aguinaldo's in Cubao, Quezon City; Shoemart in Makati was a small, split-level affair.

 

The original Rustan's was the garage of the Tantoco's residential house which was eventually converted into a dazzling shop filled with eclectic things and collectibles.

 

Blockbuster movies were: Love Story, Mahogany, Saturday Night Fever, Grease, Planet of the Apes, Star Wars, Logan's Run, Battlestar Galactica, Paper Chase, Enter The Dragon, Jaws, Towering Inferno, Poseidon Adventure, Carrie, Willard (theme song was Ben sang by a young Michael Jackson), Exorcist, Love Bug, Tinimbang Ka Nguni't Kulang.

 

You wore, carried or used Denman brush tucked in your back pants pocket, Jordache and Sassoon jeans, Bata rubber shoes, Botak running shoes, Ace flexible comb, Ace clutchbag, Carrera shades, Ray-Ban, Photochromic and Ambermatic shades, Foster Grant sunglasses, Alaskin, tie-dye shirts and pants, double-knit pants, Sergio Valente, Vidal Sassoon, Fiorucci, Banlon, Ye-ye Vonnel shirts, Nik-Nik, Bang-Bang, Faded Glory, Jazzie, Puma Topfit, Tiger Onitsuka, Happy Feet, clogs, Wet look shoes, Pierre Cardin, Brut, Jovan musk oil, Aramis, platform shoes with bell-bottom pants and wide-buckled belts.

 

You had your hair styled or permed by: Flavio and Carmen, Nomer's, Lita Rio, Grace Lagman, Dick & Lucy, and Kayumanggi. That was the time of Aqua Net stiff, foot-high beehives, French twist and Kiss Me liquid eye liners and Pretty Quik instant facial blotters.

 

You sang: Bobby, Bobby, Bobby by Jo Ann Campbell, Someday by Ricky Nelson, And I Love Her by the Beatles, Cherish by the Association, Because by Dave Clark Five, Distant Shores by Chad and Jeremy, Rainy Days & Mondays by the Carpenters, You've Got a Friend by Carol King, Hundred Miles by Peter, Paul and Mary, Evergreen by Paul Williams.

 

Saved whole month's allowance P50 to watch the Beatles perform live at Rizal Memorial Coliseum in 1965.

 

It was hip to listen to: Bingo Lacson and Jo San Diego (past midnight) of DZMT, the singing sensations from Ateneo de Manila? RJ and the Riots, The Loonilarks, Joe Mari Chan and the APO Hiking Society and dance to live combo music garbed in cocktail dresses and dark suits.

 

DZMT was affiliated with the Manila Times and was the only broadcast station that stayed on the air past midnight. Jo San Diego was their anchor woman (she with the velvety bedroom voice).

 

And danced at: Manila Hotel's Jungle Bar, Stargazer, Bayside Night Club (with live music by the Carding Cruz band), and the Nile (and the Italian singing group Five n' Fives), Queue Disco, Circuit Disco, Where else? Altitude 49, Delirium (in Greenbelt), D'Flame, Rino's, and Velvet Slum, Wells Fargo, and Coco Banana.

 

After graduation, jam sessions were replaced by night clubs and Bayside was the place to go for live bands and non-stop dancing.

 

Do you remember when: Dollar to peso exchange rate was $1 = P7, Walang Tindigan buses charged a flat rate of

 

P1, Love Bus fare was P1.50, family size Shakey's Pizza cost less than P40, Malate streets were named after US States (Pennsylvania, Colorado, etc.); Paranaque, San Juan, Makati, Pasig, Las Pinas, Taguig, Pateros and Muntinlupa were municipalities of Rizal province; DLSU was De La Salle College, Poveda was Institucion Teresiana, Adamson University was the original St. Theresa's campus, Robinsons mall was the Assumption Convent campus, Petron was Esso, Villamor Air Base was then known as Nichols Air ;Base, bancas were aplenty in the Baclaran side of Dewey Blvd. (now Roxas Blvd.) and traffic was non-existent in Tagaytay.

 

PLDT telephone numbers were five digits and you used your index finger to dial a number one at a time.

 

If you remember all these things, you're history in great company and I dare say, happy to be.

 

Since the writer was fleeting between two generations (60's-70"s), you party goers surely remember the DynaSouls (dubbed the Beatles of the Philippines), The Tilt Down Men (The Sotto brothers, Tito, & Val, favored the Dave Clark 5) Jaime Jose & the Deltas* (remember Maggie Dela Riva?) What about gate crashing a "Tipar" (for party) and the ensuing rumble between feuding barkadas: The Havocs, Combat*, & Exotics, meron pang kanya-kanyang busina (car honking id).

 

Remember BMI (Baguio Military Institute)? That school was a dumping ground for kicked out students from Manila and kids that needed discipline. Let us not forget ang mga taga "Baste" (San Sebastian). Ang daming siga noong araw.

 

Sure you remember playing Pelota... And drag racing along Ortigas and behind Meralco..

 

Sikat ka sa barkada kung may "syota" (girl friend) kang "Colegiala" (Assumption, STC, St. Scho, Maryknoll, Holy Spirit; and the other schools - St. Paul's, St. Joseph, Centro Escolar ). As proof, you should be wearing her high school ring in your pinkie finger...And dapat karta 9 ...You probably took her out to the Butterfly (at UP) to listen to folk songs and sip Butterfly Iced Tea.

 

Did you get to date a "chick" from Brent (Baguio) and IS (Makati)?

 

Of course you should have enough cash for the gaso (gas), tsibog (food/dinner) , cover charge/drinks at the Flame or Rino's, konting damo, and for the finale, enough datong (cash) para sa "biglang liko". Or kung gipit for cash, park at the huge lot of Folk Arts and just do it in the car...Kaya lang dapat may "Tapwe" (Singkuwenta pesos) pang lagay sa parak (police), and a handy calling card of a military officer with a hand written note in the back that "you should be given utmost courtesy"... .jeesh...

 

Then in the late 70's early 80's came the CB radio phenomenon.. Tibs on Makati Ave. for beer and happy hour at the Manila Garden; always overflowing with beer and chicken wings...Tapos masahe sa Imperial Palace or Maalikaya... To cap the night, a stop at Birds of the Same Feather for smooth jazz courtesy of Eddie Katindig.

 

Tapos you get to do it all over again the following day. Take care.

[flyingdutchman]

Got this from my distro list...altho medyo 60's - ito... applicable pa rin..

 

_________________________________________________________________

 

This will expose your true age......

 

-- Shared by William M. Esposo

Panciteria Moderna was the place to go for pancit miki and miki bihon already wrapped in their version of "tetra pak". Pancit bihon was the specialty of Panciteria Wa Nam.

 

At Ma Mon Luk siopao was at 30 centavos; mami was at 70 centavos or 2 pcs of siomai (large) with unlimited soup was at 30 centavos. So with one peso busog ka na.

 

The Shangri-la in the basement of Shelborne Hotel (at the back) was the place to go for dates if you wanted a dark and cozy atmosphere. The Embers (in Cubao) of Bert Nievera was also popular. The Black Angel along Shaw Blvd near the corner of Kalentong in Mandaluyong was a very good place to listen to soft music (e.g. Fleetwoods, etc) and the lights were also quite low. With Php 30- 50 in your pocket you were in pretty good shape for a date.

 

"Bakuran" was the in-thing at parties with "screening" from a friend to assist you in getting a dance with a girl who was very sought after.

 

Wack-Wack, the Sky Room in Jai-Alai, the penthouse of the Rufino Bldg. as well as the penthouse of the Sarmiento Bldg right opposite it were the favorite places for proms and balls. Sikat ang event if the Hi-Jacks; the Electromaniacs or the Technicolors was the "combo" playing. Alta Vista along Roxas Blvd. was the favorite place for wedding receptions at Php 8.50 per cover!

 

Special ringside seats for performances at the Araneta Coliseum were at Php 5.00 per. So with Php 20.00 you could safely invite someone and still have enough for a snack afterwards or a game of "putt and putt" at the mini-golf place located at the back of Araneta.

 

During early 60's, 5centavos and 10 centavos ang bayad sa jeep. Manila and Suburbs ang lahat ng biyahe ng jeep noon na 3seater lang at pitpit ka pagbata ka pagsumakay ka. Sa Avenida Rizal at Sta. Cruz, Blumentritt, Tayuman, San Roque Church, Espiritu Santo Church, Grace Park at monumento ang mga sikat na lugar.

 

Yung Good Earth Emporium pwede ring idagdag sa mga magagandang shopping mall noong araw. Yung Manila Grand Opera house, Odeon, Hollywood, Cinerama, Ideal, State, Lyric, Capitol ang mga sikat na sinehan noon. Sa Q.C ay sikat yung Max's Chicken at Dayrit. Ang dollar rate noon ay 3.70Php sa 1$ ang palitan. Ang Sarsi ay cinco centavos (5 centavos) 10 Centavos ang Coke.

 

Pero sikat yung Canada Dry, Uva at orange ang paborito namin noon. Pag pasko madalas kami sa Sta Cruz para manood ng palabas sa Manila COD para sa Xmas season. Noon walang chippy at potato chips, ang merienda ay banana cue, camote cue, palitaw, biko, pinipig, halo-halo, carioca, pilipit, butsi, hopiang hapon, hopiang munggo, hopiang baboy, bibingka, puto, cassava, cake o budin, suman at mani.

 

Ang apple ay apat-piso ang benta sa Lawton Bus terminal. Mas mahal pa yung local na chico na pineras. Ang grapes, pear, at apple ang karaniwang binebenta sa mga bus terminal na papuntang south (BLTB). Ang bus noon ay bukas lahat yung isang side kaya doon dumadaan ang mga pasahero. Ang sikat na mga Plaza noon ay Plaza Goiti, Plaza Miranda at Plaza Sta. Cruz. Sa mga bakery sa Manila ay sikat yung machacao na tinapay.

 

May I add: Hallili Beer (sold to the Sorianos), Tody chocolate drink in cans, Horlicks malted milk tablets; Hallili bus, Super (dog logo) Transit, Yujuico, JD & MD buses; ShoeMart Carriedo (the first SM) followed by 2nd ShoeMart beside Ideal Theater and fourth was SM Echague with a revolving restaurant at the top floor.

 

Safari Club beside Manila Zoo at the height of the "Twist" craze, Dance-O-Rama with Pete Roa & Baby O'Brien, Jam Session every 6PM on television.

 

Now anyone who missed those days can't really claim they've seen and tasted the best. Every generation has its own set of "Aces". Do you recall when: You tasted Fres Gusto, Cosmos "Sarsi" Sarsaparilla, RC Cola, Yes Cola, Teem, Darigold Evap, Liberty Condensada, Choco Vim, Sunkist Orange (in tetra packs), Magnolia Chocolait, (pronounced chocolight), Klim (the word "milk" spelled backwards), Big 20 Hamburgers, Foot-long hotdog, Tweet & Jiggs Candies(by Mr. Krieger), Sugus Candies, Tootsie Roll, Serg' s Chocolate, Blenda Margarine, kerosene-flavored popcorn and kropeck along Dewey Blvd, dirty ice cream, Magnolia Ice Cream sandwich, Selecta ice cream (now Arce Dairy) and their fresh carabao's milk, Magnolia popsicles in orange, chocolate and langka flavors, Sison Ice Drops in monggo, and buko flavors, Milky Way's buko sherbet, Acme Supermarket' s sundaes and Coney Island's 32 flavors?

 

You went to: Syvel's, Assandas, Arcegas at the Maranaw Arcade, Funhouse at Bricktown, Aguinaldo, Erehwon Bookstore, Alemars Bookstore, Bookmark, Botica Boie, Makati Supermarket (in Makati!), Rizal Theater (with its spacious lobby) with D'Bankers Barbershop and Leila's Coffee Shop, Tropical Hut (and its hamburger), Acme Supermarket, Cherry Foodarama, The Regent of Manila, Hotel Mabuhay, Manila Hilton, Christmas carnival (where Dusit Hotel now stands), Villa Pansol and Lido Beach?

 

Rizal what?" "Who would be crazy to build a cinema in the middle of nowhere?" It turned out to be the best theater in the city of Makati (at the same site now occupied by Shangri-La Hotel).

 

And ate at: The original A&W along UN Avenue in Manila, Aristocrat across Malate Church, Italian Village, café Valenzuela, Bonanza Restaurant, Brown Derby, Little Quiapo, Country Bake Shop, Selecta Restaurants (owned by the Arce family), Taza de Oro; New Europe, Madrid, Cucina Italiana, La Cibeles at A. Mabini, The Plaza, Jade Garden Restaurant, Luau, The Makati Automat, Sulo Restaurant (in Makati), Makati Fastfood Center (the first ever), Bulakena, Casa Marcos, Au Bon Vivant, Salambao Restaurant, Dairy Queen along Buendia, Di Mark's Pizza, the elegant dining room of the old Army & Navy Club. Botica Boie in Escolta, Albas in Florida, Malate Brown Derby and their signature foot-long hotdog came with its special, extra tarty mustard sauce and a hot, crispy bun. We used to park at their drive-in bays after we were exhausted from all-night partying but with enough energy to gobble down sausages and soft drinks.

 

The Plaza was the favorite venue for all formal school and social functions. Food was not a big factor so long as cozy couples could have their special table for two.

 

You shopped at: Escolta, Harrison Plaza (when it was still clean and had the bump cars), Ali Mall, Rustan's in San Marcelino, Aguinaldo's in Cubao, Quezon City; Shoemart in Makati was a small, split-level affair.

 

The original Rustan's was the garage of the Tantoco's residential house which was eventually converted into a dazzling shop filled with eclectic things and collectibles.

 

Blockbuster movies were: Love Story, Mahogany, Saturday Night Fever, Grease, Planet of the Apes, Star Wars, Logan's Run, Battlestar Galactica, Paper Chase, Enter The Dragon, Jaws, Towering Inferno, Poseidon Adventure, Carrie, Willard (theme song was Ben sang by a young Michael Jackson), Exorcist, Love Bug, Tinimbang Ka Nguni't Kulang.

 

You wore, carried or used Denman brush tucked in your back pants pocket, Jordache and Sassoon jeans, Bata rubber shoes, Botak running shoes, Ace flexible comb, Ace clutchbag, Carrera shades, Ray-Ban, Photochromic and Ambermatic shades, Foster Grant sunglasses, Alaskin, tie-dye shirts and pants, double-knit pants, Sergio Valente, Vidal Sassoon, Fiorucci, Banlon, Ye-ye Vonnel shirts, Nik-Nik, Bang-Bang, Faded Glory, Jazzie, Puma Topfit, Tiger Onitsuka, Happy Feet, clogs, Wet look shoes, Pierre Cardin, Brut, Jovan musk oil, Aramis, platform shoes with bell-bottom pants and wide-buckled belts.

 

You had your hair styled or permed by: Flavio and Carmen, Nomer's, Lita Rio, Grace Lagman, Dick & Lucy, and Kayumanggi. That was the time of Aqua Net stiff, foot-high beehives, French twist and Kiss Me liquid eye liners and Pretty Quik instant facial blotters.

 

You sang: Bobby, Bobby, Bobby by Jo Ann Campbell, Someday by Ricky Nelson, And I Love Her by the Beatles, Cherish by the Association, Because by Dave Clark Five, Distant Shores by Chad and Jeremy, Rainy Days & Mondays by the Carpenters, You've Got a Friend by Carol King, Hundred Miles by Peter, Paul and Mary, Evergreen by Paul Williams.

 

Saved whole month's allowance P50 to watch the Beatles perform live at Rizal Memorial Coliseum in 1965.

 

It was hip to listen to: Bingo Lacson and Jo San Diego (past midnight) of DZMT, the singing sensations from Ateneo de Manila? RJ and the Riots, The Loonilarks, Joe Mari Chan and the APO Hiking Society and dance to live combo music garbed in cocktail dresses and dark suits.

 

DZMT was affiliated with the Manila Times and was the only broadcast station that stayed on the air past midnight. Jo San Diego was their anchor woman (she with the velvety bedroom voice).

 

And danced at: Manila Hotel's Jungle Bar, Stargazer, Bayside Night Club (with live music by the Carding Cruz band), and the Nile (and the Italian singing group Five n' Fives), Queue Disco, Circuit Disco, Where else? Altitude 49, Delirium (in Greenbelt), D'Flame, Rino's, and Velvet Slum, Wells Fargo, and Coco Banana.

 

After graduation, jam sessions were replaced by night clubs and Bayside was the place to go for live bands and non-stop dancing.

 

Do you remember when: Dollar to peso exchange rate was $1 = P7, Walang Tindigan buses charged a flat rate of

 

P1, Love Bus fare was P1.50, family size Shakey's Pizza cost less than P40, Malate streets were named after US States (Pennsylvania, Colorado, etc.); Paranaque, San Juan, Makati, Pasig, Las Pinas, Taguig, Pateros and Muntinlupa were municipalities of Rizal province; DLSU was De La Salle College, Poveda was Institucion Teresiana, Adamson University was the original St. Theresa's campus, Robinsons mall was the Assumption Convent campus, Petron was Esso, Villamor Air Base was then known as Nichols Air ;Base, bancas were aplenty in the Baclaran side of Dewey Blvd. (now Roxas Blvd.) and traffic was non-existent in Tagaytay.

 

PLDT telephone numbers were five digits and you used your index finger to dial a number one at a time.

 

If you remember all these things, you're history in great company and I dare say, happy to be.

 

Since the writer was fleeting between two generations (60's-70"s), you party goers surely remember the DynaSouls (dubbed the Beatles of the Philippines), The Tilt Down Men (The Sotto brothers, Tito, & Val, favored the Dave Clark 5) Jaime Jose & the Deltas* (remember Maggie Dela Riva?) What about gate crashing a "Tipar" (for party) and the ensuing rumble between feuding barkadas: The Havocs, Combat*, & Exotics, meron pang kanya-kanyang busina (car honking id).

 

Remember BMI (Baguio Military Institute)? That school was a dumping ground for kicked out students from Manila and kids that needed discipline. Let us not forget ang mga taga "Baste" (San Sebastian). Ang daming siga noong araw.

 

Sure you remember playing Pelota... And drag racing along Ortigas and behind Meralco..

 

Sikat ka sa barkada kung may "syota" (girl friend) kang "Colegiala" (Assumption, STC, St. Scho, Maryknoll, Holy Spirit; and the other schools - St. Paul's, St. Joseph, Centro Escolar ). As proof, you should be wearing her high school ring in your pinkie finger...And dapat karta 9 ...You probably took her out to the Butterfly (at UP) to listen to folk songs and sip Butterfly Iced Tea.

 

Did you get to date a "chick" from Brent (Baguio) and IS (Makati)?

 

Of course you should have enough cash for the gaso (gas), tsibog (food/dinner) , cover charge/drinks at the Flame or Rino's, konting damo, and for the finale, enough datong (cash) para sa "biglang liko". Or kung gipit for cash, park at the huge lot of Folk Arts and just do it in the car...Kaya lang dapat may "Tapwe" (Singkuwenta pesos) pang lagay sa parak (police), and a handy calling card of a military officer with a hand written note in the back that "you should be given utmost courtesy"... .jeesh...

 

Then in the late 70's early 80's came the CB radio phenomenon.. Tibs on Makati Ave. for beer and happy hour at the Manila Garden; always overflowing with beer and chicken wings...Tapos masahe sa Imperial Palace or Maalikaya... To cap the night, a stop at Birds of the Same Feather for smooth jazz courtesy of Eddie Katindig.

 

Tapos you get to do it all over again the following day. Take care.

 

Wow, what a trip down memory lane. :thumbsupsmiley:

 

My small addition : Queen's Supermarket sa Proj. 4, don't remember what street, pero malapit na sa Aurora Blvd.

[flyingdutchman]

Remember BMI (Baguio Military Institute)? That school was a dumping ground for kicked out students from Manila and kids that needed discipline. Let us not forget ang mga taga "Baste" (San Sebastian). Ang daming siga noong araw.

 

And don't forget : Karilagan Finishing School. It was referred to then as "KA-RE."

[storm]

Nice one mareng Augustmoon but he's been juggling between the 60s and 70s.

 

Here's my take down memory lane.

 

Grade school era. 60s to early 70s. Escolta, Sta Cruz area, Avenida, Quiapo, Binondo

My dad worked then in Roces Publication in Soler and when I was with him, he brought me to lots of Chinese mamihan or pancitan. I remembered Moderna, Hen Wah, Ma Kong, Hong lay Ki, El Presidente, and some smaller hole in the wall mamihan along T. Pinpin. My favorite was chicken mami, bola-bola siopao and pork asado. For the pancit, I preferred pancit canton because of the sauce than bihon or mike-bihon paired with tasty bread and assorted cold cuts or halo-halong bituka, dila, tito. Sometimes dinadala niya ako sa National Press Club where sandwiches (chicken, ham and egg, clubhouse, etc) naman ang kinakain namin. On the other hand kapag kasama ako ng mom ko for shopping, she preferred the resto in Good Earth Emporium where I ordered hotcake with bacon and vanilla milk shake. Naalala ko noon ay COD, Alemar's, Oceanic, Syvel's, Berg's in Escolta tapos favorite niya ay Savory Chicken and Lomi.

 

Sometimes, napunta rin kami sa Hizon for Ensaymada and Pianono. When it comes to chicken barbecue, siempre Aristocrat in Roxas Blvd. Favorite ko rin dun yung cliffhouse na parang monte cristo.

 

The biggest sinehan noon ay Cinerama sa Recto. Naalala ko rin yung Life, Manila Opera House, Avenue, Dalisay, Gala, Ideal, Lyric, Scala, Maxim, Miramar, Podmon. Ang ganda-ganda ng Manila lalo na sa gabi. Ang daming neon lights and well lighted kahit hindi Christmas season. Gandang-ganda rin ako noon sa Manila Hotel sa may Luneta and Quirino Grandstand. Sky Room along Taft Avenue and The Metropolitan Theatre katapat ng Post Office.

 

Wala pa noon ang Harrison Plaza na malapit sa Manila Zoo.

 

Sa Quezon City naman ay Max's sa Scout Tuazon, steak sa Jusmag, Ice Cream and barquillos sa Magnolia House in Aurora Blvd. I remembered Rosan Supermarket na naging Farmer's sa Cubao tapos ang laki ng New Frontier and Nation Cinerama. Nagkaroon din ng mga shops sa Araneta Center na gaya ng sa Manila like Sycel's, COD, ShoeMart, Assandas, Alemars, National Bookstore and Avesco. I got my first bike in Arcegas.

 

Then naging Farmer's ang Rosan and nagkaroon ng Fiesta Carnival and nagsulputan ang mga theaters along Aurora Blvd. like Diamond, Coronet and Remar. Martial Law na noon if I remembered it correctly.

 

Ang first Kentucky Fried Chicken na napasok ko ay sa Bonanza Restaurant compound along Highway 54 (EDSA), favorite ko yung mashed potato mixed with gravy. Madalas din kami sa Jack's restaurant in Monumento along MacArthur Highway for the best tasting Hamburger and Shrimp sandwich.

 

AC ang tawag kapag 3 seater, if 4 or 5 seater per row ang jeepney ay PUJ na. Meron pa noong telephones with 5 numbers, ours was 6 number na and our number was 237437 tapos alam ko rin yung number ng party line namin noon which was 237089.

 

Maraming brand ng soft drinks aside from canada dry like Avenue, Barley (Bireley), Apple Sidra, Royal tru Orange, Lem-O-Lime, Tru-Lemon, Sunta, Cosmos Pineapple, Mirinda, choco vim and RC cola. There's Fanta orange, Sprite, Fanta Rootbeer and Fanta grape sa vendo and siempre Coke, pepsi and 7 up. May laro pa noon na Pepsi and 7 up.

 

Favorite ko noon ay Milk duds, Pom poms, Butterfinger, serg's na lasang Hershey's, m&M na di lasang nips. Siempre buhay na noon ang choc-nut, oreo, fibisco chocolate sandwich na binalot ng tinfoil, planters or grower's peanuts. Among the junk food, meron na noong betty lou cheese curls, pik nik, maya wheat crunch and then naglabasan ang mga Jack & Jill.

 

Siempre sanay tayong kumain ng mga chinese kukutin like butong pakwan, champoy, kiamoy and dikiam. Naremember nyo ba yung kulangot ng intsik? How about yung molasses or honey inside a bamboo canester tapos merong kasamang stick?

 

Tang ang sikat na powdered orange juice, sunkist in tetra-pak and sunquick. I liked Kraft orange juice in bottle, Kraft cheese na delata, Kraft cheese stick. I preferred the taste of Selecta milk than Magnolia na nirarasyon ng milkmen.

 

Pinaghahalo ko noon ang Del Monte Catsup and Mayonnaise with a dash of yellow mustard for French fries, hot dog, hamburger, vienna sausage or kahit sa fried egg.

 

My favorite sardines then was Rosebowl para magamit kong laruan yung can. I asked my mom then to buy the small can of evap but never the bear brand so we can use the can for tumbang preso or kurikit (taguan sa gabi).

 

Malaki pa ang fish ball noon.

 

More to follow.

[augustmoon]

Storm.......I happen to see you and your Dad sa TV kahapon - interview sa isang Morning Show.. I wasnt sure at first if it was you or your brother ..kasi your name was hardly mentioned by the host..but when i saw that you were wearing a LaCoste shirt, na confirm ko na ikaw nga iyon :-) Ano bang meron diyan s Malabon na meron kayong ganyang kagagaling na mga Artist ? Congrats.

[dyakhardy]

bell bottom gabardine pants

silky shiny shirts ( can't tell what kind)

very short shorts

hair covered ears for boys

[storm]

Storm.......I happen to see you and your Dad sa TV kahapon - interview sa isang Morning Show.. I wasnt sure at first if it was you or your brother ..kasi your name was hardly mentioned by the host..but when i saw that you were wearing a LaCoste shirt, na confirm ko na ikaw nga iyon :-) Ano bang meron diyan s Malabon na meron kayong ganyang kagagaling na mga Artist ? Congrats.

 

Baha (flood) siguro.

 

Magagaling na artists na tubong Malabon:

 

Nonoy Marcelo

Ben Cab

Ventura brothers

Cacnio Family (sali kami, hehehe)

[storm]

February is a month of passion. Maraming nangyayari. Palagi akong busy in February. Noong mid to late 70s - prom and high school fairs ang pinagkakaabalahan ko. Ang saya-saya. Uso noon ang social telegram for valentines. I couldn't afford then to send 3 long stem roses (as if afford ko na ngayon) kaya 1 long stem lang pwede na basta ba Esperansa's or Bechaves or Rustan's flower shop.

 

There was a time that we went to Dimasalang, sa may Dangwa Bus terminal very early in the morning to get roses para ibenta namin with matching baby's breath.

[storm]

Busy mga tanders!

[gadalej]

cd exchange na tayo. may mga bago nang join sa thread. the dvd's i bought for the exchange are gathering dust.

[hitman531ph]

bell bottom gabardine pants

 

Perma-Press pants too

[storm]

Oo nga!!! EB na tayo. Saan kaya magandang lugar?

[augustmoon]

Share ko lang ito for laughs.. sakay ng mga 70-80's generation ito kasi we speak BETTER english DAW :-)... ??!!

 

A GRAMATICALLY-CHALLENGED LOVE STORY

 

We've been friends since a long time ago. We come from the same alma mother. Actually, our paths crossed one time on another. But it's only now that I gave him a second look. I realize that beauty is in the eyes. The pulpbits of my heart went fast, really fast. Cute pala siya!

 

And then, he came over with me. He said, "I hope you don't mine. Can I take your number?"

 

 

Nag-worry ako. What if he doesn't give it back? He explained naman na it's so we could keep intact daw. Sabi ko, connect me if I'm wrong but are you asking me ouch? Nabigla siya. Sagot niya, "The!" Aba ! Parang siya pa ang galit! Persona ingrata!!! Ang kapal niya! I cried buckles of tears.

 

Na-guilty yata siya. Sabi niya, “Isipin mo na lang na this is a blessing in the sky.”

Irregardless daw of his feelings, we'll go ouch na rin. Now we're so in love! Mute and epidemic na ang past. Thanks God we swallowed our fried. Kasi, I'm 33 na and I'm running out the time.

 

After 2 weeks, he plopped the question. "Will you married me?"

 

 

 

I'm still in a state of shocked.

Kasi mantakin mo naman, when its rain, it's really fours talaga! This is true good to be true. So siyempre, Isaid yes. Love is a many splendor, di ba?

 

Pero nung inaayos ko na ang aming kasal, everything swell to pieces. Nag-di-dinner kami noon nang biglang sa harap ng aming table, may babaeng humirit ng, "Well, well, well. Look do we have here." What the fuss... The nerd ng babaeng yon! She said they were still too on.

 

So I told her, "Whatever is that means, cut me some slacks, ‘no!"

 

 

 

I didn't want this to get our hand kaya I had to sip it in the bud. She accused me of steeling her boyfriend. The nerd talaga! Ats if! I don't never want to portrait the role of the other woman. Gosh, tell her to the marines! I told her, "Please, you should to mine your own business!"

 

Who would believed her anyway? Dahil it's not my problem anymore but her problem anymore. Hmphf.

 

 

Tumigil na rin siya ng panggugulo. Everything is coming up daisies! I'm so happy. Even my boyfriend said liketwice. He's so supportive.

 

Sabi niya, "Look at is this way. She's out of our lives."

 

Kaya I advised you - take the risk! You can never can tell. Just burn the bridge when you get there. Life is shorts. If you make a mistake, well, just pray for the internal and external repose of your soul. I second emotion.

 

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[augustmoon]

O..Eto pa...

 

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A GRAMATICALLY-CHALLENGED LOVE STORY - PART 2

 

I thought Jay's ex-girlfriend was really out of our lives. But heaven

only goes that I was wrong. Kakakasal pa lang namin nun when Jay

received a uninamous text. "Meet me at the clinic."

 

I had a stinking feeling in my butt. I told him not to go. It might in danger him. Pero sabi niya, ok lang daw because life is what we make. Tumahimik lang ako.

 

Sabi niya, "Penny for you talks." But I didn't know what to say.

Beggars can't be losers. Isa pa, worried talaga ako na baka yung girl

yun. Jay said, "Can't got your tongue?" I tried to smile at him. Kahit di ako nagsalita, actions speak louder than works, di ba?

 

Be that as is may, umalis pa rin siya. I was out of the loophole.

After a few hours, I called him on his cellphone. But my calls fell on

Jeff's ears. Lalo akong nag-worry kasi I didn't even know Jeff. Sabi

na nga ba di na dapat umalis si Jay. That's what I'm talking about it.

 

So I tried calling some friends who will help me find Jay. What are

friends are for di ba? But I just faced a blank mall. I had to do this

alone. Nag-taxi na lang ako. Pero ang mahal na pala ng plug down rate.

 

When I got to the clinic, the security was really buffed up. Di

basta-basta makakapasok. So I said, "I beg your cordon. I'm patient. It's my favorite virtue nga e."

 

Nagduda yata yung isang guard. Hinawakan ako sa arm. The nerd! I shouted, "Don't touch me not!" Buti na lang the other guards were nice and said, "Come on, let's join us."

 

When I went inside, parang I've been there, done there. Nung walang nakatingin, nag-explore ako. Nakarating ako sa top floor and I had a bird's IQ of the clinic. I could not explain it but I was drawn to a room on the floor. Siguro Divine Intermission na yun.

 

Parang may narinig akong umuungol. I was thorn. Di ko alam kung aalis ba ako o papasukin ko. It made me stick in the stomach to think that Jay and his ex-girlfriend were there. I tried to tell myself to slower my expectations. But to tell with it! I had to strike while the iron is not. I had to hear the truth from the corpse's mouth.

 

I barraged in. O my gas! Si Jay, naka-strap sa operating table, parang genie pig sa isang nakakatakot na experiment. He was on the cutting edge. He was bleeding. At ang doctor na nagpapahirap sa kanya, ang ex-girlfriend niya at ang bago nitong boyfriend, ang nurse na si Walter. Doon ko napatunayang blood is thicker than Walter.

 

Guess watch? Di ko alam kung paano ko nagawa pero I was able to search and rescue Jay. Siguro adrenaline brush na yun.

 

Now, he's recovering. Nag-sorry siya na hindi siya nakinig sa akin. I

know it's a better pill to swallow your fried so it's forgive and

forget me not. All swell that end swell. I know we should kiss and put on makeup.

 

Ang ex-girlfriend naman niya at si Walter, nakakulong na. Detention is really better than cure. So the moral of the lesson is: if symptoms persist, insult your doctor.

 

 

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[flyingdutchman]

On grammatically-challenged stories:

 

Naikuwento lang po ng isa kong kaibigan na may kausap siyang babae the other day and she was

justifying her break-up with her boyfriend : " It's his lost."

 

Tiniis na lang daw nung kaibigan ko kasi medyo maganda daw yung babae eh.

[storm]

Uso nung 70s ang mga grammatically-challenged sentences. Hinalayupak na taglish or igalog. And tremendous dose of "fs" and "hs".

[HighVoltageLover]

Uso nung 70s ang mga grammatically-challenged sentences. Hinalayupak na taglish or igalog. And tremendous dose of "fs" and "hs".

 

 

 

Mga pangalan na nagpasikat sa daan-daang beauty parlor... Bhoy, Mhon ,Jhun , Jherry,etc...

[storm]

Pero bumabalik iyang hinaliyupak na "h" na iyan sa mga nicknames ng mga Phinoys. :sick:

[Magaling]

On grammatically-challenged stories:

 

Naikuwento lang po ng isa kong kaibigan na may kausap siyang babae the other day and she was

justifying her break-up with her boyfriend : " It's his lost."

 

Tiniis na lang daw nung kaibigan ko kasi medyo maganda daw yung babae eh.

 

When text messaging was just starting to become a Pinoy habit a few years back, a girl sent me that same message. May dagdag lang konti. Sabi nya: "Its ur lost not me" :upside: