photographer Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 DM transit was an all-white regular sized bus like the Manila Transit/Love Bus. Sinasakyan ko from Quiapo to Proj. 6 - JD Transit, yung colored maroon at or red. Gulat na gulat pa ako nuon sa laki at taas ng tower ng ABS-CBN kapag dumadaan na sa Quezon Avenue. Quote Link to comment
Julianda Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Di naman mahirap. Actually compared economically today, mas mahirap ngayon. Sabi nilang mahirap is not mahirap kundi walang freedom of the press. Hindi mo lang alam kung ano na ang tunay na balita. Pero during the first three years of Martial Law, bumait at sumusunod ang mga tao sa batas and traffic rules and regulations. I remember na, nakasanayan na namin kasi, naghahanap parati ako ng pila whenever sasakay ka ng jeep or bus. Ang gandang tingnan unlike ngayon, padating palang ang jeep, takbuhan na at agawan. May mga "barkers" pero ang inaatupag hindi para mag ayos ng pila kund kotong sa mga drivers kasi sila ang front ng mga MAJORITY na pulis. I said MAJORITY na kasi bihirang bihira na akong makakita ng hindi nangongotong na pulis unlike during the 70s. Sa naturan mo, para mo na ring sinabi na may bentahe ang Martial Law. Kung magkaganoon, bakit karamihan sa atin takot na maibalik yan? Quote Link to comment
storm Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 [/size] Sa naturan mo, para mo na ring sinabi na may bentahe ang Martial Law. Kung magkaganoon, bakit karamihan sa atin takot na maibalik yan? Pwede kasing abusuhin gaya noon. Tumahimik mga pero napag-iwanan tayo ng mga kapit-bansa. Quote Link to comment
photographer Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 [/size] Sa naturan mo, para mo na ring sinabi na may bentahe ang Martial Law. Kung magkaganoon, bakit karamihan sa atin takot na maibalik yan? What I stated was the first three years of Martial Law or the first two years. After that, umabuso na at nakatikim na ng kapangyarihan ang militar. That's the very reason kung bakit takot na maibalik ang Martial Law. With the kind of government we have now, we know whats on their mind when Martial Law got declared. Quote Link to comment
john2004 Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 mahirap ang martial law nung first three to four years,pag inaabot na nang dis-oras ng gabi parents ko duringthat 3 to 4 years span, tumatambay na lang muna saaristocrat restaurant sa roxas blvd. kasi kapag naka-kotseka halimbawa - pag meron pulis na pumara sa yo, siyempre hihinto ka, ang hirap kasi niyan pabababain kapa sa sasakyan, dun na simula problema kung ano mangustong gawin nila sa yo - either kotongan ka (buti kungkokotongan ka lang), hahagisan ng drugs loob ng car mo,sasama ka sa kanila etc. etc. eh lalo ngayon, mas masasama na de-hamak ngayon. Quote Link to comment
photographer Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 mahirap ang martial law nung first three to four years,pag inaabot na nang dis-oras ng gabi parents ko duringthat 3 to 4 years span, tumatambay na lang muna saaristocrat restaurant sa roxas blvd. kasi kapag naka-kotseka halimbawa - pag meron pulis na pumara sa yo, siyempre hihinto ka, ang hirap kasi niyan pabababain kapa sa sasakyan, dun na simula problema kung ano mangustong gawin nila sa yo - either kotongan ka (buti kungkokotongan ka lang), hahagisan ng drugs loob ng car mo,sasama ka sa kanila etc. etc. eh lalo ngayon, mas masasama na de-hamak ngayon. Totoo yan, mas masama ngayon kapag na set up ka. Nuon, I remember, namimili kami ng pansit sa, nakalimutan ko na name ng restaurant na malapit sa Times Theater-ChoNam ata, eh, 30 minutes na lang curfew na, sarap manood ng mga umuuwi na naghahabol ng mga jeep. Maski umaandar ang jeep, pinipilit nilang habulin. Eh, kami may private jeep kaya 10 minutes before curfew nakauwi na kami sa Sampaloc (wag lang masirran yung sasakyan). Kami kasi kapag malapit na curfew, uwi na kami kaya siguro di ko alam ang mga nangyayari sa mga nahuhuling violators ng curfew. METROCOM ata yung nanghuhuli nuon. The dreaded METROCOM. Sino ba head nila? Yung torturer daw? Abadilla? Quote Link to comment
john2004 Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Totoo yan, mas masama ngayon kapag na set up ka. Nuon, I remember, namimili kami ng pansit sa, nakalimutan ko na name ng restaurant na malapit sa Times Theater-ChoNam ata, eh, 30 minutes na lang curfew na, sarap manood ng mga umuuwi na naghahabol ng mga jeep. Maski umaandar ang jeep, pinipilit nilang habulin. Eh, kami may private jeep kaya 10 minutes before curfew nakauwi na kami sa Sampaloc (wag lang masirran yung sasakyan). Kami kasi kapag malapit na curfew, uwi na kami kaya siguro di ko alam ang mga nangyayari sa mga nahuhuling violators ng curfew. METROCOM ata yung nanghuhuli nuon. The dreaded METROCOM. Sino ba head nila? Yung torturer daw? Abadilla? Oo, METROCOM nga yun, yun ngang mamahaling foglight ng father ko, nung 1979na yun, pinagtripang kumpiskahin. ewan ko kung nandun pa ang METROCOM nung1979. afternoon lang nangyari yun, eh lalo na kung gabi. Quote Link to comment
boomouse Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 ... with a matching pair of custom-made leather boots from that famous shop (i can't remember) somewhere in Recto. Replying to a two year old post… I think that store is called Glenmore. The Glenmore Barn Bootery is the full name I think. I got a pair of Joe Cocker-style lace-ups there to use in place of the army boots in ROTC. Astig. Akala ng mga officer custom made na army boots. Quote Link to comment
storm Posted July 31, 2009 Author Share Posted July 31, 2009 Replying to a two year old post… I think that store is called Glenmore. The Glenmore Barn Bootery is the full name I think. I got a pair of Joe Cocker-style lace-ups there to use in place of the army boots in ROTC. Astig. Akala ng mga officer custom made na army boots. Ako, I used Ang Tibay! Tibay talaga. Hehehe. I had some glenmore shoes also but our favorite pasadyaan when I was in high school till college was Wilson Shoes in Detroit St., Quezon City. :thumbsupsmiley: Quote Link to comment
john2004 Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 kapag meron kang napanood na movie sa isang publicmoviehouse, kung gusto mo pa panoorin uli pag walasa sinehan, hindi mo na ito mapapanood uli kasi wala pangVHS/dvd nung 70's. lalo na blockbuster, never mo itomapapanood sa TV, di gaya ngayon, mag-antay ka langng ilang buwan, sigurado lalabas na sa dvd. Quote Link to comment
masternikki Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 usung-uso ang disco. Quote Link to comment
storm Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 kapag meron kang napanood na movie sa isang publicmoviehouse, kung gusto mo pa panoorin uli pag walasa sinehan, hindi mo na ito mapapanood uli kasi wala pangVHS/dvd nung 70's. lalo na blockbuster, never mo itomapapanood sa TV, di gaya ngayon, mag-antay ka langng ilang buwan, sigurado lalabas na sa dvd. Meron ng betamax, VHS and laser disc in the late 70s. Quote Link to comment
storm Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 Bought the LP Return to Forever. Galing!!!! Quote Link to comment
Magaling Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 I used to frown on my classmates who would rush home after classes just so they can watch Voltes V. We were in 1st or 2nd year high school. I thought at that time that watching cartoons was being childish. Pakiramdam ko kasi nuon, binata na kami. We should be more interested in girls. Many years later, I would buy the whole vcd collection of Voltes V and watch it as a full grown man! Hahaha! :upside: :upside: Quote Link to comment
storm Posted August 19, 2009 Author Share Posted August 19, 2009 I used to frown on my classmates who would rush home after classes just so they can watch Voltes V. We were in 1st or 2nd year high school. I thought at that time that watching cartoons was being childish. Pakiramdam ko kasi nuon, binata na kami. We should be more interested in girls. Many years later, I would buy the whole vcd collection of Voltes V and watch it as a full grown man! Hahaha! :upside: :upside: Magkasama pa kami ng anak ko nung pinlabas sa sine ang Voltes V. Hehehe. Little Jon's voice was dubbed by a female friend from UP Mass com. Jaimie's voice was dubbed by my block-mate in Psychology. Quote Link to comment
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