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WERE YOU ENJOYING YOUR LIFE AT THIS AGE?

At the age 7- I attended my first grade in this town. My classmates and I enjoy playing at school and at home. During moonlight nights we play the game "bong". Our playmates are boys and girls of our age. Sometimes we only wear camison but our boys do not have any malicious act done on us. They are behaved and good. That's my life at my early age. One time I received a love letter from my boy classmates but I tear it and throw away at my friends who were joking me.

DESCRIBE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH: PARENTS, BROTHERS AND SISTERS:

During this time my parents live in the barrio. My elder brothers helped our parents worked in the farm. Later my elder brother Rogelio left for America. My sister Belen and Inrico went to Manila to study high school. They lived with our cousin Salvador Recto. After they finish their studies, they return home. My brother Enrico worked in the municipality of Banga as ticket collector.

Sister Belen stayed in Jugas for sometime. After for some years she got married to Rafael Retamar with whom she had 3 girls and a boy but later the boy died at age of 2 years. During our early days we enjoy with the members of the family especially after harvest time. My father always travel to Masbate another island to buy dried fish to sell in the town.