Old photographs are full of surprises
(Yiheee, I played with the pigs! It took me days to remember how it happened.)
I recently stumbled upon a random envelope in one of my rarely used bags. I suspect that I put in it (last minute) some of the treasured and trivial stuff while I was packing for my first trip to the UAE years ago. I am proud to share that I am one of those who lazily do the unpacking, but I am tight when it comes to holding too many stuff. Afraid that I might trash something insignificant at the moment, but is going to be someday.
Inside the envelope are floppy disks which I have no idea of the contents because I am still looking for a machine with floppy drive (hahaha), snail mails from my dearest late grandmother (I had mixed emotions while re-reading her epistles beaming with care and most of which were written years before she died of cancer), photos taken before the digital camera days, and photo slides and negatives. I left all my photo albums in the Philippines and I can only guess wildly what made me randomly select these to reside in the magic envelope and carry with me to UAE.
These old photos awed me in a way that I had to ask myself (again) if these really happened, even at a wink. I had a “treasured” shot with the pigs which had to be taken for a project in highschool, being dressed literally like a white lady, with icing on the face with my classmates, unfashionable-which-we-considered-fasyon-that-time dresses, laughing out loud showing my tonsils (wahahaha), me holding a film-type camera which tells that I have been into shutters since then, and a lot more. It is interesting that one of the initial realizations that tickles us while looking at old photos is that we either have depreciated (I normally use this accounting terminology to mean “face value lessen” or in short, “became ugly/uglier” or appreciated (got better/looks pretty/prettier) after several years.
(Taken while in National Bookstore in EDSA Central when I was in first year highschool. I had to crop it, I look so amazingly ugly. I can not believe I used to be so thin ala tingting. The branch is still alive, isn’t it?)
And one of the oddest surprises was that I used to like Loren Legarda toooo much since gradeschool. Remember PEP Talk (1986-1990)? You can just imagine what and who engrossed me ages ago: Loren Legarda, Gloria Arroyo, Miriam Defensor Santiago (I even collected her comics campaign materials when she ran for president, Fidel Ramos won).
Old stuff are always a source of wide and almost never ending (we wish the enjoyable) memory lane.
Side notes:
1. Thanks to Kayni for passing to me the award of “A Blog with Substance“. This entails me to write about my blogging philosophy, motivation and experience on my next entry.
2. I am holding a birthday slash blog anniversary giveaway. Happening soon.
Alam mo ba Jo na the other day din, I was looking at the old photos of my friends in Saudi and reminiscing the old times. Naiyak talaga ako. It brought back lotsa memories. Nasa Kuwait na kasi ako kaya even photos of my old life in Saudi make me mushy. Hehe.
While I was packing my things in going to Kuwait, ang dami ko ring nakitang mga bagay na nakapagpaalala ng kahapon (tagalog na tagalog db?). Some I threw away, but most I put back in my memory back and brought them here in Kuwait.
wow, those are photos of great memories. this post encourages me to go through all the boxes i have at home…maybe…just maybe i’ll find some good ol’ photographs.
you are welcome on the award
do it when you have time.
hahaha, i too have been like a kid who dug up a treasure when cleaning out a closet only to find some photographs that I almost forgot existed.
my elem and hs friends are amazed whenever I post old photos on FB. they can’t believed I saved a lot of the photos, and they don’t remember those photos anymore until they see them
oh man, I was planning on something for my blog anniversary (july 5), but I went on vacation and completely forgot about it. happy anniversary. next year i will mark it on my calendar.
lumang luma talaga yung mga pics ha! it’s so nice to reminisce ano?
hehehe sarap talagang tingan yung mga old photos nakakatawang balakin yung stories behind it.
amazing that you got the chance to sort and pick the ones that you like. i want to do the same thing as most of my photos are in the province. but i might bring the whole album instead as i might end up choosing 90%.
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i don’t have to look too far to see how i’ve un-improved! kaya ngayon kailangan mag-work overtime para makabalik dun sa times na yun. aja! ahaha…
saan yung NBS central?
That branch of NBS is within EDSA Crossing, as I remember. Ground floor of Edsa Central Square (Shaw Boulevard).
photos are really good keeper of memories and are apt reminders of those moments that we have forgotten already…
hehehe. very true old photographs are full of surprises. kakatuwang tingnan at balikan ang mga kwento behind it.
LOL i also stumbled upon a bunch of old photos—high school photos that i haven’t seen in decades. tawa din ako ng tawa. basta, let’s just keep on reminiscing the good times.:p
i love your photo with the piglets, kakaiba!:p
hey! i also have that unorganized plastic bag full of stuff, old pictures and floppy disks. somehow, i managed to find a PC that still opens floppy disks. and i have a few articles inside. kakaaliw.
at mukhang nageenjoy ka sa mga piggies!
so true. for this, i would like to thank my nanay for keeping so many mementos and pictures of us when we were still young. pag ako kasi tapon dito tapon doon pag di ko na ginagamit hehehe.
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It’s nice that you found those memorable photos. It’s nice to reminisce about the good old days.
parang lahat ata tayo may pic na kita tonsils hahaha yung tipong tawang walang bukas hahahha!! sarap mag reminsce ano? ay ako din may mga floppy diskettes pa pero buti nalang may mga labels kung anu laman. ngayon eh nakaimbak nalang sila sa drawer hahaha!