Clothes Your Lolas Wear

My daughter is a member of their school’s Kiddie Dance Troupe. They were asked to perform an intermission number at the streetdance during the parish’ celebration of the Feast of Sto. Nino last January 20. No, they did not perform an ati-atihan or a folk dance. Participants to the contests from each barangay did that. Their dance may seem out of place for the occassion, but it was entertaining and had most of the adults of my age nodding their heads and tapping their feet. It was a 70s dance medley to the tune of The Twist, theme songs from the movie Grease, and Peaches and Herb’s Shake Your Groove Thing.

I didn’t know what their costume would be but when I went to their school and check, voila!

I told her and the rest of the girls, “Ay! Ang gaganda nyo naman. You all look like your lolas in the 70s. They all wear those clothes. Puro mini-skirt!”. They giggled. I realized, maybe they can’t imagine lola wearing shorty short skirts like their costume. The school directress backed me up and said, “That’s true and they don’t even wear shorts like you do now. Panty lang.” That brought the house down. The girls laughed.

Now this photo is a shot that I took of my daughter while waiting for their turn to dance.

Doesn’t she remind you of someone very popular in the 1970s? Who else, but Linda Carter… the WONDER WOMAN. Luckily I found several videos in youtube. Check it out…

Howa’s Bayongs

Noemi Lardizabal-Dado’s blog about I’m Not Plastic venture inspired me to showcase my mama Susan’s bayongs. See my picasaweb slideshow.

The Story Behind Howa’s Bayongs

My mom, called Howa (baby talk for Lola) by her grandchildren, 3 out of 4 of them mine, is a very creative and resourceful lady. She was into recycling stuff way before environmentalism became a fad. Well of course it wasn’t because she wanted to save Mother Earth even then. It was more of the need to save some money for our family’s basic necessities. Being a working mother (she was a teacher) to four children in the late seventies and early eighties was difficult especially on a tight budget. To make both ends meet, she reused and recycled.