Friday 9 October 2009

Guess.Game 8: St. John Bosco Parish Church

Ar, you are right - it is the Catholic Church at Trancoville, off Roxas Street and Malvar Street. The latter is the street where Ludy's house is located, it is the road leading to Leonila Hill and Aurora Hill. Ludy used to take me to that church (after crossing the Balili River and chanting: Makan Apo, Lumabas Kami Pay Apo at a certain area where some "spirits" are known to reside; probably an ancient gravesite). We would view films like Marcelino Pan y Vino (a Spanish film), or the Miracle at Lourdes (starring Jennifer Jones). And during the Christmas holidays, they had a loudspeaker that could be heard for miles around: a scratchy "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" is still so fresh in my ears. Our maid would sing out, "Pee-ssonda e-ert goodwill tomen, and asked, ania kadi iti tomen?".

And Holy Family is on Naguilian Road, near the Bokawkan Road intersection. Much to my surprise, I would have figured out that you knew where Holy Family is: that's where some of the pretty kolehialas go to school, during our time! (Djok laeng, a)

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