The 1970's: Memories

[bornatbirth]

i was the youngest of 3 older brothers and remember getting beat up by them, the queen drove past our house..well somebody drove her of course

yep, sweets and crisps cost next to nothing, i had all the hand me downs from the older brothers and toys, well we i get some new stuff.

i also remember the song "tie a yellow ribbon round the oak tree" when the neighbor was looking after me, not forgeting the music, booze and drugs

[somebody]

i was the youngest of 3 older brothers and remember getting beat up by them, the queen drove past our house..well somebody drove her of course

yep, sweets and crisps cost next to nothing, i had all the hand me downs from the older brothers and toys, well we i get some new stuff.

i also remember the song "tie a yellow ribbon round the oak tree" when the neighbor was looking after me, not forgeting the music, booze and drugs

Me driving the Queen in the 70's blimey im surprised i could see over the steering wheel!!

[bornatbirth]

Me driving the Queen in the 70's blimey im surprised i could see over the steering wheel!!

that somebody gets around

[Arthur Little]

i was the youngest of 3 older brothers

Interestingly ... YOU really WOULD be born at birth ... practically at the dawn of the decade!

[bornatbirth]

Interestingly ... YOU really WOULD be born at birth ... practically at the dawn of the decade!

funny that you say that because i was born at 6 am too

[Arthur Little]

the queen drove past our house..

Aww ... ... I'VE been 42 years in MY house ... and she's never driven past IT!

[davey]

In 1977, I was in Liverpool getting married to this young lady

[sars_notd_virus]

I'm a ''Martial Law Baby''someone born between 1972 and 1986, during the martial law era under the Marcos administration. Martial law babies form a generation who have grown up in an environment where graft and corruption is rampant, where the police, military, and government are universally distrusted and where free speech and free press are nonexistent.,..not to mention my Mum works with National Defense and Dad is in the Airforce...disciplined young girl??? kinda ooppss but nah,am a spoiled rotten

[Doc Alan]

I'm a ''Martial Law Baby''someone born between 1972 and 1986, during the martial law era under the Marcos administration.

I was in the Philippines during the Martial Law era. I was "lent" by the University of Glasgow to Universiti Malaya in Kuala Lumpur to teach medical students. During that year (1978) I visited hospitals in Manila, including the recently opened Heart Center For Asia. Imelda Marcos had also opened the Cultural Center in Manila. I remember reading the glowing accounts in the local press about President Marcos, before realising that the press was controlled by the Government . Traffic was bad then (and it seems the same Jeepneys were around on my last vsit this year ). Shopping Malls were around even then but not on today's scale. Emailing and text messaging didn't exist Claire dela Fuente had released the song "Sayang" . The "Manila sound" was the sound of the seventies... the Boyfriends were already popular , and a 12 year old was in the pop charts with the disco song "Mr. D.J." - Sharon Cunetawho has since released about 40 albums.
When I arrived at NAIA this year I was met by two 32 year olds with the same surname as me ...

[aromulus]

When I arrived at NAIA this year I was met by two 32 year olds with the same surname as me ...

Sowing wild oats, huh...???

Not that wild if they got your name....

[pennybarry]

During that year (1978) I visited hospitals in Manila, including the recently opened Heart Center For Asia. Imelda Marcos had also opened the Cultural Center in Manila. I remember reading the glowing accounts in the local press about President Marcos, before realising that the press was controlled by the Government . Traffic was bad then (and it seems the same Jeepneys were around on my last vsit this year ). Shopping Malls were around even then but not on today's scale. Emailing and text messaging didn't exist Claire dela Fuente had released the song "Sayang" . The "Manila sound" was the sound of the seventies... the Boyfriends were already popular , and a 12 year old was in the pop charts with the disco song "Mr. D.J." - Sharon Cunetawho has since released about 40 albums.
When I arrived at NAIA this year I was met by two 32 year olds with the same surname as me ...

Really Alan? Heart Center was one of projects by Imelda. I was in high school and spent a month there to look after my sister. It was a beautiful building before and help poor people that time. My first time to see her when she personally visited my sis in her room giving some inspirational words. She said she likes my sis to live longer as she needs good teachers in our country.

Dr Garcia was famous doctor in Heart Center during that time and he offers free treatment for poor people.

http://www.filamimage.com/1990_TOFA/jgarcia.html

[Doc Alan]

Dr Garcia was famous doctor in Heart Center during that time and he offers free treatment for poor people.

http://www.filamimage.com/1990_TOFA/jgarcia.html

Thanks for the link Penny. I had the chance to work as pathologist in the Heart Center, and also Makati Medical Center, but simply couldn't afford to do so at the salary offered. Even in Malaysia my own University of Glasgow had to subsidize my salary while I was "on loan" to teach students there. I really wish I could have worked for longer in either country, as there was so obviously a shortage of doctors, and the memories of friendships built up then never left me