M E M O R I E S:
Life and Time of
Pastor Rudy Bernal, his Glimpses
On History & the People’s Struggle for Freedom
Chapter
14 –My 1st
& 2nd Year, Associate in Arts, at CPU,
in Iloilo City
I enrolled at Central Philippine
University in June 1961. That March, I
graduated in high school. It was the first day of enrollment. More than a
thousand students were around, walking at CPU’s Half Moon Drive. Some were setting inside and outside of Rose Memorial Hall, where enrollment
was going on. I looked at the wide
expanse of the 24 hectares area of CPU campus,
punctuated with beautiful buildings –the Administration Building at the
front, Elementary School, Weston Hall
Dormitory, Johnson Hall with the beautiful American missionaries homes with the CPU's President homes on the
Eastern side of the campus.
On the Western side were Valentines Hall, CPU Library, High Schools, Franklin Hall. Roblee
Hall and the vast spans of vacant area with the Gonzaga home and the trees up
to the southern side. CPU surrounding was beautiful and
spacious comparable with big universities in Manila. I felt proud to be
called a Centralian. It was great
to be part of Central Philippine University, even then.
I
took Associate in Arts. It was a prerequisite to taking Theology. I don’t know any body at CPU when I
enrolled, except Dr. Joseph Howard, who I met several times in Dumangas and
during activities of Iloilo Kasapulanan
of Baptist Churches. Dr. Joe Howard
preached during an Evangelistic meeting in Bacay, Dumangas, a coastal village where I was asked to share my testimony. He shake my hands after, and
said, I would make a good pastor.
The second time, I met Dr. Joe Howard,
was during the Iloilo Kasapulanan Assembly in Banate, where I was one of 5 contestants
in a preaching contest that aftenoon. During that time, Johnny de la Fuente was president of Iloilo Kasapulanan of Baptist Churches.He was also sales manager of Darigold, a milk company in Iloilo. He gave several cartoons of milk and we drunk milk for breakfast during the Kasapulanan assembly. I won First
Place in contest. I have a short conversation with Tatay Joe Howard. I shared with him my plan to enter the
College of Theology. He told me, to come
to him if I got some problems at CPU.
I have dreamed of
studying in a university. I have gone to 4 different high schools in five years time. I finished high school. Now, I have enrolled in one of the well-known universities of Iloilo
City.
In Dumangas high school, I tried to
learn typing. I hoped to work in an office as a working student. I can type well.
I used “touched system”. I can type without looking at the keyboard. When I went to the Working Student
station, I was assigned immediately
a janitorial job. Together with
8 other works students that were assigned on the 2nd Floor
of Valentines Hall,. I was assigned Rooms
208 and 209. The 2nd floors
have wooden floors. We have to brush it with coconut husk every evening.
And every Friday, we applied floor wax to the floors to make it shine. I can finished scrubbing in 30 minutes.
Then we closed the windows. The next
morning, we swept the floors, opened the windows, and the rooms were ready for classes at 8:00 AM. Scrubbing the floors was quite easier than flowing the fields under the sun.
What I earned working 2 hours a day
for 5 days, was enough to pay for my tuition and othef fees. Sometimes, I get extra amount after the
semester. It was a humbling job. No other students knew that I was working students. I developed closed relationship with other
working students. We have a working students association. It has several hundred members. Teddy Sumaray was the President. He was president for number of years.
I have also developed
friendship and close relations with him. He became a newspaperman and public relations officers of several political leaders of the province.
When I was in my radio ministry, we often shared thoughts and ideas. Few years ago, Teddy Sumaray was called by the Lord to be with him.
Often, at 6:00 A.M. when the class rooms I am responsible were
ready, I go to Rose Memorial Hall, where
two students of the College of Law - Lydio
Cataluna and Edwin Baldago, were always together practicing public speaking and their oratorical pieces. They will l participate
in the oratorical contest few weeks soon. They were doing exercises, they said, to improve the strength, resonance and resiliency
of their voices and bodies. I asked them to help me. I would like also to improve my speaking voice.
There
was a big mirror at the back room of Rose Memorial Hall. Lydio Cataluna and
Edwin Baldago faced the mirrors early mornings and practiced their
enunciation, diction and speech deliveries. The tall mirror helped much as they stood before it at
6:00 AM and delivered their speeches and
orations. It was good and also humorous to see aspiring lawyers and radio
commentators early mornings, trying to develop their
voices, inunciation, pronounciations, gestures, voices, speech deliveries and skills. It was a
way to build their future. I tried to follow and learn from them. Lydio Cataluna was accomodating. He gave me tips on public speaking and oratory.
Lydio and Edwin, gave me some other tips.
The deep breathing exercises, the inunciations, running long distance to
deepen my breath. They told me to learn to swim
and hold my breath while under water, for some seconds and then some minutes. They
told me to read newspapers daily, part
of it silently. Then reading with orally,
with my lips closed and innunciating and pronouncing
clearly, as I speak. They told me, pastors like lawyers must be adept with words. They must know and learn the power of words. The power of the spoken and written words. I looked at them and thanked them. I said, with God's help and guidance, I can make the spoken and written words power for my life and my future.
These two law students, made their marks in their professions. Atty Lydio Cataluna, became a well-known lawyer and politician in Mindanao. Edwin Baldago, went to radio broadcasting, and
became one of the most well-known and influential Radio Commentators in Iloilo City with DYFM-Bombo Radio as his flagship.. His political commentaries
was heard by some 37 per cent of radio
listeners in the Province of Iloilo. He was also heard in parts of Negros, Antique, Aklan, Capiz, Masbate, Romblon, Mindoro and Palawan.
I took a lodging space in the house of Miss Carmilina Catedral. She was missionera
working with the Iloilo Kasapulanan. For
my food, I worked two hours, 3 days a week. on the grounds of Rev. and Mrs. James Long, American Missioanries.The allowance they gave me, provide for my daily
subsistence and other school needs. Most Saturdays and Sundays, I was out into
the churches, visiting the young people’s group – of the Iloilo Kasapulanan. I
was given the job to follow-up the
youths group by Mr. Patricio Dionio, Baptist Youth President of Iloilo
Kasapulanan.
The subjects I took, in First Year in collete were: College Compostion 1,, Elementary Spanish, General Botany, Introduction to Philosophy and New Testament
Books Study. Introduction to Sociology, History of
the Philippines 1762 to present, Logic, Study of Psalms and John,
First Semister 1962-1963: English Speech Pattern and the Written Words’ Elementary Psychology, Rizal’s Social Ideals, College Algebra, Social Institutions, Elementary Typewriting,
New Testament Literature. Summer, 1963: Advance Compositions and Rhetoric, Public Speaking, The Family
and History of Philosophy,
I put my best in my studies. But really, I do not like my
classroom works. I like to read. I go
often at the library, perusing the titles of the books that were available in
the catalogue at the library. I read history, poems and biographies. By that time, I have already read part of the book of the “Rise and Fall of the
Roman Empire” and other historival books like the biographies of Adulf Hitler, Joseph Stalin and President Harry Truman.
On the Second year of my study at CPU,
I befriend Ellie Formelleza. He was also
a working student at CPU. He’s from Romblon. He was working at Weston Hall. He
worked 2- hours a day. His duty was
11:00 AM -1:00 PM. He served food to dormitory students. After serving
the students, he had lunch and washed dishes, another hour up to 1:00 PM. The
dorm students, were mostly sons and daughters of families who were well-off.
They were Interns students of CPU. They have capacities to pay Seventy Pesos (P70.00) for board and lodging at Weston Girl’s dorm
and Franklin Hall boys dorm They were served with food and water.
When they need any thing while eating,
they just clapped their hands. And the work students came around the wide
dining hall and served them. Quite many dishes were washed daily, morning, lunch and supper. About 150 plates, 150 glasses, 300 pieces of
spoons and forks, 50 pieces of plates for rice,
40 pieces of vegetables bowls, and other need by the quite rich
students.
Ellie Formelleza proposed to me. We
would exchanged works assignments. He will served as janitor of Room 208 -209 of Valentines
Hall. I will worked at Weston Hall, serving interns
students and washing dishes.
He told me, the work gave free
lunch. He was tired of washing dishes.
He wants my job, scrubbing the floors, sweeping floors and wiping the windows. I studied his proposal. It seems good. I will
have a free lunch. We decided to swap works.
I introduced him to the head of the janitorial department. He was
accepted. Then, I accompanied Ellie Formilleza to Weston Hall where he introduced me to Miss
Alobin, the dormitory Assistant Matron. We talked with Miss Alobin. After some
questions, Miss Alobin accepted me to work at Weston Hall. The job? Two hours
every noon time from 11:00AM – 1:00 PM. I will helped serve dormintory students during lunch. Then, we
will have lunch and start washing dishes until 1:00 PM. It was a good
arrangement we made with Ellie
Formelleza.
I have companions, working at Weston Hall. Serapio Alfeche. He was taking
education. He was fat, big and tall. He was
a nephew of Mayor Alfeche of Alimodian.
My other companion was Warlito Laquihon. He was taking agriculture. He
was a campus writer. He was a nephew of
Atty. Laquihon who was teaching at the College of Law. We made a good team,
serving the Intern students of Central
Philippine University.
After we finished lunch at noon, we start washing dishes until 1:00 PM. We made sure we finished cleaning all dishes, then pouring boiling water on plates, saucers, bowls, spoons, forks and glasses. At 1:00 PM, we go to our boarding
house or some shades to have nap. At 2:00 PM we were in our classes.
Some of the intern students were my
classmates. We have good relations
in the university. I often speak and
participates in discussions. Most of our classmates, including the interns, do
not speak during class hours. Only about 5 -6 students participates in class discussions. But they get good grades in examinations.
After finishing education Serapio Alfeche became a public school teacher. Warlito Laquihon after finishing his
agriculture went to Mindanao and work at
Southern Christian College in Midsayap, Cotabato. He focused
on agriculture and natural
farming. There project became well known in the Philippine and other parts of the
world. Warlito Laquihon pursued his advance studies, later finishing
his doctoral studies.
After Warlito Laquihon started working, he said, he vowed never to wash dishes again. When he got married he told his wife, he will
never washed dishes. When they have
children, he never wash dishes. When I visited him in Southern Christian
College (SCC), while I was Director of
the CPBC New Frontier Ministries, he
remained true to his promise. He never washed dishes. Serapio Alfeche also vowed never to wash
dishes once he became a teacher.
But I never met Serapio any more after graduation. He became a
teacher. But he died, much younger than me.
When
I began to work in Manila, often
I eat in restaurants. I do not washed dishes. When I was working in the newspaper and the International New Service, Agence France Presse, while covering news events, we eat meals
in hotels. I did not
washed dishes. But at home I continue to wash dishes.
When I
got married, I washed dishes with Hesther, my wife. And when we have
children, we taught our four children, all boys, to help wash dishes. I loved washing dishes. Employed people and the rich have helpers to
wash dishes. But there is something good, in washing
dishes. It’s often
during this time, that ideas comes to me, from nowhere, which I used in my
preaching, lectures and broadcast
works. I was told later that Dr. Warlito Laquihon died some years ago. He was still young and
intelligent. I thought, he could have prolonged a little more his life, if he
washed dishes some times of his life.
He was still young, perhaps, about 55 years plus old. Serapio Alfeche also died, much younger than Warlito Laquihon. I continue to wash dishes, for I think, washing
dishes prolonged my life a little more. While
washing dishes, with waters
pouring from the faucet on my hands, I could feel my mind stirred
and refreshed. Some burdens in my
heart were lessened. Worries in my
heart dissipates a little.
The burdens in my heart seemed washed away. And while washing dishes, I
often pour water on my face. There seems to be a miracle on this. It helped clear my mind.
We taught our children to wash dishes. And when
they got married to help their wives
wash dishes. They must worked together
in the daily chores to make life easier and more enjoyable for all. I taught my children to forego the ancient ideas that men and women have
different tasks – the men to find money
and provide the need of the
family. And wives to work in the house
– clean the house, take care of
children, washing dishes and clothes, cook food.
I think, one
reason why I lived long, going 77 this November, is helping wash
dishes. When I am busy, have problems, when my blood pressure was high, washing dishes relieves me of some pressures
and gave me some release. Many friends who were professionals
and younger die young, some on the prime of their lives due to life’s pressures. If I have to live my life again, washing dishes
will be one of my hobbies,.again.
In school I was making good in my classes. I learned to love reading. And
I read more books outside of my subjects. At CPU library, where some books were available for borrowing in two
weeks, I read a little bit more.
In
my 2nd year, I got
subject from Dr. Alfredo Gonzales, who
was a self- made man and a writer. I got two of his books, “The Call of the Heights” and “The Bamboo Flowers”. These were two inspirational books that challenged the
best in me. I listened most often to Dr. Alfredo Gonzales when he lectures.
For his gems of thoughts, continue
to inspire me even today. .
Dr. Alfredo Gonsalez. went to the
United States early in life and finished his studies as a working student. He wrote
articles in International magazines. I have kept his two
books from 1963 until 2008. But Tyhpoon Frank hit Panay with deep floods in our village, Buntatala,
Leganes, Iloilo and destroyed all my 6,000 volumes of books, including “Call of the Heights”and the “Bamboo Flowers”
M E M O R I E S:
Life and Time of
Pastor Rudy Bernal, his Glimpses
On History & the People’s Struggle for Freedom
Chapter
14 –My 1st
& 2nd Year, Associate in Arts, at CPU,
in Iloilo City
I enrolled at Central Philippine
University in June 1961. That March, I
graduated in high school. It was the first day of enrolment. More than a
thousand students were around, walking at CPU’s Half Moon Drive. Some were setting inside and outside of Rose Memorial Hall, where the enrolment
was going on. Looking at the wide
expanse of the 24 hectares area of CPU,
punctuated with beautiful buildings –the Administration Building at the
front, Elementary School, Weston Hall
Dormitory, Johnson Hall with the beautiful American missionaries homes on the
Eastern side of the campus.
On the West were Valentines Hall, CPU Library, High School building, Franklin Hall. Roblee
Hall and the vast spans of vacant area with the Gonzaga home and the trees up
to the western side. CPU surrounding was beautiful and
spacious comparable with big universities in Manila. I felt proud to be
called a Centralian. It was great
to be part of Central Philippine University, even then.
I
took Associate in Arts. It was a prerequisite to taking Theology. I don’t know any body at CPU when I
enrolled, except Dr. Joseph Howard, who I met several times in Dumangas and
during activities of Iloilo Kasapulanan
of Baptist Churches. Dr. Joe Howard
preached during an Evangelistic meeting in Bacay, Dumangas, a coastal village where I asked to tell my testimony. He shaked my hands after, and
said, I would make a good pastor.
The second time, I met Dr. Joe Howard,
was during the Iloilo Kasapulanan Assembly in Banate, where I was one of 5 contestants
in a preaching contest. I won First
Place in contest. I talked to him and shared by plan to enter the
College of Theology. He told me, to come
to him if I got some problems at CPU.
I was a working student. I have dreamed of
studying in a university. I have gone to 4 different high schools in five years time. Now, I have enrolled in one of the well-known universities of Iloilo
City.
In Dumangas high school, I tried to
learn typing. I hoped to work in an office as a working student. I can type well.
I used “touched system”. But when I went to the Working Student
station, I was assigned immediately
a janitorial job. Together with
8 other works students that were assigned on the 2nd Floor
of Valentines Hall,. I was assigned Rooms
208 and 209. The 2nd floors
have wooden floors. We brushed it with coconut husk every evening.
And every Friday, we applied floor wax to the floors. I can finished scrubbing it in 30 minutes.
Then we closed the windows. The next
morning, we swept the floors, open the windows and make the rooms ready for classes at 8:00 AM.
What I earned working 2 hours a day
for 5 days, was enough to pay for my tuition and fees. Sometimes, I get extra amount after the
semester. It was a humbling job. But no body among the students knew that we’re
working students. I developed closed relationship with other
working students. I have also developed
friendship and closed relationship with other students.
Often, at 6:00 A.M. when the class rooms I am responsible were
ready, I go to Rose Memorial Hall, where
two students of the College of Law - Lydio
Cataluna and Edwin Baldago, were always together practicing Public Speaking and their
oratorical piece. The two will participate
in the oratorical contest few weeks soon. They were doing exercises, they said, to improve the strength, resonance and resiliency
of their voices. I asked them to help me. I would like to improve also my
speaking voice.
There
was a big mirror at the back room of Rose Memorial Hall. Lydio Cataluna and
Edwin Baldago faces the mirrors early
mornings and practiced their
enunciation and speech deliveries. The long mirror, helped much as they stood before it at
6:00 AM and delivered their speeches and
orations. It was good and also humorous to see aspiring lawyers and radio
commentators early mornings, trying to develop their
voices, inunciations, pronounciations, gestures, voices, speech deliveries and skills. It was a
way to build their future. I tried to follow and learn from them. Lydio Cataluna was accomodaitng and gave me
tips on public speaking and oratory.
Lydio and Edwin, gave me some other tips.
The deep breathing exercises, the inunciations, running long distance to
deepen my breath. They told me to learn to swim
and hold my breath while under water, for some seconds and then some minutes. They
told me to read newspapers daily, part
of it silently. Then reading with orally,
with my lips closed and innunciating and pronouncing
clearly, as I speak. They told me, pastors like lawyers must be adept with words, must
learn and know the power of words. I must learn the power of
the spoken and written words. I loked at them.
No one has told me this before.
These two law students, made their marks in their professions. Atty Lydio Cataluna, became a well-known lawyer and politician in Mindanao. Edwin Baldago, went to radio broadcasting, and
became one well kown, controversial and influential Radio Commentators in
Iloilo City with DYFM. Bombo Radio as his flagship. His political commentaries
was heard by some 37 per cent of radio
listeners in the Province of Iloilo. He was also heard in part of Negros, Antique, Capiz,Aklan, Mabate
and Romblon.
I took a lodging space in the house of Miss Carmilina Catedral. She was missionera
working with the Iloilo Kasapulanan. For
my food, I worked two hours, 3 days a week. working on the grounds of Rev. and Mrs. James Long, American
missionaries. The allowance they gave me, provide for my daily
subsistence and other school needs. Most Saturdays and Sundays, I was out into
the churches, visiting the young people’s group – of the Iloilo Kasapulanan. I
was given the job to follow-up the
youths group by Mr. Patricio Dionio, Baptist Youth President of Iloilo
Kasapulanan.
The subjects I took, in First Year in collete were:
College Composition 1, Elementary Spanish, General Botany, Introduction to Philosophy and New Testament
Books Study.
Introduction to Sociology, History of
the Philippines 1762 to present, Logic, Study of Psalms and John,
First Semister 1962-1963: English Speech Pattern and the Written Words’ Elementary Psychology, Rizal’s Social Ideals, College Algebra, Social Institutions, Elementary Typewriting,
New Testament Literature. Summer, 1963: Advance Compositions and Rhetoric, Public Speaking, The Family
and History of Philosophy,
I put my best in my studies. But really, I do not like my
classroom works. I like to read. I go
often at the library, perusing the titles of the books that were available in
the catalogue at the library. I read historical, geopolitics and some
international relations. But I do not like to study Spanish. By that time, I have already read part of the book of the “Rise and Fall of the
Roman Empire” and other historival books like the biography of Adulf Hitler and
Joseph Stalin.
On the Second year of my study at CPU,
I befriend Ellie Formelleza. He was also
a working student at CPU. He’s from Romblon. He was working at Weston Hall. He
worked 2- hours a day. His duty was
11:00 AM -1:00 PM. He served food to dormitory students. After serving
the students, he had lunch and wash dishes for another hour up to 1:00 PM. The
dorm students, were mostly sons and daughters of families who were well-off.
They were Interns students of CPU. The have the capacity to pay Seventy
Pesos (P70.00) monthly for board and lodging at Weston Girl’s dorm
and Franklin Hall boys dorm They were served with food and water.
When they need any thing while eating,
they just clapped their hands. And the work students came around the wide
dining hall and served them. Quite many dishes were washed daily, morning, lunch and supper. About 150 plates, 150 glasses, 300 pieces of
spoons and forks, 50 pieces of plates for rice,
40 pieces of vegetables bowls, and other need by the quite rich
students.
Ellie Formelleza proposed to me. We
would exchanged works assignments. He will served as janitor of Room 208 -209 of Valentines
Hall. I will worked at Weston Hall, serving interns
students and washing dishes.
He told me, the work gave free
lunch. He was tired of washing dishes.
He wants my job, scrubbing the floors, sweeping floors and wiping the windows. I studied his proposal. It seems good. I will
have a free lunch. We decided to swap works.
I introduced him to the head of the janitorial department. He was
accepted. Then, I accompanied Ellie Formilleza to Weston Hall where he introduced me to Miss
Alobin, the dormitory Assustant Matron. We talked with Miss Alobin. After some
questions, Miss Alobin accepted me to work at Weston Hall. The job? Two hours
every noon time from 11:00AM – 1:00 PM. I will helped serve dormintory students during lunch. Then, we
will have lunch and start washing dishes until 1:00 PM. It was a good
arrangement we made with Ellie
Formelleza.
I have companions, working at Weston Hall. Serapio Alfeche. He was taking
education. He was fat, big and tall. He was
a nephew of Mayor Alfeche of Alimodian.
My other companion was Warlito Laquihon. He was taking agriculture. He
was a campus writer. He was a nephew of
Atty. Laquihon who was teaching at the College of Law. We made a good team,
serving the Intern students of Central
Philippine University.
After we finished lunch at noon, we start washing dishes until 1:00 PM. We made sure we finished cleaning all dishes, then pouring boiling water on plates, saucers, bowls, spoons, forks and glasses. At 1:00 PM, we go to our boarding
house or some shades to have nap. At 2:00 PM we were in our classes.
Some of the intern students were my
classmates. We have good relations
in the university. I often speak and
participates in discussions. Most of our classmates, including the interns, do
not speak during class hours. Only about 5 -6 students participates in class discussions. But they get good grades in examinations.
After finishing education Serapio Alfeche became a public school teacher. Warlito Laquihon after finishing his
agriculture went to Mindanao and work at
Southern Christian College in Midsayap, Cotabato. He focused
on agriculture and natural
farming. There project became well known in the Philippine and other parts of the
world. Warlito Laquihon pursued his advance studies, later finishing
his doctoral studies.
After Warlito Laquihon started working, he said, he vowed never to wash dishes again. When he got married he told his wife, he will
never washed dishes. When they have
children, he never wash dishes. When I visited him in Southern Christian
College (SCC), while I was Director of
the CPBC New Frontier Ministries, he
remained true to his promise. He never washed dishes. Serapio Alfeche also vowed never to wash
dishes once he became a teacher.
But I never met Serapio any more after graduation. He became a
teacher. But he died, much younger than me.
When
I began to work in Manila, often
I eat in restaurants. I do not washed dishes. When I was working in the newspaper and the International New Service, Agence France Presse, while covering news events, we eat meals
in hotels. I did not
washed dishes. But at home I continue to wash dishes. When I
got married, I washed dishes with Hesther, my wife. And when we have
children, we taught our four children, all boys, to help wash dishes. I loved washing dishes. Employed people and the rich have helpers to
wash dishes. But there is something good, in washing
dishes. It’s often
during this time, that ideas comes to me, from nowhere, which I used in my
preaching, lectures and broadcast
works. I was told later that Dr. Warlito Laquihon died some years ago. He was still young and
intelligent. I thought, he could have prolonged a little more his life, if he
washed dishes some times of his life.
He was still young, perhaps, about 55 years plus old. Serapio Alfeche also died, much younger than Warlito Laquihon. I continue to wash dishes, for I think, washing
dishes prolonged my life a little more. While
washing dishes, with waters
pouring from the faucet on my hands, I could feel my mind stirred
and refreshed. Some burdens in my
heart were lessened. Worries in my
heart dissipates a little.
The burdens in my heart seemed washed away. And while washing dishes, I
often pour water on my face. There seems to be a miracle on this. It helps
clear my mind.
We taught our children to wash dishes. And when
they got married to help their wives
wash dishes. They must worked together
in the daily chores to make life easier and more enjoyable for all. I taught my children to forego the ancient ideas that men and women have
different tasks – the men to find money
and provide the need of the
family. And wives to work in the house
– clean the house, take care of
children, washing dishes and clothes, cook food.
I think, one
reason why I lived long, going 77 this November, is helping wash
dishes. When I am busy, have problems, when my blood pressure was high, washing dishes relieves me of some pressures
and gave me some release. Many friends who were professionals
and younger die young, some on the prime of their lives due to life’s pressures. If I have to live my life again, washing dishes
will be one of my hobbies,.again .
In school I was making good in my classes. I learned to love reading. And
I read more books outside of my subjects. At CPU library, where some books were available for borrowing in two
weeks, I read a little bit more.
In
my 2nd year, I got
subject from Dr. Alfredo Gonzales, who
was a self- made man and a writer. I got two of his books, “The Call of the Heights” and “The Bamboo Flowers”. These were two inspirational books that challenged the
best in me. I listened most often to Dr. Alfredo Gonzales when he lectures.
For his gems of thoughts, continue
to inspire me even today. .
Dr. Alfredo Gonsalez. went to the
United States early in life and finished his studies as a working student. He wrote
articles in International magazines. I have kept his two
books from 1963 until 2008. But Tyhpoon Frank hit Panay with deep floods in our village, Buntatala,
Leganes, Iloilo and destroyed all my 6,000 volumes of books, including “Call of the Heights”and the “Bamboo Flowers”
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