Saturday, November 8, 2008

Of mabolos, chicos and kasoys

Right beside the Agno High School was a big tree which bears the fruit called mabolo. I have not seen this specific fruit for ages now. Su-dalen dagiti mabolo ta kannen mi no malem while ag-tutong-tong dagiti bab-baket ken lal-lakay idiay Eskina. Rumwar da Tiya Manay ta isardeng da pay itti pinag-dait da ti pantalon. Right beside the house is the Neypes Tailoring of Tiya Manay. I usually hear their radio blaring uray ting-nga ti aldaw. Kayat da unay ag-deng-ngeg ti drama nga ilocano.

Another option would be the chicos from Uncle Ponsing's backyard. Nakaro nga sam-it ti bunga da. Malagip ko nga nag-da-dak-kel dagiti bunga. Burasen dagiti i-awid mi nga agpa-Manila. Saan pay unay nga nalu-om iso nga ikabil da mama idiay pag-bagasan tapno matulungan ti paglu-om na. Aggapo ni Tiyo Nabe Apostol nga lakay ni Tiya Mameng idiay bantay sumungad addo awit na nga kasuy. The cashew nut sits on top of the fruit itself. The nut is toasted while the fruit is sliced & dipped in salt. No adda supli idiay tinda-an da nanay, mabalin nga igatang itti tinudok. I used to think I get special privileges in the store. I have easy access to the candies ken coca-cola. Come to think of it, Uncle Maning,s house, which was across the street, also had a store. Naimas met dagiti kendi ken coca-cola da idiay.

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