This is one of the paintings that got me so excited to work on because of the subject, which is about childhood. I must say, I had a good one. Growing up in a quite laid back town then, there were not much distractions compared living in a city where one can just go to downtown when boredome strikes. Getting ourselves busy then takes some creativity given that we don’t have the kind of technology like what we have now. It’s still clear to me how an ordinary day then looks like. I remember spending my childhood with my siblings, neighbors and of course my cousins doing Pamintik, Taksi, Jolenay, Lastiko, collecting Papel sa Sigarilyo and tansan, Kariling, Tigso, Syatong, Luthang, Girahanay, Taguanay and Labo-Labo. We also built our own basketball court, which caused a little trouble to us because it created a bit of discomfort to the grown ups due to the noise it brings from the loud cheers to the annoying bouncing sound of that rubber ball and for the dust build up on their facades since we play basketball barefoot on a non-concrete dusty surface. Everytime papa lose his patience, he takes down our beloved basketball ring and stand partially destroyed. =) Well, I can still remember how many times we rebuilt and repaired the basketball stand just to be able to play again.=)
Another thing that I cannot really forget is during boring Saturdays and Sundays when we have so much time to play but we don’t have enough enthusiasm playing the same game again and again, we usually had this “kids discussion” happening underneath the guave tree in front of our house. While grown ups were busy watching “Cony Reyes on Camera” or “Mr Kupido” or “Ipaglaban Mo” on the TV, we reach out to each other to help cure each others boredom, discussing what game is “Uso” that time, hanging around a Santol or guava tree before going to plaza or kanto to invite other kids to play with us…and then going home late with “bunal” waiting for us. =) Oh, that was fun.
Well, I am looking forward to connect back with my childhood friends, so I can thank them for making my childhood memories great.
Here is a painting to remind us to be grateful for the friendship and brotherhood we had with our playmates and how they helped shaped our childhood memories great and unforgettable.
“Childhood Talks”
36”x48”
Acrylic on Canvas
2018
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