Crazy things that Work
Some of my recent topics on the suffering of “bascas” and the way to cure warts might have sound crazy, but a lot of people have remarked how true and effective they are. In fact a lot of friends have even confirmed to me names of dead persons that were helpful in getting rid of […]
Curing Those Ugly Warts
Today people do not seem to be infected so much with those ugly warts. But today also people do not seem to have as many ways to get rid of them as we had twenty five years ago. A wart is a small hard lump on the skin, and twenty five years ago we hated […]
How to Know if Your Wife's Baby is Yours?
I bet you folks from the United States, and all the younger generation in San Pedro do not know of this one. How much do you want to lose? If you knew about it, call me and collect the bet. Have you heard the term “bascas’? This is a sickness that a man suffers along […]
Carnival 25 Years Ago
Has Carnival been a tradition twenty five years ago? Of course it has, and with quite some different twists too. Let’s first talk about the “comparsas” or street dancing. Even though there was a population of only some 700 persons, there were about ten comparsas each day on the average. The dance groups ranged from […]
The Art of Making Sails
Today fishermen and tourist guides talk about buying a Yamaha or an Evinrude outboard motor or debate whether they needed a 75 or 150 or 200 horsepower motor for their skiffs. Twenty five years the fishermen had to decide whether they would go to don Juan Verde, or Fredrick Henkis or Francisco Arceo for their […]
No Crime 25 Years Ago
The attack of Mr. Adolfo Ayuso Sr., (80) and his wife Mrs. Carmela Ayuso in their store during broad daylight could not enter my mind without my reminiscing on life 25 years ago. In the 1950’s and 60’s, when San Pedro was a quaint little fishing village that no one cared to visit, there was […]
The Great Matadores (Killers)
Who are the “matadors”? Were they the matadors that got into the bullring, played around with a flag and then finally killed the bull to the chanting of the public with “Ole!”? Were they killers who kidnapped you, took away your money and then killed you? None of the above. Twenty five years ago we […]
No More Starch On Our Clothing
Twenty Five Years Ago would like to take you through a practice, almost an ordeal, that I am sure is not in use today, and that is the art of applying starch on the clothing. First of all you might ask what is starch? Well, it comes to us as a white powder which is […]
Dedicated to the Church
At church this past Sunday Father Murray re-commissioned the Lay Ministers who are devoted in helping our parish here in San Pedro. The Reverend outlined their duties in the ministry like taking the communion to the sick and counseling those preparing for baptism and marriage. As he went through the duties he said that there […]
A Typical Evening in San Pedro Village
What do you do on a typical evening in San Pedro today? You watch some television program or you may go over to Mr. C’s Sports Bar to watch some sports and play in the company of other friends. Perhaps you take your fiancé to a discotheque or out to a romantic dinner at your […]
The Famous Curfew Of 25 Years Ago
Why is it that 25 years ago it only took one police officer to have an effective curfew system, and today with twenty officers it does not work effectively? Why is it that in the past nobody even questioned the curfew? It was an automatic thing, and today everybody questions its legality, is form and […]
The Child on the Moon at a Dance
The next time you have a chance to admire a full moon, take a good look at the details on the surface of the moon. Take a look at the shadowy areas and notice the little boy with an axe raised in the air over his shoulders. Do you know how come that little boy […]