Comments on: Auto Racing in my Blood…

By: Kulasa

Kulasa — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 07:29:14 +0000

Wahhh… age defining post! I remember the rally. I think one of my uncles was a participant. VW was so hip after that almost every relative had one (some still running!). and Dewey, how everyone had a hardtime saying Roxas Blvd, when they changed the name.

By: stadaenko

stadaenko — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 03:08:23 +0000

where were these car races held? greenhills? carmona? hehehe. as a kid, i remember watching those manila bay boat races from roxas blvd., or was it still dewey then because the oldies referred to that street as ‘dewey’. i remember there was nothing but miles and miles of glorious water to my left and right, overhead were those lovely palm trees and at my feet, of course, were the ubiquitous manila bay water cockroaches (at least thats what i call those mollusk-looking insects), ahhhh those ccp pre-reclamation days….. and of course those parachute shows on urdaneta park on weekends.

By: segue

segue — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 22:44:07 +0000

MM, nice pics. I was about 6-7 when that rallye took place. I remember it to be very exciting and was followed closely by the newspaper and tv. If my memory serves me right that culminated with awards given by imelda or was that just a recognition night and the following morning, they had to continue the rallye. What do you think F1foodie? There was also a rallye called ‘Turismo Filipino’ … ah, those were fun times.

By: filet minion

filet minion — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 10:21:57 +0000

your family is just way too cool. pls adopt me. thanks

By: Lei

Lei — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 04:50:38 +0000

MM, how do you plan to digitize those pics? Have you already acquired those digital scanners that can handle those pictures and even scan films so that you can archive your old photos and even films in digital form? If in case yes, I would appreciate any feedback as we are looking into buying one of those.