Family (circa 1979)

I found an English project from High School.  It was a book I wrote.  I got a 1.0 for it, so I suppose the teacher thought it was good.

This is the chapter I had written in 1979 on my family entitled Father + Mother + Brothers + Sisters = FAMILY

FATHER

The ordinary early sleeper, early riser which makes him healthy, wealthy and wise.  Though this does not always apply, for there are times when he sleeps late due to work, disturbances or reading mags. I wonder, though, even if he sleeps late, he still is healthy, wealthy and wise. Kind, understanding, patient and helpful would also describe what kind of a father and person he is.

MOTHER

Well Mother is very patient, having us not fighting all the time proves it.  She occasionally gets this urge to ask us clean the house.  When she sees someone doing something very forcefully without the necessity of so much force, she always says, "With love, with love".  Mother is very intelligent and has a weird but wonderful sense of humor. We joke each other when we tell corny jokes that there is a bit of July in the air - harvest season of corn.

ELDEST SIS

She is the all-around type.  She has long hair and small eyes. A Philippine Science High Graduate, meaning she has got brains. Had and still has an ambition of being a doctor.  Our source of help when the need comes, we depend on her most of the time because she's the eldest. Usually chooses birthday, anniversary and Christmas gifts for Mother and Father. She writes nice poems and is the only one with patience to write letters to our cousins abroad.

LONDON EYE

London Eye seems to be the most religious of all of us, the sleepiest too.  She has short hair, is a bit fat and finds better words while talking to the smaller kids.  I mentioned her being sleepy because it seems that so much of her time is spent sleeping or trying to wake up.  On the other hand, she has so many responsibilities that sleep is a big relaxation or a time out from work. Usually gets honorable mention in school.  She has been my roommate for a very long time so I am used to her moods.

SISTER DEER

Sister Deer is really very nice. Though is not very out-going, she has her own group which she often goes out with. She has long hair, and is thin unlike London Eye and me.  When she gets mad, she can show it if she is unable to control her temper.  She's not very patient and easily gets irritated. But she is not all bad, she can come up with the most unexpected things to say when no one can.  Often, she gets averages which make her belong in the second honors bracket.

ANGELS4KIDS

I'm a bit nuts.  Well, I do come up with the craziest wisecracks and jokes.  I have long hair, am a bit fat and wear glasses.  I also believe there is something useful between my ears.  I love playing with the smaller kids though I sometimes get irritated and get mad at them.  I love sports and games.  I also like collecting things though I am not a fanatic.  I like hearing from friends.  The way some games work interests me so I sometimes separate pieces of the game or toy.

SLASH M

Slash M is very sports-minded.  Being the eldest boy, doesn't get 2nd hand clothes.  He is kind of cute and it seems a lot of classmates of London Eye and Sister Deer like him.  He is sort of the leader of the three consecutive girls after him.  They call themselves 'Starzinger'. Though he usually picks on Jersey Girl but he has his reasons (I hope).  Gets high marks and writes very imaginative and weird stories.

SUNSHINE

She is the eldest of the younger group.  She often cries because of her art works which she finds hard to do.  She does well in school and usually gets high marks.  Easily cries, quite sensitive. Finds Slash M to be very bossy and tough.  She seems to be the more choosy type and  a bit boastful.  Everybody has their bad points, it just happened that those are some. Though she usually is jolly and always tries to make people laugh.

JERSEY GIRL

I find Jersey Girl is the kind of girl who always gets picked on.  She usually does irritating things just for attention.  She cries much when she doesn't agree with the ways things are going. She is very sensitive.  She's not all bad, there are times when she's nice and happy.  She is always trying to help and she is quite curious.  Tries hard to be a martyr.  She cries easily.

MINDY

Mindy is in the a bit fat group, she's very chubby.  She's usually jolly, too.  She usually misses classes due to sickness or urges from her 'inner self' to be in a bad mood or cry.  Often, she sleeps in the car on the way to their school, when she's awakened, she's grumpy and cries. Mindy is different for she's silent in a way.  I guess it's because we don't offer full attention while she's talking.  Since J was born three years after she was, she got a bit too spoiled.

J

J, like any other kid, loves eating very much candy. So now, he lacks four front teeth!  He usually is very good and obedient, but there are times he copies Z and cries, moans and shouts. This way he gets more attention.  He has very big love for guns, in other words, he can be very violent.  When out shopping, he prefers to stay with me.  He has lousy grammar which is a result of consistent watching of Popeye.

Z

She is really very cute.  But she also is a very big pest.  She usually tells Mother to do this and to do that -- a real slave driver.  Many mornings may be brightened or destroyed because of her.  When both parents are out, she's very angelic.  When they return, it becomes very noisy at home.  The sound of greeting and whining are pretty clearly heard.  Reports from her teacher show she likes adults better than those her age, being the youngest, I don't know why.