Lola Coring and the Bazooka Story




22 March 2008. Black Saturday, I went on an expedition with my second cousin Bisig and Tito Joseph to visit Lola Coring, my lolo's 88-year old eldest sister, whom I had never met. We brought our full gear for documenting the visit, her stories about surviving World War II as well as present-day Cubao, where she continues to sell candies on the sidewalk.

In this clip, she tells us about a dog that was given to them from Australia while they were hiding out in Romblon in the 1940s with the family of a guerilla captain. It was risky to keep a dog, because it could bark and lead the Japanese to their hideout. But this one, she says, was smart and would hide every time there were Japanese passing by. This is the rest of the story....

Comments

  1. vera LeighMarch 29, 2008 at 7:01 PM

    your lola's funky. ;D
    gipanganlan pa'g bazooka si doggy!

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  2. Janjan PerezMarch 29, 2008 at 7:44 PM

    wow! your videocam takes really sharp captures :)

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  3. joseph padillaMarch 30, 2008 at 2:05 AM

    I was there during this interview, here I saw two generation met, one generation is my tita Curing sharing and telling as tales, so many memory's of my dear Tita Curing to tell us yet time so few, as we listened to the tale of our dear tita Curing, i wonder if we the next generation. could someday, when its time for us to tell our tale to the children today and they would listen to the memories of our adventure when we were young, and our knees are strong, and our feet are swift able to go anywhere we please. and creating our own memories.

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  4. Romeo BalingconganMarch 30, 2008 at 5:59 AM

    this video clip makes me think that you must have inherited your lola's zest for living: she is so wonderfully alive here. and i can tell from the way her eyes sparkle that she is so full of memories i would love to listen told.

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  5. Jeneen GarciaMarch 31, 2008 at 5:07 AM

    yep she's cool ;) you should see the other videos. showbiz sha! :D

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  6. Jeneen GarciaMarch 31, 2008 at 5:09 AM

    this wasn't even a real videocam. i just used my canon digicam (the one that can dive), which i have a love-hate relationship with. sharp definitely isn't a word i'd use to describe my camera :P that's one of my major frustrations with it. i think the key is to use the macro mode when taking tight shots like this one :) and of course, the right white balance.

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  7. Jeneen GarciaMarch 31, 2008 at 5:13 AM

    true :) i was delighted to see how sprightly she was as soon as i set foot in her house. i was expecting someone old and barely making it through the last phase of life, but ah, she beats us all when it comes to spirit ;) and her eyes are definitely something. i took lots of pictures and videos of her eyes :)

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  8. Jeneen GarciaMarch 31, 2008 at 5:42 AM

    true :) i was delighted to see how sprightly she was as soon as i set foot in her house. i was expecting someone old and barely making it through the last phase of life, but ah, she beats us all when it comes to spirit ;) and her eyes are definitely something. i took lots of pictures and videos of her eyes :)

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  9. Jeneen GarciaMarch 31, 2008 at 5:42 AM

    true :) i was delighted to see how sprightly she was as soon as i set foot in her house. i was expecting someone old and barely making it through the last phase of life, but ah, she beats us all when it comes to spirit ;) and her eyes are definitely something. i took lots of pictures and videos of her eyes :)

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  10. Jeneen GarciaMarch 31, 2008 at 5:58 AM

    may we all live to be as old and as jolly as she is :) with just as many apos and apos sa tuhod.

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  11. Jeneen GarciaMarch 31, 2008 at 6:24 AM

    may we all live to be as old and as jolly as she is :) with just as many apos and apos sa tuhod.

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  12. Jeneen GarciaMarch 31, 2008 at 6:24 AM

    may we all live to be as old and as jolly as she is :) with just as many apos and apos sa tuhod.

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  13. Jemi AquinoApril 7, 2008 at 9:18 PM

    grannies are the coolest things.

    thanks, neen.

    HUGS,
    jemi

    p.s. will try to look for her when i go to cubao.

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