Transistor and blankie

Memory Served: Sometime between 1975 and 1982, Makati City

Thoughts of rain flooded me, as similarly, Metro Manila and many other places are experiencing deluge and flooding.

Particular to this 1970's classic from Apo Hiking Society, "Pumapatak na Naman ang Ulan," with the song I recall visuals of my parents' small transistor radio (scratchy reception and tunog lata) and my favorite blanket (I'm not sure now if it's my only). It must be the lines, "Mabuti pa kaya, matulog ka na lang, matulog nang mahimbing." After all, a cancelled playtime in our apartment complex's courtyard due to rains usually meant me getting sent upstairs to take a nap.

Reviewing the lyrics now, this song is pretty strange, very seventies adult tambay strange. And only three pieces of 10-centavo coins for the public payphone, if you can believe that.


[This post is antedated: 20180726]