Comment on COLLEGE DAYS..part 1 ( submitted by Longwaybye)

He-he, yep, I always look back to my own college days in Manila whenever I meet some problems, and yep when I was in the US I always looked back to Manila days and the problems would then seem trivial.

First world countries are spoiled, as one nurse said, after attending a medical mission in Africa.

Thus, I now try to live life like I did in college. Of course, it helps the mind to know I now have some money to spare, but at the risk of being spoiled I dont indulge in what many would call now necessaries.

Life was simple back and college, but it was the fondest and most significant of memories. You never know life till you suffer.

I dont own a bed now, I sleep on the floor. I slept on the floor in manila during college, in a cramped room along with four others, yes right along pedro gil, we called it herran then.

I dont own a car, dont buy digitals, and I cook my food the firewood way.

Yes, I do frequent the movies, like in College.

It is not that I hate modern stuff, but I like to remember the good old days, and really youll find that life is so much easier, and enjoyable, when youve got few things in ownership, and few things to worry about.

I got spoiled when I was in the US too. When I came home after studying there and working there for several years, I wanted the same comforts here in the Philippines. the same cleanliness, the same convenience, the same efficiency, the same Fairness and Justice.

Which made me miserable, of course, given the state of things here.

So after only about a year, i went back to the US, this time aiming for good. But, after several years, i remembered college, and how hard life was in Manila, yet how sweet and satisfying!

I hurried home, and ever since I made my home at home, leaving only for a month or so to visit  and relive memories of my days abroad.

But I always find myself wanting to wake up on the floor, at 5am, to chop firewood.....