George Manlangit

The past few days have been almost surreal to me.
Saturday morning, Margie and Gerald Lu picked us up for a rendezvous with Ramon and Juvy Gabaldon at the Mall of Asia.  The Lu’s were my wife’s college buddies from way back and happened to get to be good friends with them as they come to [...]

It’s been almost a week since Father’s day, but today I had a chance to come visit my father after almost 10 years.
Papa has been supportive with most of my endeavor.  On my childhood days, I used to go to his hardware store and learn the business.  I used to stay on weekends helping out [...]

Paco, Manila.
This is where I grew up.  Going back to this place almost took me on a course back to the past.
This was were, as a boy, I could remember walking the streets with flip flops to my father’s hardware store bringing him Mandaring cod (Lapu-lapu) on misua (a fookien rice noodle) soup, or maybe [...]

Monterey Park, east of LA has been home for me for the past 20 yrs.  This time I returned home to my roots, Manila.
Last 23th, we departed from LAX for Manila on a much needed vacation and family time together away from the usual daily grind.  It’s been almost 10 years for me since I [...]