Friday 5 #1

1. Of television programs that aired before you were born, what’s your favorite? Mork and Mindy
   
2. What person of historical significance was from your neighborhood or city? Andres Bonifacio
   
3. What’s a story that’s often been told about someone in your family in the years before you came along? My great grandfather going to school as a grade 1 student and being transferred to grade 2 after recess. He finished grade six by the end of the school year, eventhough he came in halfway through the current year already.That's actually a true story. My great grandfather was already a widower when he went to a traditional school because he was home schooled. So when he went to work as the assistant to the town mayor, he was asked to go to school so he could get a "formal diploma".
   
4. Which of previous generations’ dumb mistakes (in deed or thought) baffles you the most? I'm assuming that the question is more in general terms like - all the people who thought that automobiles will never replace horse-driven carriages were really dumb. However, for something a bit closer to home: the same great grandfather above, allegedly either gambled away or gave away the family fortune to charity, leaving his children with no choice but to walk barefoot to school. Purportedly, my grandmother's family used to own most of the town of Lobo in Batangas and Verde Island.
   
5. What aspect of life in the good old days would you love to see a return to? Having an allowance? =)