Nostalgia Volume 3: Remembering the Streets of Manila by Chona S. Trinidad

Excerpt from the Introduction by Rosalindo L. Orosa: "Nostalgia: Remembering the Streets of Manila" is a compilation of columns the keenly perceptive journalist Chona S. Trinidad has written for "Women's Journal" through six-and-a half years. Chona's childhood memories reflect her high social status, rigid moral standards and Spanish orientation. From these vantage points or perspectives, Chona writes on virtually every aspect of Filipino life; in meticulous detail, she describes how we speak, worship, shop, eat, cook, commute, beautify ourselves, rear children,entertain, treat the elderly, and so on. To add depth and dimension to her observations, Chona often equates facets of our mod of living with those of Americans, Europeans or other Asians. Her views consistently shift from "the then" to "the now," stressing how our mores, practices, customs--"social graces and refinements"--traditions, attitudes, beliefs ceaselessly evolve. The book's widely diverse, illuminating insights will be of interest to academicians--sociologists, researchers, analysts of human behavior. Similarly , the wealth of information will be of immense interest to sundry non-academicians--parents, students, society matrons, athletes, executives, office workers and other professionals. The older readers will empathize with Chona as she harks back to "the good old days," the younger ones will realize, hopefully how they themselves have instigated abrasive changes in our mores and conventions...


Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Tomas Publishing House (January 1, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 233 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9715065058
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9715065054