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Dear Kuya Spartacus,

Hi and 'low! How are you? We receive your letters everyday, and sometimes not so everyday of the week, but we still receive it somehow. How is your work as a engineer in Cebu City? We are all excited and proud to know that you are a engineer now in the City of Cebu.

Every one of us all including Nanay, Tatay, Tiyo Densio, Lola Conchita, Lolo Bembol, Manang Mely, Manang Cely, Manang Fely, Manang Lily, Manoy Hector, Manoy Benhur, Manoy Moses, Dodong Achilles, Dodong Apollo and our youngest sisters Lita, Tita, Bonita, Emelita, Conchita, Purita, Angelita, Pilita, Sampaguita, Sophia, Dulcita, and little Maria are all in happiness for you!!! Yes! in Happenis. And of course, your youngest brother, that’s me, and I am so happy for you.

You know, the neighbors are so much happy too. Because they are now have a neighbor who is a engineer. Manoy Orlando who have two sons who are captain in a boat of their own said that a engineer is important as a captain of a boat. And Nanay is always saying to the neighbors and to our relatives and to our other neighbors in the other sitios and barangays, "Imagine, my son is a engineer! Yes, yes! He is a sanitary engineer!"

Thank you very much of appreciation of my English skillls. My teachers are all verry proud of myself too because I am the top student in our class in English. Madam Florida will keep on saying that I can be a writer as good as Tiyo Densio, who was his student. Tiyo Densio is a good writer and he is earning very much money at the barangay hall as a clerk and typewriter and you and I all know. Madam Florida say that I can be better than Tiyo Densio and I can work in the Capitol. I am so excitement! When I’m graduate in high school, I will go there in Cebu City an apply to the Capitol.

First things first. Nanay is asking if you see Esteban before you leave for the city. It has been six months since you left and Nanay is worried that Esteban is been stolen already. Tatay is angry because he is thinking that Asiong the butcher in the market steal Esteban, to ihaw and sell him in the market.

How are you, Manong? Do you know that Isabel is looking for you to write a letter? She is not know your address so I give your address and signature and then she will write a letter. She said I will be giving you the letter included in this letter envelope. She is missing you, daw. So much. When do you want to come home. She keeps asking the question everyday of the week and the month. She is always remembering the two of you when you were small that you play a lot in their house, in the sapa, and in the basakan. She say the you are her best friend together with Jennebel and Danika.

Uy, Manong Spartacus, did you know now that Isabel is have a daughter? Yes, he have a daughter! But no husband. Señor Abito, her father is angry and Juliana, the mother of Isabel is crying and not happy at all. Señor Abito is calling all his men from the Hacienda Isabela and all the barangay Tanod to look for the man who is pregnant with Isabel. Señor Abito is ask to tell you and ask if you know the guy because he know that you and Isabel and close and childhood friends and that you can guess who is making Isabel a pregnant.


I have to go now. Nanay wants to pray the Rosary na. Alwasy pray, Kuya, ha.




Yours truly,
Dodong.