Patok na Patok!

This 1982 footage was taped from "Patok na Patok", a variety show on PTV-4 hosted by Ariel Ureta. UP Zoological Society members guested on the show to promote a fundraising activity, the premiere of the movie, "The Earthling." (Back in the 80's, student dance groups can actually guest on TV shows to plug their events.) My sister, Ate MaryRose was part of the UPZS dance group that's why we really HAD to tape it at home then using our top-loading, humongous Sony Betamax! [applause]



That's Tet Yuvienco, Helen Sabas, Mary Rose Alcaneses, Edwin Lagera, Danny Dimalanta and Rene Francia (mga kagalang-galang na doktor na po ngayon!). Actually, there's another segment of the show where they took part in the games. I'll post it some other time :)

Hope they don't kill me for uploading this for the whole world to see, hehe. Hey, it's rare, archival, genuine [gee-nu-wayn] 80's video :) 25 years old. Silver Jubilarian.

Remembering Daddy

Jose S. Alcañeses
January 18, 1932-June 5, 2006

Buhok mo'y Budji

My apologies to the owner of the original picture (or whoever uploaded it in one of the 80's retro site). Nasobrahan ang 80's fever ko because of our May 18 party-- had to find out how my family would look like if we had THE BIG HAIR :)

That's Jed (in stripes), me (with glasses), and Addy (little girl in red).

O di ba, bagay!! Haha

The return of the Space Hopper

A few months ago, I saw a familiar old toy at Debenham's: the SPACE HOPPER! Wow so retro, hahaha! [scan/search <- hindi na rewind! :)] Flashback early 70's. Daddy's pasalubong from London. That bright orange rubber "jumper" with a funny face that looks like some unknown animal or an alien (hehe kangaroo pala yon, sabi ng isang website!). Jump! Jump! Jump! Uy, how fun...o sige na nga, dahil "hopper" daw yon, Hop! Hop! Hop! ...with a British accent. Ate MaryRose was probably around 7 or 8 years old then. Me, around 4 or 5. The Alcaneses kids would take turns hopping (uyy mabait daw kami! hehe plastic! actually, we used to fight about it too). We'd make all sorts of stunts with it. The boys would try to dribble it or invent ways to play with it except to hop. I remember falling lots of times because somehow, sometimes the hopper would bounce back instead of forward! But I guess that's all part of the fun.

Our Space Hopper didn't last long for my youngest sister, Debbie to remember and enjoy (she was born in 1972). One of the handles was torn apart and the dirtied rubber eventually deflated.

I should post Ate MaryRose's pic with our dear old Space Hopper (I remember it was taken in front of Daddy's quarters at the Rizal Municipal compound) but couldn't find that photo anymore.

I never saw a Space Hopper in so many years (at least the same one with that Muttley-ish face). It's totally unknown to my next generation cousins who are mostly 80's kids. Actually, this toy made so much mark in our family memories, but I really don't know if this was ever popular here in the Philippines. Popular or not, the Space Hopper is back and I was just so delighted to see a piece of my childhood again.

Umm... type kaya ni Addy? :)

It's Soo 80's

Come to my blog's launch on Friday, May 18 haha :)

This is a teaser I compiled for It's Soo 80's Dance Party, presented by our high school class of '83: