My
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernesto Ventura, have always been very proud about
being Filipinos (Ilocanos). They make sure that my siblings and I remember
our roots, and are proud of who we are and where we came from - San Juan,
Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Moving to the U.S.A. at an early age, I have adjusted
and learned the American ways. Simultaneously, I have kept the values that
were taught to me by my parents and grand parents. All my life, I have
been proud to say, "Yes, I was born in a little town called San Juan, Ilocos
Sur, and I practice the Pilipino/Ilocano culture."
Anne
V. Ventura
San Francisco,
CA, USA
(Aug. 8, 2001)
Very Nice!
I am really proud to be a Lapoguenia!
Jenny
Argel Piedad
Honolulu,
Hawaii, USA
(July 13,
2001)
Wow! This
web page is so wonderful! It feels so good to be able to look back on our
past, our roots... It may not provide the complete picture of our town,
but it has helped me to begin to appreciate our town and her people. I
am so thankful because you have devoted much of your time to give people
like me the opportunity to start knowing my roots. I want you to know that
it makes me so proud to know that a part of me is Lapoguenio! Thank you,
and more power! I congratulate you for all your efforts!
Joma
Excel Guerrero Bravo
(June 24,
2001)
I
enjoy visiting this page. Sometimes it makes me feel homesick and sometimes
it just gives me great pleasure just to look at it. I remember things that
I did as a little girl when I was growing up in Lapog. I learned a lot
from this page, especially facts that happened in Lapog. I've forgotten
about the massacre incident in Barbar, San Juan, Ilocos Sur, but after
seeing this page, it made me remember what happened at that time. And also
when I saw the picture of Pikkang Falls it reminded me when I was a little
girl. I said to myself... I slept on that side of the falls. And now I'm
very proud to show my Canadian friends where I came from in the Philippines.
They are very curious when I show them what I took by video cam/pictures
when I went home for a holiday. Thanks for sharing this page to fellow
Lapoguenios as well as other peoples of the world.
Narcy
de la Cruz
Canada
(Jan. 15,
2001)
Thank you
for the beautiful webpage. It is nice to be able to show my husband
a part of my roots.
Nina
Marie Guzman-Haynes
USA
(July 6, 2000)
Ang
galing! It was great to know we can now get the feel of home on the Internet
...we were so excited to see all about it...such a fantastic idea!!
I am sure it brought a lot of good old memories to everyone who hasn't
been home for a while. I loved 'the good old days' section ... (congratulations
for a job very well done..). We hope to see a lot more happening
in the 'Lapog webpages'.
Oliva
Ema Lagasca-Balagot
Melbourne,
Australia
(July 2, 2000)
This is superb.
At least for now, Lapoguenos around the world can access basic information
about our town at the click of the mouse.
Growen
F. Viloria
Metro Manila,
Philippines
(June 25,
2000)
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