No MGC yet, but Lola is in

Finding M.G.C. Project finally commenced June 2, 2007 by embarking myself to a four-day stay in Pangasinan's San Carlos City. The mission: to re-establish contact with the Cayabyabs and understand my paternal origin.

Initial phase of this personal project involves identifying relay contact persons who happen to live near my mother's birthplace (see redmark129). One of them was MGC's first cousin who brokered a meet up with my father's oldest aunt who now lives in Dagupan (redmark005-010).

The aunt, 70, who asked to be called Lola provided limited, but nevertheless a wealth of information about MGC. It's unfortunate though that MGC is currently out of the country. Still, the conversation was indeed a turning point in my life.

Lola also got to meet my mom (redmark015). She later revealed she herself had already made steps similar to my project. Since we have to consider certain factors involving characters in the project, Lola agreed to deliberately help me once MGC comes back to the country. "Be prepared. You're just a call away," she said.

No sappy melodramas here please. But in the mean time, abangan na lang ang susunod na kabanata as I wait for that important phone call.

For side trips, below are other images that made my stay colorful, a glimpse of simplelife in the barrio.