Wednesday, May 04, 2005

Suklayin to Suklayin

Yesterday, i posted a note about the Quezon's farm in Arayat, Pampanga that was also named Caledian like the place in Baler. I read it on MLQ3's Inquirer column. Poppo Olag emailed me more information:

You bet, the name of the Quezon’s Hacienda in Arayat were not only Kaledian but on the other side was Suklayin. We lived in the farm from 1940 until the outbreak of World War II. Tata Manuel was in charge of Kaledian Farm, while Mang Tomas Ranillo was in charge of Suklayin Farm. Tatay was in charge of the construction of Mt. Arayat National Park. Nonong and I used to climb the Ratilis tree at the back of their house. That was the good old days. We walked back to Baler from Arayat in 1942 when everything quieted down. And, where we settled down? Back to Suklayin!

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