Something Went Really Wrong Here

Elmer and I were browsing old photos and found these. I really find these boys really, really, really cute and so adorable. I jokingly, carelessly uttered, "Ano nang nangyari sa mga batang 'to?" Elmer replied, "'Yung isa nasa LA, 'yung isa andito oh!" with his thumb and forefinger placed under his chin aka the Mr. Pogi pose. ^_^

I teased him about how he looks so differently now from that photo of him when he was five years old. "Ang cute kaya nung nasa picture kaya hindi ikaw 'yun." "Survivor ka ba ng isang grabeng aksidente?" "Magpapapalit ka na lang ng mukha, bakit naman 'yan pa ang pinili mo?" Despite my teasing him, I know deep inside him, he was feeling proud that he was ONCE a cute li'l boy. And he kept saying that it was him who looked like Nikki and Calli when they were still babies. 

Li'l Elmer Jr. (top) + his cousin Li'l Julna Jr. (bottom), Philippine Military Academy Fort Del Pilar, Circa 1988

Class '78 Makatarungan and Class '83 Matikas sons hanging out with then first class cadets

Elmer told me the story behind these photos. These cadets were roaming around PMA caroling. This photo was taken when they dropped by Elmer's uncle's (then still Marine Captain, now retired Brigadier General) quarter in PMA. Some of them are now Majors, Lt. Colonels, Colonels or...dead. (God bless their souls.)

I always tease Elmer about calling them "General Problem", Julna Jr. being a Brigadier General's problem and Elmer Jr. being a Commodore's problem. Look at them in the photos. Parang ansusutil lang! But I must say, cute naman talaga nila...noon. ^_^

You might say that I'm being harsh to Elmer. I'll make you agree with me by adding this photo of him now. ^_^

Nyak!

Huge difference on the looks before and now, eh? Whatcha think? Am I just being harsh on him? ^_^

Ciao!