28 February 2013
Grace’s parents
arrived here in Manila a little before midnight on Tuesday. They seem to be
settling into a routine here quite nicely. We have a busy next few days in
store for them: Grace and I will be competing in the Ateneo Aquathlon (a short
swim and run) that we signed up for mainly as a way to keep us motivated in the
pool. It will be quite interesting. We’ve also been invited back up to Antipolo
on Sunday afternoon for dinner, so we’re looking forward to that.
One of our
friends here gave us a copy of the 1981 TV version of Brideshead Revisited. Grace and I have watched a few episodes so far
and we really enjoy it. Most of the story is set in early 1920s England and the
show does a great job of portraying that era. We’ve already seen a London cabaret
scene set in 1923 that, as far as I can tell from my research, does a great job
of depicting what these places were actually like. I found a youtube clip that
shows part of this scene. Note how the band starts playing “Yes We Have NoBananas” at 4:27. This was a really big hit in 1923, even in the Philippines.
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