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Look what my awesome brother sent to me!! He also sent 4 jars of Walkerswood Jamaican Jerk Sauce, 2 tins of Reese’s Peanut Butter mini cups, and 3 jars of Truvia! His package arrived at the same time as my Mom’s, which had 2 boxes of Reese’s Puffs, a jar of Reese’s Peanut Butter, and a whole bunch of peanut butter cups! 😎 But for me, this book was the grand prize I’d been eagerly awaiting! 1 jar of jerk sauce died on the way over. Glass, ya know. Postal guys are like gorillas with a Samsonite Suitcase sometimes. But 3 out of 4 survival rate ain’t 1/2 bad. #alfredwmccoy #politicsofheroin #musthavebooks #hardtofindbooks #reeseespuffs #reeseespeanutbuttercups #reeseespeanutbutter #christmascameearly #ciadrugtrafficking #bookstagram (at 滋賀県 琵琶湖) https://www.instagram.com/p/CW7GQKKJ_fn/?utm_medium=tumblr

[readnowsleeplater]

A bit of this book is about my maternal grandfather, Lolo "Pito", Col. Jose M. Mendoza (PMA '40). Some of it is from his notebooks, other passages taken from interviews. There's even a passage about the aftermath of the Battle of Bataan. Reading his words, I can still hear his voice telling stories... The funny nicknames each of his brothers in arms had, and how they used to address each other as "Cavalier". My mama mentioned the book on Facebook last week, so of course I had to order one. To me, he was my best pal (aside from Papa, of course), my hopscotch competitor, my book addiction enabler. We'd walk to Orange Julius or 31 Flavors (Coney Island? I forget the name, now) every day for a snack. We'd feed the giant carp in the pond at Greenhills/Shoppesville/Virra Mall. We'd ride the carousel. At night, he would let me poke the moles on his wrinkly skin (I called them "pasas", raisins, because that's what they looked like!) until I fell asleep. We had all manner of inside jokes. He was such a character. I miss him so much. #closerthanbrothers #alfredwmccoy #philippinemilitaryacademy #josemmendoza