January 15, 1942
Ignorance is really bliss. Walked right into the American concentration camp in Santo Tomas, without knowing the Japanese prohibited such visits. Saw old friends: Sam… Read More »January 15, 1942
Ignorance is really bliss. Walked right into the American concentration camp in Santo Tomas, without knowing the Japanese prohibited such visits. Saw old friends: Sam… Read More »January 15, 1942
Seventeen offences punishable by death have been announced by the Japanese Commander-in-Chief. Some of them: rebellion, spreading false rumors, espionage, misguiding Japanese troops, stealing military… Read More »January 14, 1942
Heard a good one. The sentry at the intersection of Avenida Rizal and Azcarraga grabbed a man for not bowing when he was near the… Read More »January 13, 1942
The course of history is a cycle. The present becomes past and the past returns to the present. The future is something forever to be… Read More »January 12, 1942
What is a diary? Webster’s dictionary says it is a “a register of daily events or transactions; a journal.” With me, it is something different.… Read More »January 11, 1942
Meeting from 5 p.m. till late in the evening with the Industrial Committee of the Japanese Army. The members of the Committee are Mr. Abe… Read More »January 10, 1942
Talked to an officer whose troops were cut off from the main body of the USAFFE retreating to Bataan. He said the MacArthur strategy in… Read More »January 9, 1942
Woke up early this morning. Inspected our bodegas. One warehouseman was not there. The bodega could not be opened. The Japanese Military Administration authorized at… Read More »January 7, 1942
Learning to use and to cook native vegetables. My boast always: “I shall never have to cook.” Studied as many vocational subjects as possible in… Read More »Tuesday, January 6, 1942