7 July 1943
[Describing the UST Education Building:] The corridor benches … are mostly occupied by old men, holding forth on the latest gossip… [in the foyer] clouds… Read More »7 July 1943
Paul Esmérian
18 Jan. 1942
Yesterday afternoon, towards six o’clock, I’m coming back from a short walk with Colia [Nicholas Balfour] and as I approach the house I see Redfern,… Read More »18 Jan. 1942
17 Jan. 1942
Nothing to report. Yesterday afternoon, went to see our neighbor and landlord, Mr R. [Redfern, either RichardJames or Frederick Ralph]. He’s a British subject but… Read More »17 Jan. 1942
16 Jan. 1942
Yesterday returned to Santo Tomas taking some provisions for Angela [Templer]. Very depressing. Queued endlessly among the Filipinos, in the heat and dust. Impossible to… Read More »16 Jan. 1942
14 January 1942
An eventful day. Until ten o’clock nothing unusual. Market, breakfast, cleaning the house. At ten o’clock Betty [Lander] receives a telephone call from one of… Read More »14 January 1942
12 Jan. 1942
Nothing new that concerns me. A simple life, a novelty for me, divided between the market, cleaning up of the garbage, and working in the… Read More »12 Jan. 1942
10 Jan. 1942
If it didn’t bode so threateningly for the future, the new situation would be highly comical. In front of the BayView Hotel, where “third parties”… Read More »10 Jan. 1942
8 Jan. 1942
Still in Santa Ana. A little surprised still to be free. This morning L.R. [Le Roch, the French Consul] comes to seeAnne and is not… Read More »8 Jan. 1942
5 Jan. 1942
This morning, to market, on the other side of the river. Fish, pork, few vegetables, no rice. No Japanese soldiers.Calm day. The evenings are exquisite,… Read More »5 Jan. 1942