wow wowie!

Wowie or Rowel Torralba, was one of my interesting students at MSS. Just last Saturday night, I met him at the Ipil Plaza. One of my friends told him that I was at the park, so he came to see me. Yesterday at the Palid Beach, while we (my students at WMSU-Ipil) were preparing our food (we were having a party), I saw Wowie washing something (I thought it was fish) at the shoreline. Soon enough I called him up and he approached me. He invited me for a drink with his Uncle and cousin.

Looking back, Rowel was like a kuya to his classmates. One thing that I would remember about him is his skill in guitar playing. He even composed a song for Mama Mary and his batch sang it during their graduation. Wowie got a friend "Puti" or Marvin whose foster parents were also close to Rowel. He called Marvin's mother "mama" and later I caller in the same manner. Marvin's house at Palid made me often go to Palid with Wowie. One time, we were sailing on a small vinta and took a swim at the coral reef. It was a very nice experience, seeing a variety of live corals in their vibrant hues. The water was very clean too. How I wish to go back there for another snorkeling.

The Wowie now, is a someone earning for his living. He is a trainee for PNP and at the moment assigned here in Ipil. He told me that he will be assigned later to Tungawan, a 30 - minute away drive from Ipil. But as we talked yesterday, I felt the same Wowie that I used to know. A big dreamer but at the same time, content with what he could possibly have. He is one Spinolanian who will forever be remembered.