When i went to college, most of my classmates who were city residents, used to call me "tagabukid" which means, somebody from the mountain.I don't blame them because if i have to describe the place where i grew up, that's actually it; there's nothing more you can see other than mountains and a river though its not really like in the middle of a forest where Tarzan lives in.Our place is just like other provinces, Rural where till these days, uncivilization still takes place.

As what i remember, it was year 2004 when the "bario" (county) got connected with electricity.They didnt have to use gas lamps anymore because they can already use flourescent bulbs which makes better light than a gas lamp.
It's hard to live in a place where theres no electricity connection because you are not gonna enjoy much playing in the dark specially when you are a kid who likes to play outside during night time.When i was a kid, me and my friends only play outside when it's full moon.We used to play tag and chase game.It was so much fun as i remember!

Another thing that we used to not have that time even till now i guess, probably, is the bathroom.People just go somewhere far from the house like some woody area and get to own a place and make it their bathroom.They use newspapers for cleaning up.I remember one time when i was 7 or 8 years old, i was with my late grandpa.We were trying to go to that public bathroom in the woods but my grandpa didn't made it to the destination point, so what he did, he just sat on one side of the road and covered up his face with that newspaper and did what he was supposed to do without paying attention to those cars and jeepneys full of passengers passing by who surely have seen his business out there.One line that i can't forget he said that time was" it's the face who feels shame not the butt".

My family are still living in the province until now.They don't want to leave that place and move somewhere else because as what they said, that's the place where they were born and raised and the memories that they had there were unforgettable.
They now have better stuffs these days than before though. Before we only get to watch shows in a black and white television connected to a car battery for the power but now, they even have a bigger size colored tv., etc.
As time passes by, the place slowly gets civilized though until now, they still don't have that bathroom thing, hehe.
I remember when i took my fiance, now my husband, there in my parent's house during a fiesta celebration one time on his first visit.He had to go to the bathroom but of course, we don't have a bathroom so even if it was really embarrassing for me but i still got to tell him to just pee at the back of the house where nobody can see him.Golly, my face was all red that time, i mean, i never thought of any consequences before i took him there.I thought i should've asked him to use the bathroom in the hotel before taking him to my parents house.Now, what??? it was already late, but i was thankful because he was so nice and understanding like he didn't even care doing that.

So pretty much it.I guess the lesson from that experience is...not to be ashame on whoever/whatever you are and wherever you're from because we're all the same human being and in everything we do or anywhere we live in there's always something that we can learn which makes us a better person.