A Part Of Me

My trip back home was not a needed respite from work. I did my spring cleaning or so should I say, winter cleaning and packed all the most important memorabilia I could keep, as much as the boxes provided can hold.

The mugs alone stashed in two kitchen cupboards were brimming with stories of friendships, of gratitude and regrets. They were kept not for their purposes but to remind me of their worth as moments to ponder. While I took each and one of them to be wrapped, I cannot but be brought to my past.

With all the cleaning I did, I found some of my many first, gadget wise. They were mostly given to me by an affluent aunt. They were working many years ago but with the storage period, they are now just displays of my past.

Bicycle Light with Radio

AM/FM Radio

Instamatic Camera

Scientific Calculator

I was able to keep these four as they were displayed randomly around the house. I do not recall my first mobile phone but I remember having this humongous tower like phone as a handheld one. I gave away the first TV and Stereo set I had, a 14 inch tube and a big four deck stereo made of hard plastic, China brand.

These had served their purposes when they were new and had been worthwhile to have. They gave me some comfort and the people around me were even jealous of what I had. Anyway, I am posting them to document my past. I live in the now, but I owe a lot of my learning from my past.