I believe I haven't talk about where I grew up. I'm not really sure whether you're interested about it or not, but in case if you do... well I guess it won't hurt for me to share you the very place that I love and hate on a particular day. Just a disclaimer... Don't expect me to tell you it's exact location for, again I want to preserve my anonymity.
Villa Mendoza is a subdivison somewhere in Sucat, Paranaque City. It's a small, modest and quiet subdivision that is composed of only three streets. I can definitely assure you that you'll never get lost here, simply because there's only one way for you to get in and out of it. If I am to picture our location on a bird's eyeview perspective, it looks like a small dragon fly whose wings and legs are either detached or cut off. And we live just in between its eyes, which is but a five-minute walk from the tip of its tail. (sorry for the small "riddle-me-this" statement. I think I've given enough hints already ^_^'). I tried using Google Maps to find its exact location and for someone who knew the place for so long, it honestly took me a while to find it.
Our house isn't actually grand mansion or anything similar to it. It is a small and cozy "greened" bungalow. I say it's greened because my Dad wanted it toa make feel more at home by planting random forms of flora. We used to have dogs once, but since the subdivision is secure, and the doors to our abode are heavily bolted, we feel we don't need for one (I've always wanted a cat though, but Dad won't permit it. But that's another story ^_^').
Our house built strategically, that we never experienced floodwater from entering the house. In case if you do not know, Paranaque is near sea level, and a network of rivers and creeks "divide" the whole land which makes it more susceptible to floods. when struck by heavy rains. We're blessed that we haven't experienced moving our belongings to higher ground like the others living near the creekside area.
The people at our subdivision came from all walks of life. You'd know it from the way either from their parked cars along the street, how frequent they go outside their homes, or how their houses are built. But all of them are friendly and accomodating (except for a couple of people who wanted no participation on any of the subdivision activities). Kids have the freedom to go out and run along the streets, though that still depends on which part of the subdivision they are playing. By that, I meant the locally-owned Philippine Rice Hounds ("askal" or "asong kalye" in short) patrolling on some parts that happen to be extremely territorial. I'm saying this because even though that the subdivision is small, there are still areas that are unoccupied and you can only tell that by the tall cogon grass that covers them.
I have lived in that area for more or less 25 years now. I learned how to ride a bike, had my first bike accident, bitten by aggressive dogs, fell in and out of love, and grew up with the local kids who now assume the role of drinking and smoking buddies. I have to admit that even though that a small, simple, and quiet subdivision like Villa Mendoza that's so unheard of to most of the citizens in Paranaque city, this location happened to leave a mark on my personality as a citizen of this sort-of place, and my main haven ^_^'
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