Family
Background
Rodel was the fifth in a family of seven (four
girls and three boys). Born of a caring, solicitous mother and
a hardworking father, Rodel could have acquired our Mom's aggressiveness
and daring frankness in dealing with people. From our Dad, his
persistence for whatever he did, his cool demeanor, and peevish reaction
to insincere persons. Rodel, liked our Dad, adhered to the maxim that
"honesty is the best policy".
At an early age, as my Dad and Mom clearly remembered, Rodel showed
a flair for arts: to draw, to act and to sing. With pencil
on hand, he would doodle from anything that struck his childish fancy.
Rodel's early love for arts spurred his resolve to be an entertainer.
He would strum the guitar or would tinker with the home piano. The sound
of music continuously rang in his ears refreshing his whole being like
wafts of fresh air in hot summer days.
Rodel
in the middle (top photo); front (right photo).
When we were kids, our parents took us
for outing almost every weekend.
