When I grow old I want to be like Lolo Marcelo Hostallero
Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter. -- Mark Twain (RIP Lolo Marcelo, He was 105 years old) On our tour of Chavayan in Sabtang Island, Batanes we had a pit stop in the house of Lolo Marcelo Hostallero, who at 104 years old is still a strong, able bodied man. He is quite a local celebrity as everyone who goes on a tour has to stop by Lolo Marcelo's abode and do a meet and greet with the jolly centenarian. I don't know if I will reach Lolo Marcelo's age or even half of it but I do hope that I will be like him when I am old and gray. I don't want to be like those old folks who suffer dementia and do not remember the people around them. When we had a refreshing drink of buko (coconut) juice courtesy of Lolo Marcelo's daughter, Nanay Tiding, there was a joke that the buko juice was the secret to his long life. Gay Backpacker (that's her beside Lolo Marcelo) and I quipped that we were just aiming to reach at l...