Inay Toneng was a very funny lady. I was fortunate enough to have been raised by her in the Philippines. I was such a cheeky little chatterbox when I was little, but she never ran out of stories or got tired of telling me stories. Mama Osang loved her so dearly.
One of my favorite stories about Inay Toneng has to be when she taught me improvised "ice skating" in the Philippines, sans the ice.
I told her I wanted to ice skate like the people on American t.v., so she came up with a plan. She asked me to get two bunots/coconut husks, and some floor wax. It wasn't long before I was "ice skating" across the wooden floor. I was going so slow that I'm pretty sure a turtle could've passed me up, but it was so much fun!! I fell a lot, but it didn't seem to hurt as much because Inay was such a great cheerleader and coach. She told me to get right back up and that I could do it.
I ended up taping the bunot to my feet, which I later found out wasn't such a great idea. The adhesive was so sticky, it was like ripping a bandaid off. After my crying fit, Inay suggested I wear socks BEFORE taping my feet to the bunot. Hehe.
Take care for now.
Thea
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