Back to Manila
Saturday, March 12
The next morning that I was able to call my son David and find the Joshua Joseph Haldeman had been born on March 10. He and his mother Karen were doing well.
I shared the news with my roommate, Marie. When I came into the dining room late for breakfast the next morning, our group began singing “For She’s a Jolly Good Fellow,” and they congratulated me on my new grandson.
That evening our group was invited to the Bussers’ apartment in the Makati area of Manila. The Philippine artifacts and furniture collected by the Bussers in their five years in Manila were combined for charming effect. Bill had a display of some of his shell collection. The view across the Makati Commercial Center to Manila Bay at sunset was unforgettable.