BBCNEWS This Cultural Life June 4, 2024 15:36:00
We were also bad losers anyway. just mentioning that time, you mentioned the barios, those were districts, but impoverished districts? yes, marginalised a bit, on the outskirts, although... everyone had a free education. if you wanted to become a lawyer, there was a way for you. if you wanted to become a ballet dancer, there was a way for you. money was not an issue, and that was the communist way of getting by, and so it was pretty much tucked away in the outskirts of our bario. i used to take three buses to get to school, that's how far it was, i used to wake up at 5:00 in the morning, but i...