TY - BOOK AU - Ong,Bob AU - Abrigo,Freely TI - The boy with a snake in his schoolbag: a memoir from Manila (or something like that) SN - 9780804855211 AV - FIC ONG2022 U1 - FIC On58 2022 PY - 2022///] CY - Tokyo, Rutland, Vermont PB - Tuttle Publishing KW - Ong, Bob KW - Students KW - Philippines KW - Manila KW - Biography KW - Classroom environment KW - Anecdotes KW - Authors, Filipino KW - 20th century KW - fast KW - Childhood and youth of a person KW - Social conditions KW - autobiographies (literary works) KW - aat KW - Autobiographies KW - Biographies KW - Essays KW - lcgft KW - rvmgf N1 - Originally published as: Abnkkbsnpla ko? : mga kuwentong chalk. Makati City : Visual Print Enterprises, ©2001 N2 - "This collection of warm and humorous essays candidly chronicles the author's experiences growing up in the Marcos-era Manila of the 1980s. He casts a satirical and nostalgic eye on the events of everyday student life, such as fighting for a seat in a classroom with limited chairs; munching on Nutribuns (nutrient-enriched UNICEF bread sent to developing countries); and having his sister discover a 20-inch rubber snake in his schoolbag; taking part in a disastrous school production of Star Wars; and finally, against all odds, becoming a teacher himself"-- ER -