7th post We Filipinos Are Mild Drinkers

Alejandro R. Roces

Alejandro R. Roces (Alejandro Reyes Roces) b. Manila 13 July 1924. Fictionist, essayist. He is the son of Rafael Roces and Inocencia Reyes. He is the brother to visual artist and writer Alfredo Roces. He is married to Irene Viola with whom he has a daughter. He finished grade school and high school at the Ateneo de Manila. He earned his bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from the State University of Arizona, where his “We Filipinos are Mild Drinkers” won in a university- sponsored literary contest. He finished his master's degree from Far Eastern University, where he later served as head of the English and dean of the Institute of Arts and Sciences. He was a captain in Marking's Guerillas. He was a secretary; he drew the nation's attention to the importance of folk customs and festivals. For a time, he ran a column in the Manila Chronicle, and in the Manila Times called “Roses and Thorns.” He was the former president of the Manila Bulletin. He now runs a column in the Philippine Star.

WE Filipinos are mild drinkers. We drink for only three good reasons. We drink when we are very happy. We drink when we are very sad. And we drink for any other reason. its about this american soldier who was bragging about his drinking habits. then he met an old farmer who offered him a drink in a coconut shell. by the third fill, he admitted that filipinos were mild drinkers.

WE FILIPINOS ARE MILD DRINKERS!!!! ;)