MISSING GRANDPA

Mi abuelito has always been a sharp dresser. Growing up, I have seen him in his Bespoke suits paired with perfectly folded pocket squares, fine silk ties, and a collection of brogues, cap toes and monk straps in black, brown and tan enough to make any man envious.


(Here’s a photo of mi abuelito, Fabian Alvarez Bucoy Sr. with the original Wonder Woman, Lynda Carter taken during the 1984 summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He was an official judge (Weightlifting). And oh, check out that pocket square!)

ON MENSWEAR AND 30 MODEL SET CARDS LATER

It has been a week since I last posted.

Friday, The unofficial end of my week. NOT! Three tropical typhoons, 30 model set cards and a stampede of workload after, I am still at my desk trying to figure out how this online time entry works.



On the brighter side, my day was punctuated by a copy of the broadsheet my friend sent via courier with the article I wrote a few weeks back on menswear and getting it right. Hah!

I still have another article due y mi día no ha terminado todavía! Can someone get me a glass of martini!

Anyone?

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY

To my mom who has managed to still look chic while raising three incredibly spoiled kids, happy mothers day!

Weekend advil attack

Let me wrap this weekend up right. I need to get my mind off everything and just have some fun. The past two weeks has been so busy that I hardly have known my own name. Yesterday was a much better day, hopefully today continues to be better. I think I’ll be most thrilled when my sleeping pattern goes back to normal, some sanity for myself wouldn’t hurt either. I’m sticking my head in the sand as to avoid any extra drama in my life. I am an open book, I don't get embarrassed and for sure not shy at all. All this buzz is giving me a headache. I need my bottle of advil back!

( Bored and blogging, a cup of coffee and the view of EDSA from my peep hole)

Last name baloney

Today, for instance, I taught someone how to correctly pronounce my last name. Yes, you heard that correctly. People have probably been pronouncing our cumbersomely weird French sounding last name ( It is Bu-coy not booh-coy) incorrectly all these years.

You see, Dad's family tree is, well, a little... southern, mestizo and they're not real French if that makes any sense ( But granpa said we are). I have always been fine with our heritage. I happened to talk to a guy at a party who is a real French - like, from France. Apparently when he said my last name, it suddenly made sense ( and he did ask if my dad was French, like from northern France!).

Don't worry, for those of you who know me and how to say my last name... we're not going to make you learn a new pronunciation. We'll stick with dads’ chavacano roots!----

Parental Grandparents ( Fabian " Maning" Alvarez Bucoy and Feliciana " Channing" Tarroza Atilano-Bucoy)

MANTEAU DE FAMILLE DE BUCOY DES BRAS

The French surname Bucoy is homonymic in origin. It belongs to the category of surnames which base their origin in the place of birth or origin of the person who first bared the name. As the society started to grow in the middle ages, people adopted a second descriptive name for better identification, sometimes a place of birth, their occupation or even their father’s name. The Surname Bucoy is variant of “Buc”, which is the name of a town located in Seine et Oise and Belfort, France and Northern Spain.
The surname is mainly found in Normandy, Northern France. Bucoy (Dubucq, Dubuque and Dubuquoy) listed amongst the nobility of Reitshop’s General Armory and French Aristocracy.

Origin: La Rochelle and Normandy, Northern France
Crest: Au-Flauer-de-lis
Source: The Historical Research Center

The family's ancestral residential properties in Zamboanga City are located in JD Cruz (Crispin Atilano Street) and Calle San Jose in Barrio San Jose, where several branches of the family still retain their main residences.

Here is the description of the Escudo (Coat of Arms) of the Bucoy Family used by the progenitors of the present day Zamboanga Bucoy based from old family archives.

White signifies peace and sincerity, blue denotes loyalty and truth. The bent symbolizes the shoulder belt of the armament worn about shoulder and arm and signifies defense and protection.

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Le nom de famille français Bucoy est homonymic d'origine. Il appartient à la catégorie des noms de famille qui basent leur origine au lieu de la naissance ou origine de la personne qui a découvert la première fois le nom. En tant que société a commencé à se développer dans les Moyens Âges, les gens a adopté un deuxième nom descriptif pour une meilleure identification, parfois un lieu de naissance, leur métier ou même nom de leur père. Le nom de famille Bucoy est variante de « Buc », qui est le nom d'une ville située dans Seine et Oise et Belfort, la France et l'Espagne nordique.
Le nom de famille est principalement trouvé en Normandie, France nordique. Bucoy (Dubucq, Dubuque et Dubuquoy) énuméré parmi la noblesse de l'arsenal général et de l'aristocratie française de Reitshop. Origine : La Rochelle et la Normandie, France nordique Crête : Au-Flauer-De-lis Source : Le centre historique de recherches Le family' ; des propriétés résidentielles héréditaires de s dans la ville de Zamboanga sont situées dans JD Cruz (rue de Crispin Atilano) et Calle San Jose en banlieue San Jose, où plusieurs branches du famille maintiennent toujours leurs résidences principales. Voici la description de l'escudo (manteau des bras) de la famille de Bucoy employée par les ancêtres de l'aujourd'hui Zamboanga Bucoy basé de vieilles archives de famille. Le blanc signifie la paix et la sincérité, bleu dénote la fidélité et la vérité. Le coudé symbolise la ceinture d'épaule de l'armement porté au sujet de l'épaule et du bras et signifie la défense et la protection.

MY FIRST INTERVIEW – circa 2000

While rummaging through my stuff, I came across this newspaper clipping from a local publication published 8 years ago. I couldn’t believe I still have it.