"Any collection of essays like The Happy Time of an Ilocano Boy and other essays triggers in one's memory one's own happy times; in my case, of my own growing up pains and joys in Palawan. I find joy in recognition of similar events in my boyhood. I am thrilled to recall long forgotten related incidents. Also, I find great delight in glimpses of a boyhood I never had" Edilberto P. Dagot Philippine Normal College April 10, 1989