"Small but Terrible" Wilhelmina (Pee-Wee) Reyes Bella
By Esther Lejano
I first bumped into Pee-Wee at St. Theresa’s College (San Marcelino) in elementary school and for the second time at PWU in Junior Year – High School. Our path would cross again for the third time in 1976 here in Canada. She was with Precious Conde Ramos (deceased) when we met while queuing for a haircut at someone’s house. We started going out together…….attending parties…..jamming at clubs and playing mahjong. For some reasons, we lost touch for several years. We meet again when Precious became ill. Pee-Wee helped care for Precious in the last three months before Precious succumbed to cancer.
Pee-Wee moved to Canada in 1973 with her then husband (name of ex-husband) while she was pregnant with her youngest daughter. She and her husband parted ways and she moved on with her life raising two boys and two girls. Along the way, Pee-Wee had a special relationship with three men, all much younger than her (uso na pala noon ang cougar); one is still with her.
She has four children, eleven grandchildren and two great-grand children. If you don’t remember Pee-Wee, she is a very petite woman…….small but terrible. Now that she is retired, she spends her days babysitting her grand & great-grand children; and doing errands and driving her children everywhere. Pee-Wee enjoys every moment of it.
Pee-Wee worked with several government offices and was working at the Worker’s Compensation Board when she retired.
By Esther Lejano
I first bumped into Pee-Wee at St. Theresa’s College (San Marcelino) in elementary school and for the second time at PWU in Junior Year – High School. Our path would cross again for the third time in 1976 here in Canada. She was with Precious Conde Ramos (deceased) when we met while queuing for a haircut at someone’s house. We started going out together…….attending parties…..jamming at clubs and playing mahjong. For some reasons, we lost touch for several years. We meet again when Precious became ill. Pee-Wee helped care for Precious in the last three months before Precious succumbed to cancer.
Pee-Wee moved to Canada in 1973 with her then husband (name of ex-husband) while she was pregnant with her youngest daughter. She and her husband parted ways and she moved on with her life raising two boys and two girls. Along the way, Pee-Wee had a special relationship with three men, all much younger than her (uso na pala noon ang cougar); one is still with her.
She has four children, eleven grandchildren and two great-grand children. If you don’t remember Pee-Wee, she is a very petite woman…….small but terrible. Now that she is retired, she spends her days babysitting her grand & great-grand children; and doing errands and driving her children everywhere. Pee-Wee enjoys every moment of it.
Pee-Wee worked with several government offices and was working at the Worker’s Compensation Board when she retired.
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