The Lianga Bay Story - Part 2 (Those were the days)

The Lianga Bay Logging Company in Diatagon was in full operation from late 1950's to early 80's under American leadership. Alvin Jacobson sold the company to Georgia Pacific sometime in early 70s. Georgia Pacific was among the top 3 logging company in the world at that time. More funds came in and more equipment were brought in and more employees got hired.

Lianga Bay had its own hospital equiped with the best medical equipment and run  by the best medical professionals headed by husband and wife Doctors namely Dr.Ben and Dra. Elena.

Lianga Bay employyes and thier families were all pumpered and taken cared of by its hospital. Free conaultation, free medicine and minimum cost for admission. Kids get admitted by simple fever or cough. Bottles of Tru-orange and box of sky flakes were the usual drinks and snacks for the sick. Dextrose bottles and hose being brought home after realese from the hospital to be soon used as water container (the bottle) and webbed bracelet (for the hose)

An army of nurses were ready to serve 24/7 whole year round all for the good of Lianga Bay employees. The husband and wife Dr. Tamayos were the best Doctors back then.

Lianga Bay also had its own big grocery store operated the Lianga Bay and Community Multi-purpose Cooperative Inc. Or LECCA. The employees call it "kantena" which letirally means canteen. Probably because it was full of something to it other than RTWs and house appliances. Employees were given "credit card" which was a piece of paper covered by transparent plastic where all the goods they get were listed to be deducted to their payroll later.

"Over draft" and "Over Deduction" were a common terms those days for employees who can't control shopping at LECCA. Sacks of rice, cartoons of Tanduay, dozens of sardines, kilos of sugar and salt were the most common goods bought by employees.

Every month, there was a day called "Timbale" when the store is full of new stocks and employees swarm LECCA for shopping thier needs. The big "American Bread" was the star of "timbale" days. No timbale is complete without that big brown "American Bread".