Hard-boiled some eggs and bought more food for Santo Tomas. The camp pools the food for sharing with those without outside benefactors — yet incredibly, the Tribune prints a note from an internee telling his friends to stop sending food! The food situation is only worsening as more troops arrive to consume our canned foods. If the Japanese leave us alone, our flock of birds will come in handy, though we’re still low on rice — and looking.

Saw 2,000 soldiers at 1600 including 250 cyclists, plus truckloads more at 1930. Maurice saw lots of tanks by La Salle. No doubt they’re preparing for a big offensive in Bataan. That doesn’t stop the Manila rumor mill from cranking out the most preposterous rumors. The latest says MacArthur will be dining at the Manila Hotel on the 15th!

Bought a second Japanese bike for P75 yesterday. On the way downtown, two drunken soldiers spied it and tried to stop me, but stumbled to find the right words. By the time they started yelling and whistling, I was well past them. I returned home tonight by a circuitous route, joining two strangers racing to beat the 2000 curfew.

As I lie in bed tired from the day’s exertions, the windows are rattling to the sound of firing in Bataan and Corregidor — a grim reminder that for some there’ll be no sleep tonight, except maybe of the permanent kind.