If you're familiar with the restaurants and bars in the Roxas Boulevard-Rizal Park area, you might have heard of Harbor View. It's been there for decades. I used to go there … [Read more...]
Sometimes, the most interesting photos are the ones you took unintentionally
February 18, 2011 By 13 Comments
Yesterday, Speedy and I went out on a whim. No real plans. Just eat and take photos. We were at the Manila Bay breakwater before sunset and we tried to find a good spot so … [Read more...]
On the way to Chinatown
April 26, 2010 By 27 Comments
I think I like the kind of college education that Sam is getting. In her History class, part of the final exam is a paper on cuisine. I don't know exactly how it goes but the … [Read more...]
Counterflowing on a one-way street
February 17, 2010 By 7 Comments
I hate pedicabs although, maybe, I shouldn't. Sam studies in a school where flashfloods are common and when the streets do get submerged in murky waters, the only way to … [Read more...]
Spot the hidden… no, not Mickey
January 28, 2010 By 6 Comments
Taken in a strictly no-smoking building, if you can find my pack of cigarettes, you can probably spot the hidden Mickey in Disney cartoons. No, I didn't smoke inside the … [Read more...]
Someone wants a Speedlite Flash for her birthday
August 24, 2009 By 8 Comments
Sam is on YM and asking for the birthday gift that I'm still saving up for -- a flash for her dSLR. Of course, I'm going to get her one -- she's taking up A.B. Photography … [Read more...]
Room with a view
August 7, 2009 By 2 Comments
Just borrowing the title of English writer E. M. Forster's novel. I'll be writing about the 1986 film version in a few days after I've had a chance to see it (bought the DVD … [Read more...]
The front doors of the Manila Cathedral
July 9, 2009 By 7 Comments
I'm no church goer and I often cringe at the extravagance of Catholic churches which, I feel, is too ironic considering the simple life that Jesus lived. But the last time we … [Read more...]
Manila by night
June 8, 2009 By 30 Comments
There are lots of reasons why I wanted to post this photo. First, I waited more than two weeks to take it. I stayed with Sam on her first night at the condo and when I saw the … [Read more...]
Children as learning prompts
April 28, 2009 By 7 Comments
(Today's column -- the photos only appear on this blog entry) If you’ve been to the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros in Manila, you might have noticed the statue at the … [Read more...]
Carlos Celdran’s Intramuros walking tour
April 27, 2009 By 2 Comments
He conducts those famous walking tours around Manila and, one of these days, when the weather is friendlier to my skin, I'll sign up and join one. I would have walked up to … [Read more...]
His maternal grandfather
April 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
This street in the district of Sampaloc in the city of Manila was named after Speedy's maternal grandfather. … [Read more...]
A warehouse in Sta. Ana
September 25, 2006 By 3 Comments
Last Saturday was the scheduled Parent-Teacher Conference in the kids' school. My husband had made arrangements with his office so we wouldn't have to rush. We were hoping for … [Read more...]
La Loma, Manila: lechon country
July 6, 2006 By 34 Comments
Two things are associated with the district of La Loma in the city of Manila. One is the Chinese Cemetery and the other is lechon. La Loma is lechon country. You think … [Read more...]
Manila’s Chinatown
July 4, 2006 By 7 Comments
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