Who are we going to blame?
Posted on July 31, 2007 - Filed Under Random Thoughts | 6 Comments
I bet you have also observed this:
Cigarette butts on the white sandy beaches of Boracay. Soda cans on the beaches of Puerto Galera. Bottle caps in Baywalk. Spray paint on the plaque of the Tobacco Monopoly Monument in Laoag. Vandals on the Cagsawa Ruins in Daraga, Albay.
But who are we really going to blame [...]
I’m a fish again!
Posted on July 30, 2007 - Filed Under Random Thoughts, Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Oh boy. It’s Monday. The start of week for thousands of Filipinos. While mine starts on a Saturday, It’ just today that I will get to feel the effects of my freaking shift schedule.
No. don’t get me wrong. I LOVE my work sched right now. It’s 9PM-6AM. What really freaks me out is the [...]
Back to school?
Posted on July 29, 2007 - Filed Under Random Thoughts | 2 Comments
I mentioned in my previous post that I will be enrolling in Ateneo de Manila. this coming September. and after so much refelection, I have just realized that a lot of my travel plans for this year will be affected. Classes will be held every Satursdays (whole day) until December.
One of the biggest trip [...]
Another round of updates
Posted on July 26, 2007 - Filed Under Random Thoughts | 9 Comments
As usual, my full time job had chained me from head to foot to my office desk. That’s the reason why I’m not able to go out of town recently, nor explore another dingy corner of Manila. No, I’m not complaining since for the last 3 years, this has been my main bread and butter. [...]
Read More..>>San Miguel Church
Posted on July 24, 2007 - Filed Under Churches | Leave a Comment
The church, was originally built during the Spanish period, but it has obviously been renovated that it no longer looks old. The church is known for its symmetrical bell towers done in Gothic architecture. The church stands in the district of San Miguel, and is just a few meters away from the official residence of [...]
Read More..>>The Golden Mosque
Posted on July 22, 2007 - Filed Under Churches | 2 Comments
It was originally built in in 1976 upon the orders of then Philippine First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos for the scheduled State Visit of Libyan President, Muammar Khadafy. Unfortunately, the vist did not pushed through. But the construction of Metro Manila’s biggest mosque continued.
Read More..>>Basilica Minore del Cristo Nazareno
Posted on July 20, 2007 - Filed Under Churches | 3 Comments
When we say Quiapo, what usually comes into our mind is the Church of the Black Nazarene. The Basilica Minore del Cristo Nazareno houses the dark-skinned Christ carrying the cross.
Read More..>>The stretch we call Avenida
Posted on July 18, 2007 - Filed Under Landmarks | 5 Comments
During the tenure of Lito Atienza as the Mayor of Manila, he converted the stretch of Avenida Rizal, or simply called as Avenida into an open pedestrian passageway. He ordered the removal of the asphalt and replaced it with red bricks. Plants were placed in some sections of the street. And because of what he [...]
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