Ongpin: Manila’s Chinatown
Posted on July 16, 2007 - Filed Under Landmarks | 7 Comments
When one mentions the name Ongpin Street, an inexplainable feeling of joy immediately sinks in to me. During the olden times Ongpin was formerly called Sacristia Street. This is because the doors of the sacristy of the Binondo Church is located on this street. In the novel Noli Me Tangere, Don Crisostomo Ibarra has been [...]
Read More..>>Manila Post Office
Posted on July 14, 2007 - Filed Under Heritage Watch, Landmarks | 7 Comments
When the buzzword e-mail has not yet reached the mainstream society, snail mail, or the regularpost office mail was still the IN thing. And when we say post office, I guess nothing will beat when it comes to beauty and grandeur the Manila Post Office.
The post office, located along Lawton in Manila was built [...]
Read More..>>Capitol Theater
Posted on July 14, 2007 - Filed Under Heritage Watch | 2 Comments
One of my favorite spots along the Escolta, Manila area is the Capitol Theater. It’s sleek and very elegant for its time. A lovely building, in fact!
Read More..>>Binondo Church
Posted on July 13, 2007 - Filed Under Churches | 2 Comments
One of the oldest churches that I have seen here in Metro Manila, and probably one of my favorite because of its location is the Basilica Minore San Lorenzo Ruiz (Minor Basilica of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz).
Read More..>>Bohol’s Sandugo Festival 2007 Schedule
Posted on July 10, 2007 - Filed Under Events, Festivals | 8 Comments
The Sandugo Festival in Tagbilaran City will once again unfold as it re-tells the story of how the Spaniards led by Miguel Lopez de Legazpi and Bohol’s Rajah Sikatuna made a blood compact.
Check out the schedule below. If time would allow it, I might be there in Tagbilaran during the fiesta’s highlights.
Tomb-hopping, anyone?
Posted on July 9, 2007 - Filed Under Heritage Watch | Leave a Comment
Just a few weeks ago, I played the male version of Lara Croft as the Tomb Raider. No, I wasn’t shooting another movie version. But I was doing the real thing. We scoured all the nook and cranny of the Manila Chinese Cemetery for a treasure trove of unsual facts and some more lessons in [...]
Read More..>>Manila Chinese Cemetery
Posted on July 9, 2007 - Filed Under Heritage Watch | 5 Comments
I’m sure many would get that creepy feeling when I say I toured a cemetery, right? But the Manila Chinese Cemetery is different. With all its beauty and grandeur, you will never feel that you are in right in the midst of the dead.
The Manila Chinese Cemetery is one of the most beautiful [...]
SM Hypermart Blogger’s Food Fest
Posted on July 8, 2007 - Filed Under Events | 13 Comments
Oh Lord, I guess I’m the last person to blog about this. Work has tied my both hands and prevented my from uploading photos. Darwin has actually been bugging me since Thursday(?) and ordering me to upload my photos ASAP. Hahaha
Here you are, Mr. Juicelog. LOL finally, I found time to upload these stuffs. Anyway, [...]