Manila

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 a relaxed afternoon after the lunch at U.P. Diliman’s Chateau Verde that I had planned. But something urgent came up–my husband had to go to a [...]

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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 this guy is just ogling, choosing which lechon to buy or contemplating eating them all?

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While the word Chinatown evokes thoughts of authentic Chinese food, quaint shops and jewelry stores, there are structures that are as much a part of the landscape as the people and the commercial establishments. That’s the Plaza Calderon de la Barca and, beyond it, the Binondo Church.

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The photos in this entry were taken in February last year. I was still using my Olympus Mju 410 at the time. We arrived at the Baywalk at around 3.30 p.m., if I remember correctly. I do remember that it was too early to take photos of the Manila Bay sunset. Which was okay since [...]

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These photos were taken in February last year.
Intramuros, Manila’s “walled city” was built in the 1500s. It is home to government offices, churches and schools. The San Juan de Letran which Jose Rizal attended is one of them. The Mapua Institute of Technology which stands behind an old fortress wall is working its way towards [...]

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