Blogs from Metromanila, Philippines, Asia - page 4

I am a believer. Whenever people ask me if I want to go abroad to work, I would always say "Naah. I'll stay here." Some pessimists wonder why not just go out of the country and earn more in greener pastures? I just know it in my heart that no matter what we hear and see today around us, the sun will always shine in our nation and will be brighter than ever. I used to work in one of the most beautiful buildings in Makati - the RCBC Tower, and look through the clear glass windows at 4 or 5AM during my break and see the beauty and calmness of the sky above Makati. I thought, Philippines will have more of these. That was about five years ago, and I still believe it. Now, ... read more

After checking out at Joya Lofts and Towers in Makati, we decided to pass by at Resorts World Manila since it was on our way and it was still early so ok we said let's try to see what's the fuss about this place. We just took pictures of ourselves at The Plaza, a big open space at Newport Mall, there's also vast variety of local and international cuisine of restaurants for you to choose. While at the Newport Performing Arts Theater you can watch newly shown movies at premium cinemas or watch performances of The Sound of Music. While there, me and my sister registered to become a free member at one of their member ship counters. Before that, I already registered online so the guy at the counter just asked for my name and ... read more

Ayala Triangle Symphony of Lights runs yearly and somehow became a tradition for 3 years already. Ayala Triangle locates at the heart of Makati Central Business District. Since last year, after seeing it on TV, I was really keen on seeing the light show with Hannah, but since it was very far from us I always nixed the idea of going to the city just to watch this show. However, one weekend, I decided to go watch it with Hannah and Mel, not fully realizing we were about to go to the city on a Friday, which was the day that has the most traffic! Wow, wrong move... I was able to realized that once we were on the bus already and was stucked on the traffic! Anyway, after about an hour and a half trip ... read more

Someone described Manila “It's not paradise. It's not everyone's cup of tea. Or (good, undiluted) coffee. It's dirty here and there. We arrived in Manila late in the evening and took an Airport taxi to our guesthouse. Pretty sure he pulled a fast one and drove by the guesthouse so he could do another loop and make the meter go higher. He was a very unfriendly guy. We told him we had the phone # of the guesthouse but he said something was wrong with his phone, though a few minutes later he called a coworker on it, and then tried the hotel and said the # didn’t work. When we got to the guesthouse we showed the hotel guy the # and he said it was fine. Anyway, after a long day we got some ... read more

Uodate January 2013: As I expected, my recent post (Jan 2013) extolling the virtues of Mindanao has been COMPLETELY ignored by Pinoys and others alike. Over 99,000 hits on this negative comment on Manila, but less than one hundred on a post that is very positive about another part of the Philippines. Says something about human nature, doesn't it. I am NO LONGER ACCEPTING COMMENTS OR MESSAGES ABOUT THIS POST. IT's DEAD!!!! I considered deleting it completely, but what the.... Anyway DO NOT BOTHER WRITING ABOUT THIS ONE ...because I won;t read your comment and will delete it immediately. If you want to read about the positive side of the Philippines, go read that post. Happy to hear from you. Update 12th October 2011: This post seems to have gone viral. I've had nearly 500 comments.... ... read more