My Manila

"Pay attention to the intricate patterns of your existence that you take for granted." ~Doug Dillon, American author Machuc...

"A real building is one on which the eye can light and stay lit." ~Ezra Pound (1885–1972), American poet Just as its doors ...

"Love was a feeling completely bound up with color, like thousands of rainbows superimposed one on top of the other." ~Paulo ...

"Most of the time, doors remain closed simply because they have not been tried to be opened!" ~Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish no...

"Painting is just another way of keeping a diary." ~Pablo Picasso After eight years painting the interior of the Abbey of O...

"When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece." ~John Ruskin (1819–1900), English art critic The Abbey of Our La...

"Negligence is the rust of the soul, that corrodes through all her best resolves." ~Owen Feltham (1602–1668) The Basilica...

"We must begin thinking like a river if we are to leave a legacy of beauty and life for future generations." ~David Brower, en...

"Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back." ...

A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral. ~Antoine de ...

"You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation." ~ Brigham Young Centro Escolar Univ...

Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structur...

"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." ~ John F. Kennedy, Remarks on the f...

This view of the City of Manila is exactly like the night shot I posted on August 26 , taken during the next (very overcast) morning. Aside...

The Club Intramuros Golf Course is located just outside the Spanish colonial era 16th century walls of Intramuros , which are barely peek...

It all started with the shocking discovery earlier this month of a scam headed by one woman involving fake non-government organizations (NG...

This is the skyline of the City of Manila as seen from the 9th floor patio of The Bayleaf Intramuros . The two neoclassical buildings just ...

9 Spoons , the 9th floor restaurant of The Bayleaf Intramuros , overlooks the Club Intramuros Golf Course and has commanding views of the ...

The lobby of The Bayleaf Intramuros isn't quite as stark as my photo the other day makes it seem. That is simply the sight that greet...

The rooms of The Bayleaf Intramuros are as modern as their lobby (see yesterday's post). Except for the suites, they are all decorated...