My Manila

"People used to play with toys. Now the toys play with them." ~Idries Shah (1924–1996), Reflections A colorful train that d...

What do you get when you put a ballet company, three choreographers, and eleven rock bands together? The most daring ballet performance Mani...

The Aetas are an indigenous people who live in the mountainous regions of Luzon , most notably in the province of Zambales . They are usua...

This was the scene at Trinoma mall's Activity Center last Saturday, where the young stars of the Tagalog romantic-comedy " It Tak...

I haven't seen a jukebox like this in decades. Found this one in Macy's Diner in Laoag City in the province of Ilocos Norte. It st...

Makati City has been hosting a New Year Countdown street party for quite a few years now, but it was the first time that my husband and I ma...

Dolphy , whose real name was Rodolfo Quizon, was a consummate entertainer, actor, singer and comedian who passed away in July just a a coup...

The children from the poor communities served by the Ateneo de Manila University —and this big little kid—who attended this year's Ligh...

The Ateneo de Manila University officially opened its celebrations and events for the Advent and Christmas season last night, and we were ...

The lobby and snack bar of Eastwood Cinemas .

PETA Theater 's "Care Divas" ran from February to March of this year, but it proved to be so popular, it extended to April and...

The last play that we watched in 2010 was a musical called Dragon Tales, the first production of Asia on Stage, which was set up in 2009 to...

Aside from being an avid photographer, Dr. Alejandro Legarda was also an amateur radio operator and a member of the Philippine Amateur Radio...

Dr. Alejandro Legarda was an avid amateur photographer. He kept his own dark room in their home and was one of the first members of the Came...

During the opening of the Timog Avenue branch of Buddy's restaurant (see yesterday's post ), the owners recreated some parts of the ...

A new discovery that I have made about Metro Manila is the presence of small private party venues within residential subdivisions. Shanghai ...

Working in a university with so much youthful energy can be a source of many surprises. I stepped out of our building one afternoon and cam...

Manila has a local version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame : the Eastwood City Walk of Fame, located in the mixed use complex that is Eastwood...

ABS-CBN is one of the largest radio and television broadcast and entertainment networks in the Philippines. It owns The Filipino Channel , ...

Finally, I managed a photo of the Araneta Coliseum which actually shows its dome. Previously, I've shown photos of one of its entrances ...