My Manila

"Set wide the window. Let me drink the day." ~Edith Wharton, Artemis to Actaeon and Other Verses Other than the enormous flo...

"There is one fundamental fact about lighting: Where there is no light, there is no beauty." ~Ruby Ross Wood (1881–1950), New ...

"One person's weed is another person's wildflower." ~Susan Wittig Albert, An Unthymely Death and Other Garden Mysterie...

"What we call chaos is just patterns we haven't recognized. What we call random is just patterns we can't decipher." ~...

"He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and ...

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

"Learn to do common things uncommonly well; we must always keep in mind that anything that helps fill the dinner pail is valuable....

"Silently, one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven, Blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels." ~He...

"Disasters work like alarm clocks to the world, hence God allows them. They are shouting, 'Wake up! Love! Pray!'" ...

The quirky Old Oven Art Cafe is filled with paintings, photographs, and unusual knick-knacks. Alone? Grab a magazine. With family and frie...

Yet another addition to my collection of lamp and chandelier photos : π restaurant's unique and creative chandelier using wire cage la...

CITY DAILY PHOTO THEME DAY: DETAILS • One can spend an entire day at Cafe Juanita examining all the knickknacks which make it one of the...

I've featured the 1896 St. John the Baptist Parish Church (better known locally as the Pinaglabanan Church) quite a few times, but mos...

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...

The Bayleaf is a boutique hotel which opened two years ago in Intramuros , the oldest district in the City of Manila. Stepping inside its m...

The Wedding Lounge (see previous post) is a boutique which gathers all the services one needs for a wedding—or any large party, for that ma...

The interior design may not be traditional Filipino, but Café Via Mare serves some of the best Filipino food in Metro Manila (and in the S...

The retablo ( reredos ) of the St. John the Baptist Parish Church along Pinaglabanan Street in San Juan City is unusually low for a more ...