My Manila

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

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...

The chandelier at Hossein's Restaurant —which serves very good Persian, Arabian and Indian cuisine—in Trinoma mall.   Just because I...

Anyone who's visited My Manila for any length of time would know that I have a thing for light fixtures, whether they're chandelier...

In a few more hours, I will be looking at more lights than this single abaca fiber lamp at Ninyo Fusion Cuisine & Wine Lounge. Have ...

Globe-shaped floor lamps are installed around the UP-AyalaLand TechnoHub's central plaza (see yesterday's post). The lights change c...

If old shoes used as planters (see yesterday's post) aren't quirky enough for you, how about a chandelier made of old beer bottles?...

Let there be lights in the vault of heaven. The central chandelier at the new Commonwealth branch of the Loyola Memorial Chapels , where th...

With my fascination for lamps and lighting fixtures, a lamp was bound to catch my eye in the 1937 home of Alejandro and Ramona Legarda. I ju...

These are the magnificent friezes, columns and chandelier in the main lobby of the National Art Gallery of the Philippines , which used to b...

The Pahiyas Festival celebrated in Lucban and in other towns in the Philippines is a harvest festival. It is always held on May 15, the fe...

The 73rd season of the University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) games began last month. Since the Philippines is a basket...

Thanks to a classmate from my university days a long time ago, Chinoy Eater (who irritatingly still looks like she's in her early twent...

I really like these bright red lanterns at Hap Chan (Chinese for 'gathering place'), a Chinese restaurant that has several outlets ...

I posted photos of North Park's congee last year. Now here's a photo of their funky lamps. I actually like them but they also kind ...

Kabisera ni Dencio's , a restaurant at Bonifacio High Street , is a showcase not just of Filipino food but also of Filipino furniture an...

Last October, I posted a photo of the unusual and pretty lamp of Bizu Patisserie in Greenbelt. I saw it again in their Promenade branch but...

Aside from the suspended Christmas trees , Power Plant Mall in Makati City also decorated its hall lamps for Christmas. Gives me an idea f...

Bizu Patisserie 's walls are almost as luscious as its desserts .