My Manila

It's not everyday that I see a pug in a tuxedo in the streets of Metro Manila. Find more Odd Shots—or post your own—at Katney's Kab...

Not from a goose but from a shark—the Whitespotted Bamboo Shark ( Chiloscyllium plagiosum ), to be exact. Found among the coral reefs of the...

At least, that's what this looks like to me. I saw this sculpture made of old scrap metal inside Fort Santiago in the old walled city o...

So how do Filipinos who don't have electric floor polishers or vacuum cleaners with a gazillion attachments keep their wood and stone fl...

About ten minutes away from our house, there is a street corner that used to be notorious for purse-snatching. The robber was on a scooter a...

The Humanities cultural gala Magis was staged at the Henry Lee Irwin Theater in the Ateneo de Manila University . Named after the American...

The customized motorcycle and bicycle side car designs in Manila can be very ingenious. I've already shown you what our neighborhood wat...

The Penguin Café Gallery in Malate , Manila (just several blocks away from the Malate Church ) derived its name from the owner's large ...

I just wanted another photo of Eastwood City Walk , the unique dining and shopping center whose design I like so much. It wasn't until I...

This is what happens to nude statues in Manila. And this is just a little one decorating the entrance of Music 21 , another KTV (karaoke te...

I don't know if this was supposed to be an office or condominium building, or what company was constructing it, but it has been standing...

The street sign at the corner of Ongpin and Salazar Streets in Binondo , Manila's Chinatown, is the fanciest in the area. With brightly ...

In many of Metro Manila's major roads, the sidewalk is separated from the road by barriers. Sometimes, they're just waist-high rails...

I've always found the stuff that taxi drivers place on their dashboards fascinating. There was that one who had a whole bunch of stuffed...

At the Penguin Café Gallery in Malate , Manila while the next band was setting up their equipment, a DJ would be spinning some vinyl record...

The Manila Ocean Park is Metro Manila's first ever oceanarium with an underwater acrylic tunnel. It only opened in March 2008 and I fin...

Spotted in Tomato Kick , the restaurant that turns into a bar at night, located in the house that was converted into a tiny strip mall . Don...

Back in June 2008, I wrote about Pino , a tiny restaurant and bar near our house with a very innovative menu. I'm happy to say that it...

The unusual but colorful ceiling decoration in the medical laboratory of the University of the Philippines Health Service . I was so tickled...

A house in our neighborhood. I have no idea why they're displaying banners of Shakey's Pizza and Jollibee on their fence. My guess...