September 21, 2009

Keeping things cool

The Humanities cultural gala Magis was staged at the Henry Lee Irwin Theater in the Ateneo de Manila University. Named after the American Jesuit priest from Connecticut who first came to Manila in 1921, the theater sits 1,100 people. I wandered behind it during the intermission and saw the compressors of the airconditioning system that keeps the place cool. There were four of these huge structures and the noise they created was tremendous.

airconditioning system of a large theater

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17 comments:

  1. MoSeptember 21, 2009 at 5:14 PM

    Not very attractive are they

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  2. LoisSeptember 21, 2009 at 9:01 PM

    No they are not very attractive! It's important to keep everyone cool and comfortable I guess.

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  3. pennySeptember 21, 2009 at 9:15 PM

    I guess noise pollution is the price we pay for keeping a cool head...

    I couldn't help the play on words, my computer made me do it :)))

    Have a wonderful day, Hilda

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  4. DinaSeptember 21, 2009 at 9:37 PM

    Ha, something only a blogger would do!

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2009 at 9:45 PM

    And to think, Hilda, the people used to keep cool by waving a fan in front of their face. How neat is that.

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  6. HalcyonSeptember 21, 2009 at 9:45 PM

    You can find some interesting sutff "backstage."

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  7. JamesSeptember 21, 2009 at 10:08 PM

    Sometimes I try to imagine what it must have been like in places like this and office buildings before airconditioning was invented. "Honey I'm going to the sauna/work"

    This picture helps me to appriciate the what it takes to keep us comfortable.

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  8. GeorgeSeptember 21, 2009 at 10:12 PM

    Combine a blogger with a camera and the most intriguing pictures result. Thanks for an interesting post and the reminder of what it takes to keep us cool.

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  9. LowellSeptember 21, 2009 at 10:52 PM

    They are big and noisy, but we wouldn't want to live without them! Not in the Philippines and not in Florida!

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  10. marleySeptember 21, 2009 at 11:49 PM

    You show us all the best sights! lol! :)

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  11. VPSeptember 22, 2009 at 1:31 AM

    'Cool' backstage...

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  12. Cezar and LéiaSeptember 22, 2009 at 2:43 AM

    Informative and interesting, thanks for this post dear Hilda and please forgive us for our absence!We are a little busy nowadays but I hope everything will be okay soon.
    Hugs
    God bless you
    Léia

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  13. stromsjoSeptember 22, 2009 at 3:50 AM

    No, we wouldn't want to live without them. But we will have to.

    Interesting find backstage!

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  14. KeropokmanSeptember 22, 2009 at 7:23 AM

    Oh, these loud machines, we can't live without them can we? ;-)

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  15. Don and KriseSeptember 22, 2009 at 7:32 AM

    Boy Hilda you get to all the cool places don't you? Even though they're ugly and noisy they are a necessary evil.

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  16. Chattahoochee Valley DailySeptember 22, 2009 at 8:46 AM

    Considering you are in the tropics, I am surprised there are only four. Keep cool, Hilda : )

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  17. prashantSeptember 23, 2009 at 3:47 AM

    guess noise pollution is the price we pay for keeping a cool head...
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