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Three's a crowd

Self-explanatory :)

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Relaxing under the sun

The place where we stayed in Boracay. The small cabanas in front are relaxation areas where you can have your massage done, or where you can just lie down and enjoy the sun! Ahhh this is what i call heaven!

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Orange sky

I see you liked the photo yesterday, so since I am still stuck indoors for the rest of the day, i'd share with you another "stock" Boracay photo.

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Sea again
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The sea again

Since I've been stuck inside the office for the whole day today and yesterday, I have no choice but to post a "stock" photo. This shot is taken at Boracay, during my trip there last year.

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MRT

Apologize for the bluish color of this photo, tried to do something about it on photoshop but still didn't get the results I wanted. I gave up and decided to just post the photo.

Anyways, this is the MRT or the Metro Rail Transit. The whole loop runs accross the whole of Manila and has greatly helped commuters especially during rush hour. It runs for around 60kph, pretty slow compared to trains of other countries. But I guess this is better compared to the traffic on the road which runs at average 20kph-30kph!

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tsk..tsk..tsk...

If there is one thing I do not want to see it is cut trees! I hate seeing big beautiful trees cut down...it's just a shame seeing all those beautiful branches lie helplessly on the floor. But we can't do anything about it...development must go on. So the once green park I posted here, is now this...atleast part of it.

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bus ride

Saw this bus on my way home yesterday and got very excited! Didn't I tell you that Filipinos had been very enterprising in terms of advertising in the past years? In one of my previous posts, I showed you a bus stop, now I show you THE bus. This ad is for JOY bathroom tissue made by Kimberly Clark, that owns more than 50% of the market share.

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Waiting for a ride

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Sari-sari store (local convenience store)

Our version of the convenience store, locally called sari-sari store (sari-sari means assorted). You can buy anything and everything from these stores and they usually sell stuff by the piece, as oppose to the bigger supermarkets where you can usually only buy per pack. They come in pretty handy whenever you run out of stuff at home like cooking oil, or vinegar, or even when you just want chips or soda and you have none lying in your cupboard.

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Local fruit stand
Is that a bookstore?

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Come on sit with me

This is actually a bench in a park. It is very cleverly made, using calesa wheel as sides. Quite clever, and very ingenious! It turned the ordinary bench into a work of art!

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The famous Manila Jeepney

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Let's go shopping!

Come on put on your shopping shoes and let's take a peek the newly renovated SM Makati. Let's look around all it's 6 floors and two buildings and have a snack down the basement foodcourt. Let's buy groceries from it's huge supermarket that occupies almost half of it's ground floor. If we get tired of it we can go to Glorietta mall on one side, or if need to head home we can go north as it is also connected to the Metro Rail Transit or MRT. There's so much to do so what are you waiting for!

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A view of the country side

I love going to the country side...far from the busy streets of the city. Here you will not see the soaring high buildings like this or traffic like this. Everything is quiet and serene...you are surrounded by greens...you smell flowers and not smoke...instead of sky scrapers, your eyes meet the mountains and the blue skies. You see simple nipa huts, and not mansions made of stone...you hear different sounds of animals and not sounds of cars and buses.... Sometimes I think...why am I in the city when I can have a simple life like this?

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Carousel

Took this photo of a carousel inside a mall in Alabang yesterday. This is actually a two story carousel that goes up two floors of the mall. I really love carousels! They are both childlike and romantic...it gives me a special feeling seeing carousels and having one so near home is just fabulous! Come on let's take a ride! :)

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Gumamela

I saw this beautiful red Gumamela or Hibiscus last Sunday while waiting for mass to begin. This is one of my favorite flowers as a child, I love its bright red color! I remember playing with it when I was little, using it's sap to make bubbles. This flower certainly bring so many childhood memories! Since it's already summer here, you'd see Gumamela's practically anywhere...all in difference colors, red, orange, purple...

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Old house patio

Old houses in the Philippines would never be caught without a patio, or a small veranda. Maybe because Filipinos love spending time outside with family and friends. These old houses along Intramuros depict an era where standing by your veranda would be a delight as you see familiar faces walking down the street...bidding and smiling towards you!

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flip flops

Summer is here! And when you think summer...you think flip flops! Perfect for the beach! Saw these beautiful flip flops at SM one day I was shopping and couldn't stop myself taking it's picture. I love those red ones!

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A view down my office window

A view of my office window taken this morning. Notice that traffic is not that bad yet along Ayala Ave., but wait until around 9am, and for sure you'd see a parking lot down there!

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native clothes

Saw this display outside a store selling native stuff and thought I'd share with you. It's usually not common to see native stores inside malls, they are usually found in thrift shops, or in Quipo or Divisoria. The area where I found this was along the stores that sell paintings, native house decors and food. A peculiar mix if you ask me!

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What is this?

This is in front of Ayala Museum I posted yesterday. Looks like a bent steel but this is big! Very simple but I like it!

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Ayala museum

I pass by this museum everyday as I go home from work. This was opened in 1974, but it was redesigned and reopened again 30 years after, in Sept. 2004. The fine arts collection here features important works by Philippine famed artist Juan Luna (1857-1899), Fernando Amorsolo (1882-1972), and Fernando Zobel (1924-1984). You can read more about the museum here.

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where are you going?

I pass by this direction post everyday on my way going to work...it has directions going to some of the major streets of Manila like Roxas Blvd. that runs parallel to Manila Bay, and Taft Ave. that runs from Pasay to Quiapo. It also shows the way to Malacanan, our local version of US' white house. This is a pretty big direction post, about 15 feet high, I guess to make sure we don't lose our way ;-)

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Bon Anniversaire, Paris Daily Photo!

Today is the anniversary of Paris DailyPhoto, the inspiration of this blog. One year ago, Eric started taking pictures of Paris and sharing them in his blog everyday. Now his idea has spread accross the globe! Do visit his blog and feel closer to Paris! Happy one year anniversary to your blog Eric!!

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Afternoon Coffee

There is nothing more relaxing than a cup of coffee shared with friends and family. That's why coffee shops have been such a boom since Starbucks started commercializing coffee drinking. I am such a coffee addict myself and looking at people enjoying a cup of coffee and taking their picture make me smile :)

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Glorietta

My favorite mall of all...GLORIETTA! It is conveniently located in the heart of the Philippines' Central Business District, Makati City and a stones throw away from my office. What I love about this mall is it's size...not too big, but big enough to house almost all of my preferred stores including clothes, shoes, bags, even appliances, furniture and electronics! You can even watch a movie in any of its 10 cinemas!

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EDSA Shrine

Just to share the good news...our President already lifted the state of emergency (she did last Friday), and although this is already late news...I'm still glad to share it!

And to "celebrate", let me share with you this photo of the EDSA shrine, built on the same place where the 1986 People Power happened, the spontaneous uprising that put an end to the 20-year Marcos dictatorship. Today, the shrine, topped by a mammoth bronze statue of the Virgin Mary. It is not just a place for spiritual worship, it is also an arena for political struggle, demonstrations and protests.

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Coconut trees

I think I have mentioned a few times before about how a nature lover I am. I love greens! Trees, plants and flowers...seeing them makes me feel good! Seeing big and beautiful coconut trees like these never fail to make my day!

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A view on top

I took this photo while having a hearty lunch on top of Vivere Suites, the hotel I posted yesterday. This is overlooking the Alabang Area, south of Manila. The bay you are looking at is Laguna de bay, one of the largest bay in teh Philippines.

Beautiful scenery plus sumptuous grilled salmon equals one satisfied girl!

Vivere Suites

My hubby and I went on a little date yesterday afternoon, we watched a movie and went shopping a bit. While we were eating, I remembered this beautiful hotel very close to where we are, so before going home we went out and take it's photo. What I love about this hotel is that it's lobby is small and cozy...and it has a restaurant on top called Skyline which has a fantastic view of the city! Took some photos when I was there last week and will share with you tomorrow!

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Golf anyone?

The Manila Golf Club just outside Intramuros. You can still see the tower of Manila City hall from this photo.

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streets of Manila

The weather has been very nice for the past days that going out to take photos is such a delight these days! Today, I thought I'd share with you a "street" photo of Manila. This is Roxas Blvd., on the horizon you will notice Manila Hotel, one of the premier hotels in Manila. You can visit this site for more info on Manila hotel.

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Jose Rizal Monument

I feel a bit patriotic today, mainly because of the problems our country is facing these past days. Independence and democracy has always been a big thing for Filipinos, the reason why Jose Rizal was executed on this spot where this monument is standing, but until now I feel our country is still struggling to have. For a bit more on the history of this monument you can read here

Notice also the first appearance of the Philippine flag on my blog. Will create another post on that.

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Another flower post

I was walking around our church last Sunday while waiting for the mass to begin when I saw this beautiful flower...not sure what this is called. My camera doesn't have a very good macro function, but I hope I did justice to this beautiful flower. If anyone of you would know what the name of this flower...I sure hope you could share.

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