Everything is expensive in Manila. What I can buy cheap in Iligan can cost twice as much in Manila. Food I can eat for less than P40 in Iligan can be bought for twice as much in Manila, and to think I’m still referring to ordinary fare. Borderline fancy fare in Manila can cost more [...]
Metro Manila is huge! Last Wednesday, I spent the better part of the day touring the Mall of Asia. To say it was huge is an understatement. It was humongous. It was gargantuan. It was immense. Yet the Mall of Asia for all its size is but a small dot, a speck so to speak, [...]
Since my responsible, dear little sister slept on her watch; I am forced to while away the night in the part of Pasay City bordering Makati City. So my taxi fare was basically gone to waste*. I also had to look for a place to while away the night. Thus I began my search for [...]
The typical image that comes to my mind when I imagine a Manila driver and his conductor is a 2-headed-vampire. Beware this vile creature for it also possesses powers that could surpass its Transylvanian counterpart. It can bend the laws of physics. Give it a jeep of any size and it can squeeze in humans [...]
After months of hiatus, I am back blogging. The past months were quite turbulent. I may or may not be blogging about them sometime in the future. Suffice it to say that those probable posts would involve 3 dead dogs, rabies, vaccines, depression, and then redemption. In the meantime, I am happy to announce that [...]
