My young friend, Ovidio came by the hotel for a quick chat. He had come from work and he was off in the afternoon from school. After exchanging a few pleasantries, he asked me what places I was intending to go to. I said I wanted to go. I said ‘The Scala Sancta’ and afterContinue reading “May Kwento Ako #30 : La Scala Sancta”
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May Kwento Ako #20 : Memories of a Geisha
They looked flustered. And I dont know why. I was taking photos of the fascinating centuries-old houses in the Gion section. All in wood, all looked delicately made yet strong and sturdy eventhough they seem to appear to be made of soft wood, of Palo China as we refer to it back home. And typicalContinue reading “May Kwento Ako #20 : Memories of a Geisha”
May Kwento Ako #46 : The lady who sang the best version of "I did it my way"
This blog is my homage to a friendship. A year had gone by so fast. I had grown accustomed to your text messages at 7:00AM, asking if we could talk. Almost every morning, I still half expect that text message from you. Each call was always fun and a learning experience for both. A chanceContinue reading “May Kwento Ako #46 : The lady who sang the best version of "I did it my way"”
May Kwento Ako #47 : Para Bailar….To Dance. In Argentina!
One Friday evening, while walking from dinner, our group chanced upon a town plaza a fairly good number of people having a great time. They were just being themselves. No big production numbers. These are not great video clips. The lighting conditions were not great. I was using my phone camera. We couldn’t come tooContinue reading “May Kwento Ako #47 : Para Bailar….To Dance. In Argentina!”