Society

Avilon Zoo

Photos taken at Avilon Zoo in Rodriguez, Rizal back in 2007 and on Fujifilm Superia ISO 1600 35mm film

Power commuting

Just in case you’re wondering, if you’re lucky enough to ride one of the newer P2P buses, the one with individual LCD panels, one for each passenger … yes, you CAN charge your…

Quick note: what’s he doing, the man in red

A top editor once told me, “don’t worry if there’s other stuff, even people, in your shot … these could bring warmth.”  Well, on this 2015 shakedown drive to Sagada with the then…

Sidecar or armrest

Go beyond city limits and your taxicab go-anywhere option becomes the tricycle. They’re at the top of the food chain in the rural transport system. So you’d think they’d have more headroom for…

Four Decent Pizzas for Under P600

Here at Gudo on Congressional Avenue between Luzon and Tandang Sora, we’ve just landed Margherita, eponymous Gudo, Garlic & Mushroom, and Three Cheese pizzas for the kids, all at a cost of just…

Baguio Again

I’ve been taught by my dad to feel out each car I drive, how to test it for the first few kilometers of a hundred kilometer trip. Seat-of-the-pants kind of drivers, that’s me…

For Generations to Come

With several major stage-plays now showing in the metropolis, which one should you watch if you can see only one? Ask me and I’d say the more exclusive one, the one that demands…

Of Pencils and Old Familiar Places

“A bouquet of sharpened pencils,” a line from a good movie, yes, but also something I would always see on my father’s desk. It’s what I imagine whenever I sharpen a pencil, releasing…