Saturday, May 27, 2006Largest In The Philippines, Third In AsiaSM Mall of Asia Opens May 21st, 2006 Shoemart's chain of malls has a new addition: it is called the Mall of Asia and it opened this month after some delay. It was crowded. One can hardly find a place to dine in. The atmosphere was similar to that of a carnival. There is more about this new mall, the... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Friar__Tuck at 8:38 AM Comments (0) (link) Sunday, May 21, 2006Baywalk Roxas BoulevardBay Walk Roxas Boulevard May 21st, 2006 Tonight was the first time I've seen Roxas Boulevard at night. Baywalk is one of the newer additions of this center of Manila's night life. It is called Baywalk because it overlooks Manila Bay. The picture above was taken from just outside the Max restaurant,... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Friar__Tuck at 10:37 AM Comments (0) (link) Saturday, May 20, 2006Tis The Season For BlackberriesInside our lawn is a blackberry tree ("duhat" is our name for it here) that is giving forth its fruits this time of the year. Ours isn't the best kind of duhat tree but it does bear a lot of fruits. What we were able to get from yesterday's pickings were already leftovers. Children from around... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Friar__Tuck at 11:32 AM Comments (1) (link) Thursday, May 18, 2006Frog-Pouch, Anyone?Somewhere in the island of Cebu a business entrepreneur has decided to manufacture pouches from frogs. I saw the product displayed at the native products of a mall I recently visited. I asked the saleslady whether anyone would actually hang the product on one's person as part of one's get up. She... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Friar__Tuck at 11:24 AM Comments (4) (link) Sunday, April 16, 2006Salubong: Mary Meets The Risen LordOne of the traditional Easter celebrations here is the "Salubong", a re-enactment of the meeting of the Virgin Mary with the Risen Lord early in the morning of Easter. The event isn't narrated in the Gospels, but it is by a long Eastern tradition (still traceable in the Gospel of Gamaliel, for... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Friar__Tuck at 7:55 AM Comments (0) (link) |
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