Paraglide for Two

How about it? This Valentine's Day why don't you and your date paraglide towards sunset. It's the kinda thing you'll be glad there are strings attached.

Revisiting Luneta

It's been four years since I have last been to Rizal Park, otherwise known as Luneta or Bagumbayan. Do you believe that? I am glad to see that the national park has shed (just a weebit) of its shadiness. This afternoon, I see students from nearby high school doing play and dance rehearsals in the park's grassy nooks.

Back in Manila

This is the sight that greeted me in the airport -- after a week in Western Visayas. Nice.

Wistful in Emilion

Iloilo is an island -- that's one of the knowledge nuggets I learned from talking to Mannie Gruenberg, the operations manager of the fastest growing cafe chain in Iloilo. The rivers that bordered the city proper are actually small sea channels -- that's why the water is more than brackish. I tasked myself of shooting a definitive photo of Iloilo -- a sweet blend of rural and urban elements. Here's what I have found: a sunset in Emilion, a modern Filipino restaurant with views of the "river" and just beyond the mangrove, SM City Iloilo.