Characters, legends, and imagery here.

    by vincent It’s been a while since I posted. I’ve really just been in a place where I’ve been taking everything in. I guess like I said before, it’s interesting to be exposed to various art work and character depictions of Filipinos, that I would never be exposed to if I wasn’t here. [...]

Transitio

by Vincent Transitio, a celebration where the world comes together. Well where various travelers, balikbayans, and Filipinos living in and around Manila come together to commemorate the end days of World War II in the Philippines. The event starts out with taking a large number of people through an amazing tour of the Intramurous area [...]

A Golden Past… now what about the present?

by alex They called us “indios” back then.  They considered us savages.  But what were we? Vince and I, with new friends from Manila [*thanks for the introduction Anjo!], went to the Ayala Museum to see the display of pre-hispanic indigenous gold. You see, before the Spanish we were a people with a rapidly developing [...]

SOME OF THE COOLEST ART EVER (the first tour)

by: Vincent Powerful works of art and culture live in the Philippines. That’s what I saw during one of our early days here. Carlos Celdran took us on a tour of architecture and art throughout Manila. And something about seeing works of sculptor, painting, and design, in the country my parents came from, well ain’t [...]

Pride, Shame, and WWII @ Transitio Manila 2010

by alex Tomorrow (Sat 27 February), Vince and I are showing a film we shot specifically for premiere at Transitio Manila 2010.  [*Some of the photos I shot for this can be seen in this post.]  This is an annual event put together by Carlos Celdran to remember World War Two in Manila, it combines [...]

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