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 [...]
Thinking About Our Past and Future
by alex San Augustine Church in Intramuros Manila is a heavy, heavy place for me. My heart is heavy every time I’m there. I feel the weight of its history. I feel a great sense of loss.
Thoughts about People Power…
by alex So yesterday was the 24th anniversary of the People Power “Revolution” of 1986. I remember it pretty well for someone who was 10 and living in Markham, Ontario at the time. What I remember was that my Dad called home from work after I got back from school to tell me to record [...]
