what do you think?...

An art piece like this can always be subjective.

This painting caught my eye because it reminded me of what used to be an

old casa.

The interiors of detailed carving, large capiz windows, dark wood flooring and antique furnitures... you seldom see houses like these except in provinces where it's mostly owned by affluent people or big houses like these altered as museums...

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~ One of the oldest and historical places here in Manila is Intramuros.

This word literally means ~ Within the Walls. This high wall enclosed structure was the place where most spaniards used to live.

This 18th century architecture is called Casa Manila. It's a colonial museum. Personally i've never been inside but i guess cameras are off-limits.

This is only the partial exterior part of the structure, where you can find some restaurants and a souvenir shop...

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Let's Eat! ^-^

Grilled Chops with fries and ham pilaf rice


Angus Beef on fresh Ciabatta bread

( did you know: Ciabatta in italian means slipper ?!)

the side menu

partial interior of the resto

we had a hearty meal @ a resto called Holy Cow... more like outback steakhouse or Friday's kind of thing...

the food was excellent and very tasty

but the serving was a little small for me...

i'll show the interior on my next posting...

meanwhile, happy eating! ^-^

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fire trucks coming in...

waiting for the people to disperse

fireman checking the unit

the man in the middle is our security guard downstairs who reported the incident, he's talking with both of the firemen who apparently was sort of disappointed as to why he called the fire rescue when initially it was only smoke that caused it...

~ Around 8-ish last night, we were startled when we heard sirens around our area.I peeped outside the window and saw that there were already about 4 firetrucks downstairs...we immediately called security guard to ask what was the commotion all about. imagine our shocked faces as panic begins to run inside our heads...as we hurried downstairs, we were relieved to find out that it was right across our bldg. and that it was only "smoke" and not fire that caused it. It's just a "false-alarm".

I quickly pulled out my camera to get some shots while waiting for the crowd to disperse and watching the firemen re-checking the units.

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ugh! our connection brokedown again yesterday... it's really unnerving when it happens, you can't surf and you can't blog...does it happen to you? i hope not...
anyway, for today's post:
The pros and cons of living in the city...The LRT (light railway transit) is almost right beside where i live,so, not only do i see it everyday but i can also hear the screeching sound when the train would make a stop or if there was an announcement to be made.
On the other hand, i don't have to hurry on my way to work bec. i'm literally justa few mts. away... ^-^
what you see in this photo is the LRT line and an old bldg. as its backdrop.
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Universidad de Manila~ is a public school located at the heart of the mehan garden adjacent to the Liwasang Bonifacio, Manila City Library and LRT station. Not to be mistaken as University of Manila though...that's another school...

I recently discovered that its original name was City College of Manila (CCM), but when Lito Atienza took office as Mayor during 2002. He changed it to Universidad de Manila.
In 2007, when Lim was re-elected as Mayor, he reverted it to its original name; however, a few months into office, he renamed it again to Gat Andrés Bonifacio University... yeah... its history can be a little confusing...

It was lunchtime when i took this shot so I was lucky to catch a few students leaving the campus.
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~monument @ rajah sulayman park~

I must admit that when it comes to history, it's always a bit fuzzy for me.

This monument, dedicated to Rajah Sulayman was a native muslim of manila. Who is a kapampangan (name of province) and tagalog. During the 16th century, he was one of the chieftains who fought against the spanish colonization.

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