Corridor café
Barbara's Café in the old walled city of Intramuros is located in one of the wide passageways that lead from the street to the inner courtyard of the Plaza San Luis complex. Called a zaguan, it was the corridor where carruajes (horse-drawn carriages) would pass through to drop their passengers off by...
Source: My Manila
Between legend and truth
by J.B. Baylon
Malaya
This holiday season has allowed me to do something I like doing a lot – and which costs very little.
I refer to my habit of going to a bookstore, and staying there for an hour or two, sometimes even three – while I browse the many books available, taking my own sweet time...
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Coastal defense
The historic Fort Santiago built by the Spaniards in the late 16th century continued to be used as such all the way to the 1940s, when it was the headquarters of the Philippine Division of the U.S. Army. Old canons can still be found scattered throughout the fort today, though I don't know if they are...
Source: My Manila
What is a hard disk?
HARDDISK
What Is a Hard Disk?
A hard disk or drive is the part of your computer responsible for long-term storage of information. Unlike volatile memory (often referred to as RAM) which loses its stored information once its power supply is shut off, a hard disk stores information permanently, allowing...
Source: Tech and Gizmo
Editorial: Filipinizing Thanksgiving – A Reminder of the Holiday’s Origins
by Mark Villegas
Thanksgiving marks a significant holiday in U.S. culture, so it would behoove us to be informed of its origins, especially given that we (as a nation) spend so much money and energy on food, shopping, and marketing for this special day.
Why is it important to celebrate this...
Source: BakitWhy.com - Pilipino American Lifestyle
The castle and the lion
The abbreviated Spanish coat of arms above the main entrance of Fort Santiago, built in the late 16th century soon after the conquest of the islands. The major elements are the Pillars of Hercules, the Spanish royal crown, the lion rampant of the Kingdom of León and the tower of the Kingdom of Castile....
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Vermilion tears
Walking along the mossy ramparts of the historic Fort Santiago in Intramuros, I spied a statue of Philippine National Hero Jose Rizal through the branches of a flowering Caballero/Flame Tree (Delonix regia) in a gated and locked room inside the roofless ruins of a former Spanish military barracks. Rizal...
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Black iron
These are the doorways and windows of the Museum of the Filipino People just off the porch created by the colonnade which I posted on Monday.I really like the beautiful ironwork of its many windows. The sculpted ornamentation on the walls and ceilings are quite simple but still pretty.The plaques under...
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Cebu: Let’s Look Back
About thirty thousand years ago, Aetas crossed the Asian continents through land bridges. They were the earliest inhabitants of the Philippines. But as the land bridges disappeared, islands started to emerge. One of those isles is Cebu.
Early inhabitants referred this island as Zebu or Sugbu, whose...
Source: Cebu Bloggers Society Inc. - Filipino Media Bloggers Promoting Cebu Through Blogs
