I'll be heading back to Cebu tomorrow so this will be my last report re my Manila visit.
Today, after visiting F. Sionil Jose, I walked down Padre Faura, which used to be part of my world when I was in high school and college. I wondered what had happened to the Ateneo Law School and the chapel that my friends and I used to frequent.
The Ateneo is gone; only a placard remains as a reminder of what had been there in the past. In its place is the Robinson's shopping mall. I felt a tinge of sadness as I walked around this mega-mall, recalling the past. Robinson's is a two-story mall, filled with shops and restaurants, and there's a supermarket as well. These huge malls tend to blend in my imagination -- they have the same sort of shops, and the same energy. But they're popular places where people hang out in. It's air-conditioned and relatively safe, given everyone is checked by security guards.
Later this evening, I had dinner with my college friend, Marily Ysip Orosa, in Greenbelt 5, in a restaurant called Chateau 1777. We had a great time catching up. Marily owns Studio 5, publisher of award-winning coffee table books.
The weather in Manila has been good these past few days -- no rain, and not so hot. I'm hoping Cebu's weather will be just as good.
All for now,
Cecilia
Read also
The Bachelors and Femina Days of Cebu - Memorabilia photos
Old Photographs and Memories
The Schools I attended, Part 1, St.Theresa's College
The Schools I attended, Part 2, UP & Maryknoll
The Schools I attended, Part 3, UCLA
Saying Goodbye to Papa
Where the Daydreaming Came From
Death of a Carnival Queen
tags: travel, Manila, Ermita, Robinsons, Makati, Cecilia Brainard, Ateneo Law School, Padre Faura
Today, after visiting F. Sionil Jose, I walked down Padre Faura, which used to be part of my world when I was in high school and college. I wondered what had happened to the Ateneo Law School and the chapel that my friends and I used to frequent.
The Ateneo is gone; only a placard remains as a reminder of what had been there in the past. In its place is the Robinson's shopping mall. I felt a tinge of sadness as I walked around this mega-mall, recalling the past. Robinson's is a two-story mall, filled with shops and restaurants, and there's a supermarket as well. These huge malls tend to blend in my imagination -- they have the same sort of shops, and the same energy. But they're popular places where people hang out in. It's air-conditioned and relatively safe, given everyone is checked by security guards.
Later this evening, I had dinner with my college friend, Marily Ysip Orosa, in Greenbelt 5, in a restaurant called Chateau 1777. We had a great time catching up. Marily owns Studio 5, publisher of award-winning coffee table books.
The weather in Manila has been good these past few days -- no rain, and not so hot. I'm hoping Cebu's weather will be just as good.
All for now,
Cecilia
Read also
The Bachelors and Femina Days of Cebu - Memorabilia photos
Old Photographs and Memories
The Schools I attended, Part 1, St.Theresa's College
The Schools I attended, Part 2, UP & Maryknoll
The Schools I attended, Part 3, UCLA
Saying Goodbye to Papa
Where the Daydreaming Came From
Death of a Carnival Queen
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