Tag: Quezon City
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Quezon City Unfinished: A Day Exploring the Legacy of the Man Who Started It
Quezon City is defined by a grand vision that went largely unrealized. Despite that, it is still alive and evolving. I spend a day exploring parts of the city—from the anachronisms in Elliptical Road and Quezon Memorial Circle to the chaos of Cubao—tracing the ironies in Manuel L. Quezon’s ambitions and legacy.
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The Last Ascent: Conquering Mount Kamuning Before It’s Gone
In this tongue-in-cheek expedition log, we attempt an unassisted summit of Mount Kamuning—Metro Manila’s most unforgiving footbridge. With aching legs, commuter lore, and a Sweet Ecstasy burger at the end, this piece reimagines a daily ordeal as a mountaineering feat before it’s flattened in the name of progress.
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From Word of Hope to Manam at SM North: Post-Graduation Musings on Failures and Redirections
A few days after our school’s first-ever senior high graduation, a friend and I have lunch at Manam in SM North. The meal turns into a moment of musings on failure and redirection, and how the path we take isn’t always the one we planned.
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Silingan Coffee: This Cubao Expo Café Remembers Lives Lost
Silingan Coffee pays tribute to the victims of the war on drugs. Run by the families left behind, this hidden gem in Cubao Expo serves coffee with a cause, providing a sense of community for the victims’ kin and a refuge for those who resist injustice.
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Dine In: Bellini’s
I’ve been to Cubao a lot of times before but not in the area behind the Gateway Mall. It takes a weird idea to just do that. Since movie theaters are not yet allowed to operate in Metro Manila (probably in the whole country as well), I and a friend decide to watch Luca on…
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Taking Steps toward a Semblance of Normalcy
It’s been almost two months since I was discharged from the hospital. Except for a couple of trips to the hospital for follow-up checkups and to Makati to take care of some unfinished transactions with my former workplace and my bank, I mostly stayed at home. Obviously you can only distract yourself so much inside…
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40 Days of Veganism: 2018 Edition
And here we go again. The title’s a misnomer, though, because I have been an on-off vegan since late January (a flexitarian, if you will). For most days of the week, I stick to a plant-based diet, but there are days, particularly when I’m on a really tight budget or when I’m too lazy to…
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Dine In: Dohtonbori
Located inside SM North’s main building, a newly opened restaurant feels almost like a trip to Japan, with a counter along the open kitchen, tables embedded with teppan, paper lanterns adorning wooden frames and a separate room with tatami mats. As one writer put it, dining here is less about the food than the experience. It’s not to say that the…
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Dine In: Pino / Pipino
Chef Ed Bugia’s Pino serves playful renditions of Filipino dishes, while its sister restaurant Pipino dishes out the vegan versions. It’s a perfect place to have a birthday lunch with companions who are on a meatless fast.
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Dine In: Indonyaki
Indonyaki is a charming hole-in-the-wall in Maginhawa Street serving Indonesian (and not-so-Indonesian) dishes.
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