tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170658402024-03-24T02:17:57.319+08:00WISH YOU WERE HERELife in Manila as observed by a former New Yorker who with a laptop and camera has reinvented himself as a storyteller. Winner of the PHILIPPINE BLOG AWARDS: Best Photo Blog in 2007 and three Best Single Post awards in 2008.Señor Enriquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15110290769417627313noreply@blogger.comBlogger933125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17065840.post-23019611432924615022011-12-09T12:59:00.007+08:002012-01-05T10:55:30.372+08:00Moving on forwardFrom the streets of Manila to the beaches of Bohol . . . Come and join my discoveries of some fun stuff around here: Turning Boholano It's my new blog! Please note:I very much appreciate my articles and photos appearing on fellow bloggers' sites, popular broadsheets, and local broadcast news segments, but I would appreciate even more a request for permission first.Thank you!*Señor Enriquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15110290769417627313noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17065840.post-64102429226788195842009-02-11T07:08:00.005+08:002009-02-12T08:04:28.501+08:00COPING WITH SOMETHING WISHED FORI had taken on a writing project that is proving more exhaustive than originally anticipated. Will return to blogging as soon as able to.For now, God bless, everyone!* * *Please note:I very much appreciate my articles and photos appearing on fellow bloggers' sites, popular broadsheets, and local broadcast news segments, but I would appreciate even more a request for permission first.Thank you!Señor Enriquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15110290769417627313noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17065840.post-27633165423211731562009-01-17T10:34:00.035+08:002009-01-20T10:43:06.245+08:00THE GANG THAT COULD SHOOT STRAIGHTThis group of basketball enthusiasts from Quiapo's Barangay 393 range in age from 11 to 16; the shortest is about 5', while the tallest stands 5'9", and happens to be only 12 years old.They've been trained and coached during the past summers by previous varsity players, including a pro with the Philippine Basketball Association. And practically every one has participated in various inter-barangaySeñor Enriquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15110290769417627313noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17065840.post-52990515929192627482009-01-10T09:53:00.043+08:002009-01-11T12:30:17.663+08:00THE BLACK NAZARENE FEAST - 2009Like most grand events in Manila, yesterday's fiesta in Quiapo -- highlighted by the Black Nazarene parade -- was not without drama; this one was a case of the peoples' will versus that of the organizers'.The intent of the latter was to create the safest route possible for all the participants and spectators as the Black Nazarene is paraded from the Quirino Grandstand in Luneta back to Quiapo Señor Enriquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15110290769417627313noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17065840.post-41152635985093207592008-12-10T07:20:00.003+08:002008-12-10T07:38:20.046+08:00HOLIDAY SEASON GREETINGSWishing everyone a joyous Christmasand a prosperous New Year!I'm taking a couple of weeks off from blogging to enjoy the holiday season with balikbayan friends and relatives. Will be back in the new year.God bless, everyone!* * *Please note:I very much appreciate my articles and photos appearing on fellow bloggers' sites, popular broadsheets, and local broadcast news segments, but I would Señor Enriquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15110290769417627313noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17065840.post-63527754105335827802008-12-04T07:25:00.006+08:002008-12-05T10:20:42.616+08:00DANCING UNDER THE STARS IN QUIAPOIt would probably take an act of God to find Z.P. de Guzman Street completely free of people. Located only a block from Quezon Boulevard east of Quiapo Church, it is comprised mostly of residences, with some converted to rooming houses. And because of the private high school and technical college near its northern end -- along with the rows of reasonably priced but surprisingly tasty eateries -- Señor Enriquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15110290769417627313noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17065840.post-66836606974260470422008-12-03T00:02:00.000+08:002008-12-03T01:19:17.316+08:00AFTER CHURCH FOOD TRIPall images © 2008 Señor Enrique* * *Please note:I very much appreciate my articles and photos appearing on fellow bloggers' sites, popular broadsheets, and local broadcast news segments, but I would appreciate even more a request for permission first.Thank you!*Visit: MANILA PHOTOJOURNALISM*Señor Enriquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15110290769417627313noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17065840.post-82343496490938861712008-12-01T05:55:00.002+08:002008-12-01T06:57:31.883+08:00MANILA'S DECEMBER SPIRITall images © 2008 Señor Enrique* * *Please note:I very much appreciate my articles and photos appearing on fellow bloggers' sites, popular broadsheets, and local broadcast news segments, but I would appreciate even more a request for permission first.Thank you!*Visit: MANILA PHOTOJOURNALISM*Señor Enriquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15110290769417627313noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17065840.post-20209844468176060122008-11-30T09:04:00.002+08:002008-11-30T12:17:04.065+08:00TRIBUTES TO ANDRES BONIFACIOANDRES BONIFACIO(November 30, 1863 – May 10, 1897)* * *RELATED LINKS:Gat Andres BonifacioBonifacio and the Cry of BalintawakBonifacio Day in ManilaThe Bonifacio Monument in Tutubanall images © 2008 Señor Enrique* * *Please note:I very much appreciate my articles and photos appearing on fellow bloggers' sites, popular broadsheets, and local broadcast news segments, but I would appreciate even Señor Enriquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15110290769417627313noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17065840.post-55257786925250211212008-11-28T08:12:00.005+08:002008-11-28T11:14:31.369+08:00THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHTAll those hours that teenagers spend socializing on the Internet may not be such a bad thing after all. America’s youth are actually developing important social and technical skills online – often in ways adults do not understand or value. These findings were the result of the most extensive U.S. study on teens and their use of digital media, commissioned by the MacArthur Foundation.Mizuko Ito,Señor Enriquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15110290769417627313noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17065840.post-77826621394453256932008-11-25T08:53:00.010+08:002008-11-25T12:15:00.020+08:00THE VAINGLORIOUS GENERAL AND HIS SUICIDAL LOVERGeneral Douglas MacArthur's father was General Arthur MacArthur, Jr., son of Douglas MacArthur Sr., who immigrated to the United States from Scotland, studied law, served briefly as Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, and then became a federal judge.His son, Arthur MacArthur, Jr., at 17, was commissioned and appointed as the Adjutant of the 24th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment in 1862; at 18,Señor Enriquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15110290769417627313noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17065840.post-52114209946164269072008-11-23T09:22:00.011+08:002008-11-24T11:40:03.307+08:00TO DELIVER US FROM EVILOn February 19, 1937, had the U.S. Charge d'Affaires in London, Ray Atherton, not discovered the nature of the clandestine meeting that was to be held between President Manuel Quezon and the British Foreign Minister, Anthony Eden, the Filipinos would have been belting out "God Save the Queen instead of humming Yankee doodle de dum tunes at major local gatherings.Two years prior to this discovery,Señor Enriquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15110290769417627313noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17065840.post-54113560767188474502008-11-21T06:55:00.014+08:002008-11-22T08:10:42.875+08:00THE RIVETING THIRTIESDuring the 1930s, as the Great Depression unfolded -- scarring the lives of millions of Americans and spurring debates amongst seasoned economists as to what caused it -- the Philippines, a US protectorate, radiated confidence despite some dark clouds that hovered over its economic and political landscapes.Although ruled ineligible for American citizenship and barred from immigrating to the Señor Enriquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15110290769417627313noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17065840.post-56970830750702827242008-11-18T08:12:00.002+08:002008-11-18T09:01:27.873+08:00BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME?Came to be regarded as an anthem of the shattered dreams caused by America's Great Depression, "Brother Can You Spare A Dime" is one of the best-known American songs. It was written in 1931 by lyricist E.Y. "Yip" Harburg and composer Jay Gorney as part of the 1932 musical "New Americana."The song was popularized by the recordings of Bing Crosby and Rudy Vallee; released right before Franklin Señor Enriquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15110290769417627313noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17065840.post-70334116585239701132008-11-16T15:54:00.024+08:002008-11-18T07:54:46.257+08:00WRONGS OF PASSAGEOne of the more common sights in Manila are those of our young students beaming with youthful vitality, pride and promise; rightly so, for ahead of them are the best and exciting years of their life, with some seeking work/live opportunities in various distant lands. Indeed, a gripping future awaits these young folks.However, there remains to this day, a dark aspect of student life that despite Señor Enriquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15110290769417627313noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17065840.post-12137089493520205222008-11-15T06:53:00.005+08:002008-11-15T12:37:15.000+08:00REMEMBERING YOUA few years back, a nephew couldn't wait to finish high school so he could go on to college; not to pursue a particular degree to set him up for a worthwhile career, but to be in the environment full of kolehiyalas. But alas! When he finally entered college life this year, he proved more of a torpe than a swain. As for the cause of his changed demeanor, he bragged about a goal to focus on his Señor Enriquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15110290769417627313noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17065840.post-67538302728446528692008-11-11T06:51:00.015+08:002008-11-12T01:18:58.859+08:00FIREFIGHTING IN MANILATHIS WAS THE SCENE IN FRONT of 940 R. Hidalgo Street in Quiapo yesterday, about 14 hours after it was hit by a pre-dawn fire, which quickly spread to the building beside it. Both were two-story residential and commercial structures, made of light materials; causing the fire to spread rapidly, which reached the nearby abandoned Manuel L. Quezon University building.No one was hurt in this fire Señor Enriquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15110290769417627313noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17065840.post-10944704716185731742008-11-09T07:57:00.037+08:002008-11-10T13:13:52.104+08:00MANILA'S LEGENDARY MAYOR: ARSENIO H. LACSONComing home to Manila after a long absence, I felt like one of those old-time Manileños who resented finding Plaza Goiti gone. I also began to dislike the man whose name replaced it -- Arsenio H. Lacson.But then, only a couple of years later, after immersing myself in Manila's colorful and multi-faceted culture, the loathing turned into profound admiration, especially after learning about the Señor Enriquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15110290769417627313noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17065840.post-82200338319822904312008-11-07T11:36:00.006+08:002008-11-08T12:46:26.402+08:00THE COLORS OF INDISCRETIONThis pretty sign post in Binondo was painted with the red and yellow paint, which from what I understand, was provided by the Manila City Hall for free for all the barangays to do the same in their respective areas.However, some residents in Quiapo are fuming with indignation; insulted by their barangay chairman's audacity for allegedly having used the very same colors to paint the facade of a Señor Enriquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15110290769417627313noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17065840.post-46709201418465153372008-11-06T07:40:00.005+08:002008-11-06T08:45:32.616+08:00THE NAME GAMEWhile the Yuchengcos had successfully petitioned the Atienza administration to replace a historic street name with theirs, The Tys (founders of Metrobank), on the other hand, are patiently waiting for the Lim administration to have not one but two street names -- Condesa and Oriente -- to be changed to theirs. This may be the era of brazen glorification of our city's taipans. Conrado de Quiros Señor Enriquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15110290769417627313noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17065840.post-46833449287850905342008-11-04T08:04:00.009+08:002008-11-05T11:52:12.028+08:00THE SCHOOLS OF MENDIOLAAt the core of Manila's University Belt area is Mendiola Street, named after a man dedicated to schools and teaching methods -- Enrique Mendiola (May 3, 1859 - Mar. 30, 1914), a Filipino and one-time member of the Manila Municipal Board. He founded the newspaper El Arboleda.It is a short thoroughfare located in Manila's San Miguel district: starting from the intersection of Legarda Street and Señor Enriquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15110290769417627313noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17065840.post-80033198208924679502008-11-03T05:51:00.003+08:002008-11-03T08:50:42.032+08:00PHOTO EXHIBIT: CHEMA MADOZHis photographs can be interpreted as poetry in varying degrees. They can be read as poetry, appreciated intellectually, or perceived aesthetically. Chema Madoz has devised his own language of expression; tackling his subject in one of three ways: as found, manipulated, or recreated in his studio.Commissioned by Catherine Coleman and organized jointly by the Instituto Cervantes and the Ministry Señor Enriquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15110290769417627313noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17065840.post-66431301924897492612008-11-02T08:52:00.019+08:002008-11-02T15:32:41.729+08:00THE ARLEGUI & SAN RAFAEL INTERSECTIONBounded by Quezon Boulevard on the west and the Malacañang Palace Compound on the east, San Geronimo was renamed Arlegui Street in honor of the Filipino property owners of this San Miguel area; whereas, San Rafael Street was named after Raphael, the Archangel, who was also known as the Medicine of God, for he was appointed to cure the sickness of the body and the spirit. It was on Arlegui where Señor Enriquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15110290769417627313noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17065840.post-33414769985512868612008-11-01T07:51:00.011+08:002008-11-01T19:32:23.776+08:00BADO DANGWA, ENTREPRENEUR & POLITICIANWhen Manileños think of buying fresh flowers, many go to the Dangwa Flower Market, though Bob Dangwa, a very successful entrepreneur, did not own any business enterprise in the cultivation or selling of fresh flowers.The Dangwa Flower Market was so named because of the Dangwa bus terminal on Dimasalang Street, which became the drop-off point for fresh flowers when the Dangwa buses were the Señor Enriquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15110290769417627313noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17065840.post-9652997620919650702008-10-29T07:16:00.013+08:002008-10-31T11:25:24.500+08:00THE 19TH CENTURY FILIPINA MINUS MARIA CLARAThere were some people who came up to her and with whom she exchanged warm greetings with. And despite her understated black outfit, she exuded an alluring presence that prompted me to ask a bystander who she was. "Gloria Diaz," he said. Like a long-time fan, I approached her to ask if I could take a picture; she gladly obliged.When she made the international news as a beauty queen, I was Señor Enriquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15110290769417627313noreply@blogger.com22