Wednesday, December 10, 2008
HOLIDAY SEASON GREETINGS
Wishing everyone a joyous Christmas
and a prosperous New Year!
and 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!
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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!
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!
posted by Señor Enrique at 7:20 AM
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Thursday, December 04, 2008
DANCING UNDER THE STARS IN QUIAPO
It 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 -- the street attracts a continuous flow of pedestrians.
In the late afternoon when the sun is no longer as searing, Guzman swarms even more with foot traffic that peaks during the early evening when the neighborhood kids, home from school, make a playground out of its entire stretch -- the gleeful screams from their dizzying plays compete against the oftentimes off key singing blasting from the bistros' videoke machines; the resulting cacophony lending a festive air until the late night.
The street is divided into two separate barangay zones, with both having women as captains, which may explain the plentiful organized youth activities in the area, including regular feeding programs. And besides the inter-barangay basketball competition that is now going on, one of the barangays, No. 394, hosted a dance contest last weekend.
Ranging in age from four to late teens, about 15 groups competed for the top prize of 5,000 pesos. There were no entry fees involved so as to encourage as many kids as possible to participate. Moreover, with official permission from the barangay office, the kids were allowed to solicit money for their costumes from the neighborhood residents and business owners; hence, making the event more like a community effort.
In the end, with every dancer bringing much joy to the appreciative crowd, every competitor was deemed a winner. Needless to say, the event was a great success.
Grouped into two age categories, the video below is a collection of short clips of the dancers from the first category.
all images © 2008 Señor Enrique
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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!
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!
Labels: life in Manila, manila events
posted by Señor Enrique at 7:25 AM
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Wednesday, December 03, 2008
AFTER CHURCH FOOD TRIP
all images © 2008 Señor Enrique
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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!
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!
Labels: life in Manila, street photography
posted by Señor Enrique at 12:02 AM
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Monday, December 01, 2008
MANILA'S DECEMBER SPIRIT
all images © 2008 Señor Enrique
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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!
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!
Labels: life in Manila, street photography
posted by Señor Enrique at 5:55 AM
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