Stranded

Trinoma Transport Terminal at the height of Habagat downpour

There is no typhoon but it is flooding everywhere.

Thousands of commuters are stuck at Trinoma Transport Terminal because North/West Avenues, EDSA fronting SM North, and Mindanao Avenue are all waist-deep. No cars can pass, not even the four-wheel drives or buses.

Since there is nothing I can do abut it, I decided to go malling instead.


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Full Moon on the Ground

Full Moon on the Ground of TechnoHub

There is no full moon up in the sky tonight. It’s on the ground along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City.

I remember a lot of  student activists not so long time ago rallied against the construction of the Ayala TechnoHub in this huge part of UP land along Commonwealth. They are low-rise buildings that house mostly call centers  and chains of coffee shops and restaurants.

After a couple years, it has now become the most visited, if not the favorite, hangout of some UP students.

The landscape and the in-ground fountains are refreshingly beautiful, especially at night time. There is also a man-made lagoon at the eastern part of the compound, but it is already around 9:00 PM. It is impossible to take a picture of it because that area is a bit dark. It is a moonless night.

Well, as you know, the moon is on the ground.



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Monday Bright Skies

It's a beautiful sunny Monday morning . The bright sky over Mindanao QC seems like talking to me promising me a great week ahead.

I know, I know, this week's gonna be crazy at work. And I am looking forward to it. :D

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Quezon Memorial Shrine at Night

It's one of those days when you suddenly feel like going out and eventually find yourself strolling in a place where interesting things are all around.

Quezon City Circle is 30 minutes away from my place.

It is an ellipse-shaped 20-hectare park bounded by the Elliptical Road. You can walk and jog as there is a paved lane roundabout that circles the monument. It also has an indoor and outdoor amusement playgrounds, chains of eateries, a fountain like those found in typical plazas, and a significant chunk of wilderness.

At night, a musical dancing fountain is shown. In the morning, there are different fitness groups that hold an open-for-everyone activities such as taebo and zumba which I have been planning to join in since I-can't-remember-when. It remains a plan as waking up very early is the biggest challenge. The monument is located at the center where the remains of the late President Manuel Quezon are laid. The mausoleum is right underneath the monument.

The building of this was started in the 1940's and it was originally intended to house a bigger National Government Center, which would include the sites for the three branches of the government. However, it was never materialized and only the foundation of the structures were made because World War II interrupted the construction.