Policarpio Street in Mandaluyong City

Places | December 22, 2011 | 247 Views

Policarpio Street is the popular street in Mandaluyong City known for the wonderful Christmas lights and decorations of the houses.

I saw this on TV I think last year but only had the chance to see it today, I was accompanied by my girlfriend Kamille. It’s basically a street with houses, you can park anywhere along the street. I think it’s pretty safe since there are a lot of people going around and there’s a Tanod guarding the gate. I noticed 4-5 houses with displays but only 3 got my attention and those were the ones I took photos of. Read More…

Meralco Liwanag Park

Places | December 12, 2011 | 1426 Views

I work in Makati but I pass by Ortigas often because I drive my girlfriend home after work. 2 weeks ago I noticed the Christmas lights on the Meralco building facade and the Giant belen from outside so I decided to give the place a visit. It turns out to be Meralco’s Christmas park called Meralco Liwanag Park, I think they changed the name recently because I saw a sign outside before saying Paskuhan Village.

Philippine Azkals vs. L.A. Galaxy at the Rizal Memorial Stadium

Events | December 4, 2011 | 396 Views

The Philippine Azkals went head to head with the L.A. Galaxy yesterday in a friendly game dubbed the “dream cup match”.

I have wanted to do a 360 shoot of an Azkals game for the longest time. This is the 4th time I’ve watched them live in Rizal Stadium. On all the previous matches people were not allowed to bring in DSLRs. This time they allowed it with limitations, you can only bring in lens with focal length up to 50mm, Good thing I only needed my 8mm lens. The bad thing, I had to shoot without my tripod. So sorry for some misalignments in the photo.

Distrito Makati – A night market in Makati

Dining | November 27, 2011 | 3391 Views

Update – Distrito Night Food Market in Makati is back for a 2-month run starting June 1, 2012 Friday until July 27, 2012, Friday. Visit OAP for more info

Distrito is a weekday late night market located in Amorsolo Open Parking lot beside Makati Medical Center. It is open every Wednesday to Friday 9pm to 3am. It opened last Friday November 25th.

Distrito is a project of Anton Diaz and partners. If you don’t know Anton Diaz he’s the man behind the website Our Awesome Planet (OAP) and also two popular night markets Mercato Centrale in Taguig and the newly opened night market in the south called Soderno. I am currently taking his Maven’s Secrets course about Internet marketing. We’ve been talking about collaborating on some projects, so I guess this is just first of a few, so watch out for that.

Casa Santa – A Santa Claus Museum in Antipolo

Museums | November 23, 2011 | 1040 Views

Casa Santa is a Santa Claus Museum in Antipolo. It’s located inside Jardin de Miramar compound (scroll down to see location in google map). The house where the Santa collections are displayed used to be the vacation house of business woman Ms. Edna del Rosario. She opened the house to the public so that she can share all her santa collections to the people.

The Symphony of Lights and Sounds at the Ayala Triangle Gardens

Events | November 19, 2011 | 1421 Views

The Symphony of Lights and Sounds is an impressive display of Christmas lights that blink in harmony with famous Christmas songs. It happens in Ayala Triangle Gardens every year. I’m not sure what year it started but last year it was there. I work nearby so when we watched back then we just walked going there.

I usually leave the office after 10pm so when I pass by Ayala Triangle Gardens the lights are already off. The other day a couple of office mates invited me for a jog at the gardens around 9pm so I was able to catch the lights on and it looked nice from afar. The next day I decided to take my camera , watch the lights show and shoot a 360 of it.

Lego Christmas Tree at SM The Block

Events | November 18, 2011 | 526 Views

SM North Edsa unveils its giant Lego Christmas Tree at the Block Atrium. Enjoy a creative display of world landmarks built entirely on lego bricks.

The opening 360 spin is the Lego Christmas tree it stands maybe 20 feet tall. At the back on the right side (2nd thumbnail) are the different world landmarks like Tiananmen square, Luneta Park, Merlion, Petronas Tower, and more.

Astoria Plaza in Ortigas

Hotels and Resorts | November 17, 2011 | 313 Views

Astoria plaza is located in ortigas center. They call it a full residential suite hotel. Part of the hotel are residential units and the other part are hotel rooms. So you’ll notice in the 360 photos that the rooms are very spacious because they were really intended to be condominium units. They also have a business center with meeting rooms, a gym, a pool, and a cafe in the ground floor.

According to their marketing person Astoria Plaza has become a popular place for people looking for venue for overnight parties, birthdays, and other occasions. When I was tasked to setup my brother’s stag party, I chose Astoria as the venue. My sister in law also had her bridal shower here. And we also organized a surprise despedida party for a close friend at this hotel.

Astoria Boracay

Hotels and Resorts | November 16, 2011 | 389 Views

Astoria Boracay is a resort in white beach station 1. It was formerly Boracay Gold Crowne. They renovated the resort and turned it into a chic and modern one. They have 39 rooms with stylish design, a swimming pool, a restaurant and a function room.

Anawangin Cove in Zambales

Places | September 21, 2011 | 335 Views

In 2010 I got to see Anawangin cove in Zambales. It was just a side thing, the real trip was to go to Iba, Zambales. My friend Toff has a small resort in Iba. Check out their website Tammy’s Resort( I built it , shameless plug )

We stay at Tammy’s resort every once in a while to relax and unwind get away from the stresses of city life. When we’re there the routine is the same eat, play beach football, play cranium, get drunk, sleep then the cycle repeats. On this particular stay we wanted to do something different. So on the way home we decided to pass by Anawangin cove.