Sulat mula sa Pritil

Sa pag-unawa sa nakaraan, hindi lang mga librong pangkasaysayan ang ating  sinasangguni. Kadalasan ay binabasa rin natin ang mga kathang panitikan na nagbibigay-tulong sa atin na mas “maramdaman” ang ating nakalipas. Katulad na lang ng kwentong “Sulat mula sa Pritil” ni Norma O. Miraflor na amin munang “hihiramin” at ilalathala rito.
Sinulat noong 1970, ang “Sulat [...]

Tito Ramon

Tito Ramon is the name of a nice watering hole we recently discovered in Tondo. Located along Tayuman St. (adjacent to the Shell gas station on Abad Santos), the bar is really a welcome treat to those looking for a wholesome and relatively inexpensive place in the area to chill out with friends or relatives.

Buhay-riles 2

We would like to thank Ric Javier (Batch ‘69) for sending us this award-winning video that captures daily  life along the railway tracks of Metro Manila.
Created by the UP Alumni Association, this short film will definitely help those who haven’t experienced living on the edge, so to speak, understand what we were talking [...]

And the winner is …

We are posting these videos for those who love beauty pageants. This is last year’s Miss Gay Tondo. Let’s meet a candidate:

Buhay-riles

Kamakailan ay may isang mambabasa ng ating blog ang nangumusta sa Daangbakal. Mukhang matagal na rin siyang di nagagawi sa lugar at tinatanong tayo kung ano na ang itsura ng riles matapos ang malawakang demolisyon ng mga bahay na naroroon.
Tyempo naman, nagpadala si Reny dela Peña ng isang website na kung saan ay natagpuan din [...]

Old Manila

In his column today in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Dr. Michael Tan writes about two videos, titled “Castillian Memoirs” and “Queen City of the Pacific”, that feature rare footage of Manila in the ’30s.
We are sharing them with you to supplement our history teachers’ lack of teaching aid when they were discussing how the Philippines of yore [...]