songbirdsings

Strand and Barnes and NOble are also nearby. Just like other parks in Manhattan, this place is pet-friendly. This is another good spot for shopping since a lot of shops that sell bargain shoes, clothes, books and electronics are scattered all over the place.

I loved the Vietnamese restaurant (forgot the name).

NYU is nearby, as well as the New York Film Academy.

…featuring the Rockettes, something about a boy who doesn’t believe in Santa Claus and—this one I really loved because of the stage design—New York Christmas.

Life was simple and fun. I made lifelong friends here as well.

• Enjoy the evening walks around the academic oval (8PM onwards is
• hang out with “org-mates” and friends at Vinzons Hall/Lorena Barros area
• eat fishballs/kikiam/squid balls/cheese sticks in front of Vinzons
• enjoy isaw and barbecue near Ilang-Ilang dormitory
• buy taho and bananacue
• enjoy readings at the Main Library
• ask Oble what life really means after UP; might as well have your photo taken in front of the naked statue
• wait for something violently interesting to happen along the AS walk
• buy UP T-shirts, stickers, stationery at the dilapidated shopping center
• figure-watch at AS Lobby
• watch film re-runs at Film Center
• The first or second week of February is the student fest
• Dec. 16 is the Oblation Run
• Last school Friday of December is the Lantern Parade

It’s impossible to live in Makati and not visit this little pocket of the city.

• Stay at Intercontinental Hotel, Dusit Hotel and New World Hotel
• Watch films at Glorietta 4, Glorietta 1 (for the jolog-inclined), Greenbelt 3 (slighly pricey tickets) and Greenbelt 1 (if you hate the crowd)
• Watch stage plays by Repertory Philippines at Greenbelt 1
• Enjoy coffee at any Starbucks, Seattle’s Best, CBTL or Segafredo (GB3)
• Shop for bargains at Goldcrest or Landmark or SM
• Enjoy the bars scattered at Greenbelt 3
• Shop for electronics at Greenbelt 4 or 5 (wouldn’t recommend this as prices are way lower somewhere else, like Singapore, HK or the States)
• Hangout for hours reading books and magazines at Powerbooks Live! my favorite spot in all of Ayala Center

The interior isn’t much to look at, but the facade is simply jaw-droppingly amazing.

My trip here was the most life-changing and eye-opening experience of my life so far.

I love the very creamy lychee ice cream. Next time, I’ll get the ginger flavor. It was raining when I went to Chinatown, and on a December, just about freezing cold. However, the ice cream here is worth the few shivers.

Worth visiting for its significant place in history and for the nearby Century 21, Manhattan’s bargain mecca. You could appreciate the sheer enormity of the towers by the size of the land where they used to stand, though.

The place is lovely. You could have a nice view of Brooklyn Bridge, watch helicopters come and go at the nearby helipad, or watch a men’s choir (forgot their name) on Christmas season.

Where my bus passed through from PABT to Harmon Meadow