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time for me to get coffee and you guessed right, crepe.
by the way we have new blog readers from Venezuela,
Korea, Germany, Switzerland and Canada.
see you later
jt
3/25/2013
3/24/2013
Amorsolo painting
One of Amorsolo's paintings will be auctioned off on April 6
at the Leon Gallery on Gamboa st. There's plenty of artworks
lined up for bidding for the invited art patrons.
It seems like this auction house has been making great success
in locating treasured artworks and discovering new collectors
for custodianship.
Well if you did not receive an invitation you might want to
drop by to eavesdrop and enjoy brewed coffee. You'll love
the art crowd and the bidding excitement. Stay outside the gallery
for it's small one and the bidders are packed like sardines.
In the meantime new art galleries in the Glorieta area came
into being late last year hoping to get a share of the Christmas
giving and buying spirit. They're hoping to serve the collectors
in Makati and thus save them the inconvenient trip to Mega Mall.
The collections in these galleries at the Mega Mall and Glorieta
are mostly decorative art as opposed to the other kinds of art
like fine art. So if you're looking to decorate your wall these and
the other malls are your places to go to.
It seems like the art collectors here have a little problem
distinguishing fine art from decorative or illustration art.
They're all tuned to the basic primary colors. It's like there
aren't other colors. That is why if you made comparisons of these
art (decorative) to that of a Luna or Amorsolo one cannot
make a mistake... there's no comparison. But since the new
collectors don't have the funds to buy Luna or Amorsolo
they contend themselves of what is available.
Some of them couldn't even recognize a basic drape lesson
for a first semester fine art class and are pleased to show
drape studies as great artworks. Their figurative drawings
even have obvious anatomy errors but still buyers
are willing to pay a handsome amount for it, a very grave
indication of great lack of art knowledge. A fine art
student in the academy won't pay a dime for it.
So here is a great mixture of people with a little bit of art
knowledge, some with none at all and the older collectors
with wisdom to know even if the knowledge is deficient.
I'd say there's a long stretch of pavement to pound my friends.
It's probably a great time to organize the art collectors
with or without knowledge to a forum of distinguishing
fine art, decorative art, illustrations or comic book art.
They're not all the same. It's like there is tuyo, tinapa,
galunggong, bangos, tuna, salmon, etc. Or a yugo, corolla,
VW, Mercedes, etc.
Happy hunting for your art enjoyment!
catch you guys later.
jt
at the Leon Gallery on Gamboa st. There's plenty of artworks
lined up for bidding for the invited art patrons.
It seems like this auction house has been making great success
in locating treasured artworks and discovering new collectors
for custodianship.
Well if you did not receive an invitation you might want to
drop by to eavesdrop and enjoy brewed coffee. You'll love
the art crowd and the bidding excitement. Stay outside the gallery
for it's small one and the bidders are packed like sardines.
In the meantime new art galleries in the Glorieta area came
into being late last year hoping to get a share of the Christmas
giving and buying spirit. They're hoping to serve the collectors
in Makati and thus save them the inconvenient trip to Mega Mall.
The collections in these galleries at the Mega Mall and Glorieta
are mostly decorative art as opposed to the other kinds of art
like fine art. So if you're looking to decorate your wall these and
the other malls are your places to go to.
It seems like the art collectors here have a little problem
distinguishing fine art from decorative or illustration art.
They're all tuned to the basic primary colors. It's like there
aren't other colors. That is why if you made comparisons of these
art (decorative) to that of a Luna or Amorsolo one cannot
make a mistake... there's no comparison. But since the new
collectors don't have the funds to buy Luna or Amorsolo
they contend themselves of what is available.
Some of them couldn't even recognize a basic drape lesson
for a first semester fine art class and are pleased to show
drape studies as great artworks. Their figurative drawings
even have obvious anatomy errors but still buyers
are willing to pay a handsome amount for it, a very grave
indication of great lack of art knowledge. A fine art
student in the academy won't pay a dime for it.
So here is a great mixture of people with a little bit of art
knowledge, some with none at all and the older collectors
with wisdom to know even if the knowledge is deficient.
I'd say there's a long stretch of pavement to pound my friends.
It's probably a great time to organize the art collectors
with or without knowledge to a forum of distinguishing
fine art, decorative art, illustrations or comic book art.
They're not all the same. It's like there is tuyo, tinapa,
galunggong, bangos, tuna, salmon, etc. Or a yugo, corolla,
VW, Mercedes, etc.
Happy hunting for your art enjoyment!
catch you guys later.
it rained last night...
Though the rain lasted for close to an hour and drizzled afterwards,
the weather remained muggy last night. The streets definitely
received their washing and trees got their bathing and supply of water. It's
amazing how diesel fumes that permeate the air can make the
temperature and humidity feel like you're in an oven. Whew!!! But it's more
amazing the government people do not seem to notice that diesel
engines are the culprit. They think it's progress to see a lot of diesel cars
on the streets. Wake up gentlemen, do something!!! You don't have to wait
years to solve this. Check out your neighbors across the ocean for they have
solved this simple problem many years ago. Just check out California.
Take a dozen of your bureaucrats and put them on a vacation tour in California
cities from south to north and experience breathing. Then come home and
implement gas emission control system. Right now we're all taking a daily
shower of airborne oil. I know you can feel and taste it when you kiss your
spouse or girlfriend. That's why you both rush to take a shower to wash off
and watch murky dirt come off your hair and body.
If you don't pay attention to this, there'll be the additional health problems
to tackle afterwards. The cumulative effect of breathing polluted and carcinogenic
air will not spare even indifferent politicians and bureaucrats. We're all in
this together.
I spend my days hanging out in Cafes to notice there's not much talk
about air pollution. People seem not to be concerned about it. I think it
is the lack of awareness and education about the how to is what's happening
here. The everyday joe is busy making a living and anything outside of that
is nonsense at the moment. Besides what you do not know will not hurt you,
right? WRONG.
To the conscientious and ambitious politician here is an opportunity to be noticed.
Take it and be recognized.
Later on i'll update you on the arts.
Meanwhile i'll make my coffee and crepe.
jt
the weather remained muggy last night. The streets definitely
received their washing and trees got their bathing and supply of water. It's
amazing how diesel fumes that permeate the air can make the
temperature and humidity feel like you're in an oven. Whew!!! But it's more
amazing the government people do not seem to notice that diesel
engines are the culprit. They think it's progress to see a lot of diesel cars
on the streets. Wake up gentlemen, do something!!! You don't have to wait
years to solve this. Check out your neighbors across the ocean for they have
solved this simple problem many years ago. Just check out California.
Take a dozen of your bureaucrats and put them on a vacation tour in California
cities from south to north and experience breathing. Then come home and
implement gas emission control system. Right now we're all taking a daily
shower of airborne oil. I know you can feel and taste it when you kiss your
spouse or girlfriend. That's why you both rush to take a shower to wash off
and watch murky dirt come off your hair and body.
If you don't pay attention to this, there'll be the additional health problems
to tackle afterwards. The cumulative effect of breathing polluted and carcinogenic
air will not spare even indifferent politicians and bureaucrats. We're all in
this together.
I spend my days hanging out in Cafes to notice there's not much talk
about air pollution. People seem not to be concerned about it. I think it
is the lack of awareness and education about the how to is what's happening
here. The everyday joe is busy making a living and anything outside of that
is nonsense at the moment. Besides what you do not know will not hurt you,
right? WRONG.
To the conscientious and ambitious politician here is an opportunity to be noticed.
Take it and be recognized.
Later on i'll update you on the arts.
Meanwhile i'll make my coffee and crepe.
jt
Pasig river and a cabbie
Hello to all who take the cabs in Manila !!!
Just had the pleasure of chatting with Lito, a cabbie who initiated a friendly
conversation that led to critiquing the government in the way administrators
had been resolving and resolving and again resolving the same problems that
keep on propping up despite supposedly great solutions as they were called at the
time of formulation. Lito is a sharp person and seems to make sensible observations
in and about the community in which we live in. Take for instance the Pasig river
pollution and clean up. His thought of cleaning up the Pasig river makes
a lot of good sense for it goes down to the root cause of pollution which is the
the population of squatters who on a daily basis dump their trash into the river.
To him moving the squatters out of the proximities of the river is the best solution.
It's really very simple and down to earth solution if you come to think of it. The
senators or whoever is in charge of cleaning up the river should have thought of this.
Also we did not have to wait till the squatters have quietly populated the surroundings
of the river before moving in to remind them that they're not supposed to be there.
The government has to have a watchdog doing this.
Well life is always exciting to watch as ubiquitous cabbies like Lito roam the
streets of Manila and share their honest observations. If we have people like him
with keen and pragmatic sense holding on the reigns of our government we
would probably be in better shape, don't you think so?
To Lito and your fellow compatriots, I for one could hardly wait for the time when
at least even in the Barangay level you could implement your bright ideas and relieve
us once and for all of simple elementary problems of getting resolved.
catch you guys later.
jt
Just had the pleasure of chatting with Lito, a cabbie who initiated a friendly
conversation that led to critiquing the government in the way administrators
had been resolving and resolving and again resolving the same problems that
keep on propping up despite supposedly great solutions as they were called at the
time of formulation. Lito is a sharp person and seems to make sensible observations
in and about the community in which we live in. Take for instance the Pasig river
pollution and clean up. His thought of cleaning up the Pasig river makes
a lot of good sense for it goes down to the root cause of pollution which is the
the population of squatters who on a daily basis dump their trash into the river.
To him moving the squatters out of the proximities of the river is the best solution.
It's really very simple and down to earth solution if you come to think of it. The
senators or whoever is in charge of cleaning up the river should have thought of this.
Also we did not have to wait till the squatters have quietly populated the surroundings
of the river before moving in to remind them that they're not supposed to be there.
The government has to have a watchdog doing this.
Well life is always exciting to watch as ubiquitous cabbies like Lito roam the
streets of Manila and share their honest observations. If we have people like him
with keen and pragmatic sense holding on the reigns of our government we
would probably be in better shape, don't you think so?
To Lito and your fellow compatriots, I for one could hardly wait for the time when
at least even in the Barangay level you could implement your bright ideas and relieve
us once and for all of simple elementary problems of getting resolved.
catch you guys later.
jt
3/17/2013
another frying day in Manila
good morning everyone!
Traffic is easy and smooth on the streets at this hour
i'm going to 1B apartment cafe later to pick up
gossips of the day. They have a special crowd here.
The regulars are families who dine on friday nights
and weekends. Weekdays are the variables you know,
businessmen as well as women who talk about their men
while they are busy making a living, talk about fashion
and other things.
The ladies come in groups. I've so far seen only one
come in by herself mostly they arrive in groups.
It's location is close to the Salcedo Park and about a short block
away from Starbucks. It's cozy and hardly has the look of
big corporates but has a large kitchen and customer
service staff. The coffee and pastries are good. Lunch
and dinner is also superb for business meetings and just
filling your own gastronomic concerns. It's Aussie.
The background music is jazz, standards and brazillian.
You can read your book, enjoy your coffee and people
watching without noticing time My kind of place wouldn't
you say?
Except for the different language and color and weather
this joint is like Frisco. I love San Francisco. Clean air and
mysterious kind of foggy evenings with twilight colors that
look like Corot's painting. I must go back sometime.
This is my Russian friend and figurative model who posed
for the SF Pigments. Easel and Brush Society.
Folks. it's close to my coffee and crepe time.
I'll catch you later.
jt
it's 93 F and 61 humidity
Traffic is easy and smooth on the streets at this hour
i'm going to 1B apartment cafe later to pick up
gossips of the day. They have a special crowd here.
The regulars are families who dine on friday nights
and weekends. Weekdays are the variables you know,
businessmen as well as women who talk about their men
while they are busy making a living, talk about fashion
and other things.
The ladies come in groups. I've so far seen only one
come in by herself mostly they arrive in groups.
It's location is close to the Salcedo Park and about a short block
away from Starbucks. It's cozy and hardly has the look of
big corporates but has a large kitchen and customer
service staff. The coffee and pastries are good. Lunch
and dinner is also superb for business meetings and just
filling your own gastronomic concerns. It's Aussie.
The background music is jazz, standards and brazillian.
You can read your book, enjoy your coffee and people
watching without noticing time My kind of place wouldn't
you say?
Except for the different language and color and weather
this joint is like Frisco. I love San Francisco. Clean air and
mysterious kind of foggy evenings with twilight colors that
look like Corot's painting. I must go back sometime.
This is my Russian friend and figurative model who posed
for the SF Pigments. Easel and Brush Society.
Folks. it's close to my coffee and crepe time.
I'll catch you later.
gambit 1966 movie
I was unable to catch the art in the park community show
in Salcedo park today so i don't know what to tell you
but last Thursday I went to a photo show at the Altro
Mondo art gallery in Greenbelt 5 Makati about Philippine
birds. The avian show is a campaign effort of
a group of photographers to educate the public in their
preservation. The funny thing about this show
is they had a soprano performing for the event
but the show attendees drowned her out with their cacophony
of sounds. Nobody cared to listen as if she were not part
of the art show. It felt like an insult. It's a pity her "Sa Kabukiran"
song took less than 5 minutes which I would assume considerable
amount of rehearsal time was spent with the guitar player to
get it right for the crowd to mug it like culture didn't
matter. I think some people have to be reminded
and educated about other cultural matters and manners.
Anyway, so now I'm just watching Gambit the 1966 movie
that starred Michael Caine and Shirley Maclane. It's beautifully
scripted and the acting is great but i think Billy Wilder might have
made it even more funnier. These are things i'd love to do when
i hunger for entertainment. I dig the old movies for some reason.
They opened the Soleire Casino yesterday and it was packed with
gamblers and what have you. It was cool but felt short of Vegas type
atmosphere. The streets leading to the casino was bumper to bumper.
I'll update you about interesting things when i get them.
I'll continue my movie watching I have Billy Wilder's Avanti
next on my video screening.
good night folks.
It's now 11:30 p.m. Sunday.
jt
in Salcedo park today so i don't know what to tell you
but last Thursday I went to a photo show at the Altro
Mondo art gallery in Greenbelt 5 Makati about Philippine
birds. The avian show is a campaign effort of
a group of photographers to educate the public in their
preservation. The funny thing about this show
is they had a soprano performing for the event
but the show attendees drowned her out with their cacophony
of sounds. Nobody cared to listen as if she were not part
of the art show. It felt like an insult. It's a pity her "Sa Kabukiran"
song took less than 5 minutes which I would assume considerable
amount of rehearsal time was spent with the guitar player to
get it right for the crowd to mug it like culture didn't
matter. I think some people have to be reminded
and educated about other cultural matters and manners.
Anyway, so now I'm just watching Gambit the 1966 movie
that starred Michael Caine and Shirley Maclane. It's beautifully
scripted and the acting is great but i think Billy Wilder might have
made it even more funnier. These are things i'd love to do when
i hunger for entertainment. I dig the old movies for some reason.
They opened the Soleire Casino yesterday and it was packed with
gamblers and what have you. It was cool but felt short of Vegas type
atmosphere. The streets leading to the casino was bumper to bumper.
I'll update you about interesting things when i get them.
I'll continue my movie watching I have Billy Wilder's Avanti
next on my video screening.
good night folks.
It's now 11:30 p.m. Sunday.
jt
3/12/2013
Let's go naked
Manila and surrounding areas is hot with 93 degrees and 58
humidity. Those inside the air conditioned offices and malls
don't seem to mind this terrible temperature that will fry an
egg outdoors without fire.
In New York, San Francisco and other cities in America this
would be a good day to go to the beach or a nearby
park like golden gate for picnic and sunbathing. Some sailing
is also in order for those across the golden gate bridge.
Hello Sausalitoans, are you out there!!
This is also a good day to go out and buy artworks in the city
and in the Sausalito galleries. There are cool galleries like the Studio
gallery on Polk st which has an up coming exhibit "Delicious",
of affordable artworks focused on foods. Go check it out during the
reception night on the 17th of March and enjoy Napa cabernet
and biscuits STUDIO_Gallery@mail.vresp.com
Meanwhile back in the Islands, Ida Flores has an exhibit
on the 21st at the Mega Mall. I haven't seen the artworks
yet but I will update and show you a picture or two
whenever possible.
There is this coming weekend a community art show in Salcedo Village
Makati called Art at the Park. Again this exhibit is semi charity, that is
20% of the proceeds go to charitable organizations 30% to the gallery
and 50% to the artist. Las Islas gallery (galeriadelasislas@yahoo.com)
one of the organizers is confident artworks will sell like "bibingkas"
for they're priced out reasonably for the new generation of art collectors.
The artworks are varied from modern abstracts to still life to figurative
and nudes. Way to go folks. Enjoy them on your walls and when it's
time to unload them for others to enjoy you can always take them
to Gerome Gallery Auction.
that's all folks!
gotta go and i mean "gotta go"!!!
keep in touch and i'll be in touch!
jt
humidity. Those inside the air conditioned offices and malls
don't seem to mind this terrible temperature that will fry an
egg outdoors without fire.
In New York, San Francisco and other cities in America this
would be a good day to go to the beach or a nearby
park like golden gate for picnic and sunbathing. Some sailing
is also in order for those across the golden gate bridge.
Hello Sausalitoans, are you out there!!
This is also a good day to go out and buy artworks in the city
and in the Sausalito galleries. There are cool galleries like the Studio
gallery on Polk st which has an up coming exhibit "Delicious",
of affordable artworks focused on foods. Go check it out during the
reception night on the 17th of March and enjoy Napa cabernet
and biscuits STUDIO_Gallery@mail.vresp.com
Meanwhile back in the Islands, Ida Flores has an exhibit
on the 21st at the Mega Mall. I haven't seen the artworks
yet but I will update and show you a picture or two
whenever possible.
There is this coming weekend a community art show in Salcedo Village
Makati called Art at the Park. Again this exhibit is semi charity, that is
20% of the proceeds go to charitable organizations 30% to the gallery
and 50% to the artist. Las Islas gallery (galeriadelasislas@yahoo.com)
one of the organizers is confident artworks will sell like "bibingkas"
for they're priced out reasonably for the new generation of art collectors.
The artworks are varied from modern abstracts to still life to figurative
and nudes. Way to go folks. Enjoy them on your walls and when it's
time to unload them for others to enjoy you can always take them
to Gerome Gallery Auction.
that's all folks!
gotta go and i mean "gotta go"!!!
keep in touch and i'll be in touch!
jt
Orientalism
A filipina joins the ranks of 19th century painters who painted
the orient. The westerners painted most of the arab countries
and depicted their life and culture and landscapes. In the last century
hollywood produced the movie Exodus with Paul Newman in the
starring role. It seems Philippines did not need a hollywood type
organization or a battery of European artists to tackle another part
of orientalism in another century.
Life and culture goes on wherever artists, writers, poets songwriters
and singers are touched by their sensibilities. This time Israel is in the
creative bag of Sheen Ochavez. Beautiful and decent size canvases are
devoted to Moses' "promise land".
Some people who have eavesdropped on the project are very much
eager to see this art exhibit for very few artists outside of Israel's
local artists have devoted this sort of energy and passion.
But it's not surprising to see this happen for historically the Quezon
regime during the commonwealth period had smart reasons to welcome
some of the Jewish people fleeing Europe onto the Philippine shores.
Also the Philippines cast the critical vote in the United Nations for Israel
to be recognized as a nation.
So there you are an artist in the person of Sheen makes this all possible
but it's not without sacrifices. She's on her toes until the show. There is
plenty of work to be done so don't expect her to show in any of your
shindigs but... a drink or two for the road won't hurt.
that's all folks!
it's time to take a shower. It's humid in the orient and the afternoon
is lazy in Manila and elsewhere. Don't know what to do next
but to get my fix.
keep in touch.
jt
the orient. The westerners painted most of the arab countries
and depicted their life and culture and landscapes. In the last century
hollywood produced the movie Exodus with Paul Newman in the
starring role. It seems Philippines did not need a hollywood type
organization or a battery of European artists to tackle another part
of orientalism in another century.
Life and culture goes on wherever artists, writers, poets songwriters
and singers are touched by their sensibilities. This time Israel is in the
creative bag of Sheen Ochavez. Beautiful and decent size canvases are
devoted to Moses' "promise land".
Some people who have eavesdropped on the project are very much
eager to see this art exhibit for very few artists outside of Israel's
local artists have devoted this sort of energy and passion.
But it's not surprising to see this happen for historically the Quezon
regime during the commonwealth period had smart reasons to welcome
some of the Jewish people fleeing Europe onto the Philippine shores.
Also the Philippines cast the critical vote in the United Nations for Israel
to be recognized as a nation.
So there you are an artist in the person of Sheen makes this all possible
but it's not without sacrifices. She's on her toes until the show. There is
plenty of work to be done so don't expect her to show in any of your
shindigs but... a drink or two for the road won't hurt.
that's all folks!
it's time to take a shower. It's humid in the orient and the afternoon
is lazy in Manila and elsewhere. Don't know what to do next
but to get my fix.
keep in touch.
jt
3/11/2013
israeli landscapes
Sheen Ochavez solo exhibit is fast approaching like anything
else it will be there before you know it. Her makati studio is looking
like a mini museum with all these wonderfully composed artworks that
are products of an artist reminiscent of the incessant energy and strength
of our earlier art ancestors in Europe and America. She burns the midnight
oil literally till 4 a.m. "Or the ax shall fall" as they say.
Anyway, every artist faced with a solo exhibit goes through the same grind
of spending sleepless nights that usually culminates at "showtime". That's life!
Composing and revising and refinishing. Finding where mistakes happened and
corrections instituted. It's basically what happens during the finishing stage. More
of the cerebral exercise is exerted. This is where it all starts to boil until is simmers.
This is where you just spend hours and hours of staring and glancing and staring
again without moving your brush. About 80% finish but it's the remaining 20%
that takes up a lot of your time.
You'll get to see it at the Manila Hotel on the last week of May.
The first half of the exhibit will be at the Tower Hotel in the greenbelt
area where foreign dignitaries are invited.
That's the latest on this one.
Time to grab my coffee at the 1B Apartment Australian Cafe
on San Agustin st. in Salcedo village.
later.
else it will be there before you know it. Her makati studio is looking
like a mini museum with all these wonderfully composed artworks that
are products of an artist reminiscent of the incessant energy and strength
of our earlier art ancestors in Europe and America. She burns the midnight
oil literally till 4 a.m. "Or the ax shall fall" as they say.
Anyway, every artist faced with a solo exhibit goes through the same grind
of spending sleepless nights that usually culminates at "showtime". That's life!
Composing and revising and refinishing. Finding where mistakes happened and
corrections instituted. It's basically what happens during the finishing stage. More
of the cerebral exercise is exerted. This is where it all starts to boil until is simmers.
This is where you just spend hours and hours of staring and glancing and staring
again without moving your brush. About 80% finish but it's the remaining 20%
that takes up a lot of your time.
You'll get to see it at the Manila Hotel on the last week of May.
The first half of the exhibit will be at the Tower Hotel in the greenbelt
area where foreign dignitaries are invited.
That's the latest on this one.
Time to grab my coffee at the 1B Apartment Australian Cafe
on San Agustin st. in Salcedo village.
later.
3/06/2013
Howdy
It might interest you to know that there are 3 viewers from Germany, 3 viewers
from South Korea, 15 locals and 25 from USA at this very minute.
Not a big crowd but perhaps the rest of the world are still
dozing off.
It's very humid outside even if i'm 3 miles away to the ocean.
Can't concentrate on anything so i'll run to the Cafe
in Makati and enjoy the artificial cool breeze of the decade
old air conditoner.
See you later, folks.
from South Korea, 15 locals and 25 from USA at this very minute.
Not a big crowd but perhaps the rest of the world are still
dozing off.
It's very humid outside even if i'm 3 miles away to the ocean.
Can't concentrate on anything so i'll run to the Cafe
in Makati and enjoy the artificial cool breeze of the decade
old air conditoner.
See you later, folks.
3/05/2013
Got Coffee!!!
Good Wednesday morning folks,
Have you had your fix yet?
I'll have my coffee in a few minutes...waiting
for the water to boil for my french press. It's
mild to strong kind of brew...just to initially
give me pep and mood to think of a subject matter
to talk about. This kind of endeavor isn't freakin'
easy. I feel like Johny Carson suddenly losing a battery of
writers and now i'm on my own. Whew! that's a scary
thought. But fortunately I can afford to have dead air
online. Monologuing is somehow a manageable business
for the dry and corny in this medium without looking like a
stupid protozoan.
I say with all the new sky scrapers sprouting in Makati and
Pasig, Manila Hotel still has an ambiance and quality one
can feel and experience that separates it from the so called 5 stars.
The lobby is set up for business meetings or slacking off
over coffee and even dining. They have live semi chamber music
ensemble that starts in the afternoon till 10pm. If you're a tourist
coming over to Manila you have to check it out even just for coffee
and girl watching on the side. The hostesses are all glowing
with charm and pretty smiles.
This is one place Hemingway and Manet and Picasso and Dean
Martin would be sorry to miss. If any of these creative bozos is
facing a "creative block" I'm pretty sure it's something they wouldn't
mind anyway what with all the beautiful distractions, are you kidding?
The hotel would be the site for Sheen Ochavez solo art show in May
about Israel's landscapes. (http://manila-hotel.com)
I'll leave you guys for a short breakfast.
Catch you later with fresh happenings.
Have you had your fix yet?
I'll have my coffee in a few minutes...waiting
for the water to boil for my french press. It's
mild to strong kind of brew...just to initially
give me pep and mood to think of a subject matter
to talk about. This kind of endeavor isn't freakin'
easy. I feel like Johny Carson suddenly losing a battery of
writers and now i'm on my own. Whew! that's a scary
thought. But fortunately I can afford to have dead air
online. Monologuing is somehow a manageable business
for the dry and corny in this medium without looking like a
stupid protozoan.
I say with all the new sky scrapers sprouting in Makati and
Pasig, Manila Hotel still has an ambiance and quality one
can feel and experience that separates it from the so called 5 stars.
The lobby is set up for business meetings or slacking off
over coffee and even dining. They have live semi chamber music
ensemble that starts in the afternoon till 10pm. If you're a tourist
coming over to Manila you have to check it out even just for coffee
and girl watching on the side. The hostesses are all glowing
with charm and pretty smiles.
This is one place Hemingway and Manet and Picasso and Dean
Martin would be sorry to miss. If any of these creative bozos is
facing a "creative block" I'm pretty sure it's something they wouldn't
mind anyway what with all the beautiful distractions, are you kidding?
The hotel would be the site for Sheen Ochavez solo art show in May
about Israel's landscapes. (http://manila-hotel.com)
I'll leave you guys for a short breakfast.
Catch you later with fresh happenings.
3/02/2013
art collecting seems to be picking up as far as the old artworks are concerned.
Lunas, Amorsolos, Ang kiukoks, Joyas are auctioned off to a limited circle in
the greenbelt area in Legaspi village in Makati.
Every two months +Leon Gallery holds these events (leon-gallery.com).
New collectors as well as old faces gather to get a hold of these beautiful
artworks. There is another one coming on April 5.
+Sheen Ochavez is preparing works for a solo exhibit about Israel.
The show will be on 20th of May at the Manila Hotel. A lot of diplomatic
dignitaries and art collectors are expected to show for this event.
That's the latest update around the art studios folks.
I'll take a break and keep in touch!
Lunas, Amorsolos, Ang kiukoks, Joyas are auctioned off to a limited circle in
the greenbelt area in Legaspi village in Makati.
Every two months +Leon Gallery holds these events (leon-gallery.com).
New collectors as well as old faces gather to get a hold of these beautiful
artworks. There is another one coming on April 5.
+Sheen Ochavez is preparing works for a solo exhibit about Israel.
The show will be on 20th of May at the Manila Hotel. A lot of diplomatic
dignitaries and art collectors are expected to show for this event.
That's the latest update around the art studios folks.
I'll take a break and keep in touch!
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