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paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 05:39 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/59653.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070521.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070367.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070447.jpg

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 05:39 PM

Lili

September 12th, 2005, 05:53 PM

Wow again. I like the pictures of the indigenous Aetas and the family moving with just a cariton carrying all their belongings.

Lili

September 12th, 2005, 05:53 PM

Wow again. I like the pictures of the indigenous Aetas and the family moving with just a cariton carrying all their belongings.

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 05:54 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/123050.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070581.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/59681.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070559.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/122988.jpg

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 05:54 PM

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 05:59 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/59664.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/123028.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/59705.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070375.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/107168.jpg

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 05:59 PM

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 06:14 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/491912.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/100004.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070449.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/59684.jpg

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 06:14 PM

Lili

September 12th, 2005, 06:22 PM

Two postings up. The pictures are getting grimmer. I wish there is annotation to them. Are the dead children World War II casualties? Where is that church serving as temporary shelter? Who is that diminutive lady? I presume the picture with the marching soldiers depicts the Bataan Death March? Whose azotea is that? What powerful images.

Lili

September 12th, 2005, 06:22 PM

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 06:55 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070535.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/104962.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070139.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/122931.jpg

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 06:55 PM

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 06:59 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/225538.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/123046.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/122940.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/433714.jpg
this i find suspect. his face kind of look very african, but correct me if i'm wrong.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070465.jpg

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 06:59 PM

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 07:15 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070245.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070363.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/492256.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/492230.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070271.jpg

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 07:15 PM

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 07:20 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070659.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070251.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070209.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070197.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070455.jpg

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 07:20 PM

Lili

September 12th, 2005, 07:55 PM

[IMG]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/492256.jpg

Ang galing nitong shot ng tiendita na ito -- the precursor of the local sari-sari store. Meron pa bang sari-sari stores sa Maynila? Pictures please.

Lili

September 12th, 2005, 07:55 PM

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 07:57 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070349.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/491920.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/29080.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/104958.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070573.jpg

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 07:57 PM

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 08:02 PM

@ lili: i'm going page by page and hope to find something about the sari-sari store soon.

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 08:02 PM

@ lili: i'm going page by page and hope to find something about the sari-sari store soon.

Lili

September 12th, 2005, 08:07 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070659.jpg9/quote}

The near perfect cone -- beautiful as ever.

[quote]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070251.jpg

Where is this?

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070209.jpg

Look at the long hair of these young men. Are they part of Macario Sakay's renegade troop?

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070197.jpg

What are those tall vertical poles?

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070455.jpg

Are these men part of the Mangyan tribe?

Lili

September 12th, 2005, 08:07 PM

Lili

September 12th, 2005, 08:17 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070349.jpg

Bumubusilak ang ganda nyaring dilag...

Lili

September 12th, 2005, 08:17 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070349.jpg

Bumubusilak ang ganda nyaring dilag...

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 08:36 PM

@ lili: medyo bold pero for academic purposes, pinost ko na lang. hehehe.

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 08:36 PM

@ lili: medyo bold pero for academic purposes, pinost ko na lang. hehehe.

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 08:46 PM

[QUOTE=paulkrps]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070659.jpg9/quote}

The near perfect cone -- beautiful as ever.

Where is this? could be part of intramuros

Look at the long hair of these young men. Are they part of Macario Sakay's renegade troop?

What are those tall vertical poles? remains of a spanish warship

Are these men part of the Mangyan tribe?

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 08:46 PM

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 08:49 PM

lili: 2nd pic could be part of intramuros, fourth pic's the remains of a spanish warship during the spanish american war.

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 08:49 PM

lili: 2nd pic could be part of intramuros, fourth pic's the remains of a spanish warship during the spanish american war.

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 08:52 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070561.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/564934.jpg
destruction of manila, ww2

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070365.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070185.jpg

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 08:52 PM

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 08:56 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070195.jpg
remains of the spanish warship

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070157.jpg
mga istambay sa sari sari store, hehehe

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070405.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/797471.jpg

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 08:56 PM

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 08:59 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/167386.jpg

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http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070493.jpg

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http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070313.jpg

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 08:59 PM

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 09:04 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1045237.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/433710.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070565.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/474390.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/107188.jpg

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 09:04 PM

tigidig14

September 12th, 2005, 09:22 PM

wala bang pics ng old church of quiapo before it was burn down due to earthquake, i think. and how bout the once biggest library of Asia in Manila, i heard when i was in grade school

tigidig14

September 12th, 2005, 09:22 PM

wala bang pics ng old church of quiapo before it was burn down due to earthquake, i think. and how bout the once biggest library of Asia in Manila, i heard when i was in grade school

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 09:33 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070169.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070623.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070429.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070265.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/534510.jpg

tigidig14, lemme see what i can find as i'm still going thru all the pages.

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 09:33 PM

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 09:36 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/123048.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/651901.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/561160.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/491928.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/484920.jpg

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 09:36 PM

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 09:39 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070291.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/492174.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070191.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/29100.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070397.jpg

done for the day.

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 09:39 PM

Lili

September 12th, 2005, 09:49 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070561.jpg

Must be one of the first skyscrapers in the Philippines. One must admit it takes skill and know-how to build this house on top of a tree and keep it sturdy. An architectural wonder in itself. I believe this was featured during the St. Louis Exhibition during the turn of the century which earned the Filipinos the monicker of tree-dwellers, another exhibit featured the Igorot tribe eating dogs which caused the Westerners to think that all Filipinos are dog-eaters.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/564934.jpgdestruction of manila, ww2
What utter destruction! How they destroyed the grandeur of Old Manila.

Lili

September 12th, 2005, 09:49 PM

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 09:59 PM

@ lili: the st louis exhibition established a lot of misconceptions about us and our country. and the thing is, these bigotry still exists today.

paulkrps

September 12th, 2005, 09:59 PM

@ lili: the st louis exhibition established a lot of misconceptions about us and our country. and the thing is, these bigotry still exists today.

Lili

September 13th, 2005, 06:20 AM

So true. That's why we need to do our best to dispel that. :)

Lili

September 13th, 2005, 06:20 AM

So true. That's why we need to do our best to dispel that. :)

bagel

September 13th, 2005, 06:41 AM

I'm a little overwhelmed by these pictures. I'll have to go back a couple of pages and look at the pics one by one to attempt to ID them.

But anyway, while we're on the topic of the St. Louis Exhibition, these expositions were happening for many years before St. Louis. On several occasions in the late 1800s, there were Philippine exhibits at the expositions held by the French and the Spanish. It's really interesting to read what Del Pilar, Rizal and Isabelo De Los Reyes thought of these exhibits. You can find these in their collected letters and in editorials they wrote for La Solidaridad. The whole Indios Bravos thing by Rizal was inspired by his visit to an exhibit in Paris when he compared the Igorots displayed to some native Americans that were also on display-- while the Igorots were presented as backwards and cannibals, the native Americans were presented as "the noble savage." He decided to appropriate that term to describe the Igorots and Filipinos as Indios Bravos. You'll find pictures of him and Juan Luna with swords, looking rather brave and proud-- the exemplary noble Indios. What was interesting was up until this point, he and all his co-illustrados in Europe vehemently denied connections to the Igorots because they gave them a bad name (like today's conyo kids vehemently avoiding "jologs"). This could be evidence that for Rizal and his ilk, "Filipino" really may have meant Tagalog (and educated rich Tagalog at that). Isabelo de los Reyes used to argue with him about this (de los Reyes was Ilocano).

Blah.

bagel

September 13th, 2005, 06:41 AM

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 04:42 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/595520.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/491922.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/492166.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070505.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070633.jpg

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 04:42 PM

Lili

September 13th, 2005, 04:45 PM

delete - double post

Lili

September 13th, 2005, 04:45 PM

delete - double post

Lili

September 13th, 2005, 04:45 PM

So, the term "los indios bravos" was just a co-opted term. I read that during the Spanish colonial period, the term "Filipinos" were confined to Insulares and Spanish mestizos born in the Philippines. The natives were called Indios. The Ilustrados and those belonging in the principalia class were a haughty set of privileged people -- really belonging to the upper class or petit-bourgeois of those times.

I remember watching the Eddie Romero film "Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon" that was exhibited here 4 years ago in the Guggenheim Museum, at the end of that film, the protagonis Kulas (played by a very young Christopher De Leon) asked the native children, "taga saan kayo?" and they answered some specific locality (I can't remember, e.g. Taga- Bulacan, Cavite, etc.) Then he told them "tandaan niyo, mga Pilipino kayo" . Then the children asked, "Ano raw tayo?" and one answered, "Pilipino raw." Hence, hinting at the start of a united "Filipino consciousness" as opposed to regionalism. After all these struggles, now, they want to break up the Philippines again in the guise of secession vs. federalism.

Lili

September 13th, 2005, 04:45 PM

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 04:53 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070653.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070631.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/492244.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/535152.jpg
this i find suspect expect except for some coconuts or trees (?) in the background.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/433704.jpg

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 04:53 PM

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 05:04 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/492168.jpg
the revolutionary leaders in hongkong (i've seen this before somewhere, please correct me if i'm wrong).

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 05:04 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/492168.jpg
the revolutionary leaders in hongkong (i've seen this before somewhere, please correct me if i'm wrong).

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 05:08 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/107174.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/827397.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/107184.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070253.jpg

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 05:08 PM

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 05:22 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070665.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/544732.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/474396.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/433702.jpg

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 05:22 PM

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 05:43 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/123033.jpg

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http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/357681.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070395.jpg

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 05:43 PM

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 05:48 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070671.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070327.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/123026.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070501.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070469.jpg

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 05:48 PM

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 05:56 PM

aarrrgggg, these double posts.

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 05:56 PM

aarrrgggg, these double posts.

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 05:57 PM

i'm having problems with these double posts. so sorry.

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 05:57 PM

i'm having problems with these double posts. so sorry.

KulasKusgan

September 13th, 2005, 06:00 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/827397.jpg

reminds me of the tasaday hoax

from www.tasaday.com:

... The Tasaday made worldwide headlines in 1971 when the tiny group emerged from a rain forest in mountains of the Philippines, wearing leaves, carrying stone tools, professing no knowledge of agriculture, weapons, or words for war. The people told researchers they had thought the forest was the whole world and that they and their friends inside were the only people on earth...

it turned out peke pala.

http://www.arch.mcgill.ca/prof/schoenauer/arch528/lect01/ls11.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0374177163.01._AA400_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

KulasKusgan

September 13th, 2005, 06:00 PM

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 06:07 PM

sorry for the double post.

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 06:07 PM

sorry for the double post.

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:01 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/842419.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/123042.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070167.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070393.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070673.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/225552.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/122976.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/122976.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/123022.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070541.jpg

somethings weird with this site today.

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:01 PM

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:09 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070249.jpg
this i find revolting even if it was for play.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/123004.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/491906.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070173.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070165.jpg

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:09 PM

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:11 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/122934.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/560768.jpg

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http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/491908.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070307.jpg

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:11 PM

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:14 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070549.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070217.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/59666.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/167388.jpg

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:14 PM

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:15 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070507.jpg

this is a real gem.

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:15 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070507.jpg

this is a real gem.

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:18 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070139_2.jpg

another gem.

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:18 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070139_2.jpg

another gem.

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:21 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070377.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070669.jpg
is this aguinaldo?

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070177.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/560760.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/544716.jpg

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:21 PM

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:23 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070451.jpg

another one.

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:23 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070451.jpg

another one.

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:25 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070359.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070655.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070483.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070407.jpg

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:25 PM

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:28 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/433712.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070495.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/491910.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070263.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/433708.jpg

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:28 PM

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:33 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070193.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/104960.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/491896.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070239.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/433706.jpg

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:33 PM

kiretoce

September 13th, 2005, 07:36 PM

Everyone was smartly dressed back then. I wonder at what time in history did the ladies shed the Maria Clara frocks for a more modern and contemporary attire. Imagine if everyone in the Philippines today, especially in Metro Manila, reverted back to street fashions of long ago. :lol:

kiretoce

September 13th, 2005, 07:36 PM

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:37 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070569.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070417.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070215.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/159562.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070401.jpg

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:37 PM

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:41 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070353.jpg

another gem.

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:41 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070353.jpg

another gem.

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:43 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/491938.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/433700.jpg
on a close scrutiny did i notice that it was a woman on her back hanging some clothes. boy, the hair was so long that i thought it was something else.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070149.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/122945.jpg

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:43 PM

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:48 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/225544.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070301.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/122912.jpg
this i find suspect.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/104968.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/651889.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070159.jpg

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:48 PM

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:52 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070425.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070667.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/492196.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070575.jpg

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:52 PM

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:57 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/554252.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/122906.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070355.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/122904.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/122962.jpg

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 07:57 PM

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 08:00 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/913203.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/225554.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/123030.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070213.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/491904.jpg

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 08:00 PM

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 08:06 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/492238.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070453.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/827235.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070651.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/544730.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/123064.jpg

just when i felt i was having an information overload did i realize that i was now done. so there, hope you guys enjoyed my find. to those who have requested some pics, sorry, those are the only ones i found.

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 08:06 PM

kiretoce

September 13th, 2005, 08:40 PM

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:master: :master: :master: :master: :master: :master: :master: :master: :master: :master: :master: :master: :master: :master: :master:

kiretoce

September 13th, 2005, 08:40 PM

bagel

September 13th, 2005, 08:52 PM

I'm attempting to identify all of the pictures from Paul's posts that I can recognize. I'll start with this. I believe this is Calle Rosario, looking towards Binondo Church from the north?

Edit: actually, come to think of it, that might not be Binondo Church and may actually be Sta Cruz.

don't know where to post this
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/1089/commercialest17oj.jpg
I got it from a friend...

bagel

September 13th, 2005, 08:52 PM

bagel

September 13th, 2005, 08:56 PM

The first picture is the Hotel Oriente which stood across from Binondo Church. It was the first hotel in the Philippines and was a popular place to stay. Jose Rizal stayed here whenever he came back to Manila after his tenure abroad. It survived until World War II when it burned with the rest of the city. The second picture, i can't identify. The third and fourth are of course San Sebastian Church and Manila Cathedral.

found this in a site:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/107162.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/123016.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/225534.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/122984.jpg

bagel

September 13th, 2005, 08:56 PM

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 09:06 PM

:) :) :) :) :)

paulkrps

September 13th, 2005, 09:06 PM

:) :) :) :) :)

bagel

September 13th, 2005, 11:57 PM

Below.
1: Not sure, but it looks like it's somewhere in Binondo, perhaps on the Escolta.
2: This appears too narrow to be the Pasig. I'll take a guess and say it's along one of the esteros of Manila around Binondo. Notice how all the houses opened up onto the canal? Houses back then used to have two front doors-- one to the street and another to the canal. I wish we still had a river culture.
3: I believe this is the old Santo Domingo church in Intramuros.

more:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/107176.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/492194.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/122996.jpg

bagel

September 13th, 2005, 11:57 PM

bagel

September 14th, 2005, 12:00 AM

Might this be in Malolos Bulacan? Is this the Barasoain church? This could be during one of the celebrations or in preparation for the celebration of Philippine independence from Spain.

some more, now back to work. hehehehe.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1070457.jpg

bagel

September 14th, 2005, 12:00 AM

normandb

September 16th, 2005, 07:30 AM

http://www.tramz.com/tva/ph2.jpg

normandb

September 16th, 2005, 07:30 AM

http://www.tramz.com/tva/ph2.jpg

c0kelitr0

September 16th, 2005, 07:56 AM

OMG, Manila had trams?! Sigh...

c0kelitr0

September 16th, 2005, 07:56 AM

OMG, Manila had trams?! Sigh...

Lili

September 16th, 2005, 07:58 AM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/491936.jpg

I am now able to identify the man in the center with the cane. He is Felipe Agoncillo, a lawyer and patriot from Batangas. He was the Phililppine's first diplomat. He was appointed by President Emilio Aguinaldo as minister plenipotentiary of the First Philippine Republic. On August 26,1898, he went to the U.S. and later to France to seek recognition of Philippine independence. But the US surreptitiously entered into the Treaty of Paris with Spain ceding the Philippines and Mexico to the US.

His wife was Marcelo Agoncillo, the one who sewed the first Philippine flag (with its current design) while Aguinaldo and company were exiled in Hong Kong.

His pictures keep recurring in the thread.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/491922.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/560768.jpg

Lili

September 16th, 2005, 07:58 AM

normandb

September 17th, 2005, 12:13 AM

OMG, Manila had trams?! Sigh...

Manila have tramvia (trams) during the pre-war. This is were MERALCO (http://www.meralco.com.ph/Business/about/mh_100_years.htm) started.

normandb

September 17th, 2005, 12:13 AM

OMG, Manila had trams?! Sigh...

Manila have tramvia (trams) during the pre-war. This is were MERALCO (http://www.meralco.com.ph/Business/about/mh_100_years.htm) started.

kuyageezer

September 17th, 2005, 05:31 AM

These are great pics!! That's the rear end of a HOlden Torana on th eleft of the picture. My neighbor bought one brand new back then. After six months the ingition switch was falling out of the dashboard! ha- ha!

kuyageezer

September 17th, 2005, 05:31 AM

kuyageezer

September 17th, 2005, 06:10 AM

Well when my parents relish the simple life of the 70s they talk about Aristocrat on Roxas. Oh and there's also Savory (Sa-bo-ree) for their Savory chicken and pancit canton. The other place that my parents talk about (and still exists today along Pasay Rd-- I love their food) is Milky Way. They also used to go to A&W in Cubao.

I remember as a kid being brought to a bunch of these places. But they're all fuzzy for me right now. I do remember being brought to the Cue disco at the Regency Hotel (?) and the Jeepney Bar at InterCon. At that time they actually had real jeepneys.

That's all I know.

Milky Way was one of my all-time favorites as a kid! there were two I remember. One was somewhere in dwontown Manila, near A. Mabini or sometihng. The other one was near the corner of EDSA and Shaw, which is probably long gone. I always ordered either the Bacon sandwich or Lumpiang Sariwa.

Does Intercon still have the Jeepney Bar? Is it still called the Intercon for that matter?

kuyageezer

September 17th, 2005, 06:10 AM

kuyageezer

September 17th, 2005, 06:32 AM

the photos are really beautiful. a low population really do good for the city. look at the quiapo church it is clean and not crowded.

That picture of Quiapo Church might date back to the late 60's. I learned to drive in dwontown Manila, and even back then in 1977 I remember Quiapo as a driver's nightmare. I was soaking wet from sweat after my driving lessons downtown!

kuyageezer

September 17th, 2005, 06:32 AM

ryanr

September 17th, 2005, 07:13 AM

http://www.tramz.com/tva/ph2.jpg

I wish they preserved it. Its such a beauty.

ryanr

September 17th, 2005, 07:13 AM

http://www.tramz.com/tva/ph2.jpg

I wish they preserved it. Its such a beauty.

Lili

September 17th, 2005, 07:19 AM

Nice to revive this thread. Any more photos out there?

@kuyageezer: we should continue our exchanges on Little Baguio, Unimart and San Juan here. I like to reminisce, too. :)

They say when you learn to drive in Quiapo, you are one heck of a driver. Lalo na stick shift palang ang kotse noon (wala pang automatic) tapos wala ka pang handbreak. Panay "friction" lang. Timpla-timpla ng break, clutch and gas :D

Lili

September 17th, 2005, 07:19 AM

fenix

September 17th, 2005, 07:26 AM

OMG, Manila had trams?! Sigh...
yeah i was surprise as well when i saw that being used by many filipinos in the movie "the great raid." they made manila look really wealthy. i thought it was just another hollywood made up part. most, if not all, filipinos were dressed up well in that movie. in the beginning, they narrated manila as "pearl of the orient" and people from different parts of asia immigrated to the city before the japanese came.

fenix

September 17th, 2005, 07:26 AM

Sinjin P.

September 17th, 2005, 07:32 AM

I didn't know that Cito Beltran pala is the owner of the Philippines' oldest car?!? I read it yesterday in Philippine Star.... heheheh

Sinjin P.

September 17th, 2005, 07:32 AM

I didn't know that Cito Beltran pala is the owner of the Philippines' oldest car?!? I read it yesterday in Philippine Star.... heheheh

bagel

September 17th, 2005, 08:14 AM

Milky Way was one of my all-time favorites as a kid! there were two I remember. One was somewhere in dwontown Manila, near A. Mabini or sometihng. The other one was near the corner of EDSA and Shaw, which is probably long gone. I always ordered either the Bacon sandwich or Lumpiang Sariwa.

Does Intercon still have the Jeepney Bar? Is it still called the Intercon for that matter?

I was told that the old Milky Way was near Malacanang. The current one is above the El Cirkulo bar on Pasay Road, near the New World Hotel.

Intercon still has a Jeepney Bar. However, there are no more jeepneys in it. It's just the name and maybe a few wall decorations that evoke jeepneys.

The other food place we used to go to in the 70s and is still around was the Hizon's bakery in Ermita. They had the best pastries (and still may have the best ensaymadas).

Last time I went to the Philippines, we had lunch at the President chinese restaurant in Binondo. Still good as ever.

bagel

September 17th, 2005, 08:14 AM

Lili

September 17th, 2005, 10:07 AM

yeah i was surprise as well when i saw that being used by many filipinos in the movie "the great raid." they made manila look really wealthy. i thought it was just another hollywood made up part. most, if not all, filipinos were dressed up well in that movie. in the beginning, they narrated manila as "pearl of the orient" and people from different parts of asia immigrated to the city before the japanese came.

Manila was really destroyed during World War II by American bombs to ensure Japanese surrender. We lost a lot of beautiful historic places. We never recovered from that and lost the grandeur and beauty of old Manila. The War Damage Reparations Act did very little for us. Whatever funding assistance we received from the US was effectively tied to a Parity Amendment that gave the US priority and preference over our natural resources and raw materials. Moreover, the US bases continued to stay within Philippine territory that spawned those red light districts in those areas.

More funds were funnelled by America to assist Japan in its war recovery efforts, hence, ensuring the rapid recovery and rise of Japan, notwithstanding its damages after the war. The lack of national will and discipline plus the corruption in Philippine politics did not help any to sustain recovery efforts.

Lili

September 17th, 2005, 10:07 AM

carlo pontevedra

September 17th, 2005, 03:05 PM

@paulkrps, those pictures are real gems! Thanks for sharing them with us.

carlo pontevedra

September 17th, 2005, 03:05 PM

@paulkrps, those pictures are real gems! Thanks for sharing them with us.

paulkrps

September 19th, 2005, 07:17 PM

no probs carlo. glad to be of service.

paulkrps

September 19th, 2005, 07:17 PM

no probs carlo. glad to be of service.

paulkrps

September 21st, 2005, 02:48 PM

here's a link worth reading, with some pics to boot:

http://www.univie.ac.at/voelkerkunde/apsis/aufi/murat.htm

plus:

http://www.univie.ac.at/voelkerkunde/apsis/aufi/pop/pop.htm

paulkrps

September 21st, 2005, 02:48 PM

here's a link worth reading, with some pics to boot:

http://www.univie.ac.at/voelkerkunde/apsis/aufi/murat.htm

plus:

http://www.univie.ac.at/voelkerkunde/apsis/aufi/pop/pop.htm

Sinjin P.

September 21st, 2005, 03:06 PM

Thanks for the links! They're great! :D

Sinjin P.

September 21st, 2005, 03:06 PM

Thanks for the links! They're great! :D

Lili

September 21st, 2005, 03:14 PM

What a great link @Paul! The pictures there are awesome. When I find time, I'm going to read all of those chapters. I'm specifically interested in the Chapter on Specifications of the Grievances of the Filipinos. I'd also like to get a hold of the Historia De Las Islas Filipinas. Thanks, Paul. :)

Lili

September 21st, 2005, 03:14 PM

paulkrps

September 21st, 2005, 03:30 PM

i'm revisiting this site and i found some pages that i thought i've clicked before. marami palang di pa ako nabasa sa mga articles. one picture that i've seen before is truly heartbreaking - spanish troops leading a pinoy to his execution.

paulkrps

September 21st, 2005, 03:30 PM

paulkrps

September 21st, 2005, 03:42 PM

Might this be in Malolos Bulacan? Is this the Barasoain church? This could be during one of the celebrations or in preparation for the celebration of Philippine independence from Spain.

visit this link for a caption on the above pic:

http://www.univie.ac.at/voelkerkunde/apsis/aufi/pop/malolos.htm

paulkrps

September 21st, 2005, 03:42 PM

Might this be in Malolos Bulacan? Is this the Barasoain church? This could be during one of the celebrations or in preparation for the celebration of Philippine independence from Spain.

visit this link for a caption on the above pic:

http://www.univie.ac.at/voelkerkunde/apsis/aufi/pop/malolos.htm

paulkrps

September 21st, 2005, 07:15 PM

here are some readings which you might find interesting:

http://www.univie.ac.at/voelkerkunde/apsis/aufi/culhist.htm

paulkrps

September 21st, 2005, 07:15 PM

here are some readings which you might find interesting:

http://www.univie.ac.at/voelkerkunde/apsis/aufi/culhist.htm

Lili

September 21st, 2005, 07:36 PM

^ Wow, Paul. Just of cursory reading of that shows some intriguing stuff such as "Law of Marriages in the 1900" and the "How Marivelez Got Its Name" -- about the elopement of a priest and nun that gave rise to a scandal leading to the naming of the islands Corregidor (Alderman) Island, which lies between the rocks known as Fraile (Friar) and Monja (Nun), whilst the lovers´refuge thenceforth took the name of Mariveles (Maria Velez), the nun's name. I wonder if the story is real or just a legend.

Lots of reading assignments here.

Lili

September 21st, 2005, 07:36 PM

paulkrps

September 21st, 2005, 08:43 PM

paulkrps

September 21st, 2005, 08:43 PM

Lili

September 21st, 2005, 08:48 PM

Ang strict mo naman Prof. Paul

Lili

September 21st, 2005, 08:48 PM

Ang strict mo naman Prof. Paul

paulkrps

September 21st, 2005, 09:21 PM

seriously, there should be a lot of sites out there on the philippine history and culture. the one i'm interested on is the smithsonian.

paulkrps

September 21st, 2005, 09:21 PM

seriously, there should be a lot of sites out there on the philippine history and culture. the one i'm interested on is the smithsonian.

sugarboy

September 22nd, 2005, 11:57 PM

You know what I miss?....Italian Village Pizza. It used to be located along EDSA along the northbound lane after what is now known as Kalayaan Avenue. I really enjoyed watching the cooks toss the dough turning it into hand-tossed crust. This was also long before Shakey's came into the scene.

As for take-out pizza, there used to be Birdhouse pizza on Neptune St. near Makati Ave. Haaaay, la vida!!!!

Max's in Makati used to be at the backside of Maranaw next to Angela's Arcade.

sugarboy

September 22nd, 2005, 11:57 PM

tigidig14

September 23rd, 2005, 12:09 AM

after 9 yers i was born

tigidig14

September 23rd, 2005, 12:09 AM

after 9 yers i was born

sugarboy

September 23rd, 2005, 12:15 AM

after 9 yers i was born

the year you were born, i was already smoking marijuana :(

sugarboy

September 23rd, 2005, 12:15 AM

after 9 yers i was born

the year you were born, i was already smoking marijuana :(

tigidig14

September 23rd, 2005, 12:39 AM

delete, may nagagalit

tigidig14

September 23rd, 2005, 12:39 AM

delete, may nagagalit

Lili

September 23rd, 2005, 02:19 AM

Really @tigidig, I don't know where you got your language.

Lili

September 23rd, 2005, 02:19 AM

Really @tigidig, I don't know where you got your language.

c0kelitr0

September 23rd, 2005, 02:49 AM

@tigidig, you were born in 1982 too? cool...and where do you get your weed from? i think it's a good business exporting weed to the US hehehe.

c0kelitr0

September 23rd, 2005, 02:49 AM

@tigidig, you were born in 1982 too? cool...and where do you get your weed from? i think it's a good business exporting weed to the US hehehe.

rmn

September 23rd, 2005, 04:46 AM

Anyone here who was able to catch a screening/performance at the Rizal Theater during its heyday? How about those cinema's in downtown Manila or Cubao?

rmn

September 23rd, 2005, 04:46 AM

Anyone here who was able to catch a screening/performance at the Rizal Theater during its heyday? How about those cinema's in downtown Manila or Cubao?

sugarboy

September 24th, 2005, 12:08 AM

Anyone here who was able to catch a screening/performance at the Rizal Theater during its heyday? How about those cinema's in downtown Manila or Cubao?

yep, i remember rizal theater. folks, did you know that rizal theater was considered one of the most beautiful in the world at that time?

and who can forget leila's cafe at the ground floor of rizal theater?

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/avenidalasalle/Philippines_1973/rizaltheatercopy.jpg

sugarboy

September 24th, 2005, 12:08 AM

Lili

September 24th, 2005, 12:33 AM

Where was Rizal Theater? I just like that image. Look at those retro cars in the parking lot. What year was that picture?

Lili

September 24th, 2005, 12:33 AM

Where was Rizal Theater? I just like that image. Look at those retro cars in the parking lot. What year was that picture?

sugarboy

September 24th, 2005, 12:34 AM

DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN?
By Letty Jacinto-Lopez
The Philippine STAR 05/23/2004

What did I get for attending the last class reunion? Eighty new names to clutter my e-mail box. I was swept by a tide of bonhomie and believed every scream of "You haven’t changed a bit!" Other than classmates growing a little
thicker around the middle and men combing their hair in artistic patterns to cover barren spots, we were faring pretty well. That was until class president Juris Telmo sent me a list of "do you remember whens" highlighting the four decades that shaped and influenced our world. Like an old pinball machine, I bounced names and places with pop, clang and clatter ringing up friends for
details that had gone all too hazy. We brought back ghosts of the past. Do you recall when: You tasted: Fres Gusto, Sarsi Sarsaparilla, RC Cola, Yes Cola, Teem, Darigold Evap, Liberty Condensada, Choco Vim, Sunkist Orange (in tetra packs), Magnolia Chocolait, (pronounced chocolayt), Klim (the word "milk" spelled backwards), Big 20 Hamburgers, Tweet & Jiggs Candies (by Mr.
Krieger), Sugus Candies, Tootsie Roll, Serg’s Chocolate, Blenda Margarine, kerosene-flavored popcorn and kropeck along Dewey Blvd, dirty ice cream, Magnolia Ice Cream Sandwich, Selecta ice cream (now Arce Dairy) and their fresh carabao’s milk, Magnolia popsicles in orange, chocolate and langka flavors, Sison Ice Drops in monggo, and buko flavors, Milky Way’s buko sherbet and Coney Island’s 32 flavors. Why can’t I have "dirty" ice cream? "Because the sorbetero peddled them in a cart going from house to house, gathering soot and dust along the way," came the booming reply from my mother. I envied my playmates who were allowed to wolf down scoops of mango and ube ice cream with pinipig sandwiched between two slices of
bread. They never got sick either from eating something "dirty" taunting me instead for missing out on these smooth and creamy heat busters. You went to: Syvel’s, Assandas, Arcegas at the Maranaw Arcade, Funhouse at Bricktown, Erehwon Bookstore, Alemars Bookstore, Bookmark, Botica Boie, Makati Supermarket (in Makati!),Rizal Theater (with its spacious lobby) with D’Bankers Barbershop and Leila’s Coffee Shop, Tropical Hut (and its
hamburger), Acme Supermarket, Cherry Foodarama, The Regent of Manila, Hotel Aurelio, Manila Hilton, Christmas carnival (where Dusit Hotel now stands), Villa Pansol and Lido Beach I met a boy whose family owned and operated Tropical Hut and when he paid me a visit, my kid brother got excited and said, "Can your friend bring over a fat brown bag of nuts and chocolates instead of stuffed toys and flowers? Throw in some hamburgers too." The friendship never went beyond the hi-and-have-a-good-life phase unlike their store which expanded and sold more hamburgers. Sadly, the hamburger lost
its unique taste after ownership of the chain changed hands. "Rizal
what?" I asked. "Who would be crazy to build a cinema in the middle
of nowhere?" It turned out to be the best theater in the city of Makati (at the same site now occupied by Shangri-La Hotel). The builder did not scrimp on space with its wide aisles and double cushioned seats. There was always a good view of the screen from any angle with no marked distinction between the popular orchestra seats and the more exclusive lodge and balcony seats. When I watched a spine-tingling thriller that starred a blind Audrey
Hepburn entitled Wait Until Dark, I shivered down to my toes not because of my runaway imagination but the air conditioning system that was set to an all-time blast-freezing high. And ate at:The original A&W along UN Avenue in Manila, Aristocrat across Malate Church, Italian Village, Café Valenzuela, Bonanza Restaurant, Brown Derby, Little Quiapo, Country Bake Shop, Selecta Restaurants (owned by the Arce family), Taza de Oro, New Europe, Madrid, Cucina Italiana, La Cibeles at A. Mabini, The Plaza, Jade Garden
Restaurant, Luau, The Makati Automat, Sulo Restaurant (in Makati),Makati Fastfood Center (the first ever), Bulakeña, Casa Marcos, Au Bon Vivant, Salambao Restaurant, Dairy Queen along Buendia, Di Mark’s Pizza, the elegant dining room of the old Army & Navy Club. Brown Derby and their signature foot-long hotdog came with its special, extra tarty mustard sauce and a hot, crispy bun. We used to park at their drive-in bays after we were exhausted from all-night partying but with enough energy to gobble down sausages
and soft drinks. They were our comfort food that guaranteed a long
and restful sleep. The Plaza was the favorite venue for all formal school and social functions. Food was not a big factor so long as cozy couples could have their special table for two. Although we talked of young love that never died, marriage was definitely not in our immediate plans. But I was outnumbered by friends who made an early covenant and literally jumped out of their school togas and into their bridal gowns. It drove me to ask in earnest, "Was there life outside graduation and marriage?" You shopped at:
Escolta, Harrison Plaza (when it was still clean and had the bump cars), Ali Mall, Rustan’s in San Marcelino, Aguinaldo’s in Cubao, Quezon City; Shoemart in Makati was a small, split-level affair. The original Rustan’s was a residential house converted into a dazzling shop filled with eclectic things and collectibles. I liked the signet ring that had the profile of the Virgin Mother etched in pure gold. It cost more than my student’s allowance but true to
Rustan’s slogan "Where Shopping is a Pleasure," the management reserved it for me until I was able to pay for it in full. That was my first crack at a lay-away plan before the advent of the cashless, plastic cards. The ring cost P80 – a king’s ransom at that time. I still wear it on my finger. Blockbuster movies were: Love Story, Mahogany, Saturday Night Fever, Grease, Planet of the Apes, Star Wars, Logan’s Run, Battlestar Galactica, Paper Chase,
Enter The Dragon, Jaws, Towering Inferno, Poseidon Adventure, Carrie, Willard (theme song was Ben sang by a young Michael Jackson), Exorcist, Love Bug, Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang. Washington DC, 1970: There was such a big hype surrounding this new film Love Story that my room mates Lirio Calixto, Papoose Oteyza and Lydia Aunario refused to watch it. They only relented when we could not find any other movie to watch on a typical Friday night. When Ryan O’Neal struggled to hold back his tears while he held a
young and dying Ali McGraw in his arms, you could hear stifled sobs in the dark and to my amusement, from my jaded roommates as well. Lino Brocka’s master work Tinimbang opened our eyes to the arrogance of power. The rape and the childbirth scenes left nothing to the imagination but they were the same scenes that stayed longest on our minds. To think we were only curious to watch this young, new discovery Christopher "Boyet" de Leon who acted
alongside multi-awarded thespians like Lolita Rodriguez. You worn, carried or used Denman brush tucked in your back pants pocket, Jordache and Sassoon jeans, Bata rubber shoes, Botak running shoes, Ace flexible comb, Ace clutchbag, Carrera shades, Ray-Ban Photochromic and Ambermatic shades, Foster Grant sunglasses, Alaskin, tie-dye shirts and pants, double-knit pants, Sergio Valente, Vidal Sassoon, Fiorucci, Banlon, Ye-ye Vonnel shirts,
Nik-Nik, Bang-Bang, Faded Glory, Jazzie, Puma Topfit, Tiger Onitsuka, Happy Feet, clogs, Wet look shoes, Pierre Cardin, Brut, Jovan musk oil, Aramis, platform shoes with bell-bottom pants and wide-buckled belts. Valentine’s Day 1965: I was looking for something special to give away and there was this new cologne called Brut. The moment I bought one I regretted it instantly because I was allergic to perfumes and colognes. That was not as
disastrous as finding out that every member of the male population in Metro Manila was wearing it. You had your hair styled or permed by: Flavio and Carmen, Nomer’s, Lita Rio, Grace Lagman, and Kayumanggi. That was the time of Aqua Net stiff, foot-high beehives, French twist and Kiss Me liquid eye liners and Pretty Quik instant facial blotters. My hair "drank" 7-Up or San Miguel beer because they were the most effective setting lotions that kept
my hair styled high and in conical, cornucopian shape. My so-called crowning glory was also the perfect nesting place for feathered hatchlings. You sang: Bobby, Bobby, Bobby by Jo Ann Campbell, Someday by Ricky Nelson, And I Love Her by the Beatles, Cherish by the Associations, Because by Dave Clark Five, Distant Shores by Chad and Jeremy, Rainy Days & Mondays by the Carpenters, You’ve Got a Friend by Carol King, Hundred Miles by Peter, Paul and Mary, Evergreen by Paul Williams. I saved my whole month’s allowance –
P50 – to watch the Beatles perform live at Rizal Memorial Coliseum in 1965. Security could not control the excited crowd from entering the gates in an orderly manner so we were forced to jostle and elbow our way in. Everything went wrong that night. Bad acoustics, scattered sound and worse of all, a visibly exhausted group of Liverpool mopheads who failed to light up the sky. But their mere presence kept us in high spirits and we remained diehard fans long after the group disbanded. It was hip to listen to: Bingo Lacson
and Jo San Diego (past midnight) of DZMT, the singing sensations from Ateneo de Manila – Ramon RJ Jacinto, The Loonilarks, Joe Mari Chan and the APO Hiking Society and dance to live combo music garbed in cocktail dresses and dark suits. DZMT was affiliated with the Manila Times and was the only broadcast station that stayed on the air past midnight. Jo San Diego was their anchor woman (she with the velvety bedroom voice). Insomniacs, students cramming-for-exams, and those manning the midnight shifts were
fully entertained by her music, intimate chats and chuckles. And danced at: Manila Hotel’s Jungle Bar, Stargazer, Bayside Night Club (with live music by the Carding Cruz band), the Nile (and the Italian singing group Five n’ Fives), Queue Disco, Circuit Disco, Where? Else?, Altitude 49, Delirium (in Greenbelt), Velvet Slum, Coco Banana. After graduation, jam sessions were replaced by night clubs and Bayside was the place to go for live bands and non-stop
dancing. It didn’t matter that one side of it was cordoned off for date-less clients who paid a premium to choose from a lineup of professional escorts. It allowed me to catch a glimpse of the many faceted lives that moved around Manila by night. Do you remember when: Dollar to peso exchange rate was $1 = P7, Walang Tindigan buses charged a flat rate of P1, Love Bus fare was P1.50, family size Shakey’s Pizza cost less than P40, Malate streets were named after US States; Parañaque, San Juan, Makati, Pasig, Las Piñas,
Taguig, Pateros and Muntinlupa were municipalities of Rizal province; DLSU was De La Salle College, Poveda was Institucion Teresiana, Adamson University was the original St. Theresa’s campus, Robinsons mall was the Assumption Convent campus, Petron was Esso, Villamor Air Base was then known as Nichols Air Base, bancas were aplenty in the Baclaran side of Dewey Blvd. (now Roxas Blvd.) and traffic was non-existent in Tagaytay. PLDT telephone numbers were five digits and you used your index finger to dial a
number one at a time. Communication was limited to letters, telegrams and telephone apparatus that couldn’t be yanked from the wall. If you missed the car pool, you’d be left stranded, twiddling your fingers until the next available transport came to take you home. If you remember all these things, you’re history, in great company and I daresay, happy to be.

sugarboy

September 24th, 2005, 12:34 AM

sugarboy

September 24th, 2005, 12:37 AM

Where was Rizal Theater? I just like that image. Look at those retro cars in the parking lot. What year was that picture?

Rizal Theater used to stand near the corner of Ayala Ave and Makati Ave. To be more precise, kung saan ang Makati Shangrila Hotel ngayon.

At the exact corner of Makati Ave and Ayala Ave (fronting Manila Penn) were Anson's Emporium, Alemar's Bookstore, and Dulcinea.

sugarboy

September 24th, 2005, 12:37 AM

Lili

September 24th, 2005, 01:02 AM

^ Thanks @Sugarboy for the nostalgia ride. Reading that article, imagine that Rizal Theater was then considered "in the middle of nowhere". :)

Lili

September 24th, 2005, 01:02 AM

^ Thanks @Sugarboy for the nostalgia ride. Reading that article, imagine that Rizal Theater was then considered "in the middle of nowhere". :)

sugarboy

September 24th, 2005, 01:39 AM

^ Thanks @Sugarboy for the nostalgia ride. Reading that article, imagine that Rizal Theater was then considered "in the middle of nowhere". :)

You're welcome! Say, when were you born? Between 1975 to 1980? or after 1980 pa? Just trying to get a peg as you didn't seem to recall Rizal Theater.

sugarboy

September 24th, 2005, 01:39 AM

bagel

September 24th, 2005, 07:22 AM

I remember the Rizal Theater.

bagel

September 24th, 2005, 07:22 AM

I remember the Rizal Theater.

Sinjin P.

September 24th, 2005, 07:25 AM

any pics of Rizal Theatre?

Sinjin P.

September 24th, 2005, 07:25 AM

any pics of Rizal Theatre?

Lili

September 24th, 2005, 05:25 PM

^^ Look at some posts above @michaelsinjin, you will see a photo of Rizal Theater courtesy of @sugarboy.

You're welcome! Say, when were you born? Between 1975 to 1980? or after 1980 pa? Just trying to get a peg as you didn't seem to recall Rizal Theater.

Don't try to peg na. I remember that Rizal Theater but was trying to refresh my memory since it's been years. That one was near Bel Air right? When I was a kid, before the SM cinemas sprouted, we used to watch movies in the Quad and Ali Mall. That will give you an idea what time frame I was born. :)

Lili

September 24th, 2005, 05:25 PM

sugarboy

September 24th, 2005, 10:12 PM

Don't try to peg na. I remember that Rizal Theater but was trying to refresh my memory since it's been years. That one was near Bel Air right? When I was a kid, before the SM cinemas sprouted, we used to watch movies in the Quad and Ali Mall. That will give you an idea what time frame I was born. :)

Ok. I get it. We're of the same age bracket I guess. Life was so simple back then wasn't it? My fave movies then were Disney productions like Herbie the Lovebug, Candleshoe, Freaky Friday. Remember those days?

Yep, Quad was the "in" place then. Glorietta was nothing but a mini-plaza where they held Saturday afternoon mass. Of course, in the vicinity were Makati Supermarket and Ling Nam.

Glad to know I'm in good company. Sino pa kaya sa SSC ang mga martial law babies?

sugarboy

September 24th, 2005, 10:12 PM

Lili

September 24th, 2005, 11:09 PM

^ Basta alam ko favorite ko si Voltes V and Mazinger Z.

This is why I am against Marcos. Please Read Jessica Zafra's article:

Who killed Voltes V?
Jessica Zafra

The Marcos family has persistently and vehemently denied the charges against the late President Ferdinand Marcos. They deny that he had anything to do with the human rights violations committed during his administration. They deny that he stashed government funds in secret Swiss bank accounts. They deny all accusations hurled at the former president. But there is one charge they can not deny, one act to which all of us who were kids in the seventies bore witness:

Marcos killed Voltes V.

What the Bozanians with all their flying metal monstrosities could not do, Marcos did. The Voltes bazooka, ultramagnetic tops, and the all-powerful laser sword were vaporized with a swipe of Marcos' pen.

Voltes V was not the only victim of that presidential directive; Mazinger Z, Daimos, other Japanese robot cartoons and videogames were also blasted into nonexistence. Marcos cited incidences of violence among children--kids hitting each other with plastic swords, among other deadly activities--as the reason for banning robot cartoons and videogames. He said violent cartoons bred violent children. Marcos' critics said the banning of Voltes V was merely a decoy to divert public attention from the president's other activities.

Outlawing the television broadcast of a Japanese cartoon devoted to annihilating the enemy may not sound like such a terrible thing, but to the kids of the seventies, Voltes V was not just a cartoon. It was a daily ritual, it was practically a religion. To appreciate the magnitude of Marcos' decision, imagine what might've happened if President Ramos had banned Mari Mar a few weeks before the final episode. Picture the chaos which could have ensued if FVR had prevented the audience from finding out whether Mari Mar and Sergio would get back together.

The Voltes V audience never found out what happened to Steve, Mark, Jamie the token girl, Little John, Big Bert, Dr. Armstrong, or Prince Zardoz. As TODAY special reports editor Roby Alampay pointed out, we are a generation without closure. We were too young to protest when Voltes V and company were knocked off the air, but we did not forget.

This injustice lived on in our collective memory, where it rankled, festered, and grew. And we bided our time. We gathered our forces. We waited for the opportunity to strike back at those who had summarily executed something we loved. That opportunity came in February 1986.

If Marcos had not banned Voltes V, the EDSA Revolution would not have taken place.

Last Sunday on K-Lite, we conducted a discussion on Japanese robot cartoons with resource persons Carlo Herman (who can sing and do the sound effects of all the robot shows), Roby, and Budjette and Brandy Tan of Alamat Comics. I had underestimated the enduring popularity of Voltes V. Talk about a generation without closure: we were swamped with phone calls and beeper messages from people who wanted to know how Voltes V ended.

"What became of Zul?" asked one listener, referring to the horned, bald sycophant of the evil Prince Zardoz.

"He tried to betray the Bozanians so he was dehorned," Carlo explained.

"That was a terrible punishment because he could never be horny again."

"Zul was not dehorned," another listener insisted, "He committed suicide by diving into the sun."

"No, that was Prince Ulrich, leader of the Bremen, and that was in Daimos."

"What I want to know is, why did Voltes V have to try those ultramagnetic tops when the laser sword could beat everybody? Why didn't they just cut to the chase and whip out the laser sword?"

"Because if they did the series would've ended in two days."

"Who did Jamie wind up with?" Nobody knew the answer.

Another listener wanted to know how many generations separated UFO Grendaizer from Mazinger Z. This led to a long, complicated explanation from Budjette on the ancestry of UFO Grendaizer.

"Didn't you think Mazinger Z was cute?" Carlo said. "It looked like an airconditioner." I always thought Voltes V looked like a chicken.

"That Aphrodite A was a wimp. After she had fired off those boob missiles, she had no more powers."

"But Mazinger Z needed those missiles to fly," Roby pointed out. "She would fire them, and he would hang on to them." A subsequent question about Star Rangers elicited a spontaneous a capella choral rendition of the theme from that show.

Today's superhero cartoons are more sophisticated than Voltes V; they're also more ambiguous. They are darker and truer to life--the good guys don't always emerge triumphant, and sometimes you can't tell the good from the bad. Yes, kids learn that nothing is simple, there is no black and white, and you can't trust anyone. But they don't get any great urge to be good, either. That is the beauty of Voltes V. We need to see the forces of good kick the crap out of the forces of evil.

http://users.animanga.com/voltesv/mecha/voltes.html
http://www.angelfire.com/on/voltesv/voltesv.html

Lili

September 24th, 2005, 11:09 PM

sugarboy

September 24th, 2005, 11:37 PM

Thanks Lili! It was a truly interesting read. Budjette Tan was a colleague of mine in the ad agency I used to work with.

sugarboy

September 24th, 2005, 11:37 PM

Thanks Lili! It was a truly interesting read. Budjette Tan was a colleague of mine in the ad agency I used to work with.

bagel

September 28th, 2005, 12:46 AM

I miss Thecamerareturns. :(

bagel

September 28th, 2005, 12:46 AM

I miss Thecamerareturns. :(

Lili

September 28th, 2005, 12:56 AM

^^ Me, too.

Lili

September 28th, 2005, 12:56 AM

^^ Me, too.

ryanr

September 28th, 2005, 01:04 AM

I miss Thecamerareturns. :(

me three.:( Come back, TCM

ryanr

September 28th, 2005, 01:04 AM

I miss Thecamerareturns. :(

me three.:( Come back, TCM

sugarboy

September 28th, 2005, 11:44 PM

sugarboy

September 28th, 2005, 11:44 PM

Lili

September 28th, 2005, 11:46 PM

minsan hindi, minsan oo. minsan irritating din siya. depende kung anong sinulat niya.

Lili

September 28th, 2005, 11:46 PM

minsan hindi, minsan oo. minsan irritating din siya. depende kung anong sinulat niya.

sugarboy

September 28th, 2005, 11:57 PM

yep, she may be annoying at times. maybe those where her pieces written during "that time of the month". nevertheless ok siya. been following her work since we were back in HS.

sugarboy

September 28th, 2005, 11:57 PM

yep, she may be annoying at times. maybe those where her pieces written during "that time of the month". nevertheless ok siya. been following her work since we were back in HS.

bagel

September 29th, 2005, 03:04 AM

My father was one of the people responsible for bringing Voltes V to the Philippines. At the time, he was in marketing at Purefoods. He was sent to Japan to do research on which robots to license and promote as a marketing tie in with their hotdogs. He had to meet with several production companies in Japan. His final decision was between Mazinger Z and Voltes V. Guess who won? Mazinger would not have caught on as much... Voltes V was so much more creative, especially with the team play.... but then Mazinger's girlfriend had the flying boob missiles.

I believe I may have been one of the first people in the Philippines to have a full-die-cast Voltes V toy... that thing was heavy and took a beating... my dad took a set back with him from his marketing trip.

He tells me that he still has a guilt trip at times because he remembered seeing kids being scolded by parents for WANTING so badly to get the Voltes V toys and pleading with their mothers to buy them packs of hotdogs.

bagel

September 29th, 2005, 03:04 AM

sugarboy

September 29th, 2005, 04:19 AM

sugarboy

September 29th, 2005, 04:19 AM

paulkrps

September 29th, 2005, 07:56 PM

here are some stereo images i found in boondocks.net.

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http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/I0047820B.jpg

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http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/I0047806B.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/I0047807B.jpg

paulkrps

September 29th, 2005, 07:56 PM

paulkrps

September 29th, 2005, 08:09 PM

and more:

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http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/I0047818B.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/I0047809B.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/I0047810B.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/I0047811B.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/I0047804B.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/I0047781B.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/I0047782B.jpg

paulkrps

September 29th, 2005, 08:09 PM

tigidig14

September 29th, 2005, 08:17 PM

^^ galing tal'ga

tigidig14

September 29th, 2005, 08:17 PM

^^ galing tal'ga

paulkrps

September 29th, 2005, 08:55 PM

found in the california heritage collection, can't believe that somewhere out there are well-preserved images of the past.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/ku58326.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/ku58408.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/ku58490.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/v10039.jpg

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http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/x24124.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/x24162.jpg

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http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/x24213.jpg

paulkrps

September 29th, 2005, 08:55 PM