http://usera.imagecave.com/dxpsycho/dsc-8581-rainbow_web.jpg
^ PBCom and rainbow
Wow is that for real? The rainbow almost looks photoshopped. It's a beauty though -- nature juxtaposed with the man-made. :)

Thanks for the new pics sugbuanon!!! I really like the last pic where the Shang Grand Tower looks really grand... @ francis 20, I love the pic of Shang, tulad ng sabi ko dati, I like buildings that has light effects on top... Everyday bang nag-lalight yung top niya?

yep. every night na nag lilight up. di ko pa na obserbahan kung what time naglilight up and light off. :D yun ang lagi kong inoobserbahan sa Pacific Plaza, Enterprise at ORT. Pag napapaikli ang duration...ibig sabihin siguro they are saving power.

hehe. may fran cis nga sa t.e. (kaw ba yun?) :D
thanks to you din and everyone at t.e., especially those posting skyscraper photos, inaabangan ko yun lagi..

your shang grand tower photos are great. i wish they'd light up the windows too..hehe

ako nga yun...
eto yung isang album ko sa Pbase. taken during a sunday yung karamihan sa day photos. yung night naman ay digital ni ate mhe-ann. don't mind the composition and technicalities. i was very new to photography nun. at bago sa makati...muntik pa akong mahuli...

here's the first album (http://pbase.com/alchemist8122)
most of which were taken using a 28 mm Canon

then i tried night and afternoon shots...praktis pa rin.
here's the link (http://www.pbase.com/francis20/metro_manila)

Kiben, this has been posted before. but since you are amazed with lighted structures...i'm reposting my photos...para sayo :D matagal nang nakuhanan tong mga to. mostly using Canon AE1 50 mm

Enterprise Towers (some forumers have more awesome skyline shots with Enterprise in it :) )

pagpacenciahan niyo na ang mga hitsura nito. kkhilo. :)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid101/p3a6ce29ec0ba7010f9a7f763382d2f8e/f9d55583.jpg


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid101/pa3b44bdade7adfe319ca53f88cdbec7b/f9d5558d.jpg


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid101/p9ef3cf56ece2882a52c80c60d4babee1/f9d58d79.jpg


LKG Tower
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid101/p77adf69d3a6a0b4792e9e8e2e47d2d99/f9d56ad5.jpg

Oakwood
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid101/pb4a5eb1c709a6fe8ad9b874e6c88189b/f9d5557c.jpg

here's the complete collection (http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4287901511)

WOW!!!! salamat... hahaha, mababaw kasi ako eh, lalo na kapag nasa kotse, gusto ko talagang lumabas at mag-lakad sa sidewalk, lalo na kung Christmas, maraming ilaw. One time we took a tour sa 54rth floor ng Pbcom to view yung interior design, pero tagal na nun, ang ganda ng views... talagang PBcom ang pinakamataas sa lahat... hahaha

you're welcome! sabi nila yung rooftop daw ng PBCom is a smoking area. di naman ako nag iismoke. mapuntahan kaya minsan? tas dala ng cam!

yun ngah eh, I forgot to borrow my dad's ca, pero, ang sarap talagang picturan yun... kitang kita yung Manila Bay dun, kaso dun lang sa floor na yun... Astig kung sa rooftop! ano ba yung purpose nung additional floors sa rooftop, yung may sign na Pbcom with antena, hahaha?

sabi ng emporis...for the machines ata and telecommunication equipments. note tho that there were articles na nagsasabi na this is a cellphone shaped tower, kasi nga bank of communications. :D hehe...so siguro they have to add that structure to make it look like one...interesting, eh?

emporis... yun yung site na na-discover ko bago ang SSC, since ang tagal-tagal ng updates nila, at yung iba mali-mali, so medyo nainis na ako at nahanap ko toh, sariling updates natin pwede ipost dito... hahaha.

It is really interesting na may shape yung buildings, a building that has a design of Banawe Rice Terreces >> looks awesome, I can imagine it! Ipost ko ngah dito some time pag-ayus na ang scanner namin, I drew that design mga 3 years ago ata... hahaha :)

Greenbelt 5 (u/c)
http://static.flickr.com/47/117851271_d7941d3ce4.jpg

Tower One
http://static.flickr.com/34/124582979_e7013e4daf.jpg

SM Makati
http://static.flickr.com/34/116046979_1821dd10a1.jpg

Ayala Avenue
http://static.flickr.com/34/113077060_c94277a49b.jpg

Ayala Museum
http://static.flickr.com/53/111239494_192a0b7d92.jpg

By: Analie Motilla

thanks for the pics! sinjin... I really like the interior of SM Makati, para sa akin, ang SM Makati ang pinakamagandang SM, bago yung SM MOA...

Beautiful pictures sinjin. I've been going to the Ayala Center zone incl. SM Makati and it's amazing what they've done to SM Makati, it was so different before.

^^ yup, SM Makati really looks awesome, before, di siya masyadong napapansin. This mall really looks like an airport. :)

I have been to Greenbelt 3 and 4 but what is it like in greenbelt 1 and 2? Can anybody post pics composing all of the greenbelts?

:eek2:ganda ng pics sinjin!!! akalain mo may ganyan sa bansa natin!! nice office views of ayala avenue! if that's my view then i will be really in the mood to work!

ang ganda ng ayala ave.

I have been to Greenbelt 3 and 4 but what is it like in greenbelt 1 and 2? Can anybody post pics composing all of the greenbelts?

I've been there, it's not that interesting, maliit lang yung ceiling, need some renovation pa, pero ewan ko lang ngayun, sa tagal na panahon na di ako pumupunta ng makati... :)

aerials by jef7 in the last thread:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/jef7/Manila2006011.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/jef7/Manila2006012.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/jef7/Manila2006013.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/jef7/Manila2006017.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/jef7/Manila2006018.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/jef7/Manila2006015.jpg


Thanks for taking and posting those aerials, Jef7. They are excellent. :applause:

TOP NOTCH QUALITY :master:

Gusto ko yung kahabaan ng Skyway, sana humaba pa sa both ends nito...

Can the skyway still lengthen itself?

^^ Yes, of course. We just need a lot of patience. Pangilinan's group handles it now.

^^ Where does it end by the way? I know it but can't put my finger on it.

^^ dapat lang i-extend ang skyway, ma-leleft out tayu niyan, sa other asian nations, marami na silang skyways... tayo, kalahati pa lang ang nagagawa... Tsaka, malaking advantage ang skyway sa north and south, super traffic sa south talaga... :)

^^ Where does it end by the way? I know it but can't put my finger on it.

Buendia to Bicutan

^^ Where does it end by the way? I know it but can't put my finger on it.

sa south, Bicutan, sa north, buendia? em i right?

6^ Ok then. Do they have plans to extend it?

Yes, Phase II will be an extention to Alabang. Phase III is a north extention to Balintawak, ultimately linking NLEX with SLEX. Phase III will be the most complex, challenging and expensive yet probably the most vital phase. It will be a good alternative to EDSA once completed.

And i think Phase IV is C-6, although its not a "skyway".

We have a skyway thread here: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=103263

good alternative nga, less traffic, and if more homes are build in the south like Laguna, it will be just a 30 minute ride to Makati... and also add the southrail project to lessen the traffic.

Yes, Phase II will be an extention to Alabang. Phase III is a north extention to Balintawak, ultimately linking NLEX with SLEX. Phase III will be the most complex, challenging and expensive yet probably the most vital phase. It will be a good alternative to EDSA once completed.

And i think Phase IV is C-6, although its not a "skyway".

We have a skyway thread here: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=103263

But let's not forget about the toll fee. :D The current toll fee is about P100+ :omg: but it's amazingly convenient there plus, we get to see nice views of the metropolis

jeff
thanks for those pictures. market market looks huge!

What is the long-term plan for this site?

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2/cyrusal/sp_aa.jpg

^^

I dunno but I think this cancelled project in Vancouver can easily fit and blend in at that site.... :drool:

http://www.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2002/08/158245.jpg

I really wish the built "Manila Tower" on that site instead of next to Jaka.

I dunno about that, GreyX. That means those poor people at Robinsons Summit and PBCom will be staring at a bare walled blunder. I think "Manila Tower" shouldn't be built at all at its current site if Jaka is going to be completed all the way and at any site if it remains to have bare walls at its side from top to bottom. I stand by my 687 Howe "resurrection" wish... ;)

I wish Skyscity will take that place..

I dunno about that, GreyX. That means those poor people at Robinsons Summit and PBCom will be staring at a bare walled blunder. I think "Manila Tower" shouldn't be built at all at its current site if Jaka is going to be completed all the way and at any site if it remains to have bare walls at its side from top to bottom. I stand by my 687 Howe "resurrection" wish... ;)

Well, they could remodel the bare walls on "Manila Tower". Make it more attractive for the site.
687 Howe for Makati is just a dream, since that wont be happening.

^^ I know... :cry:

^^I thought that lot is reserved for an on-hold Westmont something Bank? It's not cancelled yet, right?

^ Yeah, the Westmont Bank Building. Still on-hold, but could be cancelled since we have not heard anything for a while now.

kala ko tinutukoy nung arrow yung tree

aerials by jef7 in the last thread:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/jef7/Manila2006011.jpg


I'm glad you guys like the photos :) . I have to say that many of the photo contributions here by other forumers are even more impressive.

Just like to note that I was lucky to be able to take some of these aerial photos. Usually, aircrafts out of NAIA takes off from the runway in the opposite direction of the above photo. For some reason, the take offs and landings had been reversed during this trip. I don't know if this is now permanent, but in any case, if one is on the left side of the aircraft and taking off from runway 06/24, one will definitely be treated to a magnificent view of Makati skyline.

Web pics

ever been posted?
http://static.flickr.com/35/123299807_0b662946c0.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/40/78629227_e4b59e4530.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/36/78629225_a0ce9d3e5c.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/35/67991493_73177d4552.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/35/67991491_0854a491d5.jpg

http://p.vtourist.com/1116852-Makati-Manila.jpg

http://p.vtourist.com/2478055-view_from_6750_Ayala-Makati.jpg

Web pics

ever been posted?


http://static.flickr.com/36/78629225_a0ce9d3e5c.jpg



Is that the Rizal Memorial Stadium?

I believe the last two pics have been posted before but that's ok. The first two, Im not sure. :)

http://static.flickr.com/35/67991491_0854a491d5.jpg


i like this one... its very nice

I LOVE THAT SKYLINE!!!CAN ANYONE POST A PIC OF THAT BEAUTIFUL OUTER AREA OF GLORIETA?

http://static.flickr.com/35/67991491_0854a491d5.jpg

This looks very similar to Dvorak's pic.

I think it is Dvorak's pic!:D And it just ended up in another website.

Some of my pics ended up in other websites, mainly because i didnt watermark them.

Web pics

ever been posted?
http://static.flickr.com/36/78629225_a0ce9d3e5c.jpg

@ramvingar: I think that is the Rizal. Probably taken from Century Park?

looked like makati exec towers. but the tower on left looks unfamiliar and makati cbd is too far. :D cityland vito cruz.

is that the Pacific Regency?

have these been posted already?
Nielsons Airfield (makati before)..methinks, this should be at the then and now thread, repost ko n lng doon..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/dxpsycho/Nielsons20Airfield20-20THEN.jpg
today..or actually in 2001
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/dxpsycho/Nielsons20Airfield20Tower.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/dxpsycho/Nielsons20Airfield20Now2002.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/dxpsycho/Nielsons20Runway20-20now20Paseo20de.jpg
former runway, now paseo de roxas
Photo Credit:
Trails in the Philippine Skies by Enrique Santos (via the Ayala Museum) from j-aircraft.com
Tony Feredo

Web pics

ever been posted?
http://static.flickr.com/35/67991491_0854a491d5.jpg
i love this pic..hehehe, minus dvorak's watermark. :):

Web pics

ever been posted?
http://static.flickr.com/36/78629225_a0ce9d3e5c.jpg

Tower on the left in this photo: Torre Lorenzo if I'm not mistaken.

the cbd is quite far..

More of Makati skyscraper photos...

Mandarin Oriental Hotel
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid204/pc7f8c998d022a1fb27e3e86b4c7cf3a6/ef7006f5.jpg

One Roxas Triangle...a closer look
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid204/pab61e66cff537a3372a7f305cbad40c0/ef70012a.jpg

And DBP
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid204/p0f9fd2406fdb71fae8e306b6302abd42/ef7007a0.jpg

wow that old photo of Nielsen field is... really old:D hehe btw francis those facade details are fabulous

ayy kamukha nga nung picture ko huh! parehong pareho nang angle!

i love this pic..hehehe, minus dvorak's watermark. :):

i'm really disturbed by this u/c in KL, posted on the KL projects thread. it really looks like ORT.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid87/p1c0a5966f049bfbeb7f92a637159076f/fa9e7132.jpg

hindi ba? :D

OMG it does look like ORT... in fact they even made the twin that ORT was supposed to have!

More of Makati skyscraper photos...

Mandarin Oriental Hotel
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid204/pc7f8c998d022a1fb27e3e86b4c7cf3a6/ef7006f5.jpg

One Roxas Triangle...a closer look
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid204/pab61e66cff537a3372a7f305cbad40c0/ef70012a.jpg

And DBP
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid204/p0f9fd2406fdb71fae8e306b6302abd42/ef7007a0.jpg

Great pics Francis! I think I like skyscraper closeups more than wide shots. I love how geometric they are... almost like cubist paintings.

i'm really disturbed by this u/c in KL, posted on the KL projects thread. it really looks like ORT.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid87/p1c0a5966f049bfbeb7f92a637159076f/fa9e7132.jpg

hindi ba? :D

its the exact same pic in emporis.com

@tyronne can u give me a link to the thread?

kala ko tinutukoy nung arrow yung tree
hindi kapatid. si waldo na nasa ilalim ng tree nakakapit and tinuturo nya. :crazy:

i'm really disturbed by this u/c in KL, posted on the KL projects thread. it really looks like ORT.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid87/p1c0a5966f049bfbeb7f92a637159076f/fa9e7132.jpg

hindi ba? :D

Maybe pang visual aid lang yan. Remember same thing happened with MoA not too long ago when it was used by that gargantuan mall in Dubai?

http://usera.imagecave.com/dxpsycho/114409674_353cee5c45.jpg
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http://usera.imagecave.com/dxpsycho/114409671_235c6bd12c.jpg
photo credit: neanderthal_online (http://www.flickr.com/people/neanderthal/?relcreate=1)

^^ nice pics! :okay:

@tyronne can u give me a link to the thread?

here's the link. scroll down until you find KLCC's The Binjai - 45 and 44 storeys. there's even a construction photo but it's hard to tell from the actuall construction photo if it will really look like ORT after it's done.

^^ do you have a link which we can actually click on? :D

LOL! omg! sorry, im so lasing tonight that i actually forgot to paste the link hehe! ok here it is http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=334712

:lol: got it hahaha OMG, they actually used the same rendering of ORT :lol:

i think the Roxas Triangle Tower II is going to built in Kuala Lumpur... :lol:

ang ganda ng shang, it really looks grand!!! hahaha

LOL! omg! sorry, im so lasing tonight that i actually forgot to paste the link hehe! ok here it is http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=334712

kaw ha, di ka nagyayaya ng inuman :D

Dang, of all bdgs!! Sana yung The Peak nalang sana. Oh well..emulation is the highest form of flaterry. :puke:

i'm also disturbed by that ORT pic. I'm guessing there was an error in the linking. Look at the background...looks like that's Metrobank HQ. But the u/c photo looks like they will have same orientation as the original ORT plans.

That is freaky. Isn't ORT an SOM production? I never though they'd be one to recycle ideas

ang ganda ng shang, it really looks grand!!! hahaha

the grand tower looks gloomy lang, ang dilim tignan!

Can somebody dig up the original renderings for Roxas Triangle project (with One and the shelved Two Roxas Triangle)? Are they exactly like the one Tyronne posted?

Yes, the one tyronne posted is the original SOM rendering of the Roxas Triangle buildings. So it doesnt just look like Roxas Triangle, it is!

^^so is it safe to say that they just posted the wrong rendering for that particular KL porject? because from the construction photos, it's still early and hard to tell if the bldgs will actually look like ORT, apart from the bldg orientation that ka kiko pointed out.

@fhoy: don't worry, i'll let you know pag meron uli session lol! :D

Are they ever going to build TRT, like say if the economic conditions are better? Or is it shelved for good?

hey did they just have been mistaken??? it truly looks like ORT! is that okay..is that u/c in KL for real?? is it relatedfrom our ORT? somebody pls answer this tnx!

That is freaky. Isn't ORT an SOM production? I never though they'd be one to recycle ideas

I think highly of SOM, since their archtects constantly churn out wonderful projects all over the world. I still think SOM is way above that recycling though. For now, let us just all wait and see if those twins in KL will look like ORT.

That is freaky. Isn't ORT an SOM production? I never though they'd be one to recycle ideas

ehm...SOM is the king of recycling designs;) Look at Lopez Centre, doesnt it remind you of their Freedom Tower design? There are many other projects that have similar if not identical designs.
I still think highly of SOM, but they do tend to recycle their ideas. With that said, KPF is still my favorite:)

^^ Isn't it the other way around? Freedom Tower reminds you of Lopez Centre since the LC design came out first?

Sadly, both those projects are stuck in limbo. I guess whichever design gets constructed first will be the one that the other will remind you of.

I think SOM is cool especially the San Francisco office of SOM. But the New York office of SOM is terribly lacking in originality.

@GreyX Thanks for pointing that out. I tend to forget things lately, since I haven't been eating meat for days. I just checked the Pangsapuri Thread, and I don't think our Malaysian friends appreciate having a knock off building either. Damn those developers!

hey did they just have been mistaken??? it truly looks like ORT! is that okay..is that u/c in KL for real?? is it relatedfrom our ORT? somebody pls answer this tnx!

the KL forumers have been discussing about the building since 2003, said a KL forumer. I mean, omg, they will complete the 2 buildings before us... because we only have one.. :D

ehm...SOM is the king of recycling designs;) Look at Lopez Centre, doesnt it remind you of their Freedom Tower design? There are many other projects that have similar if not identical designs.
I still think highly of SOM, but they do tend to recycle their ideas. With that said, KPF is still my favorite:)

actually when recycling ideas come to mind I tend to think of Pelli...

let's hope there is SOME difference, maybe the window tint colors... or maybe the height? Do the KL forumers pin it at around 172 meters? Anyways we all know ORT is the first one out there, just look at the name: ONE Roxas Triangle :D

^^ Isn't it the other way around? Freedom Tower reminds you of Lopez Centre since the LC design came out first?

Sadly, both those projects are stuck in limbo. I guess whichever design gets constructed first will be the one that the other will remind you of.

I think SOM is cool especially the San Francisco office of SOM. But the New York office of SOM is terribly lacking in originality.

Oh yeah, it is the other way around since Lopez Centre was designed first. But i do remember queetz mentioning another building of the same basic design somewhere else.:) And i do agree with you that the SF and Chicago office of SOM is better than their NY office.

^^^ The design queetz is referring to is the old New York Stock Exchange Tower proposed by Donald Trump and designed by Kohn Pederson Fox, who happens to be the same architect for the GT International Tower and LKG Tower. It was supported by the NYSE but was killed by FAA regulators for being too tall.

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/532/28newyorkcity-newyorkstockexchange.jpg

Is ORT a residential building?

Yes, coke:)

Thanks Wally. That proposal would have been awesome for NYC's skyline:)

Are they ever going to build TRT, like say if the economic conditions are better? Or is it shelved for good?


shelved for good. the first tower was not even sold out. only 50% according to a reliable source (a competitor?). now it's being occupied by US Embassy employees.

i counted the floors...and yeah...it's not just a shortened imitation of ORT....that's the VERY RENDERING of ORT, since i have counted over 50 floors. how could SOM do that?

Dun worry guys.....although the renderings (not the ones posted around SSC but the REAL ones) looks similar to ORT, it is not entirely similar. They used to have the actual renderings around but I can't find any at the moment. And they've removed it from the developer's website :(


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid87/p1c0a5966f049bfbeb7f92a637159076f/fa9e7132.jpg

^^ I could assure you guys that this rendering that's been circulating around isn't The Binjai. In fact when I first saw it, I knew instantly that it is not The Binjai as the buildings behind the rendering isn't correct at all. Furthermore at the back of The Binjai should be the Petronas Twin Towers which I think no renderers would miss :yes:

Another misconception surrounding The Binjai is that the towers aren't exactly twins. They are different in both width and height. Oh and one more thing.....the alignment for both The Binjai with the ORT twins are very different. It looked almost similar bacause if the different in width for both the Binjai towers making one looks like it is taken from the side ;)

^^ omg, thanks for clarrifying that szehoong! :) yes i noticed that all renderings of buildings in KL have the Petronas Towers in the pic. :D

thank Sze for the clarification... :)

Im wondering how suzong knows that were talkin about that building in KL :D

^ because we went over to the Malaysian forums and asked them.;)

also, he is a moderator. we like to lurk around all ASF forums;)

btw, thanks for the clarification Sze:) Sadly, its only ORT that is completed. TRT (Two Roxas Triangle) is cancelled:(

found these from the net...

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g138/jafhoy3/GT.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g138/jafhoy3/RCBC.jpg

ooh..nice pics, thanks c0ke...razor sharp gt can slit the sky open..hehehe

^^^ The design queetz is referring to is the old New York Stock Exchange Tower proposed by Donald Trump and designed by Kohn Pederson Fox, who happens to be the same architect for the GT International Tower and LKG Tower. It was supported by the NYSE but was killed by FAA regulators for being too tall.

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/532/28newyorkcity-newyorkstockexchange.jpg

sa atin na lang yan...!!

http://usera.imagecave.com/dxpsycho/114409674_353cee5c45.jpg
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http://usera.imagecave.com/dxpsycho/114409671_235c6bd12c.jpg
photo credit: neanderthal_online (http://www.flickr.com/people/neanderthal/?relcreate=1)

one of the best pic ive seen here. :)

Hi all! Just thought of posting a few pictures of Makati I took recently. It was a nice city and I really enjoyed my stay.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/argory/Philippines/100_6647-skc.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/argory/Philippines/100_6649-skc.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/argory/Philippines/100_6648-skc.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/argory/Philippines/100_6576-skc.jpg

Nice to hear that you enjoyed your stay and I am grateful that you took time taking and posting beautiful pictures of Makati.

argory thanks for visiting our country! there are a lot of other beautiful places in the Philippines with nice accomodations and warm hospitality! nice photos also!

Thanks for posting your pics @argory.

The Shang Grand really provides our tourists a nice backdrop or subject for picture taking. I also just noticed that the shape of Shang Grand and that shorter bldg infront of it kinda look alike! The architects really did and excellent job in making the Shang Grand blend into the existing skyline.

@Cokelitro, this week's activity at your fave place :)

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/avenidalasalle/Skyscrapers/07c742e5.jpg

Very nice pics, argory:) I'm glad you enjoyed your stay. Thanks for taking the time to take pics.

Thanks so much for the compliments guys! Because it was a working trip, so the chance to see more was rather limited. Apart from Manila (baywalk, intramuros) I did make it to Tagaytay. :)

And Greenbelt is great, especially at night. The museum cafe was good too. ;)

thanks for the pics!!! Museum cafe >>> I celebrated my b-day there last year. :)

wow argory nice to hear you enjoyed your stay and that you were able to go to Tagaytay too.. :D

@argory, I hope next time you'll visit the northern part of the Philippines too. :D thanks for sharing your great photos. :)

^^ omg, thanks for clarrifying that szehoong! :) yes i noticed that all renderings of buildings in KL have the Petronas Towers in the pic. :D


Hahaha......yea.....currently there are many projects around the towers :D

So it is quite common to see the towers on most of the renderings ;)



pau_p1 thank Sze for the clarification... :)

THanks! I hope the wrong picture mistake won't continue to confuse all of us ;)

ncbmandy Im wondering how suzong knows that were talkin about that building in KL :D

GreyX ^ because we went over to the Malaysian forums and asked them. ;)

also, he is a moderator. we like to lurk around all ASF forums ;)

btw, thanks for the clarification Sze :) Sadly, its only ORT that is completed. TRT (Two Roxas Triangle) is cancelled :(


^^ Spot on! :D I do lurked around often but frankly, I only came here to clarify when some Pinoy forumers came into the Msian Forums and asked about The Binjai ;)

Yea....sadly TRT did not see the light of day. If not then it would be magnificent! :okay:

Argory! thanks for sharing the photos. You should have said you're visiting the city and taking pics. I should have waved to you while at Citibank Tower on your second photo. I kind of got bored of makati over time. So it's nice to hear someone appreciate it...again.

And hey...let's all thank szehoong for the clarification! way to go for Malaysia! I heard you will be having a tower that looks like Rizal Tower of Rockwell? although i'm pretty sure it will not be very same as the one we have.

Coke, i'm starting to believe that the glory days of GT Tower is over. I used to be the most photographed tower (just a guess) before because of it's amazing architectural design in and out....but it seems like Shang Grand Tower is capturing more attention now. Let's hope something more iconic will be coming in the near future.

Coke, i'm starting to believe that the glory days of GT Tower is over. I used to be the most photographed tower (just a guess) before because of it's amazing architectural design in and out....but it seems like Shang Grand Tower is capturing more attention now. Let's hope something more iconic will be coming in the near future.

One reason for that is because its easy to take photos of Shang Grand Tower due to its close proximity to Greenbelt and Glorietta.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/Kodak1904.jpg

What is the name of the lowest building at that corner of EDSA-Ayala on the pic above ? Anong decade pa ito itinayo ?

argory i'm glad you were able to make a trip to the Philippines, even if it was a business trip, you were able to make it to different places and sites here, which some people in your situation don't get a chance to visit! And it's always nice when a tourist takes great pictures of our country!

it's not actually at the corner because the corner belongs to Makati Garden Club.. those apartments are the Urdaneta Apartments.. then you have the Twin Towers, then Pacific Plaza Condo and then the Ritz Towers followed by Gilarmi and Makati Tuscany.. in that order..

What is the name of the lowest building at that corner of EDSA-Ayala on the pic above ? Anong decade pa ito itinayo ?

I don't think GT towers lost its appeal yet. Both of these magnificent buildings make up a the skyline that characterizes Makati.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/Kodak1904.jpgit's not actually at the corner because the corner belongs to Makati Garden Club.. those apartments are the Urdaneta Apartments.. then you have the Twin Towers, then Pacific Plaza Condo and then the Ritz Towers followed by Gilarmi and Makati Tuscany.. in that order..
Is it too polluted to open the windows or hang around the balcony in those condos along Ayala Ave., especially yung Urdaneta Apts. which is also close to Edsa? Just that from the pic, mukhang polluted yung area and breathing all that pollution can't be good for those who live there. Wala naman sanang nagkakasakit (asthma, lung cancer, etc.) pa diyan. :runaway:

A few shots from my office window facing Ayala Avenue…

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/2820/makati1copy2ig.jpg
Salcedo Street (far left), Pasong Tamo, Buendia Avenue (far right) and from the horizon, Pasay City, Libertad, Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard, SM Mall of Asia, Asiaworld, and Coastal Road.

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/4734/makati2copy6xg.jpg

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/4223/makati3copy1wd.jpg

http://img428.imageshack.us/img428/8771/makati4copy6wt.jpg
He heh…this rarely happens…I mean the parked cars are circled perfectly…

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/8372/makati5copy2sj.jpg

^^i used to have a similar view too before when i was working at GT Tower :)

^^ haha..yeah, i was confused on who it was that worked in GT Tower. Is that from GT or RCBC, WonderB? Nice photos.

I wish the Makati Med made better use of that parking lot, and the Makati gov't better use of that what looks like a squatter colony across the road from MMC

napag iwanan na talaga ang makati med ng st lukes at medical city :bash:

^^ haha..yeah, i was confused on who it was that worked in GT Tower. Is that from GT or RCBC, WonderB? Nice photos.


He works in RCBC :D

wow! RCBC, I've been there and strict yung mga gwardya, may kakilala akong nag-wowork din sa RCBC, and nakapunta na ako sa loob niyan, ang ganda! we watched a play there sa mini-theatre ba yun with escalators going up. I also like the parking lot, paikot ikot pababa, ang lalim ngah eh. hahaha, sayang di pa ako member dito nun. hahaha

it's an ortigas skyline with the Makati on the background... :)

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/2697/roadtrip10383lq.jpg

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/582/roadtrip10398hy.jpg

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/189/roadtrip10433cd.jpg

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/8750/roadtrip10496oa.jpg

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/203/roadtrip10487ji.jpg

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/413/roadtrip10506cl.jpg

^^ :eek2: omg!!! that is wonderful!! :okay:

Thanks Keb. Wonderful pics...shows how dense the metro is :D

wow ganda ng pics!!! stigg!!!!

Thanks for reposting those pics, Kiben:) completely awesome:okay:

The photo would be a lot nicer if the smog isn't blanketing the skyline. Well, all I can say is that the MM skyline is simply beautiful.

woah.... MM skyline is such a world class...

woah.... MM skyline is such a world class...

yup, di ko akalain ganyan yung view, hahaha, that's not photoshoped ha, LOL!!! hahahaha, :) di ako marunong eh... :)

check out those sweet views :eek: :master:

you gotta love it how the Ortigas skyline is like layered in front of the Makati skyline

mga sir at madams!
im new here..
1st time ko pa lang po magpopost..
share ko lng po un pics n nakuha while nakasakay sa taxi..hehehe

RCBC Plaza (W.V. Coscolluela & Associates)

The Enterprise Center (Wong Tung International)

for more pictures..
send requests through my email
ironicbrew@hotmail.com

pasensya na po, hindi ako marunong magpost ng pic d2 sa forum

hi!!! ironicbrew!!! welcome sa ssc! :)

mga sir at madams!
im new here..
1st time ko pa lang po magpopost..
share ko lng po un pics n nakuha while nakasakay sa taxi..hehehe

RCBC Plaza (W.V. Coscolluela & Associates)

The Enterprise Center (Wong Tung International)

for more pictures..
send requests through my email
ironicbrew@hotmail.com

pasensya na po, hindi ako marunong magpost ng pic d2 sa forum

there's a thread "how to post your pix" :) try to understand it, it's kinda hard f0r the first time just like my first pics it took me 3 days to figure it out... hahaha :jk:

accidentally found this great shot

http://www.daemery.com/images/05phil/IMG_9820_web.JPG

incidentally that shot has been posted many times before already. you should check the older threads :)

still worth recalling that shot. taken from the City Hall. I'm always imagining how nice the view of those city hall workers up there is.

here's a new photo i took yesterday but it's the same old view from magallanes.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid204/p12dc7b59dfc7b275a6db3127a18eada1/ef4fe033.jpg

when the sun is about to set
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid204/p61592742106d20488d4fbea0bbdddbd2/ef4fe2b6.jpg

not a good one...too much of the sky
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid204/pea6921208e6799ffb8eccfa2b57dda9c/ef4fe424.jpg

click HERE (http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2107447149) for more...

ang ganda ng pagka plan ng makati...yung curved streets....

thanks francis20.... maganda ang pics mo

i wonder how many of those buildings are owned by the ayalas..... i read somewhere that 60 or 70% (am not sure sa figure) of the buildings in the CBD is owned by them. no wonder they are worth billions of pesos. wala lang!!

thanks francis for the cool pics!

Makati eyes IS property for research center

Deemed too expensive, the city government of Makati will no longer bid for sole ownership of the 4.8-hectare national government property formerly occupied by the International School.

Instead, it is now open to chip in with any land developer for the lot, Roger Marasigan, city council secretary and officer-in-charge of the city’s law department, told BusinessWorld in a recent interview.

"Robinsons Land, Ayala Land, Centuries Properties and Megaworld are also interested. We will definitely welcome any partnership," Mr. Marasigan said.

When asked for comment, Megaworld investor relation officer John Hao said the company is not interested in the school’s property.

Early this month, the Finance Department said it has been in talks with Century Properties and the AMA Group of Companies.

Community Innovations, Inc., an Ayala Land, Inc. unit, has already submitted a proposal to buy the lot, while Robinsons Land was also mentioned by the Finance Department in the list of interested parties. The government targets to complete the sale within the second quarter of this year.

The Finance Department has set a floor price of P1.186 billion for the property that is located along Kalayaan Avenue.

"Too much money involved. Even if we have the money, we don’t want to put it in one basket or in one property only. We have other projects also," Francisco S. Roman, city’s international relations head, added.

The city government has plans to convert the school’s property into a research and development (R&D) center, similar to the Silicon Valley area in California.

"The idea is to develop an R&D center for information technology [IT] and non-IT companies, targeting homegrown and start-up companies. The development will be similar to the R&D development in modern countries abroad like in Japan and India," Mr. Marasigan said.

The International School property -- consisting of school buildings, swimming pool, a soccer field, and a gymnasium -- was vacated after it transferred operation in Fort Bonifacio in Taguig. With its relocation, the school transferred all its rights over the Makati lot to the national government in exchange for a share in proceeds of the sale.

In Quezon City, there is already an existing incubation project for start-up companies, called UP-Ayala TechnoPark. Hosting about 10 small companies now, this project was developed thru a collaboration between the University of the Philippines and Ayala Foundation. -- M. E. Estavillo

http://www.itmatters.com.ph/news.php?id=042506b

Nice francis! i really like it especially the second pic....:D good job

still worth recalling that shot. taken from the City Hall. I'm always imagining how nice the view of those city hall workers up there is.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid204/p61592742106d20488d4fbea0bbdddbd2/ef4fe2b6.jpg

not a good one...too much of the sky


Actually, I love this one!! The sky gently occupies the empty space of a parabola.

^^ me too askal.... the picture is sooo calm

<embed src='http://www.makati.gov.ph/portal/images/flash/intromakati.swf' width='500' height='80'></embed>

<embed src='http://www.makati.gov.ph/portal/OCT26.swf' width='615' height='232'></embed>
Point on the different spots on the map and see a description of each district

great pics francis!

I think they are nice shots, Francis:) I like the sunset reflection on the skyscrapers.

http://static.flickr.com/50/132838226_af24f41bed.jpg?v=0
Nice walkway underneath magallanes...

http://imageserver4.textamerica.com/user.images.x/40/IMG_519040/_0409/TZ200409055406295.jpg

http://imageserver4.textamerica.com/user.images.x/40/IMG_519040/_0409/TZ200409055405170.jpg

Thanks for appreciating guys. Inspires us more to take more photos. I wonder how you guys can think of those curves na sinasabi niyo sa 2nd photo. :D There are actually more. Just click the link i gave you at the bottom of my post. Di na nga lang ok yung iba. Pero ok yung mga group shots ng skyscrapers. thanks to canon's zooming capabilities :)

by the way, the place where i took this photo is not a good site for taking morning shots of makati cbd. you have to position yourself with sun behind you. so pede sa bandang buendia or guadalupe. or sa PET Plans tower rooftop along EDSA. Someone took night shots there before. Kaso he's not a member of SSC.

<embed src='http://www.makati.gov.ph/portal/OCT26.swf' width='615' height='232'></embed>
Point on the different spots on the map and see a description of each district

@sinjin, I like this one - it's very informative. More power & keep on posting! Thank you.

ang ganda ng pagka plan ng makati...yung curved streets....

actually Makati CBD looks like it was planned for two villages. In Salcedo and Legazpi it can be a pain with the narrow streets. Of course the ideal CBD is wide streets, easily accessible public transport, but Ayala has done great in putting up underground walkways, elevated walkways connecting offices to malls :okay: But the location of 4 major roads around it makes it properly placed.

^^ nice one sinjin! :okay: and great pics francis & ritche

^^Thanks to the Makati City Official Website!

i hope you wouldn't mind me reviving the thread with some photos i took last week.
Ayala Museum
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid204/pe597129a1beefba2cb20b0e6617f7bb4/ef534ab6.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid204/p33de30ab7d79cbd0e55e36260705043c/ef534ab5.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid204/p0654e1652630142c545d9cd9dbdf2afd/ef5349c9.jpg

Yay! that's great stuff Francis! How often do the fountain colors change?

NICE SHOTS, very beautiful *

wow!!! ang ganda francis! naalala ko tuloy yung b-day ko nun dyan...

hala. thanks for appreciating guys. kaso those shots were not planned. just happened to pass by the area one friday i guess. then the fountain looked good. fortunately, i brought my cam. and before ma empty batt, i was able to take few shots. :) turned out nice naman ng konti. hirap nga lang kasi i have to hold the cam very still to get good effects. :D


Kiben, how expensive is the Museum Cafe? It's very refreshing to sit on that area.

mike, im guessing that the fountain shows all its possible colors in one minute or so. not so sure. the colors are: cyan, magenta/red na pink, blue na dark, then white. parang yung colors din ata na greenbelt 3 fountain. i'll try to observe that next time.

the colors, by the way are not synchronized. or was it intentional? look
at these other photos taken that time:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid204/p236fcbda5bf383978fb303095483f218/ef534ab4.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid204/pff025d9bd01ff3ac81ab740f9dd1118d/ef5349d1.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid204/p41f8ffb6684ed45574ed6564f0e447a9/ef534ab3.jpg

^^ WOW Francis! :applause: those are nice shots... the colors are so vibrant even at night! and I really really like it. :D :bow:

By the way, the photos create the impression that those fountains are huge. they are not. i will take a scaled photo next time. :) i'm guessing i'm taller than the tallest height the waters could reach.

I dunno eh, I'll ask my parents pag gising na sila bukas... I really like the food sa museum cafe... I'll try to post some pics inside it, really looks modern and astig yung isang chocolate na may sili... hahaha, kakaiba... and nung b-day ko, di naman bukas yung fountain eh... it's just a normal day nun and after that lunch, we went inside the museum... it's kinda boring dun, pero ok na din... and you could see na si Jose Rizal pala mas maliit pa sa akin, 5'somethin lng ata siya eh, anyways, si M. Quezon at si ninoy yung pinakamatangkad sa kanilang lahat... I enjoyed that party, it was last year lang ata...

By the way, the photos create the impression that those fountains are huge. they are not. i will take a scaled photo next time. :) i'm guessing i'm taller than the tallest height the waters could reach.

haha OMG! I didn't notice that... now there there, you make me impress more with your ingenuity! :D

sige Kiben. pwede kaya gisingin mo na sila? hehe...biro lang. I only see wealthy few people na naghahang out dun. Mostly Caucasians. so malamang mahal.

Ash, binobola mo na ata ako...:D kunwari lang yun. kanina ko lang naalala.

here's a photo na nasa banner ng Ayala Museum Website
http://www.ayalamuseum.org/img/home_museum.jpg

Looks like the waters are a bit higher than i thought. :D
This is where you had your party Kiben. That must be early afternoon that's why the fountains are not yet on.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid202/pf404f50db9319578a67b1d3f82e31fe2/efcad2e7.jpg

ka kiko, ang ganda:okay: pati yung avatar ni sinjin ang cute haha!

Wow! ang ganda ng fountains! :)

sige Kiben. pwede kaya gisingin mo na sila? hehe...biro lang. I only see wealthy few people na naghahang out dun. Mostly Caucasians. so malamang mahal.

actually, Cafe M is affordable...yes, the prices are a notch more expensive than usual cafes...but this is Manila, there's nothing too expensive here ;) it just looks very intimidating...

^^ i cant remember yung inorder namin before dun but i could remember the price. 300plus yung ulam (steak ata yun), good for two, but para lang sa isa if gutom ka. at mganda nga yung place.

beautiful fountain pics, Francis:) When was Cafe M and the fountains completed/opened? I dont remember seeing them last June.

^^ am sure cafe m was already open last june coz i was there summer 2005. and the fountains were already there too. ndi nga lang palaging naka-on

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Guys, what do you think of this article that may decide the future of Makati :

Lapid says Arroyo prodded him to challenge Binay

By Jun Malig
Inquirer


CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—President Macapagal-Arroyo and First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo have convinced Sen. Manuel "Lito" Lapid to challenge Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay if the latter decides to run for a third and final term next year, the Inquirer learned.

Reason for this "political courtship?" To finally stop the protest rallies being conducted by the opposition and anti-Arroyo groups in the country's premiere business district.

Binay, a member of the opposition who has openly criticized Ms Arroyo and who has joined calls for the President's resignation, has allowed anti-Arroyo forces to gather in Makati City to air their grievances.

A day before he flew to the United States on April 27, Lapid told reporters here that the Arroyo couple, during a round of golf in Baguio City on Holy Week, had asked him to challenge Binay.

"Makati is a center of business and protest rallies have no place in that city because these affect economic progress," Lapid said.

To prove his sincerity to run for mayor in Makati, Lapid said he bought a house in Magallanes district and applied for residency in the city on April 25.

"I'm sure to run for Makati mayor. The people of Makati are no strangers to Kapampangan leaders. The well-loved, longtime mayor, the late Nemesio Yabut, was from Macabebe town," said Lapid, who served as three-term governor of Pampanga from 1995 to 2004 before he became a senator in 2004.

Assurance

Lapid said he was assured by administration officials and several businessmen in Makati that they would support his mayoral campaign.

The senator said his son, Pampanga Gov. Mark Lapid, was with him when the Arroyo couple asked him to run for Makati mayor.

Minerva Arceo, public information officer of Governor Lapid, said the older Lapid had been considering the plan to challenge Binay since Holy Week.

Arceo said the senator wanted to help Ms Arroyo, his kabalen (province mate), in her political problems.

Lapid, who was elected to a six-year term in the Senate that would end in 2010, did not say if he would resign from his post to challenge Binay.

Section 67 of the Omnibus Election Code of the Philippines, however, states that any elective official seeking another office would be considered resigned from his office upon the filing of his certificate of candidacy.

This section states: "Any elective official, whether national or local, running for any office other than the one which he is holding in a permanent capacity, except for President and Vice President, shall be considered ipso facto resigned from his office upon the filing of his certificate of candidacy."

Veteran enemy

But Lapid, a movie star, would face a veteran of local politics who has led Makati City for nearly 20 years.

Binay was first appointed OIC (officer in charge) mayor after the Edsa Revolution in 1986. He ran and won his first term in 1988 and served for three terms that ended in 1998.

Binay asked his wife, Elenita, to run for mayor when he reached the three-term limit in 1998. Elenita defeated Arturo Yabut, son of the late Mayor Yabut.

Binay sat out his wife's term and accepted an appointment as chair of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).

In 2001, he was eligible to run again and defeated actor Edu Manzano in the mayoral race.

http://news.inq7.net/regions/index.php?index=1&story_id=74143

Guys, what do you think of this article that may decide the future of Makati :

Lapid says Arroyo prodded him to challenge Binay

By Jun Malig
Inquirer


CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—President Macapagal-Arroyo and First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo have convinced Sen. Manuel "Lito" Lapid to challenge Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay if the latter decides to run for a third and final term next year, the Inquirer learned....
siguradong lalaki pa yung estate ni lapid sa pampanga pag sya nanalo sa makati hehe parang nanalo sya sa lotto...

If your in Makati, who would you vote? Binay or Lapid? HEhehehehehe

i don't want to comment now about the two.. any updates about Greenbelt 5? can someone show the rendering?

ganda ng Greenbelt 5!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y215/jafhoy/GB5.jpg

Here is the latest pic....

makati pics, taken last week... i started na sa work in makati last week...

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/makati%20pics/DSC02744.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/makati%20pics/DSC02743.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/makati%20pics/DSC02742.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/makati%20pics/DSC02691.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/makati%20pics/DSC02690.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/makati%20pics/DSC02689.jpg

eto pa pala...

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/makati%20pics/DSC02688.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/makati%20pics/DSC02682.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/makati%20pics/DSC02740.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/makati%20pics/DSC02739.jpg

wow!!! thanks for the pics ishtefh!! ganda, tanong lang, kasi my brother said to me that bawal daw mag-pic sa taas ng office? di naman sa bawal, it's like parang... can't explain it eh... mapapagkamalan ka daw na terrorista? hahaha, tawa nga ako ng tawa eh, kasi pinapapicture ko siya ng view sa office nila :jk: :hahaha:

thanks ishtefh
which firm do you work?

Hello, kagagaling ko lang sa Makati.... share ko lang some of my Makati pics...

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/mak1.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/mak2.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/mak3.jpg

siguradong lalaki pa yung estate ni lapid sa pampanga pag sya nanalo sa makati hehe parang nanalo sya sa lotto...
Diyos ko. Dalawang demonyo maglalabanan. Wala na ba talagang pagasa.

nice pics Ishtef and Slerz!

great pics steph and slerz!

i'm starting to like the new Insular life. A quick look it looks the same but now it looks much cleaner, but still sticking to its original design, a glass curtain wasn't plastered on top of the old facade which is good:D

Guys, what do you think of this article that may decide the future of Makati :

Lapid says Arroyo prodded him to challenge Binay

By Jun Malig
Inquirer


CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—President Macapagal-Arroyo and First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo have convinced Sen. Manuel "Lito" Lapid to challenge Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay if the latter decides to run for a third and final term next year, the Inquirer learned.

Reason for this "political courtship?" To finally stop the protest rallies being conducted by the opposition and anti-Arroyo groups in the country's premiere business district.

Binay, a member of the opposition who has openly criticized Ms Arroyo and who has joined calls for the President's resignation, has allowed anti-Arroyo forces to gather in Makati City to air their grievances.

A day before he flew to the United States on April 27, Lapid told reporters here that the Arroyo couple, during a round of golf in Baguio City on Holy Week, had asked him to challenge Binay.

"Makati is a center of business and protest rallies have no place in that city because these affect economic progress," Lapid said.

To prove his sincerity to run for mayor in Makati, Lapid said he bought a house in Magallanes district and applied for residency in the city on April 25.

"I'm sure to run for Makati mayor. The people of Makati are no strangers to Kapampangan leaders. The well-loved, longtime mayor, the late Nemesio Yabut, was from Macabebe town," said Lapid, who served as three-term governor of Pampanga from 1995 to 2004 before he became a senator in 2004.

Assurance

Lapid said he was assured by administration officials and several businessmen in Makati that they would support his mayoral campaign.

The senator said his son, Pampanga Gov. Mark Lapid, was with him when the Arroyo couple asked him to run for Makati mayor.

Minerva Arceo, public information officer of Governor Lapid, said the older Lapid had been considering the plan to challenge Binay since Holy Week.

Arceo said the senator wanted to help Ms Arroyo, his kabalen (province mate), in her political problems.

Lapid, who was elected to a six-year term in the Senate that would end in 2010, did not say if he would resign from his post to challenge Binay.

Section 67 of the Omnibus Election Code of the Philippines, however, states that any elective official seeking another office would be considered resigned from his office upon the filing of his certificate of candidacy.

This section states: "Any elective official, whether national or local, running for any office other than the one which he is holding in a permanent capacity, except for President and Vice President, shall be considered ipso facto resigned from his office upon the filing of his certificate of candidacy."

Veteran enemy

But Lapid, a movie star, would face a veteran of local politics who has led Makati City for nearly 20 years.

Binay was first appointed OIC (officer in charge) mayor after the Edsa Revolution in 1986. He ran and won his first term in 1988 and served for three terms that ended in 1998.

Binay asked his wife, Elenita, to run for mayor when he reached the three-term limit in 1998. Elenita defeated Arturo Yabut, son of the late Mayor Yabut.

Binay sat out his wife's term and accepted an appointment as chair of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).

In 2001, he was eligible to run again and defeated actor Edu Manzano in the mayoral race.

http://news.inq7.net/regions/index.php?index=1&story_id=74143


HEY!! the writer is my uncle!

ganda ng pics slerz and ishtef!!!!

Nice pics @ ishtefh and slerz

Di rin pala pahuhuli si Slerz kay Maniniyot Marvin. Asan na ba susunod and photoshoot, Slerz? :cheers:

wow! fresh new makati photos @ ishtefh and slerz!
by the way, how is it like working in makati? you work at Jaka Bldg, right?
that part of Ayala where your office is located, however, is not so tidy place along makati. daming nagtitinda sa baba. lalo na pag gabi. at sobrang dilim na. daming beggars.

wow, ganda ng pics niyo istefh and slerz. steg...iba't ibang angles ng PBCom!

wow... GB5 looks awesome..

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/makati%20pics/DSC02689.jpg


this one looks new to me... what building is this?

that's robinsons, forgot the name of that building, yung name may jg summit ba? hahhaa

Robinsons Summit, but yeah kiben, it was JG (john gokongwei) Summit before. if you want the height it's uh... 174m:D

it's not new btw, it's around... 2001. but not a very photographed building indeed

hala. thanks for appreciating guys. kaso those shots were not planned. just happened to pass by the area one friday i guess. then the fountain looked good. fortunately, i brought my cam. and before ma empty batt, i was able to take few shots. :) turned out nice naman ng konti. hirap nga lang kasi i have to hold the cam very still to get good effects. :D


Kiben, how expensive is the Museum Cafe? It's very refreshing to sit on that area.

mike, im guessing that the fountain shows all its possible colors in one minute or so. not so sure. the colors are: cyan, magenta/red na pink, blue na dark, then white. parang yung colors din ata na greenbelt 3 fountain. i'll try to observe that next time.

the colors, by the way are not synchronized. or was it intentional? look
at these other photos taken that time:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid204/p236fcbda5bf383978fb303095483f218/ef534ab4.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid204/pff025d9bd01ff3ac81ab740f9dd1118d/ef5349d1.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid204/p41f8ffb6684ed45574ed6564f0e447a9/ef534ab3.jpg


my dad said P20,000+ yung gastos sa party ko sa museum cafe... well, it's that very expensive cause marami kami eh, hindi lang pamilya ko, kasama mga relatives, some friends, and cousins' friends... etc... :cheers:

more of my Makati pics
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/mak4.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/mak5.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/mak6.jpg

wow!!! thanks for the more pics slerz, on the 1st pic with oakwood, what is that UC?

awesome photos, slerz and ish :okay: ang ganda ng GT :D

wow!! ang ganda ng mga pics ni ish and stef! :applause:

yeah greenbelt 5 looks cool...i wish the retail planned along the linear would be as nice as the grennbelt project

Manila Peninsula
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/jef7/Manila2006231.jpg

Lobby
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/jef7/Manila2006229.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/jef7/Manila2006228.jpg

View from Manila Peninsula
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/jef7/Manila2006223.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/jef7/Manila2006225.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/jef7/Manila2006226.jpg

Makati Shangri-la
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/jef7/Manila2006264.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/jef7/Manila2006261.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/jef7/Manila2006262.jpg

View from The Shangri-la
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/jef7/Manila2006232.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/jef7/Manila2006238.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/jef7/Manila2006239.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/jef7/Manila2006250.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/jef7/Manila2006248.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/jef7/Manila2006246.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/jef7/Manila2006260.jpg

Really nice! It seems enticing again to visit Metro Manila and hang out in Makati. :)

waaaaahhhh.... ive been to many countries/cities but ive never been to manila.... i really wish to go there... ive been to manila pero hanggang naia2 at naia1 lang, pati heritage... huhuhuhu

nice photos jef7. :D

incredible pics jeff! shangri-la is beautiful :okay:

I don't if this is in the right thread but i know this thread concerns makati :

Binay vs Lapid: The battle begins

First posted 11:23pm (Mla time) May 02, 2006
By Tarra V. Quismundo
Inquirer


EXPECT the race next year for Makati City mayor to be interesting. “Rambotito” has just taken on the challenge of “Leon Guerrero.”

Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay yesterday said he was ready to face Sen. Lito Lapid if the actor, who had portrayed several characters, including Leon Guerrero, a local version of the “Lone Ranger,” decides to push through with his plan to run for city mayor in 2007.

Binay, who earned the tag “Rambotito” after he was spotted wearing a flak jacket and toting an M-16 rifle at the height of a coup attempt against then president Corazon Aquino, described the electoral contest, however, as a “war by proxy.”

“They (President Macapagal-Arroyo and First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo) can use their power, influence and money. In the end, the people of Makati will be the ones to decide,” Binay said in a statement.

“That would be a dream fight, but sadly, it seems that the Arroyos would rather have someone else to do the fighting for them,” the mayor added.

Lapid, who like Ms Macapagal-Arroyo, is from Pampanga, had told reporters that the First Couple have convinced him to challenge Binay next year, should the latter run for a third and final term as mayor.

Lapid said one of his reasons for running was to stop the antigovernment rallies being held in Makati. Binay is the head of the United Opposition.

Binay, however, retorted: “It is rather naïve to run on a platform of disrespect for the Constitution.

“The people of Makati judge their candidates on the basis of performance, not popularity. Anyone who has run a local campaign should know this.”


http://news.inq7.net/metro/index.php?index=1&story_id=74463

waaaaahhhh.... ive been to many countries/cities but ive never been to manila.... i really wish to go there... ive been to manila pero hanggang naia2 at naia1 lang, pati heritage... huhuhuhu


youre missing out a lot.. hehe..

^^Oh, please MAKATI residents, dont even try to nominate Lito Lapid to run as mayor of your city!!! Just look at the contrast! He's nothing but a slimy piece of uneducated shit, wanting a go on politics just because he's popular! He'll bury Makati in ignorance and stupidity! Sorry for the harshness...

^^Oh, please MAKATI residents, dont even try to nominate Lito Lapid to run as mayor of your city!!! Just look at the contrast! He's nothing but a slimy piece of uneducated shit, wanting a go on politics just because he's popular! He'll bury Makati in ignorance and stupidity! Sorry for the harshness...


Huh! Wala nabang ibang choice? Sobrang mahihirapan ang mga taga Makati pag nagkataon. TRAPO vs TRAPO, haaay kawawang Makati City pagnagkataon :D

bakit ba walang busnessman na tumatakbo sa makati as mayor? although siguro mababa ang chance na theyll get the vote of the masa....

nice pics jef7! I really miss sleeping at the Manila Pen! I like its lobby. hahaha

Really nice! It seems enticing again to visit Metro Manila and hang out in Makati. :)

It can really be quite fun. The city has changed tremendously and there are many things to do. Even just hanging out in the lobby of one of the hotels, while having great food and conversations with friends was just fun and relaxing.

the GT and Robinson's summit photos are great ishtefh_03!

thanks to those who appreciated my pics... :D

wow!!! thanks for the pics ishtefh!! ganda, tanong lang, kasi my brother said to me that bawal daw mag-pic sa taas ng office? di naman sa bawal, it's like parang... can't explain it eh... mapapagkamalan ka daw na terrorista? hahaha, tawa nga ako ng tawa eh, kasi pinapapicture ko siya ng view sa office nila :jk: :hahaha:

di ko lng lam, kase dun sa jaka building, maliit na building lng sya and sa 9th floor kame and walang view na makikita eh...

thanks ishtefh
which firm do you work?

Palafox Associates poh ako... OJT lng poh para my magawa this summer lng... :)

may ojt pala ang archi? archi ka diba ishtefh? :) masaya ba? hahaha, tsaka mahirap ba? just curious... :)

Diyos ko. Dalawang demonyo maglalabanan. Wala na ba talagang pagasa.

Exacttleeyyy!!! :lol: :runaway:

may ojt pala ang archi? archi ka diba ishtefh? :) masaya ba? hahaha, tsaka mahirap ba? just curious... :)

well, sa ibang school required sila pero sa UST hindi, and yup archi rin ako classmate ko si ash, masaya na mahirap na nakakatamad minsan... masaya kase you'll experience how to work na in an arch'l firm, mahirap kase ma chachallenge ka talaga, depende pala un sa firm kase there are some firm na walang pinapagawa sa mga ojt, di tulad sa palafox kasama ka na talaga na parang part ka na nila like last week, my sudan project, busy lahat ng tao, lahat ng ojt pinagawa ng concept tapos i prepresent mo at i eexplain mo kay boss tapos parang contest na my mapipili tapos i aadopt ung design mo sa project nila, parang normal sa school na my esquisse... nakakatamad kase pag la na ginagawa, ikaw talaga maghahanap ng gagawin dun, ung tipong kahit taga scan oh edit ng mga files gagawin mo... :)

and speaking of makati, my kumakain ba dito sa PB Com??? dun kase kame kumakain eh... :)

well, sa ibang school required sila pero sa UST hindi, and yup archi rin ako classmate ko si ash, masaya na mahirap na nakakatamad minsan...

agree talaga ako dito..

arki rin ako pero tamad ako magdrawing.. mas gusto po pang gumawa ng miniatures ng mga buildings kesa magdrawing.. yan kase spacialty ko.. swerte mo naka ojt ka ngayon sa no.1 architectural firm ng pinas.. nakatambay lang ako ngayon summer.. :D

sobrang nice talaga ang Makati

kung wala ang makati, am sure papangit ang kamaynilaan !

agree talaga ako dito..

arki rin ako pero tamad ako magdrawing.. mas gusto po pang gumawa ng miniatures ng mga buildings kesa magdrawing.. yan kase spacialty ko.. swerte mo naka ojt ka ngayon sa no.1 architectural firm ng pinas.. nakatambay lang ako ngayon summer.. :D

sa univ. of san carlos ka diba??? la lng sila kase gumawa nun eh... :)

For all Big Fans of RCBC Plaza out there, like myself...here's something for you guys. Taken May 4, 2006 while walking along dela Rosa St, and that street next to it.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/pedc8dbb69468b1e2c3b8865380c2f6ef/ef23ce43.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/p4626a77a2d950aed10cb371ff09b0ea6/ef23e1b4.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/p48e965e69099c926ecacf7fcc34249c7/ef23e1bf.jpg

So which one? Blue or Green?
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/p6188ec5e282c24e96f4e4f1a29da8e0e/ef23e1c0.jpg

Wired
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/pb5c3d7cf99d725c933edec000edab93b/ef23e1be.jpg

Between Oriental Gardens
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/p3951b44cf9cf9986850aa32e3009cc96/ef23e18d.jpg

Second Installment
This time, Oriental Gardens on the Limelight :)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/pb4d1fe8e1a69425e1bbf11cb1c93d2bd/ef23e1a1.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/p9295a30d7630ea3a7f858c2235be93f6/ef23e1af.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/p26e84e3f299530a537d866cd9ec834f4/ef23e19e.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/p79df38edff834235d462f9b635223912/ef23e1a9.jpg

What's common with GT and Oriental Gardens?
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/p59b28d25df2f4b9b11739ee01b82df0b/ef23e1ac.jpg

Now Let's jump to it's neighbor...Export Plaza Bank.
By the way, I did it again...I mean I sneaked through a skyscraper again. :D This time, it's Export Plaza Bank. With 37 liveable storeys. I entered through the Chowking entrance - facing Buendia. Then after finishing my short order at Chowking, I checked the elevators. Unfortunately, there was one guy who went along with me at the elevator.
I waited for him to push his floor. Then I'll go a floor higher.
He pushed the 36 button. I was left with no choice, but to choose 37. So up and away. It took us less than 10 seconds to reach the 36th floor. That was fast! Citibank takes more than 5 sec to reach 20. After 37th, I just pushed G so I could go out unnoticed.

And here are the photos...
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/p02b8e149554e4554fa45debbfa3bea30/ef23e1a2.jpg

They look good without the wires
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/pabae93d921c77296a4e958af6a7b545c/ef23e184.jpg

There's Oriental Gardens on the reflection
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/p383395fedca2339bbb11ce78d5e65ab2/ef23e182.jpg

Blue or Emerald?
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/p168a9e501808659f1d59f311524894e9/ef23e19a.jpghttp://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/pd53dda26425d18f618ad48485ebb0c0b/ef23e193.jpg

Whichever...as long as the crown is up there
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/p194998a80d1322a1a2066ea2ba7d1c0f/ef23e180.jpg

sa univ. of san carlos ka diba??? la lng sila kase gumawa nun eh... :)

yup.. malaking tulong talaga ang ssc kase minsan dito ako kumukuha ng mga ideas para sa mga plates namin.. :D

your photo skills keep on getting better, ka kiko :okay: those pictures are amazing!

of course, si marvin din :okay: his photos are very clear and crisp. i like the pag-ibig bldg. sana taller siya ano? (edit: sorry, sa ibang thread pala yun; nalilito na naman ako haha :bash: )

i went to makati yesterday and took a long walk just to roam around buendia. i noticed that the world centre building is also good. it is glass-curtained but the outside is quite dirty. sayang i did not bring a camera. well the back of GT tower is somehow disappointing but still good to look at and the back of LKG is beautiful. i ate some snack at jollibee insular life and the vicinity is great to see while eating. the view is great cause it is facing ayala and paseo de roxas and beautiful office girls are passing by. but it's also exhausting since it's summer.
by the way nice pics of export bank plaza Francis20! daming call center dyan.

your photo skills keep on getting better, ka kiko :okay: those pictures are amazing!

of course, si marvin din :okay: his photos are very clear and crisp. i like the pag-ibig bldg. sana taller siya ano? (edit: sorry, sa ibang thread pala yun; nalilito na naman ako haha :bash: )

hehe salamat sa compliment tyronne.. pero sayang kase konti lang ang skyscrapers dito sa cebu.. halos lahat nakunan ko na kaya ngayon nakatambay nlng camera ko.. nakakatulong talaga ang mga tips ni francis sa photography thread..

great pics francis! ganda ng mga kulay, i love the last pic where gt is peeking in between.:okay:

i went to makati yesterday and took a long walk just to roam around buendia. i noticed that the world centre building is also good. it is glass-curtained but the outside is quite dirty. sayang i did not bring a camera. well the back of GT tower is somehow disappointing but still good to look at and the back of LKG is beautiful. i ate some snack at jollibee insular life and the vicinity is great to see while eating. the view is great cause it is facing ayala and paseo de roxas and beautiful office girls are passing by. but it's also exhausting since it's summer.
by the way nice pics of export bank plaza Francis20! daming call center dyan.
yeah the world trade centre is also a nice building and i agree the surroundings is so dirty also. This is sad because this is the world trade center. As soon as you reach pasay coming fr makati the trash seems to gazzilion times multiply. its pretty filthy.

WOW! :eek2: great pics!

wow.. those are great pictures there!...

anyways... here are some pictures I took while driving... during traffic....

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/pdd94369aa4a3b856c96ce752bb43951c/ef2201be.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/p4a11b98c70a51e9324130bb803cbf3de/ef2201bb.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/p47b3e325d13b584b4b643da7237f5f08/ef2201bf.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/pdc141053523a5f81e0ae8d4b68a7b1f4/ef2201c7.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/p3b7dbf05518414983190252b223aa05b/ef2201ce.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/p0105bfcc50dca369de8af8dda6bc548a/ef2201cf.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/pad76b8084d476989c81b482c79586b67/ef2201d2.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/p59a8f9fbc210af64ef52ab85cf9e7a72/ef2201d4.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/p0b69e5452a763382f98d2f18cee6db13/ef2201d3.jpg

agree talaga ako dito..

arki rin ako pero tamad ako magdrawing.. mas gusto po pang gumawa ng miniatures ng mga buildings kesa magdrawing.. yan kase spacialty ko.. swerte mo naka ojt ka ngayon sa no.1 architectural firm ng pinas.. nakatambay lang ako ngayon summer.. :D


aheheh... apir tayo dyan... yup tambay din ako ngayon sa bahay. Im supposed to be having my OJT too with Steph but it's already too late for me if I will still pass all the requirments this May sa Palaox firm. Maybe I'll have my luck next year. Ngapala na rinig ko na magaling ang school niyo sa architecture lalo na sa conceptualizing and freehand. :D

^^ tayong tatlo lang ba arki dito? gawa na lang tayo ng sariling firm natin.. :D

hehe ganun ba.. sila lang ang magaling diyan :D

^^lol... Meron mga fresh graduates ng architecture sa UST dito. If Im not mistaken they made a thread last month in Samahan which shows their thesis. I dunno what happend to them bigla nlang silang nawala. :D

@francis- great pics!!! ganda talaga ng rcbc!!! galing ng effect, minsan blue, minsan green...

@sugbuanon- i think were not the only archi students here, and i know that there are some architects na who is here in SSC like edmundtanso... masasabi ko lng na di sila ganun ka active sa SSC...

@ash- talaga, bat di ko yon nakita??? i know ako ung nag post ng mga gawa ng mga nagthesis sa photo album thread...

^^ steph, they did. They made a thread "Thesis of the Year...err..." something like that. They posted I think the top 5 thesis of the year in Archi UST. Sabi panga nila na hindi daw deserving yung nangunguna and they even blame the judges. Unfair daw ang nangyari.

^^^ ahh... nasan na yun??? mahanap nga...

@ Kiben, wala naman akong alam na nagbabawal nagphotograph sa taas ng buildings. We’ve already seen some who showed photos from up there in several skyscrapers. Wala nga atang formal law prohibiting this…Sabin g guard sa min, pag nasa loob ka na daw ng office, pwede na kuhanan ng pics ang mga buildings sa labas. IT becomes prohibited pag nakita ka ng guard na kinukuhanan ang building nila. Dati kumukuha ako ng pic ng Shangri La, sinita ako ng guard sa Locsin Bldg, eh di naman siya subject ko. Kaya pala, me British Embassy yata sa Locsin Bldg. So ingat na lang. Pero pag nasa malayo ka, at me zoom capabilities cam mo, eh di shooting frenzy na ito. Ok din kumuha ng pics habang naka stucked ka sa traffic sa loob ng sasakyan. Siyempre mahuhuli ka pa ba naman? :D

Thanks din pala sa mga nakaappreciate ng aking pagiging crazy about skyscrapers. Siguro pag sa iba ko ppinakita yan…wala lang. Ang gusto nila ay yung mga portrait ng tao. Eh di ako mahilig sa ganun.

Ishtefh, galingan mo sa OJT mo para kuhanin ka nila after graduation mo. This is also a good chance for you to have a glimpse what is it like in the corporate world. Exasperating pero challenging, at rewarding. Unfortunately, di ako kumakain sa PB Com. Kasi aside from being expensive, malayo din sa Citibank. Twice ang price. Ganito, me suggestion ako. Pag kumain ka dun, punta ka sa labas, then me part sa gilid nun na pwede ka kuha ng pics of Summit, Enterprise at Philamlife. Galing ng view dun.

Ash, nakita ko mga portraits mo sa kabing thread, medyo matagal na pero kagabi ko lang nakita. Galing naman. Galing nung medyo blurred effect.

Uy Marvin aka Sugbuanon…di ko maalala kung ano yung tinuro ko sayo. Pero keep on clicking lang. You will learn by experience. Sana ditto ka naman sa Makati ng cclick click. Hehe…

Ka tyrrone, ikaw naman mag share ng photos. Pagbakasyon mo ditto sa Makati, required ka kumuha ng pics. Ok ba? Salamat at me improvement pala ako… Kung walang SSC, nakakawalang gana kumuha. :D

Dxpsycho, nahuhulaan mo na ba kung what’s common between Orienta Garden and GT? Ang alam ko parehong Federal Land ang Developer. GT is owned by GT and perhaps Oriental Garden din. Parehong me connection sa Metrobank. Hay…sana me ample time…magkukunwari ako naghahanap ng unit sa Oriental Garden. Or sino gusto ka conspiracy ko ditto? :D Sasabihin ko naghahanap ako ng unit para sa kaibigan ko at preferred niya ang unit overlooking Makati skyline specially GT Tower. :D

Rockwell Baller, thanks for your compliment. The area at Ayala-Paseo looks very world class. Putting resto at Insular Life turned out nice. Now I’m not against commercializing the area anymore. So what call centres do you know have their offices at Export Plaze? I’ve heard of West, Sutherland and some of People Support. The uppermost floors are lighted up kapag gabi. Sana pag di ako naunahan ng hiya, nacheck ko sana ang tenants for each floor. About LKG, I will agree, it looks very elegant kahit anong angle. Lalo na pag linapitan mo. Maiinlove ka sa building na to. Yun bang tipong pag asawa mo ay di mo pagsasawaan. Hahaha…

Tes, Are you referring to the World Trade Centre in Pasay or The World Centre along Buendia in Makati? The World Centre is not the World Trade Centre. Parang tawag lang yata, but it has nothing to do sa World Trade Centre. Medyo confusing nga.

Pau, sino naman nagsabi sayong pwede kumuha ng pics while driving? Nice pics for a driver by the way! :D Hehe…


By the way, meron ba kayong request na building na gusto niyong kuhanan natin? Para naman me mission and vision kunwari. :D

oh, ok, salamat sa info francis, naalala ko tuloy nung 1st time kong pumunta sa RCBC Plaza, hindi kami pinapasok ng tita ko, hahaha, pero reason namin, sabi ko, titingnan ko lang yung interior sa loob, hahaha, tapos pinapasok kami, bata pa ata ako nun, kaya na-bola ko yung guard, anyways, super ganda ng loob ng RCBC Plaza, lalo na yung elevator na 2 pintuan, hahaha, la lang, astig kasi eh. Sana lahat ng buildings sa Makati ganun ka-modern. :)