• Roamer tidbits

    Blogapalooza 2014: A Field Report (Part 2)

    Part 1 here Blogapalooza is also the venue for some interesting business ideas. One of them is this guy who was roaming around the venue as the Walking Photobooth, He’s a roaming photographer and photobooth in one who shoots and prints your photos in minutes. There is also this interesting photo booth courtesy of Imagine Nation Photography which takes you on a journey on a hot air balloon as a way to show the vibrant and creative vibe the studio employs in its photography and videography.

  • Roamer tidbits

    Blogapalooza 2014: A Field Report (Part 1)

    Blogapalooza 2014 just happened last October 11 at the SMX Convention Center Taguig at SM Aura, and the Urban Roamer was fortunate to be there for the 2nd year in a row.  You can check out here my field report from last year. This year saw a bigger venue, with more exhibitors showcasing their products, offers, and what have you to various bloggers. Congratulations are in order to Vince Golangco and folks at When In Manila for yet another successful holding of Blogapalooza this year and here’s hoping next year’s event would be as fun, if not even more fun than this year’s. There is so much to talk about…

  • Special Feature

    Reminiscing the Tranvias

    Currently, the metropolis is facing serious issues as far as its transportation network is concerned. There is the issue of too many jeepneys plying the metropolitan roads which contribute to the constant heavy traffic the city has been suffering. Then, there is the unreliability of the current mass transit network, particularly that of the Line 3 along EDSA. I suppose I no longer have to elaborate further on that one. These issues are rooted in a stark and sad reality: the current metropolitan transport system is unorganized and in disarray, needing of a long-overdue total overhaul. What’s even more sad is that it was not always like this. In fact,…

  • City of Manila,  Roamer's Roundup

    Anda Monument Stays

    The month of September has been considered by some as a bad month of the year. The world associates this month with terrorist attacks in New York on September 11, 2001. In the Philippines, September has been associated with events of September 21, 1972 when President Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law. September 2014 was no different, sad to say. From what has occurred with the Army and Navy Club Building which has alarmed concerned citizens to the brazen disregard by Anchor Land of Admiral Hotel’s heritage. (despite what some quarters may say otherwise) Then there were plans to relocate the Anda Monument from its original location in Anda Circle as…