Pardon for the strong language (not to mention the stronger language to follow) in this piece. But I just have to air my frustration and contempt against the Pasig City Government over their “event” they held last Sunday night and the grave inconvenience it has caused. Then again, “inconvenience” is an understatement itself. The cause of this inconvenience? It turns out it was an annual Christmas activity of the Pasig City Government called the Paskotitap in which colorful and brightly lighted floats parade around the streets of Pasig, a tradition that was only started in 2006 from what I can gather. Now the Urban Roamer has nothing against parades like this.…
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Christmas in the City 2015: Beating the Holiday Traffic
For many of us denizens of this crazy (in ways both good and bad) metropolis, the Christmas season is something we look forward to each year. What we don’t look forward to though is the traffic, traffic whose intensity is a red as the color of the Christmas lights or Santa Claus’ outfit. Sadly, it is a reality we have to live through at the moment, no thanks to the lack of the needed infrastructure needed to ease the traffic and the fact that the metropolis itself has been very, very congested for years now. With the infrastructure still being built or waiting to be built at this time, at…
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Christmas in the City 2015: The Lighted Displays Along Ayala Avenue
Christmas is in the air once again, and the metropolis is all aglow with sparkling lights, dazzling decorations and captivating spectacles that capture the senses. Not to mention the horrible traffic, but that’s another topic altogether. As such, many of the streets these days are lighted with lanterns and colorful lights in Yuletide designs and colors. The main thoroughfare of the Makati Central Business District is one of those brightly lighted streets this season. However, the Makati CBD is doing things a bit differently this Christmas as motorists and commuters are treated to a different street light spectacle, showcasing the heritage and the (Catholic) faith of the country.
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International Bazaar: A Global Christmas Shopping Experience
The Christmas season is a time for shopping madness as shopping malls and venues get filled up more than usual, causing unbearable traffic in the process, and bazaars being held at almost every corner of the metropolis. But the thing with bazaars is that they can be all too much of the same thing, offering the same offerings with not much variety and exciting new finds to look forward to. With that said, there are a few bazaars to look forward to each year, one of them is the subject of this entry today, the International Bazaar that is held every November or so at the PICC Forum.