Hey Tin, I actually got to read this in Phil Star and it was such an enlightening article. He's even more Filipino than a lot of Filipinos we know! Nicely written, too. Post a Comment. Rafe Bartholomew has been getting a lot of press for his newly launched book, Pacific Rims.
For my column On The Radar , we took it a step further and went beyond the book. I thought the glass was broken by a wayward basketball, so we had to ask for the inside story on this photo. It's across the street from my place. Nothing particularly significant about it. My publishers were yelling at me to get some headshots, so I went out to the corner and that was that.
I'm actually wearing basketball shorts with this outfit since I knew we weren't going to be taking any long shots. I've always thought it was funny that sometimes groups of guys shoot grassroots hip-hop videos on my corner because of the abandoned garage with the broken glass. I guess they think it looks tough In fact, he may even be more Pinoy than you or me. Have you gone back to Manila since and any plans to return?
I left Manila in October and actually returned in June So the last time I was in Manila was June 30, My last meal was ginataang alimango and inihaw na lapu-lapu at Dampa Cubao, then I drank too much Red Horse at a Parokya ni Edgar concert and almost missed my flight the next morning. Can I answer everything?
Every day was like a test of my commuting skills. For a guy with a basketball mindset, I could always get the competitive juices flowing there. Of course, I miss my friends more than anything else, but the aspects of life in Manila that I miss are the ability to see, feel, experience and play basketball at almost any time and any place which I could do in places all over the Philippines, as well.
