Necktie Amidst Blossoms
(IMG_6112.JPG, uploaded by brownpau.) I don’t know why someone would tie his necktie to a cherry tree, but it was funny and whimsical. Cherry blossom photos here, and more to come.
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Greatest Show on Earth
(Greatest Show on Earth, uploaded by brownpau.) E Street near Union Station was blocked off for a bit yesterday so the circus could come to town.
Fashion Question: Turtle Under V
(mo_428_.jpg, uploaded by brownpau.) Turtleneck under V-neck sweater: is it artsy casual or a fashion faux pas? Update: Okay, the comment consensus is “fashion faux pas,” so you will most definitely not see me wearing this combination again.
Safe on the Sidewalk
(mo_424_.jpg, uploaded by brownpau.) A safe, comically upturned with casters in the air at R and New Hampshire NW. I kept expecting Wile E. Coyote to crawl out from under it any moment.
Kitsch ‘n Ditz Indulgences
I’m about to tell you something shocking and awful which might cause you to lose a lot of respect for me. If you don’t think you can stand to be terribly disillusioned with the Paulo you’ve come to know and love, stop reading right now. I have a Livejournal. I use it to paste funny […]
Many EDSAs
“I had always hoped and dreamed that we Filipinos could be more intensely nationalistic, and EDSA was it. Finally, Filipino people were identifying with all that’s good about the Filipino – the sharing of the food, the praying together, the kindness and support shown for everybody, the total giving of oneself. I don’t want that […]
Window Cleaners
(Window Cleaners, uploaded by brownpau.) Two men washing the windows of the NAR Building near the Capitol. For a few minutes their movements were almost perfectly synchronized.
B/W Pandora
(Pandora B/W Closeup, uploaded by brownpau.) Until recently, “black and white photography” for me meant importing color photos into Photoshop and desaturating. Now it means putting my camera in B/W Effect Mode with auto shutter speed and exposure.
EDSA 1986 History
Ah, but enough of dwelling on the grim and cynical realities of Philippine politics! As they say, it’s the study of history which keeps us from repeating the mistakes of the past, so to history we go! Take a look at this wonderfully detailed timeline of the 1986 EDSA Revolution, featuring hour by hour updates […]
EDSA 1986 + 20
Today (more like yesterday, given the time difference) in the Philippines, it is the 20th anniversary of the ousting of dictator Ferdinand Marcos by the EDSA People Power Revolution. Sadly, the celebration has been marred, not only by the attempts at a military coup, not only by the draconian measures taken by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo […]