Manila Street

Genetically speaking, I am a true blooded Manilan. My father is a Batangeño while my mother is a Cebuana. But I basically grew up in Tondo, Manila. And not only that. I was born in Ospital ng Maynila, finished my secondary studies from Manila High School and taken up my university degree from Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (University of the City of Manila). I am proud of where I came from and I will never be ashamed of that. I love working and living in this beautiful city and that is the main reason why I decided to create a blog dedicated to Manila. Another reason is that I am often surprised when foreign friends and even my cousins abroad tell me things about my country which are totally out of this world. Sometimes funny, oftentimes degrading. So this journal is my attempt to correct all those weird misconceptions and other hairy-tales about the place where I’ve been living all my life. It’s just disappointing that I couldn’t find the time to update my posts First, I am not that good in english. I find it difficult to express my self in a language that is soo familiar to me. I’ve been studying english ever since I was in kindergarten but I still can’t speak english in such a way that I wouldn’t worry anymore about the grammar. It will usually take me more than an hour to compose a 200-word post and I only have a few minutes to stay online. Second, I also have a fulltime job and then last, I have 3 other blogs to manage. But I’m sincerely serious about this blog. It’s like my new advocacy. To let the world know that this city is like no other. This is the best!