Resort World Manila After Watching The Sound of Music

This photo was taken right after watching The Sound of Music play from the Resorts World Manila hotel's state-of-the-art auditorium. They have the biggest LED screen in Southeast Asia as of this post.

Resorts World Manila

I would say Joanna Ampil and Ed Feist played their character well as Maria and Captain Vonn Trapp consecutively. Every actor in the play did great actually.

An Audience Posing In Front of The Sound of Music Backdrop

It was a busy day but thank God He allowed me to watch the play as it is one on my wish lists this year. It has been a favorite since the first time I watched the 1965 movie version.

Ice Skating at SM Mall of Asia

SM Mall of Asia

A friend's birthday treat made me try ice skating in SM Mall of Asia (MOA) on one Sunday. It can be tiring but fun.

View in Front of MOA

The weather was really fair and it seems like that was the first time I saw the blue sky while being in MOA. Blue sky is one of my favorite image backgrounds and it's good I took a photo of it before spending the whole afternoon until the evening inside the mall.

MOA Skating Rink

I just want to post this before going back to MOA and spend time ice skating again tomorrow I think. :)

Blurred Christmas Decoration in MOA

The image above is a Christmas decoration. Hmmm it just seem more beautiful when blurred than when looking at the actual thing on the images I took.

Malunggay Leaves in Los Banos

Got this new Horseradish tree leaves screensaver just this previous long weekend from the yard of my apartment in Los Baños, Laguna.

It is known as Malunggay in Tagalog, Marunggay in Ilocano, Kamunggay in Visayan, Malungge in Kapampangan, and Kalunggay in Bikol Language.

Recently did I know that Senator Loren Legarda campaigned the popularization of Moringa oleifera in 2007. Weight per weight, the Bureau of Plant and Industry stated that
Moringa leaves have the calcium equivalent of 4 glasses of milk,
the vitamin C content of 7 oranges,
potassium of 3 bananas,
3 times the iron of spinach,
4 times the amount of vitamin A in carrot, and
2 times the protein in milk.

Interesting!

The UPLB Main Library

The Main Library obviously houses the biggest number of books among the libraries in the University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB) campus.

The structure resembles the Cultural Center of the Phillippines (CCP) building as they are both designed by the same person Leandro Locsin, a proclaimed National Artist of the Philippines for Architecture.

I remember getting updated with free, offline news there during my undergraduate times as they are subscribed to a number of national newspapers and international magazines.

I believe many UPLB students share a lot of memories with this house of books as it is utilized both inside and out. Students read literatures inside and sometimes even use the calm surroundings to spend time sleeping at a library desk while waiting for their next class. Outside the library is another good ambience while reviewing undergrad notes, holding meeting with project team mates and conducting Bible studies.

The sculpture of the bold Pegaraw is located in front of the library. It was created by Napoleon Abueva, a Philippine National Artist for Sculpture. The term Pegaraw is a portmanteau of the two words "pegasus" and "tamaraw".

Not sure if it is still during Friday that they allow visitors to enter the building by just showing their identification card. Anyone who is currently not enrolled, even a UPLB alumnus is already considered a visitor. It was three years ago and I still wonder when can I enter my favorite building in UPLB again.

Orchid Flowers of My Apartment Landlady

The flowers reminded me that there are flowering plants around my apartment. Most of the time I only see leaves and forget they are orchids that my landlady keeps.

I just hope those beautiful blossoms will not be disturbed as there are constructions happening near us.

I live in the end part of Makati and the next lot is already in Taguig (Global) City. I think the digging and transferring of soil there is too much as even the second floor of my apartment become dusty sometimes.

Works of Art at Luneta Park

My second visit at the Luneta Park was a wet, cloudy day. But I guess it should not matter as I still had the time to look closely to the the following beautiful works of art:

The carved metal plate says:

Dancing Rings
by Olympic Artist / Sculptor Jose "Joe" F. Datuin

Grand Prize Winner of the 2008 International Olympic Committee Sport and Art Contest (Sculpture Category). Winner of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Poster Design Competition, USSR, A Proud Dagupeno, A proud Thomasian.

This work is a replica of the "Dancing RIngs" sculpture which won 1st Prize in the 2008 International Olympic Committee Sport and Art Contest (Sculpture Category) at Lausanne, Switzerland in the celebration of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, besting 35 countries around the world.

The winning piece is now permanently housed and exhibited in the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.

This Replica, which represents Filipino ingenuity and global competitivness in the arts, immortalizes the artist's original work in the very home
of its creation.

"Ang Pagbabago" Mosaic Murals

These artworks represent the positive results achieved after the Filipinos have improved and reformed themselves as individuals and as a people. The results are peace, love, unity & prosperity! The murals challenge and inspire viewers to keep on renewing themselves for the better. The execution of these two masterpieces is timely, as Filipinos today hunger for change.

"Love"

Love is the greatest virtue. It encompasses all things and people. The intensity of the emotion that love brings is emphasized by the abstracted warm flames of orange and red in the mural. The abstracted images symbolize love in the form of ideas, beliefs and acts.

Closeup View of the Love Mosaic

As you can see, there's a lot of hard work done to assemble the tiny tiles to create the abstract word being represented.

"Peace"

True prosperity in one's nation is achieved when there is peace, our nation's quest for long-lasting peace is depicted by the glying dove. In the mural, the dove flies in the horizons of certainty - Tuwid na Daan. The cool colors exude serenity.

Metal Plate Embossed with the Artwork Details

Hmmm... I think the raindrops did a great job in adding more style to the steel plate and made it look more dramatic. :)

Beyond Limits Concert at Music Museum

Who'd not say the production was a success?

It's a wonderful experience watching the three young divas Julie Anne San Jose, Frencheska Farr and Jonalyn Viray in one concert last weekend at Music Museum in Greenhills.

As the concert title signifies, the three performed in a way different from what is usually seen on national television. I leave the proof to the videos available from YouTube.

One of the audience is Jalynna Magadia - a fellow member of Julie Anne to the now disbanded young singing group Sugarpop of GMA 7.

One thing I can say about the audience:
They should have at least wait for each song to finish before finally screaming to show their support to their favorite artist/s. It was a concert; not a TV show. Just thinking out loud what I expect in a concert to really enjoy the live music....