I love that June weekends were sunny because:
June 12 was Dog Tag Day and Roam the X Travel Fair at Cubao X. The sun was really hot and like everyone else, we waited as the lines slowly moved towards the dog tag booths. The tags serves as a pass to the concert grounds where more booths were located hence the wall photos we took. We didn’t stay long to watch the concerts, though.
Afterwards, we headed to Cubao X for the travel fair and the launch of Roam Magazine’s second issue. There were some photo exhibits, different booths selling different stuffs and the We Will Doodle Team was also there to grace the event. 
Then last Saturay, Mark and I agreed on heading to Manila via the Pasig Ferry. We rode the ferry from Guadalupe station to Escolta. I wasn’t able to take a lot of photos, though. Even Malacanang was prohibited from having its photo taken.
This is my view from the ferry. Lots of water lillies float on the river like in the photo above.
This is a nice view of the back of the Manila Post Office from the Escolta Ferry Station.
The reason for our Manila tour is to find an old building for our prenup venue. The older the building the better. I like the smell of old building interiors. We scoured Escolta and the nearby streets to look for buildings. The structure which is on the upper part of the photo is the First United Building or formerly Perez-Samanillo Buidling. It houses the first ever elevator in the country. How cool is that? Unfortunately, I just found out this morning that they don’t allow photoshoots inside the premises. Boo!
The photo at the lower portion of the image is the Natividad building. It’s currently undergoing renovation but I love the facade. The interiors were already renovated.
The hallway in these photos were of Regina Building’s. It was built in the 1930s and they won’t allow photoshoots too. 
We finally found an old building that we like. It’s called Martinez-Leyba building found at Dasmarinas corner Tomas Pinpin streets. I have with me the numbers to call. I hope they will allow us.
We visited Sta Cruz Church before we headed to Quiapo.
A fountain found right outside the church.
According to Wikipilipinas:
The Carriedo Fountain found in Plaza Sta. Cruz, Manila was built in 1882 to honor “Manila’s greatest benefactor” Francisco Carriedo y Pedero who donated Php 10,000 to install the very first water system in Manila. The fountain originally stood in Rotonda de Sampaloc until it was transferred to its present site in 1978. After some time, the authorities had the fountain brought to Quezon City when the MWSS’s main office was transferred from Arroceros to Balara. However, Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim negotiated with MWSS Administrator Luis Sison for the fountain to be brought back to Manila. The MWSS immediately commissioned national artist Napoleon Abueva to create a replica of the Carriedo Fountain to replace the original structure which now stands in its original home in Sta. Cruz.
Yesterday, together with my parents, we went to Binondo to hear our choice choir sing. Their voices tell me I’m in heaven.
This is how the altar looks like. It’s beautiful 
My grandparents were married here and even if I wasn’t born yet at the time, I feel like it brings back memories.
These are the paintings on the church’s ceilings.
I had a grand time going around the city especially Manila. Thanks to the weather too because most of the days were sunny and sunny days are always the perfect time to roam.
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I got my purple doughnut already. I’ve been ecstatic about this the whole week! I got my purple ticket too which entitles me to a free gift from Krispy Kreme because I joined the purple hunt. Go check out yahoo.com.ph to join the hunt. 
I’m not paid to blog about this, I wish I was, it’s just that I love anything purple and the doughnut is yummy too!
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Finally, a travel fair! Tara na!
Read on…
 OCTOBER EIGHTY PUBLICATIONS & ROAM MAGAZINE are calling all travelers to join the hippest travel fair in town: ROAM THE X Before the summer ends, ROAM travels by rail. Come JUNE 12, 2009, CUBAO X will transform into one huge travel festival. People will think travel, speak travel, and breathe travel. WATCH OUT FOR THE LAUNCH OF THE 2ND ISSUE OF ROAM MAGAZINE AND THE “ROAM THE TRAIN OF THOUGHTS” PHOTO EXHIBIT! The exhibit will highlight the works of ROAM Executive Editor Jake Verzosa, Veejay Villafranca, Paolo Picones, and a short documentary film by Bahaghari de Guzman. We will also hold a mini-bazaar that will fill the driveway and FREE workshops on travel photography and writing, alternative traveling, and scrapbook making for the attendees. YOU ARE NOT A TOURIST. JUST GO. ROAM. ROAM THE X is in collaboration with Travel Factor, Lomomanila, YTRiP, Certain Kind of Hue, Anak ng Kwek Kwek, Weewilldoodle, Baka Nakita Mo, and a lot more! This event is sponsored by YKL, Canon, Calcium Cee Vitamin, Villa Anna Resort, Pretty Looks. Special thanks to PNR, Mogwai, Blacksoup Project, Heima & Cubao X |
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Okay, so the name of the place is a little bit off but it was refreshing nonetheless. I’m talking about the nearby scenery, nevermind the resort facilities because my family, friends and I didn’t enjoy it very much. The staff are very nice though. Meanwhile, here are some of photos I took when we took the early morning walk to the little chapel and back to the hotel.
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Okay, I just remembered that I had to blog about this. I made a layout for one of our company’s products. It was for a print ad and it’s published already! It’s on Speed Magazine’s May anniversary issue. I’m just happy! We carry the Envision brand of LCD monitors. It’s new in the market but of great quality, of course. Check the mag and the product as well.
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Oh my, oh my! I’m getting the butterflies already. No, it’s not because of the wedding, it’s too early to get the jitters. I’m going to put an online store this week and the wait is killing me. I’m just worried that people might not look around or they won’t like what I have. But that’s being too negative, I’m picking up good vibrations here. I’m just going to take the photos and label each and I’m good to go. Erm, wish me luck!
Just a super sneak peek. :
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I’m temporarily coming out of my cynical self to share something cheesy. Mark gave me a new bear just because. I was all smiles when he handed it to me and I really like it. He also liked the idea that it’s called a “Work of Heart” bear. I told him that it can appear for a special participation in the prenups. Meanwhile, here’s how she looks like.
I know I’m not disclosing much about the wedding here in my blog. I think I didn’t even write that I’m getting married. hehe. Now, you know :p Anyway, preps are fun and the one thing that’s been bugging me lately is the wedding theme. I’m discouraging myself to come up with themes because I think that it’d add up to the ballooning budget. And even if I ask Mark to come up with something, no idea appeals to him. But one day, it just came to me. No, I didn’t come up with a theme, it’s more of a description of what THE DAY is going to be. It will somehow help organize and unify things. It’s plain and simple, even given. Our day is…
