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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Storm Nesat/Pedring: after its rage in Manila

After Manila was hit by storm Nesat/Pedring, its time for the urban city of Manila to regain its strength and prosperity. From the news, storm Nesat/Pedring is different compared to other typhoon especially the storm Ondoy which . In Manila, Roxas boulevard was severely hit by the storm because of the storm surge brought by the storm; the whole place boulevard was flooded as if it is part of the shore. I was at home that and listening to the howling sound of its wind of the storm, I think the whole day I was so bum at home because I have nothing to do, just tweaking my websites. I'm still lucky because we do have still an electricity compared to other place in Manila. After the storm leaves the Philippines, I grab my camera and went to Ermita here in Manila, because the part of Roxas Boulevard that was hit by the storm surge is Ermita Manila.


So I was walking in Taft Avenue, I already saw casualty that the storm left with.

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Uprooted trees along Taft avenue.

So I am still walking along T.M Kalaw, fallen trees and branches along the way especially infront of the National Library.

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So I already reach the starting point of Roxas Boulevard. The water is gone, but the whole stretch of Roxas Boulevard was covered by mud.

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The Museo Pambata or Children's Museum Manila is one of the victim by the storm Nesat/Pedring, the place was devasted, trees were uprooted and the road within the premises was covered in mud. The local government of Manila are now trying to restore the said establishment.

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Because the whole Roxas Boulevard was covered in mud, heavy traffic occur. Even the United States Embassy is restoring its operation after the storm.

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I was at the shore of Manila Bay, you will still feel the presence of the storm by its gustiness wind that surround the place. At the same time it is high-tide, so expect a high waves breaking the walls along the bay.


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When I was going to Quirino Grandstand, along the way, commercial establishment within the premises are closed, and covered with mud. Even my chucks also taste the mud.

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Walls on some properties are destroyed because of strong winds that hit Manila last tuesday.

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Manila Ocean Park is also recovering, because the place was flooded.

I hope that this storm that hits Manila would be the last. Being prepared is one way to survive this kind of disaster. But still the Urban City of Manila will survive.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Urban Living in Manila: How to get to Poveda School in Ortigas from Manila

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This will be your definite guide, if this would be the first time that you are living in the urban area of Manila and you want to go to Ortigas specifically in Poveda School, and you don't know how to go to that school for the reason that you are planning to enroll to that school or for business purposes and you have a tight budget that taking a cab or taxi in not an option. I will show how to get there. Please be advise that going to Poveda School in Ortigas; the starting place on this post will be in Manila, specifically in Quezon Boulevard. Landmarks that you are in Quezon Boulevard is the Basilica of Black Nazarene or Quiapo Church and the famous shopping mall Isetan Recto; in order to reach Isetan Recto or Recto itself from Quiapo Church you need to walk, landmark that you are near Isetan Recto and Recto will be an underpass for vehicles, also you will see an overpass, if you see the overpass you are near Isetan Recto. Before you reach Isetan Recto you need go to the overpass in order to cross the street because there will be a bus that will take you to Ortigas. There are three bus liner which will take you to Ortigas. First one would be G-Liner, RRCG bus line, and Greenstar; all bound to Taytay, Cainta, and Junction.

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G-Liner bus line


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RRCG bus line

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Green Star bus line

They will pass the Robinson Place Galleria which is in Ortigas, and a walking distance to Poveda School.

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If you are already on the said bus, you will just tell the conductor you are bound to Galleria or Robinsons Place Galleria.

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Robinsons Summit Ortigas

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Holiday Inn Ortigas

And when you reach Robinsons Galleria just take a walk going to Holiday Inn and Robinsons Summit Building; the landmark that you are near Poveda School is Robinsons Summit building.

Other landmark that you are near Poveda School in Ortigas

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Crowne Plaza Condo-Hotel

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Asian Development Bank along ADB avenue


Condominium in Manila that is near in Quiapo are Zen Tower and Gotesco Twin Towers. Zen Tower is selling their condominium units and Gotesco Twin Towers I think offers a condominium for rent. And these two condominium in Manila is right besides SM City Manila in Emita Manila.

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ZEN Tower Condominium in Manila

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Gotesco Twin Tower Condominium in Manila

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