Makati Sunset

This is the sunset March 29, 2011 across Manila Bay, taken from my apt in Makati.

Greenbelt Mall and Area, Makati, Manila, Philippines

Philippine Stock Exchange

Growing in Patience

Getting High on Alaya Avenue

High Buildings that is.Click On Any Image To Enlarge.

Flowers Around Makati

Taking a walk along Makati avenue the other day I found some flowers. In my walks so far I am finding that, other than the beautiful Filipine women, there are not as many flowers as I would think in a warm moist tropical climate like here. I have many more places yet to walk so there could be a treasure trove just around any corner. You can click any image to see it larger.

This last one looks familiar from the USA but the others do not so much, particularly the first one.

I am not very knowledgeable on flower names. Do you know the names of any of these?

Just A Place I Was

Building to the Sky

a fast active jubilant city 

cabs, jeepneys and buses are everywhere you really do not need a car here.

 

Many culture and styles mix here.

Makati is a mix of old and new

Like this old but new Jeepney. Jeepneys grew from the US leaving Jeeps here after WWII but are now produced locally. There is a smaller personal size version that really shows its 1940's roots. I will show you one later. 

 This is a building across from where I live. The inside is quite grand looking. I ate some good food whose name I cannot pronounce here. Philippine food is great. I am surprised there is not more of it around my home country USA.

 Outside the same building from across the street.

Though much of Makati is sparkling new there are some older sections you will be seeing later.

Pictures Surround Makati

A nice image is a discovery. They exist by themselves alone in the universe waiting to be found. I live in Makati, Manila, Philippines now and will be taking some walks and some travels around Makati City and the Philippines and sharing some of the images that found me.

For you camera geeks I will mostly be shooting with my trusty Konica Minolta Dimage A2. It is 8 mega pixels and even though many newer cameras have fabulous features I have found this camera quite nice to use.

I take pictures for the joy of discovering a nice image. If you like them, fine, if not fine. The Philippines is an interesting place and for me almost every place I walk I have never been.