Conversations on Style, Writing, Travel, Photography and everything else that makes Life amazingly beautiful. Online journal of Sasha Manuel.
“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” ― Marcel Proust I only have a week left in my trip and had little expectation of anything else that would make it more special than it already is. However, my sister had one [...]
“What’s your favourite movie?” He asked me during one of our dinner talks. I had a couple of movies in mind I know that are on my list but I knew I couldn’t have given him a smart enough reason to make him want to watch it, too. But, today, I’d be singing a different [...]
Admission: I don’t like backlogs for photos. This just might be the reason why I take lesser photos now than I used to. Or that I prefer using MrForest (an iPhone 4S) over MrSixty (a Canon 60D) apart from the more obvious reason: size. Over the holidays, with countless things going on and my entire [...]
In one of them while-my-sister-is-driving conversations, I had mentioned that I’ve always wanted to write one of them “word of the year” blog posts. I’ve been meaning to since that first blog post my sister did on it but as you can see, I’ve never gotten around to do it because (1) I was caught [...]
Looks like one of my birthday wishes will come true sooner than expected, or at least, get a good head start. First 2 weeks of 2013, I’ll be on the road again, traversing the land of green and gold. Destination: Melbourne, Sydney, and the Great Ocean Road! Melbourne Melbourne, Victoria, Australia I’ve been in and [...]
With all this hullabaloo about the world ending yesterday, I thought I was saved from having to write this. Since my plans of dying a year younger than I am now failed, let’s couple the celebration with a birthday. Ironic, isn’t it? I reckon looking back to the last 5 years with a bit of [...]
I like Roadtrips. I do. I imagine it filled with offbeat music, long chats, junk food, odd encounters, and peculiar imagery — all these will form part of the “remember when..” stories which will fuel future conversations. Traveling by road will definitely allow folks to bond. Well, I happen to think that traveling does help [...]
One of the things that I want to try whenever I travel is to drive. I can’t help it. It’s the curiosity, the need to know if my driving skills aren’t limited to driving on Manila streets. A week in and earlier today, I did and, as lame as it may sound, it was the [...]
A quick record of initial impressions on what lies ahead. Curious that sentiments are a touch lethargic and pedestrian, taking in circumstances that are extraordinary and somewhat reflective of a charmed life, I find myself disoriented. Mind over matter, I tell myself. It’s not that the luster’s lost nor that the high it brings has [...]
Try to picture a wide grin on my face. Did I just happen to stumble on a good-looking copy of Anne Rice’ The Vampire Chronicles at a local NBS? Oh, my. I believe I did. Hard-bound, sterling paper, gold-trimmed pages, it’s own ribbon marker, and best bit, it’s only a few pesos over a thousand. [...]
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