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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
If you spend too much time looking up, imagining how it must feel like to be up there instead of where you are, I’d have you know that someone up there is looking down wondering the same thing, only in reverse. It’s funny how surreal an experience can be for an unsuspecting dreamer. Yes, sometimes, [...]
I remember spending time after school and Summers at our store at a public market and grabbing the opportunity to head off to our suking carinderia (favourite food place) to buy take-away lunch or snack so I can put a spare coin in the jukebox. Yes, jukebox. I wonder if many can still say they’ve [...]
Does this make me one? A foodie, I mean? I cannot — for the life of me — discern if the chef added a touch of ginger or cilantro, or if the coriander, paprika, and bell peppers are ingredients that complete the gastro experience. Not that it really matters, but if there’s one reason I [...]
One of the greater things about blogging is the capacity of an individual to share little moments with others. The ability to allow friends and strangers alike into a portion of your life, giving them a glimpse of how life must be like through another person’s eyes. It’s not boredom of one’s own but a [...]
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 [...]
Port Noarlunga, South Australia, Australia One of the most beautiful beaches I’ve seen is this one in Port Noarlunga. On my first visit to Australia, I only got to see this place once but this year, I got to see it twice. It was only that last time did I get to have my photo [...]
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