Checkers and a Sunset
Reggie, Billie, Rica, and I came across a pick up game of dama, the colloquial term for checkers, being played along Roxas Boulevard. The players use stones to draw the board on the cement, with bottle caps as game pieces.
Tag: Manila Baywalk
Baywalk, Manila Bay, Philippines Scenes
Living near Manila Bay has its advantages. Walking at sunset is both enjoyable and scenic. It’s not just the sunset which catches your view, but everything else you can find.
The Next Typhoon, Quiel’s Around
After seeing the clean-up and sand bagging being done at the Baywalk, I wanted to see how much work they were able to finish in time for the new typhoon, Quiel. The trucks are gone, but the work is obviously not finished. There are neat piles of the bricks used to line the Baywalk, ready to be laid out in the next sunny day. However, the sand bagging was done neatly and as best they could do in the time before the next storm.
The Manila Bay “residents” are still there, even with the storm approaching. There were at least three shelters we saw along the Baywalk. I could only take one picture of it, as the sun had already set and it was getting dark.
The best thing I saw was some men fishing in the twilight. Even in the middle of a typhoon, people get hungry. And they find ways to eat.
Roxas Blvd. after Typhoon Pedring
I went to Roxas Blvd. the day after the flooding. On the surface, it looked like there wasn’t anything different. The damage becomes apparent when we crossed the boulevard and looked past the trucks. The damage is a testament to the strength of typhoon winds. …