Next on the reading list

On this day last year, I started on Jose Rizal's Noli Me Tangere in English, translated by Leon Ma. Guerrero. It took several months for me to finish, but I found it a thought-provoking and very pleasurable read.

Today, this is what I'm reading.

On December 30, 2012, it will be The First Filipino. Maybe LMG the next as a tribute.That's the plan.  This box set is coming to bookstores mid-January. Its about time.

May you have a contemplative Rizal Day.

Christmas in the fields

Sharing with you what I saw on Christmas Day.

Song: Gurdonark "Forgotten Fields" CC BY-NC 2.5

Parol ng Pilipino

 

 Possibly our last Christmas in this church in Teresa, Rizal. Construction is now complete.

  

 

Entries to the lantern competition

TNAV

The Metro Manila Traffic Navigator now includes Marcos Highway. Not the entire stretch, but it's good to know that this area is important enough to be monitored. It's quite cool when it updates before your eyes.

Happy driving!

1521

Filipino food with a twist. Team lunch at 1521, Burgos Circle, Forbes Town Center, Taguig City.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

I'd like a 3D Point Cloud of that

CyArk is inspiring. The project makes models using lasers. Makes you want to do something architectural. Here's a screengrab of Angkor Wat, the 3D model of the Beauvais Cathedral and a video intro to Rapa Nui.

Dali: Mind of a Genius

 

 

 

 

 

ArtScience Museum, Singapore
September 2011

Seen at the ArtScience Museum

After seeing exhibits at the ArtScience Museum, I still have doubts about the real intention of the museum. For sure, the presentation is pretty, but the inconsistent quality and actual content of the exhibits doesn't make for great value for money. That's what you get out of touring shows, I guess.

Even if you keep expectations at a minimum, a Van Gogh exhibit without actual paintings will leave visitors feeling duped.

I wish there were fewer plates and more gold at the Shipwrecked exhibit, but it was fine. My hunch is that the Gold of the Ancestors at the Ayala Museum has desensitized me a little bit.






 

Although it's one of those sponsored shows, the Girard-Perregaux anniversary showcase was one that I appreciated. I admire Swiss watchmaking and maybe someday I will be able to afford a timepiece that will last several lifetimes.

A band of schoolboys playing a variety of tunes in front of the museum shop.

My recommendation for curious first-timers is to get the ticket package with the Marina Bay Sands SkyPark and then check out the museum to see what it looks like inside.