As longtime followers of the Urban Roamer would know, it has been an annual tradition of sorts for this roamer to visit the annual Manila International Book Fair or MIBF. It has been a tradition that has been followed long before this site was put up, being a longtime bookworm and bibliophile of sorts. As it has been in previous years, the Manila International Book Fair 2015 is being held at the SMX Convention Center, graced with the presence of various book stores, publishers, and educational providers, among others to showcase their latest titles, as well as some bargains on other publications.
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The Story of Ayala Triangle: Rebirth and Redevelopment
With Ayala scrapping its plans for Ayala Triangle at the wake of the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997, development has stalled in the property for a long while. For a long while, the Ayala Triangle remained a dormant property, save for the activity going on in the existing structures as well as at the park. At the same time, the park grew as a popular open space, especially among those who work in the Makati CBD area being one of the few open spaces available in the midst of the rapid development and the towering steel and concrete structures that have sprouted in the area, even though not much has been…
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The Urban Roamer at #Bloggys2015
The Urban Roamer is honored to be one of the invited guests to one of the country’s most prestigious events dedicated to bloggers, the Philippine Blogging Awards or the Bloggys for 2015. This event seeks to honor the best Philippine blogs in the online realm today. As such, it is expected to be a gathering of some of the most prolific bloggers in the country. To be at least among those prolific bloggers who will attend this event is an honor in itself. So if you’re a fellow blogger or would just like to witness this historic event, make a reservation now by visiting bloggys.ph. Also, you can nominate your favorite blog…
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The Story of Ayala Triangle: Center of a Rising Business District
As the airport operations at Nielson Field have closed down by the 1950s, around the same time, plans were being made to convert the Zobel de Ayala-owned hacienda (where the airfield is located) into a modern business district, giving birth to the Makati Central Business District. As structures began to sprout left and right, the old airfield which became a triangular open space found itself in the middle of all this development. However, it took a while for any development to be seen in the area. Apart from the Nielson Tower, the rest of the triangular space was pretty much a barren open space which sometimes was used as a football…