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        Last Saturday (which also happened to be Valentine's Day), Rap and I embarked on a perilous quest to discover a mythical town inhabited by mutant pineapples, noodle-pullers, and, the most dangerous of all, Chinese people.         Rap and I had been to Binondo before, albeit separately. I had gone during a field trip for my Philosophy class some two years ago (and I blogged about it here ), while Rap's last visit was some four years ago, for an English class activity. But despite the time that had elapsed, Binondo still seemed as familiar and charming as ever.         We took the LRT2 all the way to its last stop in Recto. Pretty decent station. Well, except for the really dark and sketchy parts.         I know it was a risk bringing my bulky camera along on this trip, but I didn't want to have to bring out my tablet every time I wanted to snap a picture! Anyway, I kept it in my bag when I ...

Many, many weeks ago, I dragged Rap over to 10a Alabama to check out Type Kita, a typography exhibit for the benefit of Heart School. I had first heard about this event through the Type Kita Facebook page, and while I am not a letterer or a typograph-er, I knew I just had to go. Typography is something of a newfound love for me. I love words, I love art, and typography is the combination of both!        Rap and I commuted there from Ortigas by taking a bus and then a trike. The bus was a mistake. We should have taken one bound for Cainta, but instead we ended up near UERM and the V. Mapa LRT station. So from there we took a trike to 10a Alabama, and that cost a hundred bucks. If you find out a better way to commute there, please let me know for future visits :) Pillows by Pop Junk Love (links at the bottom of this post!) Spotted on the free-for-all chalkboard. 10a Alabama.  Those paper cups are too cute to just throw away. "Para kang ...