I don’t think this city knows its own identity. It’s as if it’s trying to figure itself out using wrong techniques. I recognize the impulsive need to develop. Our current mayor is so focused on making the city “better” that he simultaneously launched road projects that resulted to consecutive traffic jams. These traffic jams have been here and there consistently, everyday, for more than a year. I also believe the city management neglected our far richer cultural aspects. Now, the ethnic colors and crafts are mainly used for tourism and not much else. One only need look up to the 2nd floor of some buildings to remind ourselves of the lovely mix of Filipino and Spanish architectural design. But in some places, right next to these historical designs are buildings with absolutely foreign and unsavory, minimalistic outlines. In a way this confusion of self reflects my own.
This City Has No Silence
This City Has No Silence
This City Has No Silence
I don’t think this city knows its own identity. It’s as if it’s trying to figure itself out using wrong techniques. I recognize the impulsive need to develop. Our current mayor is so focused on making the city “better” that he simultaneously launched road projects that resulted to consecutive traffic jams. These traffic jams have been here and there consistently, everyday, for more than a year. I also believe the city management neglected our far richer cultural aspects. Now, the ethnic colors and crafts are mainly used for tourism and not much else. One only need look up to the 2nd floor of some buildings to remind ourselves of the lovely mix of Filipino and Spanish architectural design. But in some places, right next to these historical designs are buildings with absolutely foreign and unsavory, minimalistic outlines. In a way this confusion of self reflects my own.