I am sharing here photos I took at NAIA Terminal 3. Shown are photos taken around the newly renovated food hall located at the level between the arrival and departure levels of the terminal. There are already a lot of restaurants and cafes open, giving visitors many choices for eating and drinking at the airport.
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I spotted this vehicle while we were driving to UP along Katipunan Avenue. It is one of those modernized jeepney units that are actually mini buses. This one's electric and with the GET Comet group. They painted their vehicles to look like the Love Bus that was popular in the 1970s and 1980s. There is still a nostalgia about these buses, which were the first aircon buses used for city operations in Metro Manila. The Love Bus was one of the bus types operated by the Metro Manila Transit Corporation (MMTC), a government owned unit that competed with the private bus operators at this time.
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| A revival of sorts for the Love Bus? |
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| This one is an electric mini-bus from GET Comet |
I have good memories of riding the Love Bus between Escolta and Cubao as a child. It was via Escolta that we went to Luneta at the time. Later in high school and when I was a student at UP, I rode the Love Bus between Cubao and UP.
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This is another late post of a draft I started right after the break. During the Christmas and New Year break, there was no one with the skill to tend the flower garden at our office. My colleague who developed the garden taught one of the maintenance staff on how to care for the hibiscus and roses. Unfortunately, that guy was transferred to another office so there wasn't anyone who could help with the plants.
My colleague returned after the break and I saw him tending the garden, which we at the office cheerfully say we will name after him. The garden was actually damaged by a vehicle last year, which plowed into the plants. The garden has recovered since then and again is recovering. Here are photos of the various hibiscus varieties that are now in full bloom again.
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I will occasionally share photos of these and the roses in future posts!
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