M’s Book Launch

“There is a point where in the mystery of existence contradictions meet; where 
movement is not all movement and stillness is not all stillness…”  -Rabindranath Tagore

“If music be the love of food, play on…”  -Shakespeare

I took this during M’s poetry book launch.

The evening was drawing to a close.  We had a lot of fun and beginning to pack our gears.  I recall meeting up with old friends and finding new ones.  A warm, mellow voice reading poetry.  Camera flashes.  Red wine bottle with my name.   The clink of glasses accompanied by laughter.  Paper-cut chandeliers.

 

Food Curios at Ongpin Street 2

Our feet carried us to Ongpin street, known among other things for its food places and two positively ancient churches.  A little past noon and Binondo Church loomed over a portion of the street.

Yet strangely enough, we were the only ones trying to take advantage of its protective shadows.  Determined-looking people kept bustling about under the sun’s glare.  They seemed oblivious to the fact that heat waves were making the ground sparkle.