Friday, June 4, 2010

The Smell of Manila

I was recently interviewd by RJ Ledesma of the Philippine Star and UNO magazine and having read this blog, he was curious to know my 'scentscription' of Makati in Manila. Here's a sneak preview before the actual article:


'Makati’s air is an industrial cocktail of tarty sweetness and hot cement. Green mango scented bricks maybe?'

3 comments:

  1. Welcome back Gene !
    I too love the concept of " what does your city smell like ? '
    my city does horse and buggy rides in the historic district , and on a hot day ( ie most of the time ), it smells like horse manure and traffic !
    I stay close to the coffee roastery we own , and when I go out people tell me I smell GOOD , like a coffee shop !

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  2. ahh there's a chocolate factory in the next suburb where I live and each time they roast the beans, the town smells like heaven.

    ps. I've sent you your goodies. Let me know when you're received them!

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  3. HI Eugene, RJ here! Please read my column today that features an interview. Here's the link:
    http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=584646&publicationSubCategoryId=446

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