Posts Tagged "libraries"

nostalgic at the uplb main library

Posted by ai on Jan 13, 2009 in CLASSROOM TALK, UP kasi, UPLB naming MAHAL | 9 comments

Pegaraw, that magical winged carabao, guards the University of the Philippines Los Baños Main Library and whatever majesty left of that building. What makes this library so special aside from its rich repository of agricultural resources?

what’s inside Ayala library

Posted by ai on Dec 22, 2008 in CLASSROOM TALK, excuse my SIDE COMMENTS, KULTURA Articles | 65 comments

Guests are prohibited from entering the Filipinas Heritage Library during inventory period.

But how did I manage to get in? I just walked in, took a couple of brochures, and went straight ahead to their posh Reading Room, looked around for someone I could ask where the library itself is, then felt something is wrong.

interview with a hopeless, clueless librarian

Posted by ai on Dec 22, 2008 in CLASSROOM TALK, excuse my SIDE COMMENTS, KULTURA Articles | 49 comments

One day I got lost in Metro Manila jungle and found myself walking towards Pasay City Municipal Hall, asking where the public library is–instead of how to get to Buendia terminals.

Mr. guard said “third floor” so obedient little me went up, up, up and round, round, round the third floor, which deserves to be hidden indeed from the public eye. Dark, unwelcoming corridors greeted me. I almost expected gangsta boys smoking pot or vampires sucking prey at every corner, but thank god there were only petiks roundabout 1pm.

When at last I found the room, I was shocked.