West River Side

It is funny how we know the history and culture of a land we do not live in yet know so little about where we live. Thus, began our mission to explore Manila, one city at a time. DESTINATION: Marikina Starting Time: 11am End Time: 5pm How to get to J.P. Rizal in Marikina - Waze (app) and Google Maps Marikeno (native people in Marikina) are said to be the most disciplined people in the Philippines. If the cleanliness around Marikina were a testament to that, Marikenos would pass with flying colors. The streets I could say were similar to those in Singapore - free from litter and we saw people from households cleaning their own front area even if it were facing a street. SHOE CAPITAL of the Philippines Marikina produces 70% of the shoes in the country. and holds the World's Largest Pair of Shoes, recognized by the Guinness World Records. In Marikina, you can find the Shoe Museum which houses 800 out of the 3000 shoes that were part of the famous shoe collection of the

I had a full weekend scheduled and it just so happened that this weekend was all about culture. On Saturday, I went to see the Kusama Art Exhibit (Form the private collection of Lito and Kim Camacho). I was so excited when I passed by Ayala Museum before it officially opened in July but haven't had the time to visit it until the second to the last day of the exhibit. A brief background: Yayoi Kusama was born in Japan, 1929, is one of the leading and most influential figures of the avant-garde scene and is credited to be an important precursor of various art movements which took shape between the 1950s and 60s, namely Minimalism, Feminism and Pop Art. In fact, Kusama was  A precursor of the  pop art ,  minimalist  and  feminist art  movements, Kusama influenced contemporaries such as  Andy Warhol  and  Claes Oldenburg  and r emains active and relevant at 84.   In 2011, Kusama also worked with fashion designer Marc Jacobs for a line of whimsical products and corresponding wind