Authorial Magazine - Manila Edition
The Manila International Book Fair is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. The book fair, one of the biggest, most prestigious, and longest running events in the Philippines, is a great avenue amongst professionals in the publishing and academic world to collaborate and exchange ideas. It’s our first time to participate in this event and rally with literary giants and emerging voices from the world of books. In this issue, we start off with Virginia Paulette C. Hammack, author of the books The Hiding Place and Whisperings in the Wings. Hammack talks about her life, her two books, and her struggles as a writer. We also talked to Raju Ramanathan, world renowned enlightenment guru and author of Souls from Mercury. Ramanathan shares what inspired him to write and offers advice to aspiring authors. We still receive and get tons of contributions from talented and renowned writers, and in this issue, we’re featuring the works of Adriana Pernetz, Ted Torgersen, Donald Ray Schwartz, Gary Alan Rothhaar, Ivor Kovac, Diane Davies, and Elizabeth Len Wai. Lastly, beautiful spots and fascinating experiences await beyond the bright lights of the city when you read “The Charming City of Manila,” in our lifestyle section. We all love stories that resonate with our own, especially those that bring us to greater heights in mood and in thought. We hope you’ll enjoy reading this issue as much as we enjoyed piecing it together.
The Manila International Book Fair is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. The book fair, one of the biggest, most prestigious, and longest running events in the Philippines, is a great avenue amongst professionals in the publishing and academic world to collaborate and exchange ideas.
It’s our first time to participate in this event and rally with literary giants and emerging voices from the world of books. In this issue, we start off with Virginia Paulette C. Hammack, author of the books The Hiding Place and Whisperings in the Wings. Hammack talks about her life, her two books, and her struggles as a writer.
We also talked to Raju Ramanathan, world renowned enlightenment guru and author of Souls from Mercury. Ramanathan shares what inspired him to write and offers advice to aspiring authors.
We still receive and get tons of contributions from talented and renowned writers, and in this issue, we’re featuring the works of Adriana Pernetz, Ted Torgersen, Donald Ray Schwartz, Gary Alan Rothhaar, Ivor Kovac, Diane Davies, and Elizabeth Len Wai.
Lastly, beautiful spots and fascinating experiences await beyond the bright lights of the city when you read “The Charming City of Manila,” in our lifestyle section.
We all love stories that resonate with our own, especially those that bring us to greater heights in mood and in thought. We hope you’ll enjoy reading this issue as much as we enjoyed piecing it together.
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
Lifestyle<br />
The Charming<br />
City of <strong>Manila</strong><br />
by Rio Siao<br />
<strong>Manila</strong>, the capital city of the Philippines, was declared as one of the most densely<br />
populated city proper in the entire world during 2018. It has gained its reputation as<br />
the second capital city in the world that has been damaged and rebuilt so many times,<br />
right after Tokyo. Aside from being such a resilient global city, it is also known to be<br />
one of the wealthiest cities in Southeast Asia. The city’s name, “<strong>Manila</strong>,” is derived from<br />
the term which means the whole metropolitan area.<br />
The city is located on the eastern shores of <strong>Manila</strong> Bay.Th e Pasig River flows through<br />
the middle of the city, dividing it into the north and south sections. It is made up of<br />
sixteen administrative districts: Binondo, Ermita, Intramuros, Malate, Paco, Pandacan,<br />
Port Area, Quiapo, Sampaloc, San Andres, San Miguel, San Nicolas, Santa Ana, Santa<br />
Cruz, Santa Mesa, and Tondo. Home to many historic sites, most of which were made<br />
in the 16 th century, it was founded by Spanish conquistador, Miguel de Legazpi, during<br />
June 24, 1571.<br />
Why it’s great to be in <strong>Manila</strong><br />
• The people’s hospitality will make you feel at home. Filipinos are really one<br />
of the friendliest people you will ever meet.<br />
• If you don’t know how to speak Tagalog, the national language, you won’t really<br />
have a problem communicating because most Filipinos know basic English.<br />
AUTHORS PRESS<br />
• The food is definitely a must-try. Since the Philippines became a colony of<br />
three big nations, namely Spain, Japan, and the USA, it offers an extensive<br />
range of dishes to choose from. Some are so unique because the recipes are<br />
infusions of these countries.<br />
• <strong>Manila</strong>’s nightlife is pulsating with so much adrenaline, making its mark as<br />
one of Asia’s coolest cities.<br />
• The city takes pride in its rich culture, arts, and history.<br />
authorial magazine | 67
Change language