Manila, 10 March—When news broke that the UP Shopping Center had caught fire, I was filled with equal parts sadness and resignation. When I first laid my eyes on it seventeen years ago, it already had that fire trap kind of feel. Its corridors were dark by default, and it was always warm inside because of all the photocopying stalls standing side by side. It always struck me as dumbfounding, how all those computer shops, bookstores, photocopiers, salons, and even small restaurants fit in that small space, but just like something out of the Harry Potter series, they did.
ashes to ashes
ashes to ashes
ashes to ashes
Manila, 10 March—When news broke that the UP Shopping Center had caught fire, I was filled with equal parts sadness and resignation. When I first laid my eyes on it seventeen years ago, it already had that fire trap kind of feel. Its corridors were dark by default, and it was always warm inside because of all the photocopying stalls standing side by side. It always struck me as dumbfounding, how all those computer shops, bookstores, photocopiers, salons, and even small restaurants fit in that small space, but just like something out of the Harry Potter series, they did.