Word: artfully
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...these vastly expensive quarters you can expect to be waited on by staff who have mastered the art of exceeding expectations. Check in with a cough and you won't be sent a pack of lozenges but an array of Chinese medicinal soups from chef Ooi Soon Lok (although it turns out that his favorite panacea is actually hot Coca-Cola with ginger and lemon...
...Imelda Marcos, who wanted to promote local shoemakers, it seemed on the brink of dereliction when its original tenants began to close down due to cheap Southeast Asian competition. Rents plummeted and, in 2004, a different type of resident moved in. Suddenly, hollow store units were populated by funky art galleries and vintage boutiques, cool cafés and quirky antique shops. This new community dubbed itself Cubao X, a moniker that reflected its eclectic, bohemian spirit...
Despite all the comings and goings, Cubao X stands as a stronghold of hip, culture-savvy, creative Manila - most conspicuously on Friday and Saturday nights, when avant-garde DJ sets, indie-rock gigs, poetry readings, independent-movie screenings and art-show openings spring up as if spontaneously. Yet even without an event on the cards, the compound's motley venues offer plenty of diversions. It's hard not to find joy within the expansive Grand Thrift House, tel: (63) 920 962 3079, run by a family of antique and curio collectors - expect vintage Elvis posters, brick-sized cell phones...
...medley of model cats and novelty knickknacks. If you get hungry, you can order a thin-crust pizza at Bellini's, tel: (63-2) 913 2550. ? If you simply want a drink, sit back and people-watch at Mogwai, tel: (63-2) 913 1060, which also features an art-house cinematheque upstairs. Once refreshed, head across the road to the I Love You Store, tel: (63) 917 499 5223. At this ukay-ukay (or rummage) boutique, preloved clothing is deconstructed, redesigned and remade into highly covetable fashion...
...will enter my senior year at Harvard in less than a month, and in my time here I have seen myself grow more and more “well tuned,” to use Iago’s words, to the art of politics. We learn quickly here how to court both professors and classmates, to attend the proper dinners and shake the proper hands. This is not specific to a particular group of students, either. Whether vying for President of the International Relations Council or admission to the Delphic, it is quickly made clear to us that...