Boni Art Tour

Last Saturday, April 25, my bestfriend, Aine, and I got to join the free tour organized by the Bonifacio Global City (BGC) and conducted by no other than Carlos Celdran! He's the one doing the Manila and Imelda tours (and others more - check out his website (http://celdrantours.blogspot.com/). I am so fascinated by the way he conducts his tours. Not the usual boring stuff we were forced to experience in school. His tours are way, way, way better. Entertaining and definitely educational. Anyway, this is the first time he's doing it the traditional way: by bus. As in tour bus! We almost didn't make it to the tour. It started just 5 minutes after we arrived. Whew! Glad we made it!

Carlos Celdran

We started our tour by singing the national anthem (with our right hands on top of our hearts). Now, this part I really like. Not a bit embarrassed to sing my heart out. I always really sing the anthem on last full shows at SM cinemas (I don't think they still play it at Ayala cinemas). Anyway, after the singing part we head on to the buses to go to our first stop - the sun dial. Never saw this before in BGC. Actually, almost all of the public arts showcased in this tour, I haven't really seen before. Carlos said that BGC was probably made with no pedestrian in mind. Just cars running around the city. That's why most of the public arts in the city are hidden from view. And another important thing I learned from Carlos - all building developers in BGC are required to give a certain percentage (it used to be 1%) of their total project budget to the City for the production of public art. That's why there's a lot of it in BGC.

Bonifacio Art Tour Poster

Kasaysayan Bawat Oras by Juan Sajid de Leon Imao. This is an actual sun dial. Tells time accurately. But unfortunately, it was drizzling that time so we didn't get a chance to see how it works.

Balanghai by Leo Gerardo Leonardo (no typo there...that's really his name...). The three sails represents Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The sails can be moved by the wind. (Dapat siguro napakalakas na hangin...kasi di naman gumagalaw nong nakita namin to e.)

Forgot to get the name...sorry.

Taken from a garden inside BGC. I think the garden's name is Kasalikasan (Kasali at Kalikasan). Really beautiful garden. Apparently, it can also be used as a venue for weddings and other special events. (I know, i know, where is the garden? Hehe...the garden pictures came out really dark. No use posting it.)

Ang Supremo by Ben-hur G. Villanueva

The Trees by Reynato Paz Contreras.

Bansoy. Short for bansot na kahoy. This was our last stop. A lot of photo op happened here. Carlos was really game and posed for the pictures. Then it was time to go. Yey, eating time!

Aine and I ate at Conti's in Serendra. It's always jampacked with people and we had to wait for sometime before we can finally eat but the food is worth the wait.

We had Buffalo Wings and Roast Beef in Mushroom Sauce. Super sarap! Forgot to take photos. Gutom na kasi kami e. And then...when we were supposed to be on a diet due to the Coron trip, we had this for dessert...

Mango Bravo. Heavenly.