Like any business center, Makati area can be a bit empty during the weekends, especially on Sundays. Although I would have been interested to compare the pedestrian traffic of incoming workers versus going home workers, I was glad I didn't need to go through it. However seeing the murals and ceiling paintings on this highly used pathway made me curious about the pace, attitude of commuters.
The pathway is a long elevated, roofed walkway that spans between the Legazpi street to Greenbelt mall. A long part of it is along Dela Rosa Street, and also serves as parking lot and office building access. It is a convenient alternative to walking along the high car traffic Ayala Avenue, and has convenient stores, vending machines, ATM machines, several food joints, and green plants to enhance the landscape of glass and metal.
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| Bougainvilliers, cactuses to make a parking lot preppy |
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| Some greens to line up the grey buildings |
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| Small garden area to stroll by |
The green plants would probably lower the stress of traffic below, as well as the sights of dreary buildings around. What caught my interest and enthusiasm though was a the colourful paintings on the ceilings and walls on some parts of the walkway, mainly on the Dela Rosa street portion.
The first time I saw them it excited my sight, leaving me entertained by the variety of shapes and colours. It made me wonder if the commuters would see them. Walking this path every day in a catatonic state in the morning and evening, some commuters would not even remember seeing anything but grey walls. But on this section, they would catch colours and weird shapes here and there, between crowds, and may be curious to look up and come back to life.
Upon watching closely, most of the murals had inspirational and encouraging messages. They could make you smile, you could agree with them, or just admire the art. I am truly grateful to the artists who painted those delightful scenes.
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| Smile more! |
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| Hustling nine to five |
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| Be well |
In this age of digital information overload, it was refreshing to see messages that conveyed messages that touched the heart and soul by its richness and effort put into making them: simple messages, but truly heartwarming in its composition.
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| Makati astronaut |
The pipes, the utility boxes were all part of the paintings, and it was a challenge sometimes to distinguish them apart from the walls or ceilings.
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| Goooood morning everybody |
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| Floating lotuses |
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| We're not here for a long time, we're here for a good time |
There are many more on the walls (
#delarosamurals) and it makes for a nice walk on Sunday to check out creativity get a new eye on things. There are also underpasses in Makati, and I will make sure to look up and check those out once I have seen all the ones on the pathway. In general though the walls are quite entertaining with ads while the ceilings are decorated with artfully painted graffiti. It made me want to pain walls as well, in a catharsis like dance of paint splashing and smudging...
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