I joined my father on one of his visits to his work during midnight. It was on Robinsons Manila and became his photographer for that night. I did something like this way back during his first entry to his job now, entering the famous malls Megamall and Shangri-La, for example, during its sleep. So nice to see how quiet such places that are usually noisy. The best part of this journey is the driving. Dad usually go out around midnight and when the time came that I got my student permit, I go like a freak along EDSA. 
This time, we got the new family car and tried to unleash it, this time in Manila.
I love driving so much but what caught my attention was not the driving but what I saw during the drive. Manila was very spectacular during the night. There are empty roads but at some areas, it’s still bright with street and neon lamps. The traffic lights are bright and couple that with empty roads, it is like having the Manila road network all to yourself. There’s a lot to see and to think about while driving around Manila. You’d wonder why the Metropolitan theater is not operational anymore and what glamour can it contain if it’s working right now. You’d imagine what would it be like if you flat out along Manila streets. It’s so nice with the moderate winding of the roads. You’d also realize that what kind of poverty discussed in the classrooms is actually apparent during these times. The children on streets, prostitution and such, those are the things that I considered a joke until I saw those for real. It’s so spectacular to see these and that’s why I would like to drive around once again.
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