SIDE TRIP 34: Beauty and Madness
Imelda, she of the infamous 3,000 pairs of shoes, once said: “People say I'm extravagant because I want to be surrounded by beauty. But tell me, who wants to be surrounded by garbage?”
Well, the Rose of Tacloban acts on her beliefs: the San Juanico Bridge is still the most beautiful bridge I’ve ever seen. The steel structure snakes gracefully high up over the San Juanico Strait (reputedly the narrowest in the world) and connects the provinces of Samar and Leyte. True, there’s some wear and tear here and there and it badly needs a fresh coat of paint but the grand old lady of bridges still commands awe when you’re riding on her curves.
A little over two kilometers long, the bridge is the longest in the country. When I first saw pictures of it as a boy, I was literally in awe. It seemed so big and majestic then. But when I finally crossed it as an adult, my first reaction upon reaching the other end was: “Ay, tapos na?”
Letdown notwithstanding, San Juanico Bridge is beautiful just the same. Like Imelda, who said on another occasion: “Filipinos want beauty. I have to look beautiful so that the poor Filipinos will have a star to look at from their slums.”
Aaaaargh!!!!
SAN JUANICO BRIDGE
Well, the Rose of Tacloban acts on her beliefs: the San Juanico Bridge is still the most beautiful bridge I’ve ever seen. The steel structure snakes gracefully high up over the San Juanico Strait (reputedly the narrowest in the world) and connects the provinces of Samar and Leyte. True, there’s some wear and tear here and there and it badly needs a fresh coat of paint but the grand old lady of bridges still commands awe when you’re riding on her curves.
A little over two kilometers long, the bridge is the longest in the country. When I first saw pictures of it as a boy, I was literally in awe. It seemed so big and majestic then. But when I finally crossed it as an adult, my first reaction upon reaching the other end was: “Ay, tapos na?”
Letdown notwithstanding, San Juanico Bridge is beautiful just the same. Like Imelda, who said on another occasion: “Filipinos want beauty. I have to look beautiful so that the poor Filipinos will have a star to look at from their slums.”
Aaaaargh!!!!
SAN JUANICO BRIDGE
posted by Miki at
2:56 PM
3 Comments:
Hi KuyaMiki.
Buti ka pa nakita mo na ang San Juanico bridge. Pangarap ko rin na makita yan at makapunta sa bandang Samar-Leyte. Musta na?
hi zarah!
eto, laagan pa rin
pakalat-kalat
kung saan-saan, bwehehe
musta ka na dyan sa pinompin? heheh
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