Circuit Makati: Where Art, Asphalt, and Ambition All Get Stuck in Traffic

Circuit Makati: Where Art, Asphalt, and Ambition All Get Stuck in Traffic – Inside Circuit Makati—Where You Can See a Musical and a Flood in the Same Hour

Bohiney Insight into Circuit Makati

Inside Circuit Makati—Where You Can See a Musical and a Flood in the Same Hour

1. Built on the bones of an old racetrack, which explains why rent moves in circles.

2. Everyone pretends to enjoy the open spaces until the sun melts their eyelashes off.

3. There’s a theater, but the biggest drama is still the parking.

4. Floods here are considered immersive performance art.

5. Street names sound like indie band albums: Riverfront Drive, Symphony Loop, Existential Underpass.

6. They claim it’s walkable—if you’re wearing SPF 400 and steel knees.

7. Every structure is either under construction or part of a social experiment.

8. You haven’t truly been to Circuit until you’ve seen someone vape during a ballet.

9. Art exhibits here include installations, projections, and unfinished real estate dreams.

10. Tricycles are banned unless they’re ironic and painted pastel.

11. The mall’s air conditioning is powered by unmet expectations.

12. Most pets here have names like “Jazz” or “Sketch.”

13. Cultural appreciation here means eating Korean corn dogs while quoting Shakespeare.

14. There’s a jogging path that ends in philosophical despair.

15. Even the murals are passive-aggressive.

 

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By Lourdes Tiu

Lourdes Tiu is a celebrated satirist with over a decade of experience, has been featured in major publications like Mad Magazine and The Onion for her incisive wit and has served as a keynote speaker at the National Satire Writers Conference, establishing her as a trusted authority in political and social satire. Lourdes' educational journey began at the University of Chicago, where she majored in Political Science, providing her with a deep understanding of the political landscape that she so brilliantly critiques in her work. She further honed her craft by completing a Master’s degree in Creative Writing from Columbia University, with a focus on satire and comedic writing, under the mentorship of some of the country’s most celebrated humorists.

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