Kalayaan Avenue (Makati) – Makati’s “Borderline Personality” Street

Kalayaan: The Street That Can’t Decide Which City It’s In

  • BGC Gateway: The only road where your commute gets more expensive as you go
  • Traffic Light Fiction: Green means “go if the guards let you”
  • UV Express Gauntlet: Vans playing chicken with luxury cars
  • Condo Canyon: Glass towers full of people who can almost afford BGC
  • Border Patrol: Security checks that make you question your life choices
  • Rainy Season: Turns the avenue into a class divide
  • Street Food Oasis: The last affordable meals before BGC
  • Overpass Challenge: Daily cardio with a view of the rich
  • Construction Zone: Permanent since someone thought this was a good idea
  • Sidewalk Bazaar: Selling phone cases and shattered dreams
  • Neighborhood Watch: Guards who judge your car’s worth
  • 7-Eleven Economy: The great social equalizer
  • Motorcycle Madness: Lane splitting between BMWs and beat-up Hondas
  • Weekend Mirage: When the security checks disappear
  • Final Destination: Either BGC or an identity crisis

 

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Manila News-Intelligencer Kalayaan Avenue (Makati) – A representation of the Manila News Intelligencer headquarters in the Digital Age, with the theme ‘Satire in Cyberspace’.  

Originally posted 2005-11-06 04:10:33.

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.