One of the weirdest days of the year probably. Intermitent (strong) rains, bloody traffic jams, kids being sent home wading in the flood (when they actually made it to school dry), and Quentin Tarantino taking the pedicab in Manila through flooded streets to Malacanang to receive an award. Classic.
[Almost] pulp fiction
We make do, and have fun, as he did. Wallowing, yes, but not in tears.
AP writes:Tarantino, director of "Pulp Fiction" and the "Kill Bill" movies, wore a traditional Filipino formal shirt and sandals.
He was handed size-13 black leather shoes because sandals and rubber shoes aren't allowed inside the palace during presidential ceremonies, said a staff member of the National Commission on Culture and Arts.
Tarantino, 44, was among three Lifetime Achievement award winners in the 9th Cinemanila, a film festival featuring foreign and local movies.
He is writing a book about Philippine films, particularly the horror and action movies he saw in his youth.
The AP wire did not say that he changed into a pair of black jogging pants (it had a white leg stripe) which he wore with the barong. It did not also say that, while he had fun ("It was a lot of fun. It's the way it is, I guess. ... It was wild... No worries. I've done more serious things than that.") his companions, including Filipino director Tikoy Aguiluz, were horrified (perhaps, either at the thought of taking the pedicab TO MALACANANG, or to not take the pedicab ride too seriously).
(Photos courtesy of AP)
what? he had to take the pedicab? i didn't know this. why? what happened? grabe!
ReplyDeleteHi gracemags,
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by! Well, they were running late for the ceremonies in Malacanang as it was, and rains like those can turn parts of Metro Manila into rivers.
They supposedly had to get him a new pair of shoes from SM Sta. Mesa to change into, then had to take the pedicab halfway to Malacanang.
As they say, onli in da Philippines,. ;)