I get sad whenever people deface old houses. I love old houses, they're very beautiful compared to the average Manileño concrete condominium. There aren't that many of these houses left in the Philippines, save for a few really nice locations like Taal, Batangas and Vigan, Ilocos Sur. There used to be an abundance of them in Manila, the capital, even after the war, but over time, urbanization led to most of them being demolished or forgotten. I get that development is more important than fancy old buildings, but it's still saddening to see them get neglected like this. Usually they get demolished to make way for concrete condominiums or parking lots, or get forgotten and fall into disrepair. Either that or they get spray-painted on by a bunch of nincompoops that leave the place looking (and smelling) worse than it usually does.

Darned whippersnappers!