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You can blame it on television. Sitcoms like How I Met Your Mother and Friends (screw you if you’ve never heard of them) have taught us the value of a regular coffee/cocktail place—the former had the pub McClaren’s and the latter enjoyed coffee and banter at Central Perk.

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Almost every famous TV series about a group of friends has a signature hangout: Friends had Central Perk and the recently concluded How I Met Your Mother had MacLaren’s Pub. For years, we saw them create a home away from home, and couldn’t help but get jealous.

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She was wearing black—her color of choice, as I soon figured out—sitting at a dinner table accompanied by a curious mix of thespians and convicts.

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Sometimes, Manila does have a few surprises. You know, in French, there is a word that describes these kinds of places — insolite.

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But first, a little backgrounder. When I went to university over two decades ago, it seemed like I was entering a new republic.

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And yes, The Interpreter was the first movie ever allowed for filming at the UN Headquarters in New York. The joke goes that UN people were so starstruck, they wouldn’t miss reporting for work with Nicole Kidman.
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Almost every famous TV series about a group of friends has a signature hangout: Friends had Central Perk and the recently concluded How I Met Your Mother had MacLaren’s Pub. For years, we saw them create a home away from home, and couldn’t help but get jealous.

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She was wearing black—her color of choice, as I soon figured out—sitting at a dinner table accompanied by a curious mix of thespians and convicts.

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Sometimes, Manila does have a few surprises. You know, in French, there is a word that describes these kinds of places — insolite.

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But first, a little backgrounder. When I went to university over two decades ago, it seemed like I was entering a new republic.

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And yes, The Interpreter was the first movie ever allowed for filming at the UN Headquarters in New York. The joke goes that UN people were so starstruck, they wouldn’t miss reporting for work with Nicole Kidman.
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