I understand that the Manila Pavilion Hotel (formerly the Manila Hilton) opened some function rooms named in honor of Federico Aguilar Alcuaz, the noted painter who lived in the hotel for a number of years. I used to see him pretty often at the Cafe Coquilla and he'd always have that playful grin on his face. He was always playing practical jokes; one time he was already inside the elevator car that I was about to enter, and he asked me "Going down?" while pointing his finger upwards! I was momentarily disoriented, and we couldn't help but laugh all the way to the ground floor. You can see some of his landscape murals at the foyer, a fitting tribute to the artist.
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