Community Weighing Scale 

Leave a comment Posted by on October 19, 2016

Timbangan ng Bayan

Providing common weighing scales (Timbangan ng Bayan) inside public markets is an example of a Philippine government public service. Now folks have a way to double check the weight of the produce.
Sort of a vendor rip-off deterrence tool.

Bataan, Market, Pinoy Way of Life , , ,

Variety Store

Leave a comment Posted by on October 11, 2016

A dry goods shop in Hanoi selling a variety of household plastic wares and other items

Vietnam , , ,

Optical Shop Sign

Leave a comment Posted by on October 6, 2016

Letter “O” is wearing sunglasses and baseball cap. I’m curious about the quoted computerized eye check-up. 

Bataan, Signs, Typography ,

Rice Stall

Leave a comment Posted by on October 4, 2016

The number on the sign denote the price of rice per kilo in Philippine peso. Rice in open sacks on the first row are branded and their signs carry the brand name. Unbranded rice on the second and third rows have signs that tell the variety and quality factor like malambot (tender) and mabango (aromatic).

Bataan, Food, Market, Signs , ,

Sunday Snapshot: Twilight 

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Subic bay at twilight

Olongapo, Sunrise Sunset ,

Improvised Window Cover

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Vehicle proudly using Duterte campaign poster as temporary cover for its broken right rear windshield.

Improvisation, Metro Manila , ,

Backstreet Books 

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Nomenclature of bookshop — Backstreet Books

One thing I love about Chiang Mai is the prevalence of bookshops selling used books. One of them is Backstreet Books with its categorized and neatly arranged books, so unlike most secondhand shops. By the way, browsing in a used bookshop is oftentimes more delightful because of that library feeling ambiance I would get — a feeling that is absent in those Barnes & Noble types.

Bibliophilism, Thailand , , , ,

Chiang Mai Post Box

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Receptacle, Thailand , , ,

Sunday Snapshot: Park Meditation 

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Man meditating under the acacia tree at Legazpi Active Park

Makati, Snapshot of the Day , , ,

Toilet Gender Segregation

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Art, Signs, Thailand , ,

Table Condiments 

Leave a comment Posted by on September 8, 2016

Customizing the final taste of fried rice, noodle dish, or viand is a Thai eating experience, hence the availability of more than three kinds of condiments on the table. I would usually put spicy fish sauce on my fried rice to make it hot and salty.

Restaurant, Thailand ,

Chiang Mai Refrigerator 

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A kind of refrigerator I have seen in small food shops or eating places in Chiang Mai. Looks heavy duty.

Thailand , ,

Leaf Roof

Leave a comment Posted by on August 31, 2016

In Northern Thailand, dried teak leaves are used for thatching.

Structure, Thailand , ,

Sai Aua

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Fanning the freshly fried sai aua, a Northern Thai spicy sausage

Food, Market, Thailand , , , ,

Closed Sign

Leave a comment Posted by on August 23, 2016

A sign made from a scrap flattened carton box that is posted on a fabric that covers the furnishings of a humble sidewalk night-time eating place. It says “Closed for 1 day” (I guess).

Repurposing, Signs, Thailand

Quail Egg Snack Bowl

Leave a comment Posted by on August 19, 2016

 For a 20 baht snack, it’s a choice between boiled or sunny side up quail eggs on a banana leaf bowl.

Food, Packaging, Thailand , , , , ,

Laos Post Boxes

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Post box and Beerlao

Laos, Receptacle , , , ,

Long-tail Boat

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This long-tail boat is used as tourist boat in Mekong river within the Golden Triangle.

Myanmar, Thailand, Transport , , , , ,

Potted Pond 

Leave a comment Posted by on August 8, 2016

One peculiar thing about Chiang Mai shops is the presence of bowl ponds at their frontage. Whenever we walk by each we try to scrutinize the water lily and what type of tiny fish that dwells in it. Yes there are tiny fish so mosquitoes  will not use it for breeding.


Garden, Plant, Thailand , , , , , ,

Cat Wall Art

Leave a comment Posted by on August 7, 2016

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