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Pickup Truck Jeepney

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on August 5, 2016

Normally red in color, this pickup truck transformed into Philippine jeepney-like vehicle is used as a means of passenger transport around Chiang Mai. I like the idea that there is a trash basket on one side of the step platform.

Public Transportation, Thailand, Transport Chiang Mai, jeepney, pickup truck, songthaew

Shoe Cleaner

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on August 2, 2016

Street shoe cleaner in Hanoi

Sidewalk, Vietnam Hanoi, shoe cleaner, street

Hotel

2 Comments Posted by Lana on July 30, 2016

In Sri Lanka, a ‘hotel’ is an eating place (restaurant) and not (always) a sleeping place.

Restaurant, Signs, Sri Lanka a 'hotel' is an eating place., In Sri Lanka

Fruit Vendors

1 Comment Posted by Lana on July 26, 2016

A straight line of fruit vendors in Hanoi.

Vietnam ambulant vendor, fruit, Hanoi

Dispensary

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on July 21, 2016

In Philippines we call it pharmacy, whereas in Hong Kong they call it dispensary.

Hong Kong, Signs, Words British, dispensary, English, pharmacy

Helm Barber’s Chair

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on July 17, 2016

Fixture, Negros Occidental Bacolod City, barber, Central Market, chair, helm

Alugbati sa Bangketa

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on July 13, 2016

Somebody has decided to plant alugbati (a green leafy vegetable) on a sidewalk.

Another patch of alugbati protected by grille.

Yonder on that sidewalk are patches of alugbati plant.

Garden, Metro Manila, Sidewalk alugbati, Bocobo Street, Ermita, green leafy vegetable

Manila Bay Cats

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on July 9, 2016

Cat wearing a Duterte’s campaign baller

Camouflage

Cat Chronicle, Metro Manila baller, camouflage, Duterte, feline, Manila Bay

Manila Bay Subsistence

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on July 5, 2016

Freshly caught tilapia from Manila Bay for selling, I suppose.

Manila Bay has the reputation of being filthy. Still, one can see more than a few folks fishing by the breakwater, and some fisherfolks on their bangkas catching tilapia several meters away from the shore. I saw a couple of these folks selling
freshly caught tilapia and tahong just within the vicinity of Baywalk. I also saw a group people having early dinner of steamed tiny crabs caught from the breakwater rocks.

Yonder are the yachts of the members of Manila Yacht Club, nearby are the small boats of the common folks used for daily subsistence.

Food, Metro Manila bangka, boat, fisherfolk, fishing, Manila Bay, tilapia

Typography: Massage Therapy

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on July 3, 2016

Folk typography on a roadside massage therapy and reflexology sign

Metro Manila, Signs, Typography baywalk, folk typography, Manila Bay, massage, reflexology, therapy

Manila Yakult Lady

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on July 2, 2016

Yakult lady at Baywalk along Roxas Boulevard

Humans, Metro Manila baywalk, Manila, Roxas Boulevard, Yakult, Yakult lady system

Run Club Sign

2 Comments Posted by Lana on June 27, 2016

If you're a later riser, then run alone.

Negros Occidental, Signs plaza, run club, running, Victorias

Sidewalk Tomb Apartment

2 Comments Posted by Lana on June 26, 2016

A capsule hotel format of tombs standing on a sidewalk just outside the cemetery wall.

Negros Occidental, Structure capsule, cemetery, Granada, sidewalk, tomb apartment

Fish Presentation

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on June 25, 2016

Arrangement, Negros Occidental, Restaurant Bacolod, Diotay's Eatery, fish, paluto

Scrap Paper as Bread Bag

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on June 20, 2016

Scrap paper as bread bag. At least it's not newspaper.

I got myself some delicious bread at a cheap bakery near the ticket window of Colombo Fort Station. It was for my breakfast while on the train bound for Kandy. The shop put my bread inside a paper bag made from annual accounting report scrap paper. At least it was not a newspaper.

The second time I came across of this kind of repurposed bread bag from a local bakery, it was still the same white scrap paper with no visible dirt. And still the bread was delicious.

Packaging, Repurposing, Sri Lanka bread bag, scrap paper

The Arcade of Cargills

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on June 17, 2016

Sri Lanka, Structure arcade, building, Cargills, colonial

For the Love of Cricket

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on June 15, 2016

Cricket ball on the wall

Art, Sri Lanka ball, Colombo, Cricket, wall art

Banyan Tree

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on June 13, 2016

Banyan trees are truly a remarkable sight in the urban spaces of Sri Lanka. I decided to collect some photos of this tree using my camera phone when I realized how prevalent its presence in Sri Lanka’s urban landscape.