Category Archives: Receptacle

Japan’s Tiny Toilet Bins

2 Comments Posted by on September 3, 2015

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Because Japan’s toilet system has powerful flush mechanism and can break down tissue papers, therefore used tissues must be flushed, and that’s the reason why their trash bins are cute. Love this hygienic system.

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In the Philippines, one needs to throw used tissue papers in the toilet trash bins because flushing it (lots of it) can cause clogging, hence the need for regular size trash bins. I really feel bad for those Japanese visitors in the country, especially the ladies who unintentionally found themselves in a situation where they’ve clogged the toilet bowl because of the mental model to flush the paper, then have realized too late the weak power of Philippine toilet flush.

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Police Tiny Box

2 Comments Posted by on April 29, 2015

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I asked my host regarding the purpose of those small tin boxes that says “polis.” From what I gathered from her, the policemen doing rounds make use of those boxes as receptacle for their logs.

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Pasar Snapshots: Jar Covers

Leave a comment Posted by on April 18, 2015

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Assortment of sauces, pickled fruits, or pickled vegetables packaged in jars with floral lids at Siti Khadijah Market in Kota Bharu, Kelantan.

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Pre-measured Petrol

Leave a comment Posted by on March 11, 2015
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El Nido, Palawan: A liter of petrol in Coca-Cola bottles

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Red Post Boxes in Bangkok

2 Comments Posted by on February 6, 2015

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Red post boxes in Bangkok are in pentagon shape or shaped like a house. The left slot says “BANGKOK” while on the right “OTHER PLACES”. Very straightforward.

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Notable Incense Holders

Leave a comment Posted by on November 20, 2014
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Humble

Aimless walking in Melaka brought about snapshots of some notable incense holders of the Straits Chinese, like those tiny humble ones outside their shops, or the growing ones outside their temple.

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Old incenses unintentionally repurposed as holder for new ones

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Red Post Boxes in Melaka

Leave a comment Posted by on November 14, 2014

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Boxing Day Everyday

Leave a comment Posted by on July 14, 2014

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At the checkout counter, bagging of groceries can be three ways: In one’s brought bag, in supermarket provided paper bag, or in supermarket provided used carton. It’s been this way ever since plastic bags were banned in Makati City.

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Used cartons for groceries

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Red Post Box

Leave a comment Posted by on July 12, 2014

Red postal collection boxes in Japan.

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Chicken Coop Basket

Leave a comment Posted by on June 17, 2014

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In Ifugao villages, one can notice this dome shaped basket with wooden floor and wooden door used for transporting and caging chickens.

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Every morning, they would let the chickens go to freely roam, then gather them once more in the cage before dusk.

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Jeepney Fare Sorter Tray

Leave a comment Posted by on May 14, 2014

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A customized wooden tray for sorting coins with a recess for sorting rolled paper bills. Makes it easy for the jeepney driver to deposit fare and give change while handling the wheel at the same time.

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Arinola Cashbox

Leave a comment Posted by on May 14, 2014
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Red arinola hanging in this fruit stall at downtown Iloilo

For the palengke or roadside vendors it seems that the portable potty (arinola) is the most efficient receptacle for cash. I’ve seen this type of cashbox-arinola phenomenon all over the country.

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Arinola is the green one behind the bottles. Seen at a talipapa in Metro Manila

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Newspaper as Food Wrap

Leave a comment Posted by on February 5, 2014

The bamboo container used during smoking process holds the smoked tamban for roadside selling. Each container is wrapped in newspaper as a sanitation idea while being displayed using stacking system on the bamboo shelf just by the national highway.
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When you buy the smoked tamban, these will also be wrapped in newspaper.

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Retailing Practicalities

Leave a comment Posted by on January 30, 2014

Receipt housing and barcode tag pigeonholes repurposed from taped carton as seen in Landmark Department Store.

To protect the fragile receipt pad.
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Pigeonhole system to organize barcode tags by price.
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Bottled Petrol

Leave a comment Posted by on January 28, 2014

Premeasured petrol in reused Coca-Cola bottles for motorcycle use. This method of petrol retailing per liter (or less) can be seen all over the country.image

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Kerupuk Tin Can

Leave a comment Posted by on January 16, 2014

A see-through tin receptacle for large kerupuk (starch/flour/rice crackers) that are oftentimes eaten as side dish to a rice meal, as in one would chomp on the crackers, then partake on rice with viand using hands, then chomp on the crackers again and so on in that manner.  I’ve easily acquired the taste and habit of having kerupuk in my meals and have simply adapted to this kind of eating while I was in Indonesia.

Keeping kerupuk close to the padang diners by having a can or two in every table
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Several cans within reach in this gudeg lesehan
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Fish Organizer

Leave a comment Posted by on January 15, 2014

Weaved bamboo canister to organize fish in twos.
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Tiered Enamel Lunch Box

Leave a comment Posted by on December 18, 2013

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Enamel four-tiered lunch box (and also the stainless steel three-tiered one inside the plastic bag) of store staff, in a small table, in the sidewalk, just across the store from where they work.

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Peddling Palm Sap

Leave a comment Posted by on December 10, 2013

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Smells like tuba says my fellow Filipino companion. So from the smell of it, those cylindrical receptacles contained palm sap sold as beverage by this cycling vendor. I tried to ask what they call it, but the Khmer guy not understanding what I said in English just smiled at me, so I smiled back and took picture of his bemused evening countenance.

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Siem Reap River

Leave a comment Posted by on December 4, 2013

Saw a man and his son fishing by the river bank using a net.
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I went over to their side, and the little boy was helping his father transfer the catch onto the basket. He was also showing me the small white fish from afar,so I signaled him to come closer to show me his basket.
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Here is the little one with his fish basket.
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