Sorbetes in a Motorcycle

Leave a comment Posted by on September 26, 2013

In the hilly roads of Mt Makiling where pushing a cart is too laborious for an ambulant vendor, it is but apt for this Arsenio Jr. sorbetes to be peddled around in a motorcycle.

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I like Arsenio Jr sorbetes than those mass produced ice cream brands. It is simply better.

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Hole in the Wall Art

Leave a comment Posted by on September 26, 2013
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An art derived from repurposed tyre

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Ancient Rock Art

Leave a comment Posted by on September 25, 2013

Found in the hills of Angono-Binangonan border are archaic drawings of the stone age era. The petroglyphs on a rock shelter are protected and managed by the National Museum. It was interesting to hear stories from Mr Security Guard in there who can pass as a curator of this primitive art.

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Filipinos tend ignore written signs or symbols like "Do not touch" etcetera that there has to be a physical form of message like an MMDA railing/barrier in our roads as painted lines are being ignored or a fence such as this to protect our ancient art

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Wisely reported by the artist, Botong Francisco to the National Museum office upon discovery

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Primitive drawings carved using stone tools

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Tiny museum of related artifacts such as tablets with ancient writings in the petroglyph vicinity. The symbol above the National Museum name means "pa" as they abbreviated the word "pamana" using ancient Tagalog writing. Remember alibata in school?

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The drawings look something like these

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Adopted Proverb

Leave a comment Posted by on September 25, 2013
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With all those delicious food in Penang, it's wise to pay a cook

Malaysia, Signs ,

Cuti-Cuti Malaysia

1 Comment Posted by on September 24, 2013
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Port in Penang where one can ride a ferry to Langkawi

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Malaysian tourism tagline at the bow

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Ferries from Penang arrive at this port in Langkawi

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Fabric Arrangement

Leave a comment Posted by on September 24, 2013

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Tandoor

Leave a comment Posted by on September 23, 2013
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It's still early in the morning so this tandoor oven is just resting outside the still closed restoran

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In this barrel shaped clay oven, skewered seasoned chicken is being roasted and the end product is known as chicken tandoori

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Nasi Kandar

Leave a comment Posted by on September 23, 2013
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Nasi Kandar is a rice meal with side vegetables where rice is poured with curry sauce and complemented with desired viand

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Patrons of this Nasi Kandar shop

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Blockbuster

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Nasi kandar and fish head curry. Locals eat with hands

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Curry sauce in vats

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Sea Cucumber

Leave a comment Posted by on September 23, 2013
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Dried white tiger sea cucumber used for food. Kota Kinabalu market.

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Sea cucumber used as folk medicine. Processed into this oil substance in one of the many gamat factories in Langkawi

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Bibingka Maker

Leave a comment Posted by on September 22, 2013
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Weaved individual holders used for steaming bibingka inside a giant caldero

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Orange bowl is used to catch the batter spillage from the laddle while on its way to be poured into each bibingka holder lined with banana leaf

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Pouring the batter in the bibingka maker

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Confusion Solution Sign

Leave a comment Posted by on September 22, 2013

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Rizal, Signs , , ,

Folk Art: Heads

Leave a comment Posted by on September 21, 2013

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Hibiscus

Leave a comment Posted by on September 20, 2013

Known as gumamela in the country where in the classrooms it is used to illustrate parts of a flower, where in the playground, it is used by children in making bubbles out of crushed flower extracts, and where in the yards of the houses in the barrio it is used as an ornamental plant.

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Hibiscus in Paoay churchyard

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Hotel in Puerto Princesa named as Hibiscus Garden Inn

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In a garden at the tip of Borneo. This is the national flower of Malaysia

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In Kinabalu Park (Sabah, Malaysia)

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Seafood by Plate/Tub

Leave a comment Posted by on September 19, 2013

One can buy certain types of seafood at the palengke by plate or tub and not by weight.

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Bivalves and snails

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Aninikad

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Spider conch

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Pork BBQ

Leave a comment Posted by on September 18, 2013
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Ten pesos per stick in El Nido

Similar to satay in other Southeast Asian countries, these grilled, skewered, small pieces of pork are called pork bbq or pork barbecue. No local translation that I know of.

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Grilled in charcoal

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Kudat Beach

Leave a comment Posted by on September 17, 2013

Situated east of Malaysian Borneo is the Kudat town endowed with wide good looking beach.  As compared to the beaches in Langkawi, there is handful of visitors here even though the beach is beautiful. Must be the absence of expensive resorts that makes it attractive in its untouched state.

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Tip of Borneo marker

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Sorbetes Tourism

Leave a comment Posted by on September 17, 2013
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An ice cream cart in Puerto Princesa with Underground River painting. Promoting Palawan's pride in its own sweet way.

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Typography: Hopia Shop

Leave a comment Posted by on September 17, 2013

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Wrapped Cooked Rice

Leave a comment Posted by on September 16, 2013

Rice boiled inside weaved coconut fronds. AKA puso.
So common in Eastern Visayas especially in Cebu and I think there are several practical uses of this type of rice packaging that I wonder why the rest of the country did not adapt it.
Puso is practical to bring as rice baon for school, work or picnic. Very practical as street food rice, as take-out rice and appropriate for “plastic-banned cities”  Also there’s no need for flatware if paired with skewered meat such as pork barbecue, and eating rice in a moving vehicle is possible with puso.

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Perfect for lechon baboy too. Got these together with lechon I bought in Tacloban

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Langkawi Beach

Leave a comment Posted by on September 16, 2013
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Wide beach and I saw motor vehicles plying it

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Another beach in a rainy Langkawi afternoon

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