Hand Wash Kettle

Leave a comment Posted by on May 22, 2013
Hand Wash Kettle

Hand wash kettle of the food stall  located at the second floor of Kota Kinabalu’s Central Market

Malays usually eat with their hands and it is not unusual to see a kettle with water on a dining table. That kettle is not a beverage receptacle, rather an apparatus for cleaning one’s hand with water right before eating.

Food Stall

Food stall

 

Apparatus, Malaysia, Sabah , ,

Sorbetes Cart

1 Comment Posted by on May 20, 2013

A traditional ice cream cart of the Philippines, a wooden cart with colorful painted designs.

Sorbetes Cart

Even the wheels are wooden and colorfully painted

Food, Metro Manila

Sunset in Abra de Ilog

Leave a comment Posted by on May 14, 2013

Abra de Ilog sunset

Abra de Ilog sunset

Abra de Ilog sunset

Abra de Ilog sunset

Occidental Mindoro, Sunrise Sunset ,

Sunsets in Sabah

1 Comment Posted by on May 10, 2013
Kota Kinabalu

Kota Kinabalu

Kudat

Kudat

Malaysia, Sabah, Sunrise Sunset ,

Tuaran’s Tamu

Leave a comment Posted by on May 9, 2013

A tamu is a gathering of sorts of  local sellers on a designated day . Sunday is the day for Tuaran’s tamu in Sabah.

traditional medicines

traditional medicines

king of the wood used for snake bites and stomach ache

king of the wood used for snake bites and stomach ache

petai (stink beans)

petai (stink beans)

fresh fish

fresh fish

dried fish with chili oil

dried fish with chili oil

nasi lemak

nasi lemak

rice cakes

rice cakes

cooking local hotcakes

cooking hotcakes

hotcakes

hotcakes

gado-gado

gado-gado

cendol

cendol

Food, Malaysia, Market, Produce, Sabah , ,

Puto (Rice Cake)

Leave a comment Posted by on April 17, 2013

Usually this type of rice cake does not have packaging, but in Iloilo it is wrapped in banana leaves. I have seen locals pair this with batchoy.

it looked dense and it really is

It looked dense and it really is

Wrapped puto

Wrapped puto

Food, Iloilo, Packaging , , ,

Fresh Food

Leave a comment Posted by on March 4, 2013
Fresh seafood stall in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island side

Fresh seafood stall in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island side

Wholesale vegetable market in Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon side

Wholesale vegetable market in Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon side

Hong Kong, Market, Produce , , , , ,

Sea Flavor

Leave a comment Posted by on November 21, 2012

Raw sea urchin roe tastes buttery and salty. Only a glass of gonads can be extracted from a bucket of sea urchin but it is enough to satisfy me with fresh and pure flavor of the sea.

A local girl extracting the eggs of sea urchin

Cebu, Food , , ,

Guinamos

Leave a comment Posted by on September 29, 2012

Guinamos is an Ilonggo salty shrimp paste sold by blocks. A sautéed guinamos in tomatoes and pork fat is my favorite rice condiment.

Look like bricks

Food, Negros Occidental , ,

Wall Art

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Wall art around Georgetown, Penang.

Art, Malaysia , ,

Penang Trishaws

Leave a comment Posted by on September 22, 2012

Trishaw is a three-wheeled human-powered vehicle.

drivers are resting

adorned with fake flowers

Malaysia, Public Transportation ,

Nasi Lemak

Leave a comment Posted by on September 21, 2012

Nasi Lemak is usually eaten for breakfast. Aside from an eating house, one can buy this from a street vendor early in the morning.

This is an easy to carry breakfast pack in a newspaper and banana leaf packaging. Cheap and portable and I have a thing for sambal.

Food, Malaysia, Packaging , , ,

Puto Mayam

2 Comments Posted by on September 15, 2012

I just found out the name of this street food I’ve snacked on in Penang. It’s rice noodle eaten with shredded coconut meat and brown sugar.
This is similar to a Philippine palitaw in taste but instead of rice cake it’s a rice noodle.

Food, Malaysia , ,

Barber’s Pole

Leave a comment Posted by on September 15, 2012

I have a thing with barber’s pole since the time I’ve known its history. Every time I see a barbershop I’d check if it has a barber’s pole.
Here is my photo collection of the barber’s poles in Malaysia.

short poles on both sides and an image of it below the signage

2 barber’s poles seen in Penang

This one with green helix. Usually it’s red-white or red-white-blue.

with polka lights

a tiny one at the upper left side

a checkered one

Malaysia

Flood Transport Options

Leave a comment Posted by on July 21, 2012

Several modes of transportation observed in Makati during a flash flood.

bench raft

Monobloc plastic chair raft

raft passengers

raft with outrigger

kariton transport

wicker chair raft

rubber boat

fiberglass boat

another bench raft

tarp raft

minimalist raft and outrigger raft

Makati , , , , ,

Made from Rice

1 Comment Posted by on June 14, 2012

Bibingka is made from rice flour while suman sa lihiya is made from glutinous rice. Both use banana leaves as packaging.

Image

bibingka (left), suman sa lihiya (right)

Food, Laguna , , , , , ,

Top to Bottom Split Windshield Trikes

Leave a comment Posted by on May 26, 2012

The windshield of these tricycles in Carcar run from top to bottom with vertical divider.

Cebu, Public Transportation , , , , ,

Fog Lamps as Props

Leave a comment Posted by on May 25, 2012

I have noticed that in south Cebu it is common to see jeepneys and tricycles having fog lamps as props. The more fog lamps the more macho it is.

Cebu, Public Transportation , , , ,

Matutinao Sunset

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Low tide in Barangay Matutinao, Badian, Cebu province.

Cebu, Sunrise Sunset , , ,

Gabi Leaves

Leave a comment Posted by on May 22, 2012

Gabi leaves as ingredient for pinangat and tilmok.

Gabi leaves as suman packaging.

 

Albay, Food , , , ,

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