Comments on: Quick, Where’s My Camera?!! :)

By: bakasaurus

bakasaurus — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 15:35:03 +0000

We in Cebu are proud of our handcrafted furniture, and confident in their quality that we can take them out on the streets, exposed to the effects of weather, sleep on them, and still think we can sell them…hahaha.

By: ChefMom

ChefMom — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 06:38:23 +0000

@jim, same thing for annoying agents offering loans and selling condos via text. Do you honestly think I will buy a condo from some unknown texter? seriously annoying!
@MM sorry i know it’s a little off topic haha

By: jakbkk

jakbkk — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 05:48:36 +0000

dog…motorcycle…how about a cat?

https://micgadget.com/28620/watch-this-is-the-coolest-cat-in-taiwan/

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 00:58:36 +0000

There’s a guy who I often see at the junction of Buendia and Paseo de Roxas who sells … coat stands. Big chrome ones. I guess he must sell them occasionally, otherwise he wouldn’t still be there, but I can’t really understand why anyone would be sitting in their car and be thinking “I really need a coat stand. If only there was someone around who … wait a second! That’s the exact type of coat stand I was after! Sold!”

By: Marnie

Marnie — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 06:48:19 +0000

I remember one ambulant vendor selling a double wardrobe/clothes cabinet which he lugged around on his back when I was a kid living in Panay Ave., QC.
There was also this man who used to sell genuine (gen-wine) wool cloth. He would sprinkle some lighter fluid on it, light it up and show that it did not burn, thus, a genuine wool cloth. I don’t think my mother ever fell for that.

By: Lizzie

Lizzie — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 22:38:08 +0000

I love the bench they’re selling. That would make a great patio daybed…

By: suspect1

suspect1 — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:56:01 +0000

@ kakusina:

i understand very well, these people worked hard for these products..!

maybe i’m just too accustomed to a different sales-culture – sorry, if i offended anyone..!

don’t want to make it too political, but i still believe the philippines would be better off with an overhaul of it’s educational system!

By: risa

risa — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:19:13 +0000

They say that Raul Manglapus was a big fan of napping. They also say he would change into PJs and nap in a room in his office during lunch.

Anyone please tell me if this is not true. But I would like to believe it still :)

By: Isagarch

Isagarch — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:55:22 +0000

Here in the boonies, I am constantly amazed at what you can fit in or on a tricycle! A family of 10? A large pig, even a full grown cow. Not to mention full sheets of plywood, cement, etc.

By: EbbaBlue

EbbaBlue — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:47:17 +0000

My house in Quezon Province is located along the railroad. A kilometer from the actual drop-off/crossing street. Water (lake and fishpond) surround these town. And so these vendors have to walk straight along the rails to sell their ware. I saw 2 guys carrying a whole “aparador” and lamesa.

MM, one time, I was lucky to have my camera on hand, and was able to take a picture of fish mongers, newly catched fish on big buckets tied on each end of the bamboo pole resting on their shoulder. There were two of them, the other carries knives and chopping board – to be use for cleaning and cutting fish as per customer’s request. And they carry baon with them too, kasi maghapon daw ang paglalako nila. Kung maubos man or hindi ang paninda nila, they have to walk back straight along the riles to get back to town.

Minsan naman, yung mga naglalako ng tinapa, ang bilao nakapatong sa ulo nila.

Ganyan naman talaga ang buhay; I have seen children selling “uling” in small sako na pinapasan nila in their neck. Mahaba ang railroad town na ito, almost 6 kilometers, and I know that these vendors won’t stop walking till maubos ang paninda nila – so they will go all the way till they reach the house at the end.