tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927199606776255610.post3655231691086248891..comments2023-08-27T09:44:48.174-07:00Comments on A View From Above: The market place.Odette Bautista Mikolaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00331932607007676763noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927199606776255610.post-31638164778049888112009-07-13T03:45:03.289-07:002009-07-13T03:45:03.289-07:00AA,
then you should see how the avatans leave thei...AA,<br />then you should see how the avatans leave their stores unattended. the buyer will just get the items he need and leave the payment there. if the money need a change, he will write what he took and leave a message. then he can come back the next day and he will get his change in the counter attached to the note.<br /><br />very recently a filipina who lost a job in hongkong had to resort to scavenging through the trash when she stumbled upon a stash of money worth over 2million pesos. she seek the owner and return the money to him. in return she got a a pack of biscuit as a reward.<br />her good deed however did not pass unnoticed coz our govt. had shouldered her plane ticket back to the country. <br /><br />of course, there will always be robbers, but maybe not as blatant as the gangstah bro and sistah in your country.Odette Bautista Mikolaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331932607007676763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927199606776255610.post-51087544682205422412009-07-12T18:30:24.321-07:002009-07-12T18:30:24.321-07:00Sid,
we also have farmer's market but the real...Sid,<br />we also have farmer's market but the real star in that market are not farm produced but the sea bounty. it is where one will get the freshest fish and other seafoods. i'll bring you there too, so marked it as amomg the "must-see" ok?<br />xoxoxoxoOdette Bautista Mikolaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331932607007676763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927199606776255610.post-71912167001629924132009-07-12T17:18:38.679-07:002009-07-12T17:18:38.679-07:00Mimi,
i bought a week's supply of food, so whe...Mimi,<br />i bought a week's supply of food, so when i got home i just cleaned them and store in the fridge. i had enjoyed the grilled fish at dinner, though.<br />xoxoxoxoOdette Bautista Mikolaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331932607007676763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927199606776255610.post-62298322843180704432009-07-12T17:14:48.808-07:002009-07-12T17:14:48.808-07:00Boysie, Joy,
we all grew up going to the wet marke...Boysie, Joy,<br />we all grew up going to the wet market with our parents, in my case, my grandma. i would always volunteer to come because i know i can have my fill of sweets, and i had learned the art of haggling from those rendezvous, hahaha!<br />joy, i have seen the market in india and i have seen piles and piles of spices but not much variety of fruits. maybe i was in the wrong section, no?<br />xoxoxoxoxOdette Bautista Mikolaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331932607007676763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927199606776255610.post-52376827584682453312009-07-12T12:58:22.522-07:002009-07-12T12:58:22.522-07:00Hey Odette!
Talk about fresh!
It sounds like an in...Hey Odette!<br />Talk about fresh!<br />It sounds like an interesting place to shop. The smell of flesh and blood must be over powering, but I guess after a bit, you'd grow used to it. I grew up on a farm,so I wouldn't be shocked or repulsed. I bet Gordon Ramsey would shop there if he came to visit.<br />What goodies did you cook with your fresh finds?<br />Hugs, MimiADMINhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16514196581554294499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927199606776255610.post-20020692212719404832009-07-12T12:12:02.958-07:002009-07-12T12:12:02.958-07:00oooh, i would be sick with those smells. how can y...oooh, i would be sick with those smells. how can you get up that early and go out and face those smells, lol? now i know what you meant earlier on msn about mums comment making you laugh!!<br /><br />talk soon xxxxxxxxxbubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14054325319679742395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927199606776255610.post-16761594043928181522009-07-12T10:02:14.745-07:002009-07-12T10:02:14.745-07:00uggh sa pork section! last month we went looking f...uggh sa pork section! last month we went looking for pork in a market that caters more to mongolians than expats. no pork, nor beef at that place. instead rows of stalls selling mutton. the smell was nothing like that manila wet market as you described. its a hundred fold worse. <br /><br />the fruits and veggie sections of the markets in indochina and india i would say has a wider variety of produce than ours in the philippines. they have the same as ours, and more. they have both tropical as well as temperate fruits and veggies. plus herbs and spices that we don't have. but the explosion of colors in ours is just as pretty. <br /><br />when i get to a new place, priority visits when i have time to spare (ie. if work schedule allows and other than the mandatory museums and touristy spots) are: churches and local markets .. first one is to connect with pinoys, the second is to catch a glimpse of the mass culture. <br /><br />boysie, havaianas! hahaha! more like beach walk or spartan, if indeed spartan is still around.joy ohnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927199606776255610.post-90219270703675385342009-07-12T06:31:34.158-07:002009-07-12T06:31:34.158-07:00We have such things here as well but they are not ...We have such things here as well but they are not open to the public. I imagine most citys world wide have them. The wet means fresh. It is where Restauants shop for their food for the day. As well as many small Grocer's. Here it is much larger and even the major Grocery chains shop there. Years ago we had farmers markets and I used to be taken to one to shop every Saturday by my Grandparents if we were not at the Cottage. If we were we went to the one in the city closest to the cottage. Today they are few and far between but I do miss them. You saw things you see nowhere else.Sid Brechinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861501123102122129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927199606776255610.post-46912966912784907602009-07-12T05:50:28.263-07:002009-07-12T05:50:28.263-07:00One thing I like about our local wet market are th...One thing I like about our local wet market are the sights, sounds and smell of everything real. You can go to the wet market in khaki shorts, havaianas and old tattered t-shir and nobody seems to mind. You can sample delicacies for free. You can bargain and haggle. You can meet friends, talk loudly and guffaw to your hearts content... nobody cares. So casual and so at ease. LOL!Boysie Gonzagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06226340650911373950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927199606776255610.post-6198131812810042992009-07-12T03:58:00.055-07:002009-07-12T03:58:00.055-07:00Tracey,
i haven't even described the cow, the ...Tracey,<br />i haven't even described the cow, the carabao(water bufallo) and the goat's meat!!!<br />would you be surprise to see a snake being sold in the market as food? or do you wanna puke now? hahaha!<br />xoxoxoxoOdette Bautista Mikolaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331932607007676763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927199606776255610.post-62563713285791114252009-07-11T22:42:27.007-07:002009-07-11T22:42:27.007-07:00Brilliantly described Odette, I actually felt sick...Brilliantly described Odette, I actually felt sick! Now I can't get the images of the pigs out of my mind. LOL<br />xxxTraceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623660322653630759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927199606776255610.post-88532667011853081912009-07-11T21:21:09.044-07:002009-07-11T21:21:09.044-07:00Kirst,
you wouldn't dare go near one because...Kirst, <br />you wouldn't dare go near one because the smell alone is repulsive. even with eyes close you will know if you passed by a market place because of the awful smell emitting within a 5 mile radius. this place i go to when i am on a tight budget, otherwise i can buy from an air-conditoned supermarket.<br />love,<br />xoxoxoxoOdette Bautista Mikolaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331932607007676763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927199606776255610.post-67949010102183119122009-07-11T20:52:45.468-07:002009-07-11T20:52:45.468-07:00Now that is a feeling of being alive. Wow your cit...Now that is a feeling of being alive. Wow your city never seems to sleep. In a way that is comforting.<br />Here after 11.pm (except for Friday/ Saturday nights)he streets are deserted, its hard to find anywhere to go apart from the odd snooker bar, or 24 hour supermarket, petrol station, or Mc Donalds. Boring, is the only word I can come up with.<br /><br />I miss living at times in a City like London, where its not as busy as your City but people are still out and about.<br /><br />Tantilising post Odette, even if my nose would probably explode with the smells!!!<br /><br />Love<br />K<br />xoxoxoMEDICALBOOBOOShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238357586852121228noreply@blogger.com