April 27, 2009

What's wrong with this picture?

The street sign at the corner of Ongpin and Salazar Streets in Binondo, Manila's Chinatown, is the fanciest in the area. With brightly colored little Chinese dragons atop the names, it is probably the most photographed street sign in the metro. I took a photo of it from the street but there was a huge red shop sign behind it which kind of drowned it out so I decided to take a photo of it from the other side. And immediately burst out laughing! I hope the barangay council never corrects it!

Ongpin Street sign with upside-down N

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36 comments:

  1. OlivierApril 27, 2009 at 7:57 PM

    un dragon, cela fait une belle enseigne

    a dragon, this is a great sign

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  2. Joe NarvaezApril 27, 2009 at 8:34 PM

    Ay baliktad hehehe.

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  3. LoisApril 27, 2009 at 8:46 PM

    Love the dragon! I hope they don't correct it either. How funny!

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  4. JoyApril 27, 2009 at 8:46 PM

    Hey, that's Pinoy humour for you!

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  5. SharonApril 27, 2009 at 8:51 PM

    How funny! It should stay there!

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  6. Rune EideApril 27, 2009 at 8:51 PM

    Somehow it was kind of fitting - maybe it was meant to be that way. "Super- designers" would have made it so, and then charged you a fortune for it.

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  7. AnonymousApril 27, 2009 at 8:54 PM

    How clever that is. Neat.

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  8. LowellApril 27, 2009 at 9:06 PM

    I like it, too. Good eye and great shot!

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  9. HalcyonApril 27, 2009 at 9:09 PM

    Funny! I also like the dragon. I can see why this is one of the city's most photographed signs.

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  10. VPApril 27, 2009 at 9:14 PM

    I hope they don't correct it. Too funny, these are the things I love more to shoot!

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  11. pennyApril 27, 2009 at 10:05 PM

    I dosen't matter if its a mistake or not... Its humorous either way:) Great shot, Hilda. Thanks for visiting!

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  12. MoApril 27, 2009 at 11:26 PM

    Well spotted. Certainly makes an odd picture

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  13. marleyApril 28, 2009 at 12:03 AM

    Lol! Oh thats a classic!

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  14. JamesApril 28, 2009 at 1:13 AM

    A slight case of Dyslexia perhaps?
    In any case if a very cool sign.

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  15. HilaryApril 28, 2009 at 2:10 AM

    Well spotted! Hadn't thought of going round the back of some of these signs! Nice!

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  16. Cezar and LéiaApril 28, 2009 at 5:33 AM

    Cool picture!
    NNNNNNN Nice :-)

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  17. Chattahoochee Valley DailyApril 28, 2009 at 6:37 AM

    Funny : ) good shot.

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  18. hadvApril 28, 2009 at 8:47 AM

    Very Pinoy.. but mistake or not, the name reminds me too much of the hopia there :(

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  19. GeorgeApril 28, 2009 at 9:07 AM

    I love it! I hope the sign doesn't get 'corrected'.

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  20. Clueless in BostonApril 28, 2009 at 10:57 AM

    Maybe the sign maker was a Russian emigre who forgot and put in a Cyrillic letter by accident. Nah, it was probably just made late on a Friday afternoon and the boss said, no one will notice it.

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  21. Don and KriseApril 28, 2009 at 12:41 PM

    Way to go Hilda. Let's all keep this secret to ourselves.

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  22. stromsjoApril 28, 2009 at 1:40 PM

    Ah, they probably wouldn't correct that. Dragon and all, it's such a trademark.

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  23. PAKApril 28, 2009 at 3:08 PM

    The first 'N' is nice :)

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  24. CJApril 28, 2009 at 3:28 PM

    Odd indeed. Great photo.

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  25. LaurentApril 28, 2009 at 4:59 PM

    Great shot I agree that that should not correct this. It will soon be in all guide books.

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  26. Stefan JanssonApril 28, 2009 at 5:13 PM

    They have to let it be like that, it's good for all photographers!

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  27. Julie ScottsdaleDailyPhoto.comApril 28, 2009 at 7:23 PM

    great catch! I also like the lionfish and your ruins shots are spectacular to see. Thanks for your comments about the Frank Lloyd Wright Series. I was hoping it would be of interest to people. I have a few more days and then I will move on to different Chihuly, cactus and desert photos. I was in Morocco for the past two weeks so I wanted to make sure there was a series of something that would be informative and different for people to enjoy while I was away. Morocco was very interesting and, surprisingly, very French. A very different experience than Egypt or Jordan. It was a quite enjoyable trip. I will spend the next week catching up on everyone's websites and enjoying their photos. Thanks for your comments on my site. I have read them all.

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  28. becky aka theRAVApril 29, 2009 at 2:41 AM

    Your Odd Shot is cool too Hilda! Thanks for stopping by & commenting on mine. I wonder if Dragonstar has seen your's yet since she loves dragons?

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  29. DragonstarApril 29, 2009 at 4:02 AM

    I love this - but then, I would!

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  30. ReenaApril 29, 2009 at 8:14 AM

    hahha...when im in that area, hahanapin ko to. :)

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  31. Gerald (SK14)April 29, 2009 at 4:37 PM

    lovely shot

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  32. UnknownApril 29, 2009 at 7:07 PM

    I wouldn't have noticed or just thought it was a peculiarity of the alphabet!

    Well spotted.

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  33. escapeApril 29, 2009 at 8:15 PM

    i also wonder if nobody really noticed that. hahaha...

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  34. KatneyApril 29, 2009 at 10:12 PM

    I wonder how many people who look at that every day really see it. It took me a while.

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  35. PJMay 1, 2009 at 8:59 AM

    Government work is it's own reward, Hilda.

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  36. ALGORITMOMay 4, 2009 at 8:46 PM

    Tu Manila es preciosa, lástima que hayais perdido un idioma como es el mio, aunque seguiré leyendo.
    Alfonso

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