April 14, 2010
In our neighborhood
This is a typical section of our village's main road and shows well the wide mix of residents in our barangay. On the left is a big house, probably with no garden at all because the house takes up the entire lot; the house isn't new but it is very well maintained. Next is a smaller house almost hidden by the repair shop on one side and a profusion of plants on the other; the owner of the house either owns the repair shop or leases out the space for extra income. On the right is a bakery, which also sells softdrinks and other snacks; no fancy pastries and cakes here—just soft buns of different kinds: plain, buttered and sugared, or flavored with ube or chocolate. Our main road is supposed to have four lanes but as you can see, the businesses have staked out parking spaces from the outer lanes.
A striking difference from the fancy restaurants and sky-scrapers. I like the feel of this.
ReplyDeleteA fascinating post, Hilda. I can't imagine individual businesses deciding to take up a lane of traffic! That wouldn't work here for sure.
ReplyDeleteAll the green growth looks a lot like South Florida!
That vegetation is so luxuriant.
ReplyDeletemona's! i survived law school with their ensamada!
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean Hilda, it's the same thing here in our barangay where you can see tricycle terminals in every street corner, vehicles parked along the road, and the traffic enforcers which makes traffic worse! Arrgh! LOL.
ReplyDeleteInteresting how they just use a lane for parking space! Does this happen a lot? :)
ReplyDeletea sight I grew up seeing but haven't seen in a long time. i surely missed it a lot.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good idea, to show life near home. The non-spectacular but all-the-more interesting because it is home.
ReplyDeleteI should try it too. Always thought my village street would be boring.
But your explanation here is anything but boring. Hmmm...
Thanks Hilda.
hi HIlds, so this is where you live ... eh ganun sa pinas eh! LOL!
ReplyDeletethanks for dropping by..
Here some shopowners think they 'own' the parking spots in front of their shops and use or block them at their pleasure.
ReplyDeletethis is so local indeed. ^0^
ReplyDeletethe sound of bakery and ube makes me crave for some pandesal. ^-^
What a joy to see so much green, peace and harmony surrounding. What a difference to this place.
ReplyDeleteWishing you a wonderful Wednesday.
daily athens
E-mail ol' «Louis» one of those warm chocolate buns, will ya? He's hungry now that he's read about them!
ReplyDeleteA very interesting look at your city. I'd also be willing to try some buns. Sounds delicious!
ReplyDeleteWhat a profusion of Greenery!!
ReplyDeletejust confused of the photo itself.. hehehehehe
ReplyDeleteBonnes vacances! Happy hols! Glad you liked the courtyard.
ReplyDeletela nature reprends ses droits ca fait une superbe ambiance sur la photo ;O)
ReplyDeletePinas na Pinas.Glad to see some plants in between houses. Our barangay is a bit different.
ReplyDeletePandesal! Pandesal! Pansedal! weeeeeeeeeeee miss ko nanaman yan.
Look how thick that flora is. It looks so incredibly lush. What a beautiful area!
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