CHAOTIC DIVISORIA, MANILA, PHILIPPINES

This food stall like most others are on the right of way of city street. Divisoria is the name of a very old market that dates back to Spanish times. Now any streets around the old market is ...

nobody@smugmug.com (andresalvador) — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:53:53 -0700

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This food stall like most others are on the right of way of city street. Divisoria is the name of a very old market that dates back to Spanish times. Now any streets around the old market is ...

This street shown here is not really closed for vehicular traffic. There are cars, trucks and tricycle going through her. Do these vendors get citations or fines? Who enforces the rules, reg ...

nobody@smugmug.com (andresalvador) — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:53:58 -0700

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This street shown here is not really closed for vehicular traffic. There are cars, trucks and tricycle going through her. Do these vendors get citations or fines? Who enforces the rules, reg ...

This picture shows you how crwded this place is.

nobody@smugmug.com (andresalvador) — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:54:04 -0700

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This picture shows you how crwded this place is.

Kitchen utensil items go side by side with fresh fruits. It is a "hodge podge" here. You just have to be familiar with the place.

nobody@smugmug.com (andresalvador) — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:54:10 -0700

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Kitchen utensil items go side by side with fresh fruits. It is a "hodge podge" here. You just have to be familiar with the place.

This old man tries to rest on the stair of a textile store. He sells cigarettes by the piece or by the sticks.

nobody@smugmug.com (andresalvador) — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:54:16 -0700

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This old man tries to rest on the stair of a textile store. He sells cigarettes by the piece or by the sticks.

This fellow is selling a variety of snacking foods right on the street. The sidewalk is on front of him.

nobody@smugmug.com (andresalvador) — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:54:21 -0700

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This fellow is selling a variety of snacking foods right on the street. The sidewalk is on front of him.

Kids play on the sidewalk with things they find on the streets. The older boy has a collection of junks he picks up from the streets and trash cans.

nobody@smugmug.com (andresalvador) — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:54:27 -0700

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Kids play on the sidewalk with things they find on the streets. The older boy has a collection of junks he picks up from the streets and trash cans.

An old lady sits down to rest and count her loose change.

nobody@smugmug.com (andresalvador) — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:54:33 -0700

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An old lady sits down to rest and count her loose change.

Fish vendors selling right on the street with their wood chopping block right on the street asphalt. Behind them is the sidewalk and a textile store building. Where else in the world can you ...

nobody@smugmug.com (andresalvador) — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:54:38 -0700

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Fish vendors selling right on the street with their wood chopping block right on the street asphalt. Behind them is the sidewalk and a textile store building. Where else in the world can you ...

Despite all the illigal vendors on the streets, the stores inside the buildings still make money.

nobody@smugmug.com (andresalvador) — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:54:44 -0700

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Despite all the illigal vendors on the streets, the stores inside the buildings still make money.

Despite the chaos, you still see a pretty face in the crowd.

nobody@smugmug.com (andresalvador) — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:54:51 -0700

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Despite the chaos, you still see a pretty face in the crowd.

I think this picture shows you how crowded the streets are of vehicles and pedestrians.

nobody@smugmug.com (andresalvador) — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:54:56 -0700

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I think this picture shows you how crowded the streets are of vehicles and pedestrians.

I wonder if these vendors just place their goods at the center of the street, what will happen?

nobody@smugmug.com (andresalvador) — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:55:02 -0700

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I wonder if these vendors just place their goods at the center of the street, what will happen?

This was taken from inside the car with the windshield up. It is not nice to look at but this is what is happening. Their parents are probably trying to earn a living somewhere and these you ...

nobody@smugmug.com (andresalvador) — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:55:07 -0700

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This was taken from inside the car with the windshield up. It is not nice to look at but this is what is happening. Their parents are probably trying to earn a living somewhere and these you ...

Older vendors just stay in one place, so they can rest and sleep. The trains only goes through at night and very early morning.

nobody@smugmug.com (andresalvador) — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:55:14 -0700

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Older vendors just stay in one place, so they can rest and sleep. The trains only goes through at night and very early morning.

A boy at sleep on the railroad track with the sacks of onions he sells or just tending to.

nobody@smugmug.com (andresalvador) — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:55:20 -0700

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A boy at sleep on the railroad track with the sacks of onions he sells or just tending to.

This photo was taken inside a building that houses all textile and clothing stores. This young woman was unaware that I took her picture. When I bought a shirt from their store and using my ...

nobody@smugmug.com (andresalvador) — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:55:26 -0700

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This photo was taken inside a building that houses all textile and clothing stores. This young woman was unaware that I took her picture. When I bought a shirt from their store and using my ...

One of the sales girls who just wants to be photographed.

nobody@smugmug.com (andresalvador) — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:55:32 -0700

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One of the sales girls who just wants to be photographed.

I wonder why they flash the V-sign on their fingers?

nobody@smugmug.com (andresalvador) — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:55:37 -0700

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I wonder why they flash the V-sign on their fingers?

Aha, the crowd of sales girls get biggerand more V-signs!

nobody@smugmug.com (andresalvador) — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:55:42 -0700

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Aha, the crowd of sales girls get biggerand more V-signs!

The play of words by the store owner may appeal only to the Pilipinos. A balut is a fertilized duck egg with a nearly-developed embryo inside that is boiled and eaten in the shell. They are ...

nobody@smugmug.com (andresalvador) — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:55:48 -0700

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The play of words by the store owner may appeal only to the Pilipinos. A balut is a fertilized duck egg with a nearly-developed embryo inside that is boiled and eaten in the shell. They are ...