a cruel fate

after a well-fed life spent in their cages, the chickens are finally taken to market



the chickens gaze at the wide wondrous world outside their cage



only to see the cruel fates that would befall them, ending up as either tinolang manok...





... or chicken joy



... or their bodies chopped up and skewered on a barbecue stick





if you were a chicken with a choice, how would you rather end up?

pictures taken around carbon market, cebu city, may 2010, and carcar market, october 2010

walking around: downtown again

taken on a walk from cebu city hall through magallanes st., to carbon, then to colon and osmena boulevard, may 2010

*****

now open for business 24 hours



at a bank



ukay2x





lechon bread



the contortionist





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you've got to marvel at the great variety of stuff that street vendors sell

... from guitars



to cigarettes and candies



cut vegetables



dried fish



even more vegetables



used shoes



to green mangoes



... yummy



fried peanuts (with a jingle to boot)



used electronics



and even a peek at your future...

a call for justice

graffiti under a pedestrian bridge, osmena blvd., cebu city, may 2010

growing old means...

... playing in the rain is no longer as fun as it used to be.



maguikay, mandaue city, september 2010

i guess it's somebody's job to get wet...

... while the rest of us stay dry.



banilad, cebu city, july 2010

por da lab op da game

me wonders how many balls they've lost down the side of the mountain...





somewhere in the mountain barangays of cebu city (murag lapas na sa busay), june 2010

walking around: freedom park

taken on the way to and around freedom park, downtown cebu city, may 2010

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the sleepers







videoke





the flower vendors



















something missing



now showing

everything has a price

even salvation can be bought through indulgences, no?



outside the basilica del sto. nino, cebu city, april 2010

walking around: carbon

walking around carbon market and surrounding areas, cebu city, april 2010

*****

smile



guard... or prisoner?



vote?



streetside tantrum, or, she doesn't want to eat her veggies



the citizens of carbon market







wastage



ginamos





a hillside of gabi



ahos pakapin calculator



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as you spend your day moving things...



and lifting things...



and pushing things...



here's a little something to help you get through the day...



going home