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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Philippines 2010 Day 5 & 6

Stormy Weather, and "Joe with a Ho"
Other posts in this series...
Philippines 2010 Day 4
Al Paradela -- Pangkabuhayan Furniture


Tomb stone engravers, downtown Cebu
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Street Vender selling water
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Police at a roadside checkpoint
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Kid selling halloween items on the street
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Woman waiting on a jeepney, Cebu
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Child looking out windown
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Street Corner, Cebu
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Pissing on a wall
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Bakeshop, Cebu
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KYV Bar, Cebu
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Bakeshop, Cebu
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Hamburger stand
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Traffic, Mandaue, Cebu
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Traffic, Mandaue, Cebu
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BBQ Pork Belly, Mandaue, Cebu
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Lechon Manok, or BBQ Chicken, Mandaue, Cebu
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BBQ Pork Stew, Mandaue, Cebu
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Ninoy and the "spread", Mandaue, Cebu
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Barber shop, Mandaue, Cebu.  Two things that I could afford on this vacation that I can rarely get in the states -- a true shave with a straight razor, and massages.  I can find no place in the states that will shave the old fashioned way with a straight razor.  It costs about 50 pesos here, which is a little over a dollar.  Massages were running anywhere from ten to 15 dollars.  Since my back has been hurting lately, why not?  The massages did me good.
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Breakfast at Santro's house, where we stayed
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People huddling in storefronts, Mandaue, Cebu
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Young people in the rain, Mandaue, Cebu
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Cyclists waiting out the rain, Mandaue, Cebu
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Walking in the rain, Mandaue, Cebu
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Waiting out the rain at a gas station awning, Mandaue, Cebu
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Waiting out the rain at a bakeshop, Mandaue, Cebu
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Streetside vender waiting out the rain under a crosswalk, Mandaue Cebu
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Street Vender, Mandaue, Cebu
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Street Kids, Mandaue Cebu
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Main Highway, Mandaue, Cebu
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Street in Mandaue, Cebu
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Mandaue Cebu, street
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Tall Buildings, Cebu
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Overloaded
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Jeepney, Fuente Osmena Circle, Cebu
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Mother with child, begging, Fuente Osmena Circle, Cebu
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Jeepney, Fuente Osmena Circle, Cebu
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Rainy street scene, Fuente Osmena Circle, Cebu City
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Rainy street scene, Fuente Osmena Circle, Cebu City
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Jeepney in the rain, Fuente Osmena Circle, Cebu City
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Fuente Osmena Circle, Cebu City
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People waiting in the rain at Robinsons Department Store, Fuente Osmena Circle, Cebu City
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Monsoon, Fuente Osmena Circle, Cebu City
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Jeepney, Fuente Osmena Circle, Cebu City
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Jeepney, Fuente Osmena Circle, Cebu City
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Legs, Jeepney, Rain, Fuente Osmena Circle, Cebu City
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Jeepneys in the rain, Fuente Osmena Circle, Cebu City
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Jeepneys in the rain, Fuente Osmena Circle, Cebu City
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Texting in the rain, Fuente Osmena Circle, Cebu City
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Fruit Vender, Fuente Osmena Circle, Cebu City
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Jeepneys, Fuente Osmena Circle, Cebu City
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Traffic, Cebu City
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One of the children who came up to beg for change or food, Fuente Osmena Circle, Cebu City
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A few peso's for "picture picture", Fuente Osmena Circle, Cebu City
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Traffic, Cebu City
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Fuente Osmena Circle timelapse, Cebu City
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Fuente Osmena Circle timelapse, Cebu City
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Begging for change, and still smiling for the camera, Fuente Osmena Circle, Cebu City
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Fruit for sale, Fuente Osmena Circle, Cebu City
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Street Vender, Fuente Osmena Circle, Cebu City
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Street Kid, Fuente Osmena Circle, Cebu City
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Hair Salon, Fuente Osmena Circle, Cebu City
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Street vender selling fruit, Fuente Osmena Circle, Cebu City
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Traffic timelapse, Fuente Osmena Circle, Cebu City
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Traffic timelapse, Fuente Osmena Circle, Cebu City
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Food Vender, Fuente Osmena Circle, Cebu City
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Traffic Timelapse, Fuente Osmena Circle, Cebu City
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While in the Philippines, I decided I wanted to shoot an SVO a day.  I didn't really reach that goal, which I never expected I would, but I did get some good footage.  One of the story ideas that Ninoy and I came up with was what we tentatively titled "Joe with a ho."  "Joe with a ho" is what a lot of people say when they see a european or American with a local woman, usually as a joke.  Often you see an over 50 year old european man walking hand in hand with a much younger woman,  and by much younger, I mean anywhere between 18, (and sometimes younger) to 20 something.  By over 50, I mean way over 50, usually -- like oftentimes 70's and 80's.  You can see the comedy.  Many of these young girls are escorts, special friend, or, lets just say, prostitutes.  They will approach you on the streets, or oftentimes, you can pick them up in the bars which cater to this kind of business.  So we decided to do a "Joe with a ho" SVO. It evolved into more than an SVO.  While in Fuente Osmena circle, we offered to take a picture of a nice young woman, who offered us a little more than a picture.  She was the first person we interviewed on this subject matter.
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