I love weekend markets although I must admit the last
time I’ve been to one in Metro Manila was years and years ago. First, the
market that I used to go to regularly has stopped for reasons I don’t know why.
The remaining ones are too far for me to bother with the traffic and the race
for parking spaces. And then I chanced upon the banner displays of
Greenfield District
Weekend Market in Shaw Boulevard,
Mandaluyong City on my way to church one Sunday so I decided to give it a try at the last-minute on one Saturday.
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Much to my delight, parking was ample for as long as one
is willing to park one block down. I brought a big ecobag with me which I
always have in my car but I was not dressed for the occasion as I had just come
from a meeting. The consequence to this, I will explain later.
The banners stated that the market opens from 4pm to
12 midnight. I arrived at 3:30pm so it was natural that some booths (if not
most) were not open yet so I was not able to see all that Greenfield District
had to offer as I had to leave almost immediately. Good thing some booths were
ready for business.
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Of course, the staple of weekend markets are the food.
The fruits looked very fresh unlike what we see in supermarkets. I wanted to
buy the famous
Guimaras mangoes but
my hands were already full.
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I truly enjoy looking at local products to see the many
ways they can reinvent spreads, jams and dips but I was kind of disappointed
that only a few stalls had them. Here is the rest that was available...
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Cassava cakes
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Peanut spread
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Beignet (samples offered)
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Thai cuisine
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Pinoy delicacies
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Rice meals
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Fruit juice
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Bottled fruit juice
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More fruit juices
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Teas
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This was my best beverage find: Rowena’s malunggay
kalamansi juice at P150 for three liters.
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And this was my best food find:
Crunchy Crab’s soft
shell crab sandwich for P165 either in creamy tartar or mango cilantro. I just
wish they would make it a bit bigger though. Funny thing was the two owners
including the smiling face here are chemical engineering graduates.
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Lots of tables and chairs are provided at the park.
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Now we come to the non-food products of which jewelry was
very popular.
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To my surprise, there were only a few clothing
stalls---although again, perhaps, the others were not yet open when I came.
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20th century music.
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20th century currency and commemorative coins.
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20
th century memorabilia.
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Wonder if today’s
digital natives have
ever licked one of these?
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Home decors
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Beautiful bottles
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No, they’re not potable. They’re used to blow bubbles.
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For more information on Greenfield District Weekend
Market, click here.
--THE PARANOID TRAVELER
Gusto ko lahat ng tungkol sa pilipinas. At sa bawat lugar at gusto ko rin ang ilang mga bagay na nakakaengganyo tulad halimbawa ng pakikipag-date sa iyong bansa. Ako, hindi ko pa nasubukan yung batch processing feature, pero alam ko yung iba parang meron. Yung clothoff , parang nabanggit na may ganun. Pero sa experience ko, kahit isa-isa lang ang edit, hindi pa rin ganun ka-accurate yung result. So siguro, kapag batch processing, mas lalong magiging hit or miss. Pero try mo pa rin, malay mo sa app na gamitin mo, maganda yung kinalabasan. Just make sure na secure yung app itself. Mag upload ka lang ng pictures na okay lang mapublicize, just in case.
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