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Dec 25, '07 6:06 AM
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Scavenger along Session Road
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ricmaniquis wrote on Dec 25, '07, edited on Dec 25, '07

powerful! merry christmas chi!

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baguiowriter wrote on Dec 25, '07, edited on Dec 25, '07

ricmaniquis said

powerful! merry christmas chi!

The political artwork was rendered then by a political prisoner, Fr. Ed de la Torre.
Naragsak a pascua to you, Ric & your Multiply Barkada.

ruditabora wrote on Dec 25, '07

merry pasko chi!

newways wrote on Dec 26, '07

Wait till I get a picture of scavengers here in Berlin.

baguiowriter wrote on Dec 29, '07, edited on Dec 30, '07

newways said

Wait till I get a picture of scavengers here in Berlin.

Pls. do so Ms. Erlinda. That should prove that "poverty is a state of consciousness," that "we become what we think."

newways wrote on Dec 30, '07

It's growing every time prices of goods and services are increased while salaries are decreased or people are layed off.

baguiowriter wrote on Dec 30, '07

In fairness though, these women scavengers of Baguio are doing a good job for the environment.

abet07 wrote on Dec 30, '07

Do you say scavenge or are they not recycling what we thought are "trash?" Help well intended scientists and guru's...we need to come up with a better social conscious plan for Baguio's "waste disposal programs." Err am I too late to come up with this idea? Funny but I had a neighbor who was denied disposal of their trash coz they mixed recyclables with non-recyclable items. Agkaling-e-tanda met a ta ne...napun-punno ti basuraandan namulta da pay ti City. These ladies I hope had "good money" from the trash they were able to collect? Tell you what, a neighbor was able to collect US$1,000.00 just collecting tin cans from our neighboring park. He was able to collect and sell the cans within 1 good week of game time. Helps with the cleaning of the city at the same time it's good money sent for kids heading up to college back home. Social consciousness huh. I had a former classmate back in college whose dad was the so-called silent millionnaire...his business was buying and selling junk. The BIR had a hard time tracing where the money flows but then it was good money to send kids to school. The downside was he had to travel from N to S of Luzon and was barely home for his daughters. Ooops! Gave out the trade secrets from junkyards.

Thanks for posting and maybe next time we think before we dispose of something as "waste money?"

baguiowriter wrote on Dec 31, '07

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Abet.

Actually, Jack and me were surprised lately to find out that in the evening, there are now a number of big-time scavengers along Session Road. They both pick up garbage and at the same time buy from the smaller pickers. This is quite a new scene in Baguio. Some of them either have large kariton or their own vehicles, but it is also a symptom of a bigger and growing environmental concern.

Since I don't have a backyard of my own, I got no choice but to throw away recyclables. I deliberately classify them and hand them to the "bakets" sweating it out in our barangay to help them in their livelihood.

I know of a Baguio newsman (a Multiplier) who was able to study because of junkyard income. In Japan, we have a lot of Filipinos who do the rounds on skeds for electronic junk.

Baguio's garbage problem is another matter altogether that I have discussed in other sites and fora, but suffice it to say that we are not lacking in good models, and I don't want this cool site to get littered with Baguio officials' shortcomings.

Happy New Year and may the blessings be!

abet07 wrote on Dec 31, '07

Hello Chi...it sure is a big environmental concern huhuhu. I wonder how does the "Irisan dumpsite" holding up with our gazillion trash. Thanks for our "Manangs," they help reduce our refuse. A good case study for budding science kids and post-doctoral research how we can possibly re-use all our refuse?

Know why I don't use make-up??? Gotcha!!! it is a salvaged refuse...I won't reveal it but make a good wild guess.

Happy New Year!!!

baguiowriter wrote on Jan 2

I don't use make-up either, except for Johnson baby products. I got from somewhere that lipsticks and lip glosses are manufactured from fish scales. I like anything fresh and organic from the Baguio Market.

Cleopatra's beauty secret was the lowly, slimy "saluyot." (Go figure...)

pumpkind wrote on Jan 27

yeah i know him,he was my favourite beggar infact.i never miss to drop a coin or two everytime i pass him.its not something to be proud of but of all them(as you know hes not the only one)ive got a soft spot in my heart for this man.i can see he's still about.

baguiowriter wrote on Jan 29

pumpkind said

Having a "favorite beggar" must be somethin' (for the books of San Pedro in heaven). That's very kind of you, girl. I should think about you every time I pass by this old man.

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