Out of Town for the Day

I'm currently living in Eastwood, a pretty posh part of the Philippines.

Today I headed out of my hood and entered a "more real" part of the Philippines. 

Traveling around the Philippines, even if it's just a short distance outside of Eastwood, always serves as a reality check.  People here have real issues.  The struggle is real but they work hard and they're trying.

Saw this sign today.  Had to snap a pic of it.  Too funny.

Enjoyed tacos at a little bar and grill.  I love, love, LOVE the tiger on their wall.  Very cool.

Bread has always been my kryptonite and being introduced to these little bread goodies was too delish.  For 5Php ($0.14Cdn) I got this amazing little bun filled with coconut shavings in the middle.

Checked out a tiny little barbershop that had quite the waiting list of faithful customers.

 And I instantly became a record breaker today with being their first ever female to sit down and get their hair cut here, very cool.  Unlike women in Canada, women here aren't so daring with their hair.  I mean, getting half your head shaved here as a woman just really isn't a thing or a trend.  My look definitely gets looks here but not like the looks I used to get in Korea.  In Korea they were just confused by my style and so I felt ugly.  But here in the Philippines people stare at me but I don't feel ugly.  I think they like my so-called "daring" look, perhaps not enough to venture into getting the same style but I think they see it as me being uniquely confident.

 Walking in the mall today, I saw this massive sign at the bottom of the escalator.

Apparently March is Women's month, cool.

They had this ultra girly pop-up shop for women to come and take pictures with friends.