Palengke o Pamilihan ang tema ngayong linggo sa Litratong Pinoy. Ang palengke ay isang lugar kung saan inilalako o itinitinda ang mga bagay, dito nagkakaroon ng transaksiyon ang mamimili at ang nagtitinda.
(Market is the theme for this week’s Litratong Pinoy. Market is a place where goods are traded, this where buyers and sellers transact their business in exchange of goods.)

Sa aming pamamasyal sa Singapore ay napadpad kami sa Bugis Flea Market, isa sa pinakamalaki at pinakamurang pamilihan sa Singapore, kung baga sa Pinas ay Divisoria. Kung gusto mong humanap ng pampasalubong o mga anik-anik na mura ay siguradong dito mo matatagpuan. Mura na at pwede ka pang tumawad.

Ito ang isa sa nakatawag pansin sa akin, tindera ng buko. Kung sa Pinas ay kariton, sa kaniya naman ay parang mamang sorbetero ang design. At in fairness, malinis na ang buko, ready nang biyakin para sa mga gustong makatikim ng Thailand coconut.

At dahil sa kainitan ng araw, nauhaw ang aking esposo at naghanap ng malamig na maiinom. Buti na lang walang nagtitinda ng Coke at nauwi kami rito — pamilyar di ba? Parang yung naglalako ng “sa malamig, sa malamig…” Kaya lang fresh fruits talaga ang mga ito, mura na masustansiya pa. Magaling na pampaalis ng uhaw!

(During our stroll in Singapore, we wandered around Bugis Flea Market, one of the biggest and cheapest street market in Singapore, similar to Divisoria in the Philippines. If you are looking for homecoming treats, souvenirs or just about anything, you will surely find it here. What’s good about this place is that its cheap and you can haggle for prices.

One of the things that caught my attention is this coconut stand, unlike here, where coconut vendors are usually pushing their carts along the streets, this one is designed like a “dirty ice cream” cart. The coconut husks are already taken out ready to be cleaved for customers who want to get a taste of Thailand coconut.

And because it was a very hot day,  I guess hubs was really thirsting for something cold. Good thing there was no Coke around — we ended up in a fresh fruit stall. It’s cheap and it’s healthy. A real good way to quench your thirst!)

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