Running A Short Errand in Manila

Errand All The Way!

After a few days of living in "another" ecq in Manila, like trying to do most of your follow ups online, there will eventually come a time when a task seems to be totally satisfying if you can drop by the office you are making the follow up and do it personally. That's what I did this Monday, after several attempts of making a connection with a government institution. Since all my emails are bouncing back to me, most probably because their server can no longer accept emails! Flooded with all sorts of concerns, I guess. So, I went to #manila via LRT and went to the Central Station and walked straight to the nearby mall. 

Wow! Several shops are open! Like this one, the National Book Store! Walking more and you'll find almost more than fifty percent are open. Just "take-out" food items at this time of ecq. Oh, but well, yes, I'll buy some later. ;)

I found a few people roaming and checking out the open stores!

                                    Look closer, there are more people farther at the end.

There's a few more people like me when you check out the food shops! Hehehe! And then, I just went to my destination which is just outside of this mall, a local government office which I believe should be open since they're supposed to serve private employees like us, especially in this time of the pandemic. Anyway, I will not so much talk about it --- not at this time, I'll just share it in another time. So, after that trip, I decided to go back to the mall and walked at this nearby park - The Mehan Garden for a breath of  #nature fresh air in the city! Yeah!

I #love the walking part of my errands. I make it a point to have them in all my trips, I guess. Kudos to the Mayor of the city and all those fathers of the cities that make their communities nice and with pretty #nature parks like these. It's small, yeah, but at least people can have a pause, sit and enjoy the break whenever they are near the area. 

This spot is cute! Ha! Ha! Ha! I bet there'll be someone who will be tempted to sit a little later!

Oh, this lovely bottle trash bin is sooo nice! I want one in my building!

Some people taking breaks!

A meeting of sort eh. Keep your distance, friend!

Aha! Someone got the #cute spot! ;) I #love it!!!

At a nearby university, I've got to see some local e-tryke drivers following a queue! What's happening?! Is there an active vaccination going on? Well, I successfully got to interact with two e-tryke drivers and they told me that the local government is giving away "ayuda" for e-tryke, sidecar and tricycle drivers within  Manila. Nice! They even showed me some papers and documents from the barangay like certifications and photos that prove ownership and legitimacy of profession. Good job! Timely at this time of #pandemic, the local government is really helping these service front-liners through this health crisis. 

E-trykes and tricycles pile up at the university grounds.

From afar, I can see more drivers following a queue. At a nearby LRT station, e-tryke drivers are having their papers photocopied. So, these two shops are having a blast in terms of profit this day! 

While some shops are closed, like this thrift store.

This restaurant is also closed. Although, as part of the service industry, they can choose or they are allowed to be open during ecq, but they can only serve "to go" or "take-out" meals.

#Manilenorestaurant #ManilenoRestaurant #manila

#closedtemporarily #covid 

A few more days and this ecq will finally come to a close. I look forward to seeing more shops open and more people can come back to their old jobs to help their families and the whole economy. Yeah, who doesn't want normalcy in life? This ecq is taking its toll on everybody is an understatement! Everyone right now deserves a positive change and it will come eventually. And when it does, it will really be a blast!