Distancia Amigo

As the car in front of mine overtook onwards, a weird-looking pedicab emerged in view–a block of text on bright red paint caught my eye enough for me to tailgate this cruising balut vendor.

A balut or balot is a fertilized duck embryo that is boiled and eaten in the shell. It is commonly sold as streetfood in the Philippines.

Source: Balut (egg) on Wikipedia

We see how funny and ingenious our fellow vendors could be (also seen ubiquitously on jeepney decorations).

Distancia Amigo
A balut vendor pedaling his pedicab along the street. April 21, 2013, P. Tuazon, Cubao, Quezon City

The transcription:

R3S-Balutan
Fragile
“Distancia Amigo”
Loaded with balut eggs
Sorry po sa kaunting delay!

The English transcription:

R3S-Balutan
Fragile
Distance, my friend
Loaded with balut eggs
Sorry for the slight delay!


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