I often walk through the busy road of Padre Faura in Manila every week because my youngest son is having a weekly Occupational Therapy at UP Manila. Padre Faura is one of the busiest roads in Manila because you can find two of the major Government agencies across that road which is the Supreme Court and the Department of Justice. We always bumped into different kinds of people walking around. Students, professors, government employees and staffs often taking a walk than riding a jeepney because I think they got used to it or maybe this is more faster than taking a ride on a light traffic road full of vehicles parked both ways across the narrow street.
There is also a lot of Media OB van in front of the DOJ or Supreme Court hall trying to cover news about the current situation involving our judiciary system and cases of the prominent people in the country. OB Van or the Outside Broadcast Van is the large vehicles used by the media people to cover the news and where the equipments are being placed. It is the electronic field production (EFP) of television or radio programmes (typically to covertelevision news and sports television events) from a mobile remote broadcast television studio. We often see a lot of rallyists holding banners and shouting for their rights trying to convey the issues that they are fighting for.
There is also a lot of Media OB van in front of the DOJ or Supreme Court hall trying to cover news about the current situation involving our judiciary system and cases of the prominent people in the country. OB Van or the Outside Broadcast Van is the large vehicles used by the media people to cover the news and where the equipments are being placed. It is the electronic field production (EFP) of television or radio programmes (typically to covertelevision news and sports television events) from a mobile remote broadcast television studio. We often see a lot of rallyists holding banners and shouting for their rights trying to convey the issues that they are fighting for.
On the right side of Padre Faura lies the second main entrance of the Philippine General Hospital. We see a lot of vendors on the street selling food, toys, slippers and cellphone stuffs like batteries, chargers and casings. As we walk along, my attention was caught by this vendor selling second hand books in front of the University. I saw a lot of books which I already have at home. The books were neatly covered and placed on top of a mat on the side walk.
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| Second hand books sold along Padre Faura |
There are different kinds of books from different authors, mostly well-known authors, and it is sold 30% to 50% cheaper because it is all used books but definitely in good condition. I asked a Nicholas Sparks’ book which costs P289.00 at the bookstore and they are selling it for only P200.00 and probably you may get it a little cheaper if you’ll strike your killer smile at the male vendor and he might just give you a discount. :-)
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