THIS BLOG TELLS SOME PINOY SIGN OF WITS.

BREAD PITT - Bakery is still number 1 business sa community. Ito medyo may dating ang pangalan. or ANITA BAKERy

BOTE NGA SA IYO - Junk shop are mushrooming now, everywhere.

FRIED OF MARIKINA - A chicken house.

FELIX THE CUT -a barber shop

CAINTACKY - an eatery located in Cainta, Rizal

DORIS DAY & NIGHT - 24 hours eatery.

TOKWA-TOKWA - Tokwa-lugaw eatery.

COOKING NG INA MO - A Karinderya w/ your mother recipes as specialties.

CHRISTOPHER PLUMBING - Plumbing problems?

BABALIK KARINDERIA - Talagang babalikan lalo na kung masarap.

PANSIT NG TAGA MALABONI -In tradition of Pansit Malabon na nasa Mandaluyong.

CLEOPATAS - A pata house

LET'S GO-AT TOGETHER - A goat restaurant.

LITO LAPIDa - Lapida maker.

HOLLYWEIRD - A novelty store.

LION KING VIDEO- a video rental shop.

MacDonuts- a doughnut shop.

MARUYA CAREY - Maruya (banana pan cake) Turon (Banana fritters)

MANG DONALD - a local burger restaurant.

MEMORY DRUG - Magandang kumpetensiya ng Mercury Drug.

MIKI MAO - A noodle house w/ Chinese and Disney sounding name.

PETAL ATTRACTION - a flower shop in Diliman.

SikaTUNA - grilled tuna belly at its best along Sikatuna Village, QC.

THE WAY WE WEAR - a boutique.

WRAP AND ROLL - A lumpia outlet.

WALANG TULUGAN - A funeral parlor.

And two butcher shops called Meating Place and Meatropolis. Smart travelers can decipher what may look like baffling signs to unaccustomed foreigners by simply sounding out the 'Taglish' (ThePhilippine version of English words spelled and pronounced with a heavy Filipino such as:
At a restaurant menu in Cebu "We had sopdrink in can an in batol" [translation: We have soft drinks in can and in bottle].

Then, there is a sewing accessories shop called Bids And Pises - [translation: Beads and Pieces --or-- Bits and Pieces]There are also many signs with either badly chosen or misspelled words but they are usually so entertaining that it would be a mistake to 'correct' them like.......

In a restaurant in Baguio City, the 'summer capital' of thePhilippines: " Wanted: Boy Waitress"

On a highway in Pampanga: "We Make Modern Antique Furniture"

On the window of a photography shop in Cabanatuan: "We Shoot You WhileYou Wait"

And on the glass front of a cafe in Panay Avenue in Manila: "Wanted: Waiter, Cashier, Washier". Some of the notices can even give a wrong impression such as:

A shoe store in Pangasinan which has a sign saying: "We Sell ImportedRobber Shoes" (these could be the 'sneakiest' sneakers);

A rental property sign in Jaro reads: "House For Rent, Fully Furnaced"(it must really be hot inside)!

Occasionally, one could come across signs that are truly unique - if not altogether odd. City in southern Philippines which said: "Adults: 1 peso; Child: 50 centavos; Cadavers: fare subject to negotiation".

European tourists may also be intrigued to discover two competing shops selling hopia (a Chinese pastry) called Holland Hopia and Poland Hopia - which are owned and operated by two local Chinese entrepreneurs, Mr. Ho andMr. Po respectively - (believe it or not)!

Some folks also 'creatively' redesign English to be more efficient."The creative confusion between language and culture leads to more than just simple unintentional errors in syntax, but in the adoption of new words, "says reader Robert Goodfellow who came across a sign .....HouseFersallarend' (house for sale or rent). Why use five words when two will do?

According to Manila businessman, Tonyboy Ongsiako, there is so much wit in the Philippines because "We are a country where a good sense of humor is needed to survive". We have a 24-hour comedy show here called the government and a huge reserve of comedians made up mostly of politicians and bad actors.
Now I ask you where else in the world would one want to live?