PINOY SIGNS
Posted outside a house in Jaro, Iloilo:
HOURSE FOR RENT, FULLY FURNACED
(Boy, it must really be hot in there.)
On a glass window of a photography shop in Cabanatuan:
WE SHOOT YOU WHILE YOU WAIT
Posted at a construction site in Mandaluyong:
BAWAL OMEHI DITO, ANG MAHULI, BOG-BOG!
On the fence of a makeshift parking lot in Pasay:
PARKING PEE: P10
Printed on a streamer in front of a gym in Lucena City:
We Almost Have Complete Set of Gym Equipments
(Now, how's that for truth in advertising?)
In a supermarket in Baguio:
FRESH FROZEN CHICKEN SOLD HERE
Outside a flower shop along Avenida Rizal:
WE SELL ARTIFICIAL FRESH FLOWERS
In a bowling center in Congressional:
PARKING FOR COSTUMERS ONLY
In a restaurant in Cebu:
WE HAB SOP-DRINK IN CAN AN IN BATOL
On the glass wall of an eatery in Panay Avenue near National Bookstore (but this was a long time ago):
WANTED: WAITER, CASHIER, WASHIER
In San Andres, Manila:
NO URINATION ON THE OVER WALLS
In a classified ads section:
WANTED SALESLADY, 20-25 YEARS OLD, PROBABLY SINGLE
Outside a sari-sari store in front of Green Valley in Baguio:
NO CRIDET
In a building in Cubao:
NONE ID, NOTHING ENTRY
Outside a videoke bar in Pampanga:
WE MAKE MODERN ANTIQUE FURNITURE
The name of a laundry shop in Bo. Kapitolyo in Pasig:
CINNAVON
On the gate of a house in Tarlac:
COLD ICED BUKO 4 SALE
Posted outside a beauty shop in Laguna:
WE ALSO DO FULL BODY MESSAGE
In Tiaong, Quezon:
ROAN'S CONTRACTION SUPPLIES
Outside a shoe store in Pangasinan:
WE SELL IMPORTED ROBBER SHOES
In a restaurant in Baguio:
WANTED: BOY WAITRESS
Names of Philippine business establishments
If you still speak some Filipinos, you might enjoy the humor;
otherwise, pass it on to your Filipino-speaking friends.
The humor gets lost in the translation…
Bread Pitt is a a bakery.
Maruya Carey is a a fast-food place selling turon and maruya in Greenbelt, Makati
Caintacky Fried Chicken is a an eatery in Cainta, Rizal.
Mang Donald's is a a burger joint at the Naga City plaza.
Candies Be Love? Can anything be sweeter than this?
Doris Day and Night is a a 24-hour eatery.
Babalik Karinderia is obvious.
Holland Hopia is owned by Mr. Ho.
and next-door neighbor Poland Hopia is owned by Mr. Po. in Chinatown
Miki Mao is a a noodle house.
Tapsi Turbi is a a tapa house.
Cleopata's is a a manukan and bakahan.
Goto Heaven is obvious.
The Fried of Marikina is a a fried chicken house.
Wrap and Roll is a a lumpia outlet at the Quad, Makati.
Pansit ng taga-Malaboni is a a panciteria on Boni Avenue, Mandaluyong.
Side-saki is a a side street eatery beside Mandarin Oriental in Makati.
Let's Goat-Together is a kambingan-cum-beer garden.
Meating Place is a a meat shop.
Meatropolis is a another meat shop.
Isda best,
Pusit to the limit,
and Hipon coming back
are entrees on the menu of a seafood restaurant.
Cinna Von is a laundromat.
Pier Carding is a a tailoring shop in Pier, Manila.
The Way We Wear is a boutique.
Curl Up and Dye is a a beauty salon.
Goldilooks is a barber shop.
Bote Nga Sa 'Yo is a used bottle shop.
Goldirocks is a gravel and sand shop.
Fernando Pe's Box Office Hits
is a video rental shop in Palawan.
Leon King is a Video Rental in Las Piñas.
Memory Drug is a clone of Mercury Drug.
Petal Attraction is a flower shop near UP Diliman.
Susan's Roses is a flower shop, but of course!
Maid to Order is a maid-placement agency.
Singalong Sing-along is a karaoke bar in Singalong (where else?).
Signs seen on jeepneys:
A commuter is a jeepsetter
Pull string to stop driver.
God knows Hudas not pay.
Don't get close to me, get close to God.
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