Oro Bible College Visit #9

The other day I went Supermarket shopping in the Philippines for the first time. Some things were much the same. Some things were different.

Here the supermarket security guards carry guns. “Kid, move away from the lollies!” Here the trolleys have four wheels which move in all directions making the trolleys weave all over the aisle (at least when I’m driving). It does however make it easy to get out of a tight corner. The check out queue operates on the same rules as the road, if you can get your nose in front you have right of way.

Coke is here as it is everywhere! The Supermarket prices (when translated into NZ$) don’t seem so different to the prices at home. Without really thinking, I asked Rhonda Walsh how many Filipinos can afford to live. The answer is, of course, that many Filipinos have never been to the Supermarket. They buy their food at the markets.
It’s like two separate worlds! One world, when you strip away all the incidentals, is very similar to mine. The other, I can hardly imagine. The little I have seen of this other world, however, is enough to convince me that I am very blessed.     

~ by admin on October 24, 2007.