Three Shopping Photos

Here are three photos from my grocery shopping last weekend.

Yep, that's Cookie Monster touting the deliciousness of pork and beans. Don't want a Cookie Monster can? PureFoods Pork and Beans are also available in Elmo (smaller) and Big Bird (larger) versions.

Rustan's Fresh is by far the nicest supermarket I've visited in the Philippines. It's also the most expensive -- and, from the ad above, it caters to the wealthy expat crowd. It has a nice selection of foreign goods, however, so we bought some Japanese rice for Shelly and some Australian cat food for Mister Tanaka. Me? I carried everything back to the car.

Did you realize it's not polite to stand on the toilet seat while using the facilities? Just in case you didn't, PriceSmart reminds you to "Please keep feet off the toilet bowl." Seriously. This is an issue in the Philippines. Rumor has it that it's not all that uncommon to see shoe prints on public toilet seats, though I have to admit that I, personally, have not seen this.

Sorry for the poor quality of this photo. Combine a cheap cell phone camera with a darkish CR ("comfort room") and this is what you get.