Downtown Cebu

[WujouMao]

Thought i take some snaps of downtown cebu before i leave, as it vastly differs from uptown, and well, England. I love downtown too, dirty, broken down, just left alone. Nothing is done by modern standards

I'll come back tomoz to upload them at a proper size as they are too big

[The Fresh Prince]

Don't think the pics are working.

[ceburat]

Lived there nine years. Never knew there to be an uptown or downtown.

[Neo]

Look forward to the pics.

[Takeovers]

Looking forward to the pics too.

Uptown would probably be the fenced guarded communities, I guess.

Downtown would be the area with the open markets. One street vendor in the area told me I should not be there, too many muggers.

I like Cebu as it is much more relaxed and peaceful than Manila.

[WujouMao]

Thought i take some snaps of downtown cebu before i leave, as it vastly differs from uptown, and well, England. I love downtown too, dirty, broken down, just left alone. Nothing is done by modern standards

Lived there nine years. Never knew there to be an uptown or downtown.

Uptown is more cleaner, better roads, pavements not cracked, broken, etc. you get my drift. Anyhow sorry for the delay.

Outside the bikini bar and disco area of downtown cebu.


Dancer getting her nibbles






Red horse, the original wife beater material


Another dancer




Aint that right


Quiet night in the Bikini bar


Now for any of your peeps not been to Philippines before, here's a good photo of just how petite these girls are. And they call me tall at 5'10.


Found out what happens to the water from uptown


And why there is a concrete wall 2 foot high on both sides of the street




Before.....


And after. you might as well hit your head against the wall. Trying to tell the locals that throwing plastic in the drainage system is like shooting yourself in the foot


Pretty much left for yourself to sort out the mess


Numerous signs around town and the Uni's


The loser has the embarrassing bit of going under the table


From outside my Hotel, Citiview




Not so much as downtown. Just some locals washing their clothes and polluting the rivers at the same time




More mingers


Colon st


I'm sure in 5 years time the place would still be the same. sort of painted in a '70 style of decor






Metro Gaisano






Had a walk around Carbon Market

[WujouMao]

Carbon Market is certainly not a good idea to venture around at night, well not at least walking in the dark alleys anyway.














Red toms? I thought they were extinct from Asia










Girls selling sea salt

[WujouMao]

Think these things are that chewy jelly you have in Chinese tea. But i wouldn't want something thats been overheating in the backing sun for days on end








Looks somewhat empty here.




I was desperate for more people shots or people doing work, so i went to another part of the huge carbon market


Anybody, whats the pink shit?


Sausages




Mixing sausage meat my hand


Dried fish






The biggest hat i've ever seen in Asia








Got bored with the market and went for a wander




Buso or pyramid rice


This seems more like what i was after.


What a complete waste of marine life

[WujouMao]

Walked towards the sea and found some bankas that sail to Bohol.


























I was so desperate to take pics i just snapped anything as who knows when i'll back here.


Notary public?????


Street kids








People, people, people. Quite a shock to find that 11 mill filipinos work overseas!






I'm sure Julie's bakeshop do a roaring trade with a bikini bar above them

[terry57]

Great photos mate but it just looks like a god dam desperate place to me.

[Bangyai]

Brings back memories. There used to be a hotel with a revolving resteraunt on top.
Guess thats gone now.

[ceburat]

Never realized how bad it is in the Philippines until I looked at these photos after being here in Thailand for seven years now. Cebu was not bad when I was there but now I hear that Cebu is no longer the R & R center for the NPA from the north and the AbuSayaf in the south. That now they like to kidnap from the island of Cebu. Colon Street and Plaza Independentcia are not really safe in daylight, forgot about night time.

[Dick]

Nice assortment of photos , thanks for taking the time to post them

PI still looks like a rats ass

[Neo]

Well you certainly wouldn't go to Cebu for the scenery!
What's the night life like? Some cracking looking chicks,
definitely a few farang genes in the mix there.
There must be more surely?

[WujouMao]

Well you certainly wouldn't go to Cebu for the scenery!
What's the night life like? Some cracking looking chicks,
definitely a few farang genes in the mix there.
There must be more surely?

got some chicks, but not work safe material

[Takeovers]

Thanks.

Cebu just as I remember it.

[Loy Toy]

Great photos mate but it just looks like a god dam desperate place to me.

Spot on Terry, looks like a shit-hole and this thread has made me tick Cebu off as a place not to visit.

Good thread anyway mate and thanks for sharing.

[The Fresh Prince]

got some chicks, but not work safe material

Come on, we're not at work.

[Mad Hatter]

Great photos - owe you a Green.

[misskit]

Thanks for the photos.

It looks a lot more run down in Cebu then when I last visited about six years ago. I like Cebu much better than the Manilla area also.

Call me a coward, but after a quick walk through the interesting but stinky markets in the morning, I always headed to Mega Mall for air conditioned comfort.

Now that I think about it, that is my whole strategy for survival in Philippino cities....head for the shopping malls.

[WujouMao]

Thanks for the photos.

It looks a lot more run down in Cebu then when I last visited about six years ago. I like Cebu much better than the Manilla area also.

Call me a coward, but after a quick walk through the interesting but stinky markets in the morning, I always headed to Mega Mall for air conditioned comfort.

Now that I think about it, that is my whole strategy for survival in Philippino cities....head for the shopping malls.

Aye mate. i did the same. I just thought i take the snaps for remembrance basically. I prefer the AC malls compared to the sweaty outside.





You folks in Thailand, do the thai's put the water pipes under ground or above ground? cant remember.


Thoughtful thinking here






Security in and out










Compare a key cutter place to back home and imagine a bikini bar next to it. Can't can you


These fookers are the new menace to hit Philippins in the last few years.






Feel sorry to the poor sod who has the label all these






More fish paste.

[WujouMao]

1 week later, still working in shit


Not so much as downtown. Just saw some cars in Ayala. Share them
















Back Entrance to Ayala mall


Starbucks entrance


This is a classic. THe woman said me, can i help you sir. I said it looks like a a rude word, and she nodded in argreement

[Marmite the Dog]

Some cracking looking chicks,
definitely a few farang genes in the mix there.

Lots of Hispanic looking Flippa chicks. Some are stunning in a better than look-at-me-I'm-a-pasty-hi-so-chick kinda way.

You folks in Thailand, do the thai's put the water pipes under ground or above ground?

Under, but they get confused with mains feeds. I looked at a new-build a couple of months ago that had the mains 2cm under the front garden.

[WujouMao]

got some chicks, but not work safe material

Come on, we're not at work.

Can you wait a week till i get home? They are all back up on DVD/CD

[The Fresh Prince]

I've set an alarm on my phone. 1 week today.