D for dswigle: $10 Challenge for #MarketFriday
Can you see the D?
I went to the grocery store last Friday to join this challenge. When it was mentioned that there is a limit to the budget that you can spend for this week's challenge, it got me excited. I already know that grocery shopping is not ideal place to do this kind of challenge. However, we needed some items that we have ran out of. While I can buy these in stores in our neighborhood, I still decided to go to a grocery that's nearest to us. When I say nearest it's about a kilometer or so away from our apartment. It's an opportunity to exercise too so I walked.
There are some of the photos I took inside the grocery.
The items I really need to buy that time were bleach and body soap. Then I picked up some stuff that we usually consume. I had to keep calculating whether I have exceeded the budget or not. I have to keep circling back to certain items because I can't decide what I really wanted to buy.
For the bleach and bread, we usually buy the bigger items but for this challenge, I have to settle for the smaller ones.
Initially, I formed the products into D thinking of the equivalent of $10 in our currency which is PHP528.22 as of this writing. Because our author for this challenge has the same initial letter to her name, then D for @dswigle it is :D
The canned goods amounted to PHP286.50. The bread costs PHP30.00. The noodles cost PHP 108.00. The bar soap is at PHP75.75. Lastly, the bleach is at PHP36.00. In total, I have spent PHP536.50 - a little over the budget of PHP528.22.
Then last Sunday, I was looking forward to the market encounter that is being held every Sunday in one of the roads here in the city. This will be closed to vehicles and stalls will be put in place where different items and products were sold.
We failed to stay within the budge of $10.00 unfortunately.
It was a hot day and walking along the road in the middle of the day is not advisable. Thus, this calls for an ice cream. When I spotted this vendor, we immediately bought some. There were only two flavors being sold which were strawberry and mango. Obviously, I went for mango as I am not a fan of strawberry.
One cone is PHP50.00 each so that's PHP100.00 already as me and my partner had one each.
After that, we then walked up and down the road to check what else should we buy.
Although we see this particular seller all the time whenever we visit, we haven't tried any of their products. We decided to go for sliced ham. For half a kilo, that costs PHP450.00.
I like the bag that comes with it.
By this point I told my partner we have already exceeded the supposed budget. We were looking for a particular variant of sweet potato but found none.
We thought we are set but as we continued going down the other side of the road, we ended up buying a compost for PHP25.00 a kilo, papaya and pomelo worth PHP203.00 and banana worth PHP50.00. All in all, we spent PHP828.00 at the Sunday market.
Here are other photos that I took that time:
These are just a few of the items that you can see every Sunday. There are plants and flowers at the lower part of the road, then food in the middle and finally other products. There is also one area dedicated for chalk art of course.
Other than that, there are also dancers, mimes and buskers to entertain you.
This army guy is the most popular mime of them all and it is the crowd's favorite because of how funny he is. The kids dancing is my first time to see them and they were the only dancers that time.
It's always a lively Sunday market. Everybody can have a good time. You can go there to be entertained, to eat or just feast your eyes on whatever is there or you can be part of the artistry by drawing on the pavement or if you are like me, just taking photos.
There goes my #MarketFriday this week hosted by @dswigle. You can read more about the rules here.
All photos are mine.
I know that green guy, uncle Arif. He has whistle and we took photos of him when we went to Baguio remember?
You got that right :)
Love this challenge my friend lee hehe. Anyway, the ice cream looks so tasty and it's so perfect during a hot day hehe. Guess you had a lot of fun that time.
It's always fun to see people enjoying themselves. Yes, the ice cream was a delight!
I love the street market Kuya and the mime artists rock!
You did well almost sticking to the budget, I think it is great seeing how much groceries cost around the world:)
I still have to do better next time staying on the budget lol!
Sometimes it is hard to stay on the budget kuya hehe you just need to keep doing it :)
Let's see if I can keep doing it, kuya lol!
hehe oo and more to show us kuya!
You used the D!!! How cool is that! You were really good, sticking (almost) to the budget of $10.00 - I have to admit, you did really well, even slipping in an ice cream cone x2! :)
The first store was a challenge as those small stores are usually more expensive than the larger stores of the traditional markets. The Sunday market was really awesome, with everything that was needed to make your day fun. I liked the army man too. The man in green. Seems the kids liked him also. Nice that they made a place for the young kids to do the chalk drawings. I can see that it was pretty hot out there that day.
I love mango ice cream!! Thank you so much for being such an awesome #MarketFriday person!
MarketFriday began as a way to reach out across the globe and learn about different cultures through by their markets, especially local markets and farmers markets and eventually branching out and evolving over time from straight shopping to a cultural affair as it highlights how we differ and then again, how much we are alike. We have become a melting pot of culture, but, it is still the Rituals, Festivals, food, architecture, even your language/languages that separate us... Along with the fact of what is these things are normal for us. There are unwritten rules that rule our social behaviors. I see this as allowing for increased tolerance between cultures and nations, and opportunities to come together on an even playing ground. A strong culture can be beneficial to a country as it promotes unity, especially during a crisis, peaceful debate, and open dialogue. I have learned so much about all of you and it has been an amazing experience. I can only hope that learning about each other can help us work together for a peaceful world.
Fridays are all about the #MarketFriday Challenge! Looking to take part in it? Here is how:
Take pictures! Be creative!
5. Drop the link into the MarketFriday comment section so I can find it
**7. You must put #MarketFriday by @dswigle somewhere on your post. I
As always, please remember! #MarketFriday loves you!
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Your name came to mind right away when I was forming the stuff I bought into the letter D :D Looking forward to the next challenge :D
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This was an adorable #MarketFriday experience. Aside from the aspect of spending money, you also got to feed your eyes with those entertaining performance. What a sight!
Something about the ice cream looks sumptuous. Perhaps the color. Haha.
All images are yours, right? When sending similar submission to DreemPort, you are expected to indicate that image credit are yours (preferably at the bottom of the post).
Thanks for sharing this on DreemPort.
Every senses gets to be entertained every Sunday lol!
Yes, it's definitely the color of the ice I believe :D
I keep forgetting that for usually I edit my photos to add my name on every photo.
Editing it now. Thanks for the reminder!
Yeah. Also remember that today is the official DreemPort Challenge day in partnership with #MarketFriday. Haha. Will surely be fun.
Hope to get your submission
Check ko nga challenge na to baka sumali ako hehe
Hehe go na!
Very nice market post. I like all the images of the market and even the icecream.
Thanks for sharing on Dreemport.
Thanks so much for appreciating!
You are welcome.
You did well participating in this and forming letter D with items bought tryand ensuring you buy around the budget given. I love the fruits and the ice cream is mouthwatering. Great pictures
Thanks so much! For someone who doesn't know how to budget that much, it's a real challenge lol!
The cone... The weather is hot and this is just what I need now
Oh, yes. I need another one too :D