Signs of the times

My tatay forwarded this email to me, and I found myself snickering. Filipinos are sooo creative! If you have any other good signs (I know you have them!), feel free to add to this list.

Food establishments first, of course:

• Bread Pitt is a bakery.


• Maruya Carey is a fast-food place selling turon and maruya in Greenbelt, Makati


• Caintacky Fried Chicken is an eatery in Cainta, Rizal.


• Mang Donald's is a burger joint at the Naga City plaza.


• Candies Be Love? Can anything be sweeter than this?


• Doris Day and Night is 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 noodle house.


• Tapsi Turbi is a tapa house.


• Cleopata's is a manukan and bakahan.


• Goto Heaven is obvious.


• The Fried of Marikina is a fried chicken house.


• Wrap and Roll is a lumpia outlet at the Quad, Makati.


• Pansit ng taga-Malaboni is a panciteria on Boni Avenue, Mandaluyong.


• Side-saki is a side street eatery beside Mandarin Oriental in Makati.


• Let's Goat-Together is a kambingan-cum-beer garden.


• Meating Place is 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.

And then some:
Pier Carding is a tailoring shop in Pier, Manila.
The Way We Wear is a boutique.
Curl Up and Dye is 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?).

And 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.