Deal or No Deal

Right now we are watching Deal or No Deal's tour around the world. Tonight they happen to be in the Philippines. It is fun to watch the show there and to watch as they show a bit of the Philippines in the process. Howie (the host) went to a local SM Supermarket and the store employees danced for him in the store. While that may not be a super common occurrence, the Philippines is the only place in the world where I have seen a marching band playing through a grocery store, a group of midgets in Christmas costumes dancing a choreographed dance in the meat section, and where half of the shoppers sing out loud to the music while they shop!

Let's just say it is making us miss the Philippines. When the models with the cases came on to the show, they were dancing a choreographed dance as well. This may not be that significant to many people, but Philippine game shows ALWAYS involve singing and dancing - often repeated at very regular intervals. The whole crowd was on their feet and dancing until the music stopped as well. They really are a people that love music and dancing. Coming from the rhythmically challenged North America, I miss the frequent sounds of karaoke, and celebration that seemed common in the Philippines. Good times...

And since we are reminiscing about the Philippines, I will throw in a couple more random pictures from there. The first one is a sign on the metal detector in one of the airports. The second one is a public urinal on the streets of Manila.