Makati City, Philippines - Page 21

Griff · 11-08-2007, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zippyt

Verry cool !!

Uh hate to be a Rice Nazi about it ,
but those guys with the green stalks seem to be planting ,
not harvesting ,
Mature rice is ( generly) tall and brown , they grow LOTS of it here !!!!

What is the level of mechanization in these United States?

zippyt · 11-08-2007, 06:39 PM

and what species of rice are they growing ????

What is the level of mechanization in these United States?

BIG TIME PRODUCTION !!!!!!

I will have to take some pics from planting , growing ( there is this stage where the little green plants are SOOOOO GREEN!!! ) , to growth and harvesting , and I may be able to get some processand packaging shots, lots of cool new stuff farm wise ,
Just this year they finnaly came out with cotton harvesters that spit out wraped modules ( picked and wraped in a neat bundle for pick up )

slang · 11-09-2007, 05:49 AM

It appears that I've made a mistake in the descriptions of the photos.

You are correct Zip that those small plants are being planted. The following series shows the harvested plants, very long and brown.

You will also see the machine that collects the rice from the chaff as well.

slang · 11-09-2007, 05:52 AM

This is the machine that the carabao pulls around during the harvest season.

slang · 11-09-2007, 05:57 AM

There isnt much that I truly know about this thing. Those things that I do know are one, that people all day are putting the rough rice into it. The second thing is that there is a carabao that pulls it from one place to another which I personally think is very funny.

New tech teams up with old tech.

slang · 11-09-2007, 06:00 AM

These are the rice buds that you need to whack off the stalk.

Second shot is one of the many people bringing piles to the machine.

Shawnee123 · 11-09-2007, 01:08 PM

Goats are so darn cute. I love the pics in this thread, slang.

slang · 11-09-2007, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Goats are so darn cute. I love the pics in this thread, slang.

Thank you Shawnee. I'm so glad that you like the photos I post here.

Everyone here: You take too effing many pics slang! Leave the cam home.
Slang: What!? I'll have you know that millions of people all over the world see these photos and they fall in LOVE with the Phils!

As bad as things are here don't you think it makes more sense to get some good press for the Philippines.
Everyone here:

Slang: You're GD right. Lucky for you I'm not charging you all for the time and energy (

)

slang · 11-09-2007, 01:43 PM

There are several galvanized truck bodies in front of this traders shop. These are of the hummer look alike but there are jeep type bodies too.

I could only take these photos as the car passed the shop but I was very curious as to the price and configuration of the hum vee body.

Creating a nice looking surface on galvanized steel is tricky or costly as well.

It'd still be a cool ride. The authentic hummers would be (guessing) in the $70k range here.

glatt · 11-09-2007, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slang

I could only take these photos as the car passed the shop ...

I'm impressed how crisp the pictures are. You were stuck in traffic as your car passed, weren't you?

slang · 11-09-2007, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

I'm impressed how crisp the pictures are. You were stuck in traffic as your car passed, weren't you?

Thanks. They did come out pretty good. We werent stuck in traffic though. I used the continous drive to snap pics every 2/3 of a second as we passed.

There were 4 or 5 that actually captured the object that I wanted, the rest were junk.

Maybe you can imagine how much of a pain in the ass I am with everyone while taking these pics.

I know that no one wants to stop for me to take a million pics so I set the camera to just keep snapping as we go by.

Everyone knows that I'd LOVE to stop. They also know that if they stopped for every pic that I wanted we'd never get anywhere.

The driver sees me get the camera ready, setting the options. Then we all here...click-click-click-click-click-click-click just as we pass.

"It's ok, we don't have to stop. I got what I wanted with the continuous drive"

Shawnee123 · 11-09-2007, 01:42 PM

You know that's not true! This is a beloved thread!

slang · 11-09-2007, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

You know that's not true! This is a beloved thread!

Thanks very much. This is a strange passion of mine. I'm truly very happy that you enjoy the pics and comments.

Thanks too to Mr Toad for allowing these to be posted here.

slang · 11-09-2007, 01:57 PM

This is the Bell Church in Baguio. It's a very interesting place and I have a million photos here to show you what it's like there.

There has been a significant Chinese influence here over the years. China is only 500 miles or so away, over the ocean, and over the years Chinese people have immigrated here.

I did not focus on getting pictures of the inside of the church. There are different rules for the Chinese churches and there were people inside at the time that we were there.

Shawnee123 · 11-09-2007, 02:40 PM

Wow!

"Where do you live?"
"Just up the hill from you."
"OK, see you in about 3 days."

11-08-2007, 06:39 PM	#2
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	and what species of rice are they growing ???? What is the level of mechanization in these United States? BIG TIME PRODUCTION !!!!!! I will have to take some pics from planting , growing ( there is this stage where the little green plants are SOOOOO GREEN!!! ) , to growth and harvesting , and I may be able to get some processand packaging shots, lots of cool new stuff farm wise , Just this year they finnaly came out with cotton harvesters that spit out wraped modules ( picked and wraped in a neat bundle for pick up ) __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

11-09-2007, 05:49 AM	#3
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	It appears that I've made a mistake in the descriptions of the photos. You are correct Zip that those small plants are being planted. The following series shows the harvested plants, very long and brown. You will also see the machine that collects the rice from the chaff as well. Attached Images

11-09-2007, 05:52 AM	#4
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	This is the machine that the carabao pulls around during the harvest season. Attached Images

11-09-2007, 05:57 AM	#5
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	There isnt much that I truly know about this thing. Those things that I do know are one, that people all day are putting the rough rice into it. The second thing is that there is a carabao that pulls it from one place to another which I personally think is very funny. New tech teams up with old tech. Attached Images

11-09-2007, 06:00 AM	#6
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	These are the rice buds that you need to whack off the stalk. Second shot is one of the many people bringing piles to the machine. Attached Images

11-09-2007, 01:08 PM	#7
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Goats are so darn cute. I love the pics in this thread, slang.

11-09-2007, 01:43 PM	#9
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	There are several galvanized truck bodies in front of this traders shop. These are of the hummer look alike but there are jeep type bodies too. I could only take these photos as the car passed the shop but I was very curious as to the price and configuration of the hum vee body. Creating a nice looking surface on galvanized steel is tricky or costly as well. It'd still be a cool ride. The authentic hummers would be (guessing) in the $70k range here. Attached Images

11-09-2007, 01:42 PM	#12
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	You know that's not true! This is a beloved thread!

11-09-2007, 01:57 PM	#14
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	This is the Bell Church in Baguio. It's a very interesting place and I have a million photos here to show you what it's like there. There has been a significant Chinese influence here over the years. China is only 500 miles or so away, over the ocean, and over the years Chinese people have immigrated here. I did not focus on getting pictures of the inside of the church. There are different rules for the Chinese churches and there were people inside at the time that we were there. Attached Images

11-09-2007, 02:40 PM	#15
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Wow! "Where do you live?" "Just up the hill from you." "OK, see you in about 3 days."

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