Filipino Ingenuity

I guess there are still a pretty big part of the country (most especially in the provinces) that have yet to enjoy running water inside the households. It is a common sight to see a couple of men pushing this improvised cart full of water containers to distribute to the houses in their community.

The carts I saw was flat, with no side panels to box the water containers in. The carts have a steering wheel (like that of a car), brakes, and horns as loud as those of the 18-wheeler trucks. The containers are just like those 5-gallon rectangular containers when we buy our drinking water. Some carts would be carrying 3 containers across by 10 containers deep. That's plenty of containers and I guess, pretty heavy too.

On my way home from Bukidnon, at an intersection along the highway, I saw one of these carts being pushed by two men. While waiting for an opportunity to cross the highway, one of these men quickly jumped down from the cart, bringing a rope with him. He run to the truck in front of them and quickly tied the rope to the bumper of the truck. Ho! Filipino ingenuity! They got a "free ride" for the next couple of miles! =)