Quaint Shops in Naga

Now that I need to hop on a jeep and travel at more than 30 minutes from home to work, I'm now more than familiar with certain landmarks along the Concepcion road I pass by almost everyday. I also realized I haven't talked much about the current city I live in, and other blogs can say something better about the food along Magsaysay Avenue and other great restaurants and the malls sprouting in Naga City (maybe when I when I'm completely raving about a certain delicacy or place, which I have already listed and will probably have to describe later). You can probably count on me for occasionally taking photos of food but that would make you hungry. =)

Instead, I'll be championing less popular shops along Maharlika Highway. If you're tired of seeing predictable items in the mall, here are some places you can check out for interesting stuff from abroad/past/heck, I don't care! As for me, I found these interesting just because 1) they're from Japan, 2) you never know what to find/expect here (Note: Surplus shops aren't quite rare, really, even in the Metro. You just gotta LOOK). Here are some photos from my bidding-adieu iPhone:

Eson Japan Surplus (located at the Rotonda going to Concepcion)

Japan Surplus Shop (Along Concepcion beside Ago Foundation)

 

I loved National Bookstore as a kid, Bookshop in my college days for their cheaper books and later on Fully Booked for funky titles and beautiful knick knacks under its belt. But this warehouse is just unbelievable cheap. That commercial asking you what can you get for P20? Well, more than just some ice cream, I'm sure.

Along with the books are things like VHS, medicines in boxes as well as clothes and shoes I suspect would end up in Ukay-ukay. Proceeds go to charity. Totally supporting that.