So Much For Our First Market Visit

We headed to the town center on Sunday to check out the local market for veggies and other things for the pantry. While we had been passing by the place on several road trips in the past years, we did not really explore it so we thought that after our visit, we would be taking our groceries and kitchen needs in the area.

I must admit that within the initial month of our stay in this town, all our supplies had been purchased from shops and marts near the Lil Kingdom. It's amusing but it took some time before it finally sunk in that DD is where home is. Hence, the trip to the market for the first time.

Anyhow, our furry companion was just as excited as we were he had his head half-body out of the car's window like he was sightseeing.

The drive took us around 45 minutes and to our dismay, there wasn't any parking space, we spent some 20 minutes or so looking for one. From that experience alone, I already knew there wouldn't be a next visit unless it was absolutely necessary.

We found a spot about 600-700 yards away and started walking to the market. The cool artwork in the first image was captured on the wall of an establishment across the sidewalk we were on. That's some good consolation at least, lol!

Not even halfway through, we noticed a couple of big doggos freely roaming the street. In our previous place, dog owners who allowed their pets to go astray in public areas would be fined so it was rare to see unaccompanied dogs. But here, they are in almost every block. This town seemed lenient in that regard.

Well, even Yongi was not pleased. He suddenly became restless. Growling. Howling. Scratching. He's tiny but rather defensive and keen on chasing after the big guys. I got a little stressed trying to calm him down and nearly took a trike back to where we parked.🤣

We went on and agreed to have some light snacks when we noticed a nice food house. Here are some nice graphics seen on its wall fencing as we took a peek by its gate.

While the place was open, an amiable woman met us by the door and apologetically informed us they were not serving any food for the day. Ouch!

So we left and continued our walk, surviving the scary situation by covering Yongi's eyes with my hands, and going through a maze of vehicles parked along the street whenever we saw a dog coming our way. It felt like we were fugitives or something, lol!

On arriving at the market, there were dogs too. Ayayay! There was no way I could go through the stalls with them following us around and upsetting my little guy. Luckily, we found a corner in the veggie section where we hid just so my pup wouldn't see any of them (haha) while the hubby went on to purchase what we needed.

We spent about 20 minutes there and not a single picture was taken of the public market which was one of my objectives with the visit, haha!

We rode a trike back to the car when the hubby was done. We didn't wish to go through another fugitive kind of walk to avoid the big dogs on the way. Yongi can still smell them and he goes berserk.

And oh, goodbye Halo-Halo. The day was bright and hot so a cup of it would have been refreshing but we no longer want to go through another walk looking for one. Maybe next time?😂

We stopped by for lunch in Umami, a restaurant along the highway. We have to keep Yongi inside the car. Why so? You may have guessed, there were dogs too!

And just when I thought there was no more to laugh about, I was reminded of losing the pack of sweet sesame balls the hubby bought for me to snack on while waiting. Such an experience huh! I was so focused on making my doggo happy I didn't even realize where the food went when it was in my hand a moment earlier. Yep, it was the subject of teasing on our way home. So much for our first market trip, haha!