Squatter Settlement

These are two pictures that I took in Binh Thanh district, near My Phuoc apartment. As you see, people who are living in this area obviously are very poor. They all try very hard to earn money to make their life becomes better. But USUALLY, the money that they earn is just enough for them to live through a day. And if they don't, they would be die of hunger.

These people definitely don't have enough money to pay for a house like ours so that they just find a place whether it is good or bad for them, whether is is small o

As you know about the Estero de San Miguel, a slum in the capital Manila, there are 600 meters long for more than 600 families live either side of the river. The cage home of Philippines live is like a dark small tunnel which is less than four feet wide. It is the same as poor people in Viet Nam. They also live in a very very small cage, some of which contain two adults, teenagers and children.

Migriation

Here are some pictures of some shops in district 2, which I think is the place that many foreigners live here. For example:

I just randomly saw him in the Organik grocery store. He was buying onion which he is holding in his mouth.

And this is the Indian's carpets & rugs. I think the owner of this shop migrate to Viet Nam to start his business because she/he can easily attracts guesses. So this is one of the example for pull factor.

Finally, this is the Decosy house furniture store. Do you see the woman with the pink shirt, I think she is choosing furniture for her family and she migrate to Viet Nam maybe of business or her husband. So this is also one of the example for pull factor, too.