For many people, especially men, in and near the downtown areas of the Philippines a big part of the day is spent waiting for work. Porters, cargadores, motorbike taxi drivers and more always seem to be waiting. In Cebu there is even a word for it: standby (stand by). I noticed this man near the market in Mandaue City. I saw him from the car and all the time it took me to look for a parking spot, park and walk back he appeared not to have moved at all ...