I rarely watch tv. And when I do it’s mostly the learning channel. You know Natgeo, History etc. There’s this show on History called “American Pickers” about this two guys that goes around buying almost everything and anything usually used or discarded items that they could re-sell for a profit.
It’s actually an ancient occupation that is still thriving strong and History Chanel has brought it out to the limelight. Down here we call them “The Karong Guni Man”. “Karong Guni” literally means the traditional “gunny sack” that they used to carry around to store whatever picks they had, hence the name. They may not be as organized but the job scope is more less the same.
What gets my attention about the show is not really about the job that they do but the people that they meet. Okay, they do find interesting stuffs but it just boggles the mind at the stuff some people collect. It’s even more mind boggling to see the Read the rest of this entry »












