Drop-the-Coins Thingamagiga in SM Malls
2010
Almost every pinoys go to SM Malls. I go to SM to shop, to stroll and sometimes just to sit and observe people. Yup, I go to SM Malls just to hang around, relax, and enjoy the cool breeze of the airconditioner. Gaha! I got curious about this thingy, this Drop-the-Coins Thingamagiga, well I don’t know what its called, but it is seen in almost every SM Malls.
I was sitting on a bench in MOA with my hubbytotz when this drop-the-coins thingamagiga caught our attention. Almost everybody who passed by goes near it and drop coins. He had a digicam on his hand and we got an idea of how to entertain ourselves for that day.
These bunch of young guys and gals dropped coins in it and laughed as they watched their coins fall in a circular motion.
Another group of young pips. Er, I guess they are classmates.
Father and son 
having their bonding moments on the thingy. The father actually tried to grab the coin as it was about to reach the hole. Too bad the coin dropped fast and he was too late, uh-oh!
The kid was extorting her mother, lol, she wants to try the drop-the-coin thingamagiga and her mommy coudn’t resist.
I dunno what they get from looking at their coins to go in circular motion until it falls through the hole. Maybe its a kind of entertainment for some, an educational thing for some, or just an ordinary object used in a bizarre way to earn money.
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Hmmmm, maybe it’s like a wishing fountain? They drop the coin in and make a wish? Next time, stop someone who has participated in this fascinating ritual and ask, I’m dying to know now, lol!
That thing is a right bandit! My daughter likes working the thing, squeezing me dry of change in the process.
That specific thing makes children amazed.