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Sounds like you kids need to knock off the sauce a bit.
While Leroy’s assessment seems a tad harsh, I tend to agree in principle.
Declaring “It’s over” because of petty shit like this is a real red flag.
But proposing to stick around as caregiver on premises (and thus continue to receive pera and housing) is an even bigger red flag and should make any rational adult carefully consider what that may indicate about the depth of a relationship and perceived commitment.
This type of behavior typically follows after some sizable financial windfall is provided or major purchase or change in status is made and there is no turning back. Upon achieving said conquest, a new sense of empowerment and “already got what I wanted” tends to bring out somewhat truer colors.
Your commitment and willingness to reconcile are admirable on one hand, but should you really need to cajole after three years?
Who really holds the cards here? And who’s susceptible to emotional manipulation?
Who wants to deal with this kind of drama and insecurity as the clock winds down?
Cheers
» Posted By Drain Snake On 22/July/2026 @ 5:11 am
“He could cut off all money to Swan and her family tomorrow and nothing would change.”
Denial ain’t no river in Egypt.
» Posted By Drain Snake On 22/July/2026 @ 5:15 am
A fine tale either way.
Cheers» Posted By Drain Snake On 21/July/2026 @ 6:48 pm
Please regale your humble audience with a few choice tales of mailman pecadillos of yore.
» Posted By Drain Snake On 20/July/2026 @ 2:29 pm
Sadly, “the Filipino way” too often just means meek acceptance of mediocrity and incompetence, as well as pollution and public health and safety hazards. It holds the nation back. You and I will never change it. All we can do is try to set good examples.
I have found that one way to deal with a lack of change is to just have a few more beers or snacks or whatever until the tab is sufficient to be covered by the large bill. No, you shouldn’t have to spend more, but it does solve the problem.
Cheers
» Posted By Drain Snake On 18/July/2026 @ 7:41 am
I know because flood waters in Manila are absolutely disgusting to even think about, and I’ve waded through far more than anyone with a modicum of sense should even contemplate. The things we do for love…
» Posted By Drain Snake On 14/July/2026 @ 6:45 pm
Upon successfully navigating Philippine flood waters on foot, rubbing alcohol applied generously to affected skin is indeed your friend. Ask me how I know…
» Posted By Drain Snake On 14/July/2026 @ 12:45 pm
She had a tampo trip but eventually recalled how her bread gets buttered. If she seriously thought about splitting over that trivial incident, the red flag has been hoisted.
Just sayin’.
Bawal magtampo dito.
Cheers
» Posted By Drain Snake On 13/July/2026 @ 2:25 pm
Hope it’s nothing a few beers won’t fix.
Cheers
» Posted By Drain Snake On 11/July/2026 @ 2:37 pm
Bar girls are easily spoiled and often conclude that they’re the ones who should expect to be coddled and entertained. Then again, some are just incredibly stupid and won’t do more than breath unless they receive explicit instructions.
That being said, you might have tried the ol’ “Hello ladies, may I join you?” and considered the response before proceeding.Cheers
» Posted By Drain Snake On 11/July/2026 @ 4:55 am
Happy Independence Day and Philippine-American Friendship Day!
» Posted By Drain Snake On 05/July/2026 @ 12:03 am
Damn, some folks be all TMI an’ shit. 😬
» Posted By Drain Snake On 04/July/2026 @ 3:37 pm
Having never participated in a rap battle, and generally despising rap as a major contributor to the decline of Western civilization, culture, and civility (along with obligatory accoutrements like tooth grills, neck tats and dooky pants), I couldn’t resist this opportunity to enlist the wonders of AI to lob a steaming pile back over the fence, to wit:
Ahem:
(Verse 1)
Walking down Baloy, chain looking plastic
Rhymes so wack, man, the failure’s drastic
Calls himself a lyricist, but spits pure trash
Trying to drop hits but he’s making zero cash
Stuttering on stage, man, you’re choking in the bars
You couldn’t even make it driving jeeps or Grab cars
Girlies looking bored, yeah, they’re checking out their phones
You a fake G with the microphone tones
Sweating in the booth when the real shit starts
You’re a puzzle missing all the vital puzzle parts
Can’t take the pressure, man, you better hit the bricks
You ain’t never gonna pop, Mr. Short Dick Pinkbits!(Chorus)
Oh, Pinkbits! Dropping all the weak hits
Rapping off-beat while you’re pitching such a fit
You fronting for the woke, but we know the real truth
Struggling for relevance and chokin’ in the booth
Yeah, your skills are tiny, and you’re feeling the sting
We know why you’re insecure and never gonna sing!(Verse 2)
Let’s talk about the ego, let’s talk about the pride
Covering for something that you’re struggling to hide
Walking like a tough guy, acting like a giant
But your confidence is shaky and you’re never self-reliant
Looking for a spotlight just to find a bit of fame
But no one in Barretto even recognizes the name
That’s why you’re mad, that’s why you’re always hating
Cause the ladies see you coming and they aren’t even waiting
Spouting woke nonsense just to compensate the lack
Of the rhythm and the flow that escaped out the back
Can’t spit a verse, can’t measure up at all
When the beat starts dropping, you’re the first one to fall!(Outro)
Yeah, keep hiding in the shadows, little Pinkbits.
Go ahead and hang it up
Mic drop? More like mic flop.
Pack it up.
I’ll bet you don’t even like tits.All in good fun, of course.
Cheers!» Posted By Drain Snake On 25/June/2026 @ 12:16 pm
“Luckily, a skinned knew and elbow was the only damage done.“
Luckily, I knew you meant “knee.”
Cheers!
» Posted By Drain Snake On 23/June/2026 @ 10:25 am
I just had to. Cheers!
» Posted By Drain Snake On 31/May/2026 @ 5:19 pm
Ernest. Not “earnest.” Although he sometimes was. Nit picked.
Ernest was a name, but it was also a way of looking at a good horse or a clean river and not lying about either. He drank his whiskey neat because water only diluted the truth, and he wrote his sentences lean because fat was a coward’s luxury. He knew the critics laughed at the pun, calling him both Ernest by birth and earnest by trade, but they were men who fought with ink while he fought with verbs. It was a heavy thing, carrying a name that demanded you mean every damn word you said, but the sun rose anyway, and a man did his work.
» Posted By Drain Snake On 31/May/2026 @ 10:07 am
No tarsiers? You gotta see one at least once if you go all the way to Bohol. In those crappy little road-side zoos with some sad monkeys and a couple birds.
» Posted By Drain Snake On 17/May/2026 @ 4:23 am
Ironically, a ride the same distance in a much-less comfortable tricycle would have set you back three times as much. Ask me how I know….
For excursions, you might consider dolphin watching (more like dolphin chasing). You’re sure to be approached (pestered) repeatedly by touts, unless all the dolphins have been chased away. Panglao has changed quite a bit in a very short time.
Cheers
» Posted By Drain Snake On 14/May/2026 @ 9:02 am
Bantay Bayan to Barrio Barretto
Good on ya.
I hope the new gals stay fit and healthy and don’t succumb to the same Jollibee plague as so many others…. They tend to be like flowers that bloom beautifully but then quickly wilt in the unfamiliar climate….
Cheers.» Posted By Drain Snake On 26/April/2026 @ 3:26 pm
I’m not familiar with “the province of Mindinao.” Can you point me in the right direction?
Perhaps you meant “from the province (in the generic sense), on Mindanao (a large island to the far south).
Grammer an’ spellin’ be yo’ frens an shit.
Cheers!
» Posted By Drain Snake On 26/April/2026 @ 1:22 pm
By the way, it’s pretty amazing that you noticed that grave on Araw ng Kagitingan, the day designated to commemorate the Fall of Bataan. Good on you!
» Posted By Drain Snake On 10/April/2026 @ 10:38 am
Maybe Felipa was his wife (24-years younger, been known to happen. Ahem) and the other two were their kids.
Sure wish I knew the story. At any rate, I’ll raise a glass to him on April 11, and a few more throughout the week in remembrance of all Death March victims.
» Posted By Drain Snake On 10/April/2026 @ 9:59 am
Note that the non-Filipino-sounding man you mentioned died in mid-April, 1942. That’s precisely the time of the Bataan Death March. Lest we forget.
He would have been 65 years old then, a bit long in the tooth for a soldier, even a senior officer. But of course numerous civilians, American and Filipino, were also butchered in that awful ordeal.
He would have been 21 when Dewey and co. blasted the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay back in 1898, and American colonization soon followed. So perhaps he was a sundowner from the early days of empire who fell in love and decided to stay, then paid the ultimate price. It really makes one wonder….
» Posted By Drain Snake On 09/April/2026 @ 6:25 pm
Funny, to this day I occasionally blurt out “Danger, Will Robinson!” — especially when a ladyboy starts hitting on a drunk buddy.
» Posted By Drain Snake On 06/April/2026 @ 9:53 am
“instead of apologizing, the waitress made some rude comment that Swan should sit elsewhere.”
Classic. Some just don’t get the whole “we need customers in order to pay staff” thing…
» Posted By Drain Snake On 28/February/2026 @ 5:01 pm
For future taxi disputes, you might consider telling the driver that you’ll pay the fare demanded but report the fare and his number to SBMA to check whether the fare was correct.
Whether you actually follow up is discretionary.
But the driver may: (1) decide to charge you the proper fare; (2) think twice about overcharging the next guy; or (3) at least lose a little sleep worrying whether you snitched.
Probably none of the above, but it feels a little better.The crazy thing is that I usually would tip more than the quoted rip-off fare, but once they pull that shit they get no tip at all. Some catch on. Most never do.
It’s always been one of the most disappointing things about the Philippines: many people would rather rip you off quickly for peanuts than profit far more in the long run by being fair and mutually respectful.
It’s a legacy of dealing with sailors on brief liberty calls. And lots of other shit…
» Posted By Drain Snake On 21/February/2026 @ 2:07 pm
I literally watched them lower the flag at Subic in ‘92 after the clumsy attempt to squeeze more pera left “nationalist” senator blowhards painted into a corner of their own making. Go there now and see the silly “hands that freed the nation” monument.
» Posted By Drain Snake On 15/February/2026 @ 4:25 pm
Cambodia’s experience with dogmatic ideological extremism and blind allegiance enforced by terror should be a required subject in high schools the world over. Seriously. There are so many lessons there.
On to the bad grammar minefield.
Kevin spotted some good ones but I was more troubled by “the depths of inhumanity perpetuated to achieve political goals.”Perhaps you meant “perpetrated?” But even that sounds weird. How does one perpetrate a depth? I’m not quite sure how to phrase it better. The depths of inhumanity to which political ideologues have sunk to assume power and enforce social control?
Your use of the phrase “depths of inhumanity” certainly evokes the sheer evil that Cambodia endured. Sadly, I’m not sure much of the world is aware of it anymore.
Recommended reading: The lost executioner, by Nic Dunlop.
Cheers.
» Posted By Drain Snake On 13/December/2025 @ 3:08 pm
Rockwell is very nice but it’s ridiculous that there is no map or directory anywhere so it can be pretty hard to find what you’re looking for.
The real Philippines isn’t far. Just stroll down the hill toward the river and you’ll find it.» Posted By Drain Snake On 27/November/2025 @ 2:13 pm
«« Back To Stats PagePretty sure you mean Siargao Island, not Surigao, which is a nearby city.
Happy trip! Looking forward to a trip report.
Cheers.» Posted By Drain Snake On 13/November/2025 @ 2:14 pm