A productive day yesterday, at least by my standards. But first, there’s this:
This post is the first time I’ve used it, and I can already tell there will be an adjustment period. One thing I’ve noticed since the first sentence I typed is that the keyboard layout is slightly different from my old computer. I mean, all the keys are in the same order, but the spacing is different, so I’m mistyping much more frequently than usual. Bear woth ,e (that’s an actual example of what I’m talking about).
I also went and looked at a house coming up for rent here in the neighborhood. It’s in rough condition, but the landlord is willing to make all the necessary repairs and upgrades–provided I agree to pay the rent one year in advance. Hmm, tempting, but after sleeping on it, I decided against moving for now. I just signed a one-year lease here, and I’m uncomfortable risking breaking that for something that may not work out (i.e., I give the advance money, and she doesn’t make the promised repairs). I’ll just wait until the work is done or I find a better place.
The other productive thing I accomplished was booking a flight and securing lodging for a week in Pattaya, Thailand, next month. Yep, I’m finally going to get off my lazy ass and escape Barretto for a change of scenery. Hopefully, this trip will rekindle my love of travel and will be the first of many adventures to come. I’m not getting any younger, after all.
Nothing special about my night on the town. I started at Cheap Charlies and did my gin and soda thing with the intermittent can of soda water.
Anyway, I avoided the falling-down drunk bullshit. The only real downside is each drink cost me double (except for the intervening can of soda). Then I had the bright idea of going to Whiskey Girl to take advantage of their “buy one, get one” happy hour pricing. So, my shot of gin is 110 pesos, and I get the soda water for free.
I made it back home by 8:00 p.m. and spent some more time with Lucifer. I promise to do a write-up with my impressions once I finish season six, the end of the series (I’m halfway through season five now).
Just me and Scott on the Wednesday walk today, and we did something nice and sensible and suitable for a couple of old fuckers. I’ll share some photos tomorrow.
Time to shower up and head out for the feeding at Hideaway. And I hope everyone enjoyed Siblings Day:
Congrats on the new computer! I’m sure you’ll get used to it soon enough.
re: moving
Any chance you might move into one of the recently constructed properties? Or are they all spoken for?
re: trip to Thighland
Not interested in traveling around inside the PI?
re: those stairs
I have a thing about heights, but if there’s a handhold, I’m usually OK. I could descend those stairs, but going up might be a problem.
re: AOC
I like how they reinforced their point by Photoshopping AOC’s teeth onto the donkey. Dumbass, indeed.
I would love to live in one of the new builds, but they are all being built as the owner’s residence.
I have good intentions about upping my travel game to include trips within the PI. My thinking now is a quarterly international trip interspersed with weekend trips around the country. Bohol has been on my list for way too long; that will be next after Thailand.
Yeah, I don’t do well with heights either, especially on things like suspension bridges that sway as you cross. Those stairs would kick my ass going either up or down, I fear.
I hadn’t noticed the photoshop–they both look so natural!
John, if you don’t mind, let me know the dates you will be in Pattaya. Currently in BKK and spend a lot of time here for work, mainly in BKK but sometimes in Map Ta Phut, which is relatively close to Pattaya. If our schedules match, maybe we can get together for a beer or G&T.
Brian, sent an email with my dates in Pattaya. Glad to grab a drink if your schedule permits. Are you on Messenger?
I will check my email. I am not on messenger. Don’t do Facebook. Lol.
LINE and WhatsApp I do have
Brian, The email didn’t go through (I used the Yahoo address from the comments). If you want to email me (john.m.mccrarey on gmail) that’s cool. I do have WhatsApp on my phone but I’ve never used it. Anyway, for planning purposes I arrive on 11 June and will be departing on the 18th.