Only Erik and I turned out for the Friday group hike. We walked out to the end of Baloy Long Beach Road, then took the boat across the river to Matain and continued our walk there. Circled back around through Calapacuan and then on to Barretto. A little over 8K. I brought home a Big Mac for lunch, likely canceling any benefits derived from the hike. I guess that’s just the way I roll.
Swan was back at the barangay in San Isidro for the follow-up meeting with the vicious dogs’ owner. He was a no-show. Another summons will be issued for a meeting next week. When I walked by this morning, they were out in attack mode. I carry a stick with me, and I will go postal on them if they get within range.
We attended the SOB last night at La Oficina. It was the same old, same old routines but it was a decent venue for watching the show. I reckon I’m going to become a once-a-monther.
I saw this on Facebook, and it brought back some memories of my days as a youth.
Today’s video talks about money transfer issues. The big one I hear about is missing the “proof of life” letter from the Social Security folks and losing your pension. Luckily, that’s not a requirement for my retirement, which is deposited on the first of the month into my credit union account in the USA. I pay my helpers through wire transfers from my account to their Filipino bank. I make my charity allowances via Western Union. I do weekly ATM withdrawals for my pocket money. Hopefully, I won’t encounter the problems these folks have had to deal with with.
And on to the jokes:
Alright, that’s all I’ve got for today.
I understand they are building a retaining wall on the river bank. Not sure what impact that will have a future boat crossing to/from Barretto
I thought I knew what a retaining wall was, but I looked it up, anyway. Turns out it’s for keeping soil and dirt from spreading laterally through the downward pressure of gravity. If that’s what it’s for, there should be no problem building gaps into the wall to allow people to come and go. It’s not like a sea wall, whose job is to keep the tide away from the land and prevent rapid erosion, and which can therefore have no gaps.
The old Hanjin shipyard in the distance will be the new home of the Hyundai shipbuilding company.
So maybe there’s a bona fide Koreatown in your future.
A narrow corridor between houses in Matain
Nice lighting effect!
Hanging out on the basketball court. At least it is shady there.
That one guy in slippers off to the right, with his red shirt pulled up and his gut hanging out, looks particularly fetching.
I’d hate to try and access this house once rainy season is in full swing.
You have to wonder how they handle routine flooding.
Swan was back at the barangay in San Isidro for the follow-up meeting with the vicious dogs’ owner. He was a no-show. Another summons will be issued for a meeting next week.
When do the police finally show up? Or will it be up to the locals to drag out their Negan baseball bats and exact some Lucille-style street justice?
Get yourself a mean, muscular pit bull and take it through that neighborhood.
Kev, the wall is basically a concrete riverbank. It helps prevent flooding and erosion. Maybe revetment is the better word.
It wouldn’t surprise me if the Koreans came back. There are still lots of Korean businesses on SBMA from the old Hanjin days.
I am a little surprised at the lack of action being taken against these vicious dogs. In some barangays, they send a team out and kill a dog who bites someone. The dogs were still out being assholes yesterday. If I had a “Lucille,” I’d use it. Hopefully, this will be resolved soon.