Around here

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Nothing changes much with me, for better or worse. Since I ain’t complaining, I’ll just take each day as it comes, filling up those hours, however comfortably and well. For example, this was my yesterday:

Kicked things off with the Wednesday Walkers group hike, a pleasant 6K jaunt through the hills above Barretto. We finished up at The Rite Spot for some food and cold beverages.

This week’s group.
Getting down
And heading up.
A Barretto-eye view.
A brief respite
A new framing of Easter Mountain
The Subic side of things.
More Barretto.
Beth is harvesting some mangoes at Onelia’s place (with her permission, of course).
Hilltop dwellers need sweets too!
The grass is high but we’re holding on…
This tree looks thirsty…
Valley view.
Down we go.
Some of our Sunday kids in San Isidro saw us coming.
Back in my neighborhood.
Up on the roof after our hike.
Lunch Filipino style.
We went thataway.

Swan wanted a “me night” to visit some friends, so I had Barretto to myself. I kicked things off at Annex Bar and saw a couple of folks I know there to chat with for a bit. Then I did the Cheap Charlies thing, and to prove that I’m not a cheap Charlie despite my refusal to buy overpriced lady drinks, I ordered some food for the girls and wings for me.

The food came from the downstairs restaurant, Foodies. Usually good, but I was disappointed in last night’s effort.
From my seat, I could look at one of the hills I climbed earlier in the day.
The blue arrow points to Cheap Charlies. Everything is a matter of perspective.
Time was passing…
And so was the sun.

I went to the Green Room after sundown, then finished my evening at Wet Spot.

I only drink on days that end in “y”.

Things can always be worse, as this post from October 2008 reminded me. My first overnight stay in a hospital since my birth was a decidedly unpleasant experience. You can read all about it here.

As I review my Facebook memories daily, I can’t help but notice the Groundhog Day quality of my life.

For example, three years ago I was also at Cheap Charlies.
Nine years ago, I was lovin’ my life in Seoul. I may not have appreciated it as much as I should have, though.
If I recall correctly, these guys on the bench were intended to prevent people from committing suicide by jumping off the bridge. It worked for me!
A view worth living for. I Seoul U!

Coincidentally, I came across this YouTube video that says Korea is the saddest nation in the world. I had my moments of depression when I lived there, but that was on me, not the country. If things had gone according to plan, I’d still be living there half the time.

Time for a moment of Zen:

42.7% Of All Statistics Are Made Up On The Spot.

And the humor:

That adds up…
She’s definitely not flat…
She’ll get a charge out of this one!

And that’s all I’ve got for yesterday.

1 thought on “Around here”

  1. This tree looks thirsty…

    Meaning you’re gonna piss on it? Open wide, tree.

    I can’t help but notice the Groundhog Day quality of my life.

    It’s that “spiral time” I was talking about. Repeating, but never exactly.

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