When I first moved to Barretto back in 2018, Rosies was a semi-regular stop on my bar crawls. In those days it was a classic girly bar: scantily-clad dancers available for takeout. It was somewhat smaller than its competitors but had a good vibe and some nice-looking gals. I was trying to remember if I’d ever taken a girl home from here before and decided that I had not. There used to be one girl that here that I was quite fond of, but if I recall correctly when I asked if she wanted to go with me she told me she was on her menstruation. Maybe she was or maybe it was her polite way to say no, but I never asked again.
As time went on I gravitated away from the girly bars altogether. I can’t remember the last time I was in Rosies, but it was pre-pandemic. Last night was a stark reminder of how times have changed.
They had a couple of those big-screen TVs playing music videos, that was a nice touch. And it seemed a lot of the videos featured women in bikinis, so the old dancer bar vibe was at least somewhat in evidence.
A couple of the girls last night were cute, but no one pressured me for drinks, nor did anyone come to join me at the table. My waitress gave good service, even brought a frosty mug for my beer which wasn’t very cold. Beers were 75 pesos, which is pretty cheap for this style bar. I was there early, so it could have been happy hour prices.
I stayed for two beers, which says something I suppose. It was not unpleasant to sit and reminisce about those happier days gone by.
But Rosie you’re all right – you wear my ring
When you hold me tight – Rosie that’s my thing
When you turn out the light – I’ve got to hand it to me
Looks like it’s me and you again tonight
Rosie
The rankings thus far:
- Out Back Billabong
- Dynamite Dick’s
- Queen Victoria
- Hideaway
- Rosies
- MacArthur’s
- Redz Pub
- Whiskey Girl
I haven’t heard of a face-shield requirement here in Korea, so it definitely sucks to be you.
What would make that first picture truly horrifying is if the two kids are actually brother and sister.
Yeah, that Wimpy Burger looked like a joke. Make your own! You don’t need a meat grinder such as what I have; you can use a food processor (with some ice cubes thrown in to keep the meat from heating up) to make perfectly decent ground beef.
The malls and some grocery stores are the only ones still requiring these ridiculous shields. What a joke.
I can get decent burger patties at the grocery store, but I was hungry after my hike/shopping excursion. Not hungry enough to enjoy that crap I was served though. No more Wimpy in my future.
I really like Merrell shoes too. I wear them for everything.
I think I have talked my wife into stopping by the Philippines on our way back from Korea. She loves to fish and it looks like it would be a fun trip.
Good luck, Chip. There are lots of nice places to visit here. And some awful ones (I hate Manila for example).