I technically reside in San Isidro, a barangay in Subic. My Alien Registration Card says I live in Barretto. So, I don’t think they can keep me out of Barretto. Anyway, I know all the back ways in so it shouldn’t be a problem. The bigger concern is the new rules that forbid the non-vaxxed from entering indoor businesses. That supposedly went into effect yesterday but it wasn’t being enforced anywhere that I visited. Well, when I tried to go into The Pub for dinner the waitress asked for my vaccination card. Told her I didn’t have one. She said that according to John (the owner) she couldn’t let me in. I told her no one else had stopped me anywhere in town and she could tell John I won’t be back. She hesitated and let me in. I was the only customer in the place.
SBMA (the old Navy base) will not let you enter without a vax card now. That means no more grocery shopping at Royal for the foreseeable future. Depending on how strict enforcement becomes, I may not be able to shop anywhere. My helper has been vaccinated, so I guess I won’t have to starve.
Anyway, it’s all bullshit. I’m not anti-vax. I’m also not stupid. The vaccination doesn’t work. Just ask Whoopi Goldberg and Geraldo Rivera–they did everything they were told and mocked those who resisted–and both have just tested positive for Covid. Who’s the sucker now? I may not have any choice but to give up and get jabbed so I can retain my freedom of movement and access to the bars. But this totalitarian bullshit is right out of Orwell’s 1984. The thing that shocks me is how many people still believe the big lie.
In other news, they’ve begun construction on a new house on the lot just below my place. So the peace and quiet I became accustomed to is gone now, at least during daylight hours.
Nothing to update on the new old girlfriend. So far so good. I’m going to do my best and see what happens.
The afternoon before I got my old girl back, I slapped a steak on the grill and this was the result:
I also visited a relatively new beach bar on Saturday. McCoy’s on Baloy Beach. I actually rather liked it and expect I’ll be visiting again soon. Here are some photos I took while there:
Anyway, it was a crazy weekend. A couple of late nights in a row, riding the emotional roller coaster but hopefully winding up in a better place. Finding out what’s next is what life is all about, right?
Actually, I already know what is next–this is Hash Monday. Time to get ready to hit the trail again. I’ll be back with more tomorrow.
That bar looks like the Real McCoy. The bar menu listed 49 items. I recognize 18 of them. This gringo would be in a world of hurt. Peace Out!
Our own vaccine-pass mandate kicks in as of tomorrow. Over a thousand Koreans are doing a class-action suit to take down the mandate on behalf of the unvaxxed, but I have a feeling the suit’s gonna fail. Good luck to you and your community.
Interesting article in the BBC about vaccine hesitancy. The studies that were the basis for the article were conducted pre-COVID, but I think the analysis is valid today.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210720-the-complexities-of-vaccine-hesitancy
They identified five psychological factors which influence a persons health behavior (the 5 C’s)
Confidence: the person’s trust in the vaccines efficacy and safety, the health services offering them, and the policy makers deciding on their rollout
Complacency: whether or not the person considers the disease itself to be a serious risk to their health
Calculation: the individual’s engagement in extensive information searching to weigh up the costs and benefits
Constraints (or convenience): how easy it is for the person in question to access the vaccine
Collective responsibility: the willingness to protect others from infection, through one’s own vaccination
Anyway, an interesting study and worth a read (IMO).
Soju, 18 items is plenty…I don’t eat many of the Filipino delicacies.
Kev, yes, I don’t think we can rely on the courts to intervene. There needs to be a popular uprising.
Brian, thanks for the link. The 5 Cs certainly resonate with me. Personally, I am not now nor have I ever been anti-vax. Hell, before I moved to the PI I got jabbed with everything I might potentially need. But these Covid vaccines obviously do not work–what’s the point if you still get infected or spread. And since I’ve had my bout with Covid I have natural immunity now. I love my freedom and I’m real close to giving in and getting the shot just so I can retain my ability to move around…
I’ve received 3 jabs so far. I was really hesitant about number 3 because at the time it came out a lot of deaths were being reported in the Mainstream Media. I got Vax No. 3 because my wife’s church folk all got the Vax at Wal-Mart and no one died. The 3rd Vax made me feel crappy and the night sweats were even worse than from the 2nd Vax, but I bounced back to normal pretty quick as did my Korean wife. I carry the Vax card with me, but no one has ever asked to look at it. I went downtown the other day to help someone getting a building permit and downtown was rather deserted (Corpus Christi, TX).
Chip, I could deal with this bullshit so much better if it really made a difference. As circumstances have proven, vax or no vax, you are still at risk of catching the virus. Luckily, this strain is mother nature’s inoculation and will do a better job than any vaccine.
John,
I respect your position. The whole vaccination program was not done very well by Mr. Fauci and his staff. They probably should have done some testing-I’m assuming they did not.
Chip
Chip, clearly it was rushed but I’ll assume good intentions in that regard. The real issue is that is simply ineffective. And to coerce and flat-out force people to put something into their bodies is outrageous.