Here’s to the red, white, and blue!

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It’s Independence Day in the Philippines.

The United States granted independence to the Philippines on July 4, 1946. In 1962, the Philippines changed the date of independence to June 12, in recognition of the date in 1898 when independence from Spain was declared. The backstory is that the date change was tantamount to giving the finger to the USA. I doubt that any American gave a shit, though.

But it did open the door to this:

Any excuse for beer drinking will do! And it’s nice to get out of Barretto for a change of scenery. I did the 4K walk to Calapadayan and rode a trike back after the party.
That’s me in my red, white, and blue outfit.
This young lady got extra creative with the flag.
A view from my perch.
The view of my perch.
I arrived a little before 3:00 p.m., only a couple of other guests were in attendance, and the waitresses were still busy with decorations.
I was literally drinking beer by the bucket. I don’t recall how many I had. Drunker than normal, that’s for sure.
One of the owners of Poseiden, but if I got his name, I don’t remember it.
Some of the guests.
Some great views.
I was still standing at sundown.

Anyway, it was a good time, as far as I recall. I don’t remember paying my bill, but the contents of my wallet say I must have. I took a trike back to Barretto and went to Kampo for dinner, but I don’t remember what I had to eat. I vaguely recall finishing the night at Queen Victoria, but that’s pretty fuzzy too.

Started early and finished early. That’s my style these days.

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