So, here I am blogging at 4:00 p.m. Normally, I’d be violating quarantine right now by enjoying a cold beer in a bar venue. That option is no longer available and so I’ll do this post from home with a beer by my side for moral support. Ah, cold and wet goodness!
Yesterday I was discouraged in my quest to purchase beer in the stores and markets. Barretto is pretty much sold out of everything. So, on a whim, I messaged a bar owner friend and asked if he had any in stock he’d sell me. He invited me over to sit on the rooftop (he lives above the bar) and discuss the details of the transaction. And of course, we did our business while enjoying some cold brews. And when I left, I took these with me:
Well, I had to call my driver to ferry me home with the load. I should be good to go at least through the scheduled end of the quarantine on April 30. President Duterte is supposed to announce his decision tomorrow on what happens after that. Stay tuned.
I did have something interesting happen on my walk back to the house. Right outside the squatter village near my subdivision I ran into a bargirl I recognized. She knew me as well. Although I don’t recall her name. We exchanged greetings and I asked her how things were going. She responded she had no work and no food. I told her I knew things were really tough right now. In typical bargirl fashion, she asked me if I wanted to help her. I answered as any horny male would “maybe we can help each other”. She smiled and said Anna (a mutual friend) knows my Facebook and then we parted. Regular readers may recognize her from an earlier post featuring her as an SOB contest participant.
What else? Well, this appeared in my Facebook feed and gave me a chuckle:
And finally, in the “I told you so” category, there’s this:
Damn, service in this place sucks. Looks like I’m gonna have to get up and get my own beer. Oh well.
“So, on a whim, I messaged a [bar-owner] friend and asked if he had any in stock he’d sell me. He invited me over to sit on the rooftop (he lives above the bar) and discuss the details of the transaction. And of course, we did our business while enjoying some cold brews.”
I’m not a drinker, but I have to say… this actually sounds really awesome. I think you’ve discovered a completely new way to “go out and drink.” Maybe it’s my introverted bias, but to me, sitting on a rooftop and having a nifty one-on-one conversation (even if it’s only transactional) with someone you esteem as cool… well, that sounds like a perfect way to spend time. Good for you, man!
Yeah, it’s more akin to sitting around in the backyard with a bud than the hanging out in a bar vibe. Definitely better than sitting home alone. He’s got a nice view of the town from up there too. I figure I’ll only impose myself a couple of times a week though…
48 beers per rooftop visit…
2-3 times per week…
= 96-144 beers per week, or 14-21 beers per day.
Is that enough beer?
HaHa! Now, those 48 bottles I purchased are for use at my house. I think I had 4 yesterday. So at that rate I’ll be good for a couple of weeks…
Bargirl looks great. Good that you are able to maybe help her out.
Thanks, Bob. I did give her some food and 500 pesos. Haven’t asked her to, um, work under me, yet. We’ll see.