Money talks, Candy Walks

Another Sunday Funday. I dropped some coin but dispelled the myth that money can’t buy happiness. We were happy putting smiles on the faces of over 200 children during our weekly Candy Walk, that’s for sure.

All our bags are packed, we’re ready to go…
The path to San Isidro is thick with grass
Our first stop is always a happy one
Entering the village of Marian Hills
Where are all the kids today?
Ah, here they are
Installing a solar light in a tree. That ought to brighten things up!
The house on a hill
Waiting patiently for our arrival
Over Bridge #3
Come and get it!
The Easter Mountain shot
Besieged
And here come lots more
A 5K morning of sweetness

But I wasn’t done spending money on Joy.

This week’s food for the Hideaway feeding
Joy feeding

And then it was time to purchase some happiness for me and my girl.

John’s gone, but the view remains
Life goes on
A pleasing bowl of bulgogi for my dinner

We had our nightcap at Green Room, and the largesse continued. Four of the girls received lady drinks, and everyone else received lollipops. Another gin and soda night, and I am starting to learn my non-beer boundaries. Whether that will stop me remains to be seen.

The last time we called our “regular” trike driver, he failed to show up as scheduled. So, we agreed we’d not bother calling him and just went to grab a ride at the trike stand. As fate would have it, our regular guy was first in line. A happy ending to the night for all!

Skipping breakfast does help with staying on the calorie budget. I skipped again this morning but was hungry, so I had an early lunch. (I woke at 5:30 and ate my first food at 9:30)

Twelve years ago, I was immersed in the best times of my Korea life.

Darts and friendships made for happy memories.

Let’s have some fun with today’s YouTube video. For some reason, I thought of this one during my visit to Hideaway Bar. I requested it be played on the big-screen TV, and everyone had a good laugh—especially the Filipinas.

That’s a good lead-in to more funny shit:

That outta work
We don’t have cougars in the PI–all the white men are too old.
Talk about a fingerbang!

Hash Monday has arrived once more. Sadly, the trail start is midway up Rizal Extension, making it a pain in the ass to get to. I have no idea where the trail goes from there, but the Hare isn’t one of my favorites, so I have low expectations. My plan is to hike the My Bitch trail from my house, then down Rizal Ext from there. Once I arrive at the start, I’ll decide whether to do the Hare’s trail or find my own way to the On-Home at Red Bar. Check back tomorrow to see how that works out for me.

1 thought on “Money talks, Candy Walks

  1. re: that first pic

    Definitely looking slimmer! There’s visibly less gut. Keep up the good work.

    Joy feeding

    No tooth-flashing for once!

    Another gin and soda night, and I am starting to learn my non-beer boundaries. Whether that will stop me remains to be seen.

    Since you’re a conservative, you don’t believe in the “I can’t help myself” school of thought. Everything is decisions, not uncontrollable compulsions. So don’t leave yourself an out by saying something “remains to be seen.” That’s totally up to you.

    Skipping breakfast does help with staying on the calorie budget.

    You’ll eventually start to realize you don’t miss it.

    I’ll be curious to read how the Hash went. And how do you determine whether to follow the original path? What if it’s flat 90% of the way, then there’s a big hill right at the end? Do you have contour maps on your phone or something?

    Ah, that Dire Straits video. Back when CGI was primitive.

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