What? No, perfect is not misspelled. It’s just the way we do things around here. Planning and coordination are overrated anyway. Take the road widening project currently underway on Abra street for example. Yes, we tore down a bunch of houses to make way for the concrete. The families that were displaced were squatters anyway. Besides, you can’t stop progress. A wider Abra street will be safer, and also benefits residents and commuters. See for yourself:
Only in the Philippines!
I wasn’t perfect at darts either. But I played good enough to win. Heh, even Grammarly says I played well. That’s good! (the app underlines what it considers bad grammar, spelling, and punctuation; like saying “good” enough instead of “well”).
Anyway, low turnout again, so we played singles. I actually prefer playing without a partner. No one to let down that way. During warmups, I was throwing so poorly I considered not playing at all and maybe even giving up the game for good since I can’t seem to find the motivation to practice. Once the games started though some of the old magic came back and I wound up winning all my matches on the night and took home the 500 peso prize money.
Actually, I didn’t take it home. I gave it to my waitress, Jerlyn. A sweet (and very cute) 23-year-old. Yeah, way too young. Rumor has it she’s still a virgin too. Not that I care one way or the other. She’s really into Korean pop culture, even has learned a little of the language. I’ve taught her some new words as well, like pajee bosoyo. Anyway, since Jerlyn is too young to be girlfriend material, I told her she could be my sugar baby. Now, instead of kuya (older brother), she has to call me daddy John. That’s as far as I’m going to take it. Unless she really wants a Sugar Daddy. I do have a vacancy in my FWB program.
In other news, my friend is making slow but steady progress on opening her canteen. Her target date is now Friday, the 27th. I am her financier, so yesterday I purchased some equipment she’ll need.
I gave her another hundred bucks for some renovation work. I expect she’ll need help with her initial food material purchases as well. Still, I should only be out a thousand dollars or so all in. If that investment sets her up to have a successful business and financial independence, it is well worth it. It’s going to be challenging, but what isn’t these days?
I had a pleasant enough Sunday stroll this morning, at just over 8K.
Oh yeah, the Hash published everyone’s birthday. I did the math and the median age of the listed Hashers was 66. And I’ll be 66 on Friday!
And that’s all he wrote. For today anyway.
Well, congrats on winning at darts! The telephone pole in the middle of the road is hilarious; that visual joke—forms of which you’ve shown before on the blog—never gets old. And it’s such an apt metaphor for the local mentality. Are they planning to widen the road around the pole so people can easily drive around it?
Things are a bit more organized here in Korea, but not by much. As I’m sure you’ll remember, we have our own mess of sloppily poured concrete, helter-skelter telephone poles, clusters of power and computer cables cluttering up our view of the sky, instances of no city planning (as when an industrial zone is put next to a restaurant district or residential area), etc. It’s pretty insane. And yet, people somehow eke out a living. Just every once in a while, there’s a disaster that kills a bunch of folks, reminding us that safety standards can be lax, and corruption abounds. Otherwise, we sheeple prefer not to think too much about the precariousness of existence.
Continued good luck to your friend and her little resto. I hope she manages to swim, not sink. It’s a terrible time to be starting a business, with so many established businesses shutting down. But if your investment isn’t more than $1000, then any loss you take won’t be tragic. I normally assume you’re swimming in money, you government worker, you.
Yeah, they’ll likely just leave it up to drivers to avoid the hazard. Not their problem. Same thing happened on the National Highway and all these months later there are still poles in the road. Another reason to be glad I don’t drive here.
I do remember first moving to Korea and thinking “what a mess”. Now I look back and think “why can’t it be that good here?”.
I have my doubts about the canteen, but it might work. Quality food at fair prices targeting the working poor (bargirls, trike drivers) could be a market niche she can fill. We’ll find out soon.
“I actually prefer playing without a partner. No one to let down that way.” Are we talking about darts or masturbation? Peace Out!
Hmm, no need to masturbate when you can buy what you need. Plus, you don’t care about letting them down–they’re just doing a job.