Shop hopping

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What is usually the dullest day of my week, grocery shopping day, took an unexpected semi-adventurous turn yesterday. I woke up to a message from my friend Michael saying he had contacted my driver about taking him to the airport, but was told he was already booked to take me shopping. Michael asked if I would mind delaying my shopping for a couple of hours while he got dropped off at Clark airport in Angeles City. I told him I had a better idea: we’ll go with you to the airport and then go shopping at S&R (similar to Costco) after dropping you off. So, the deal was done, and we left my house bright and early at 7:30 a.m.

It takes a little over an hour to get to AC, and after the airport drop-off, we arrived at S&R just after its 9:00 a.m. opening. It is a membership store, and the inconvenience of long-distance shopping means I only visit a couple of times a year. So, I took advantage of the opportunity to stock up on items not readily available at Royal.

One of the items I DIDN’T buy. Sorry to disappoint, Kevin and Cherry!
I did purchase some new underwear to accommodate my 2XL balls.

So, filling my cart with oversized items wound up costing me 13,000 pesos. And I wasn’t done yet! As big and well-stocked as S&R is, there are still some things I can’t get there. So, we stopped by Royal once we were back on SBMA. Dropped another 6000 there, and we STILL weren’t finished. Next up was restocking our candy and cookie supply. YBC here we come!

Two carts’ worth of sweets for the sweet.
I’ve never seen a sign like this one posted anywhere else I’ve shopped in this life. Scary to think they found it necessary. Luckily, they let me pay with plastic.
Loaded up with goods from three stores, we headed for home.

My other Tuesday routine was also due for alteration since the Kokomo’s Floating Bar is out of season. We still went to Baloy, but changed things up with a visit to Harley’s.

This is one of those “why did I take this?” shots. I mean, I’ve always liked that room with the deck over the water (it’s at the Subiza Resort next door), but then I remembered there had been a kid swimming next to that rock. Oh, there he is going down, hopefully not for the third time.
A nice view of the bay and the Kalaklan Ridge from our table.
What shall we have to eat?
Decisions, decisions…
Let’s share a shrimp cocktail…
…and a mixed grill. They were both good.
Here comes the rain again.
I hadn’t noticed the Hindu (or is that Buddhist?) imagery on previous visits.
Is that what they do to you if you try to leave without paying?
Do you see what I see? Man, sometimes clouds suck.

Sorry for the late post! My blog went offline around three and didn’t return until after beer o’clock. I’m home again, but I’m in no condition to blog. So, I will finish this post in a hurry and get ready for bed.

After our Harley’s time, we paid a visit to Cloud 69.

We were the only customers, and the dancers didn’t waste their time trying to entertain us. We had fun anyway.

I’ll fill in the 69 gaps tomorrow. We did our nightcap at Wet Spot.

Once again, no other customers. I bought the birthday girl a lady drink.

Then we headed home to end our Tuesday.

Sorry, but I’ll forego the memories, YouTube, and humor today. Nothing goes according to plan sometimes.

I’m scheduled for my cataract surgery in the morning. Assuming I wake up after it’s done, I’ll update you then.

I hope this isn’t my last post. I’m always paranoid about going under general anesthesia. Still, going to sleep and never waking up again might be the best way to die. I sure hope that do-over life comes through.

2 thoughts on “Shop hopping”

  1. Dear sir gentle sir Jonh,

    Please
    Reconsider Nutella.
    It is there

    For you

    Bless you so very much

    And your ever lasting healths

    Cherry

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