Had a productive visit with my doctors (husband and wife) yesterday. I will be trying some different meds to cure whatever it is that ails me. I spent almost an hour in consultation/treatment (I had something squirted up my nose to treat my sinus condition). Total fee for the office visit: 1050 pesos (less the twenty dollars). The docs also told me they would be moving into Alta Vista soon. Welcome neighbors!
I had a couple of hours before the SOB began, but deemed that not long enough to go back home and return. Hey, any excuse for an early start will do, right? But first I went to the salon for a haircut. I wanted a foot spa too, but two gals were waiting ahead of me, so never mind. Doors at Whiskey Girl, the SOB venue, weren’t scheduled to open until 5:00, so I decided to kill an hour drinking and eating at Cheap Charlies.
Then it was up the highway to Whiskey Girl, where I settled into a front-row seat and waited for the show. I didn’t wait alone, though; I had Jen, my favorite WG waitress, by my side. Alaska won the contest, and Whiskey Girl was the runner-up. I’m starting to notice a home-bar bias amongst my fellow judges. I’m not judging them; just making an observation.
I decided not to attend the Aftermath gathering at Wet Spot following the SOB. Instead, I planned to go to Thumbstar and watch Joy and the Hideaway girls perform a dance routine there. I had some time to kill before the 9:00 p.m. start, so I dropped in for a quick beer at Johansson’s. A dart tournament was underway, so I got to say hello to some of my old darts friends I hadn’t seen in a while.
Thumbstar has opened a shwarma shop on the patio in front of the bar. I’ve been meaning to give it a try, but haven’t eaten there yet. I wasn’t hungry last night, though. That beef stew was very filling, not to mention all the beers and finger foods I had enjoyed during the SOB. I was very surprised, though, to see my old friend Rica was running the shwarma kitchen (there are other things on the menu as well). She kinda disappeared during the scamdemic, so it was nice to run into her again.
The Hideaway gals arrived a few minutes after nine. Joy spotted me right away and joined me at my table. Her friend Jen accompanied her. So, yeah, more lady drinks were served. Turns out the dancing didn’t start until 10:00, and I knew I wasn’t going to make it that long. So, I said my goodnights and caught a trike for home.
Based on last night’s reconnaissance, I updated the Thumbstar review.
Feeling somewhat better today; hopefully, that trend continues. No big plans for my Saturday night, but I’m thinking about starting out at John’s place for some dinner and maybe a visit to his upstairs bar. I still need to do a review there for the Bars of Barretto series.
And that’s where things stand as of now.
Maybe you should include some eateries in your pub-crawl map as a way to break up the constant drinking.
It occurs to me, though, that you don’t actually need a map to design a pub crawl: everyone local who might participate in such an event already knows where all the bars are. You just need a map for yourself to figure out routes that make geographical sense. Making a map for us readers to be able to follow your (mis)adventures would just be icing on the cake.
Glad to know the docs were of some help. Here’s hoping your problem(s) clear up soon.
Having a Bidenesque moment, but what ever happened to the small restaurant that you provided some of the seed money to get started?
Cant remember the name, so maybe you mention it quite frequently and I am just missing it. LOL
Brian, that was called Maris and it went belly up late last year. Marissa left town and moved to Manila, but returned to Barretto last month. She’s working as a waitress now.
Yeah, I will do some food stops too, but you can have alcoholic beverages with your meal in all of them, so “constant drinking” is still an option.
Yeah, since all the bars are on the same highway and within a one-kilometer area, a map isn’t really a necessity; it will just give some clarity for those wishing to follow in my footsteps.