I’m heading for the embassy in Manila this morning. My appointment to have a power of attorney notarized is at 1:30, but I’m leaving here at 8 a.m. because there is no way to predict how bad the traffic will be in that hellhole of a city. The POA is so my daughter can sell the house that’s in my name in Columbia, SC. Anyway, I don’t expect to have a chance to blog about yesterday’s Hash, so I’ll fill you all in on that tomorrow. In the meantime, I’ll slap up some of the photos I took on Sunday to tide you over.
The drive home from Bauang:
Watching the sunset from the Arizona floating bar:
Next up, dinner at John’s place:
A nightcap at Green Room, then home safe and mostly sober.
Facebook memories today:
Twelve years ago, I made a video about the six months of my Korea life prior to departure for the six months portion of life in the USA (I did half a year in each place for the first three years of my retirement).
Four years ago, I did a solo 12K hike like it was nothing. A sad reminder that I’m not the man I used to be. (Sorry, the video won’t embed, click the link to see it)
Today’s YouTube video is about ads from the past that would not be allowed today. Yep, I can see why. Still, it’s a good reminder of how far we’ve come as a society.
Humor time:
Alright, time for me to get my shit together for Manila. I hope it is not a wasted trip (I need two witness signatures, and embassy staff aren’t allowed to provide them. Hopefully, other folks in line will help me out. I’ll let you know how it all goes tomorrow.
Back on the Zero again
Just don’t drink twelve of them. Why is it called Zero, anyway? It’s not actually zero alcohol or zero g of carbs, is it? So what’s the zero?
We loved the show!
Nature puts on a good one. Is that a broken fingernail?
Swan is addicted to the birria tacos and has ordered them on each of our last several visits
Sounds like something you both could learn to make.
Two years ago, during a visit to the mountain city of Baguio, I declined to try this Filipino delicacy. No regrets!
Your leftie chicken-hugger self is showing. Some vocab words on that page: etag, Igorots. Me, I’d be happy to try some brutalized chicken.
Well, good luck in Manila. Don’t get killed by traffic or unsavory people.
Kev, I’m not sure why San Miguel Brewery chose to call their low-alcohol, low-calorie beer “Zero.” The also have a beer called 0-0, that is indeed alcohol-free.
I’m not aware of any broken fingernails. Swan also denies it.
My memory is a bit fuzzy now, but I seem to recall someone saying they killed the chicken at your table so you’d know it was fresh. Cock fighting is huge in Filipino culture (arenas are everywhere), so seeing a chicken murdered in front of them wouldn’t be a big deal, I suppose.
I was at the US embassy. Does it get more unsavory than that? Just kidding, my mission was accomplished thanks to the helpful embassy staff.