The day began with the Wednesday Walkers group hike. Later came saying goodbye to an old friend. And finished the day with sucking down some beers at Wet Spot.
We began the hike on the far side of Subic town, in an area we hadn’t visited in several years. Fences constructed since our last adventure in these parts stymied us several times. Still, we made the best of it, taking circular routes and retreating as necessary. It was a good day to be out and about with my fellow travelers.
After some R&R at home, it was time to head into town for some evening fun.
I had a couple of beers with Chris and his gal at Sloppy Joe’s, then moved over to It Doesn’t Matter to say goodbye to Bhel. Swan joined me there.
Swan and I visited Wet Spot for our nightcap, and naturally, she hooked up with her pal, Aine, there.
Another day is in the books. Or at least here at LTG!
Today’s Quora Q&A is a bit special. My most popular answer with 2.7 MILLION views, 2,951 upvotes, 551 comments, and 202 shares. That’s probably about as close to famous as I’m going to get!
Q: Am I lucky living in the Philippines?
A: There is no place else I’d rather be at this time in my life. No, it is far from perfect, but what place is perfect? I’m an American, but there is no way I’d want to be living there with all that craziness going on. Do I get frustrated sometimes with things that happen here? Of course I do. But then I take a walk in the mountains or on the beach, and I remember what’s important in life.
This just happened today—I watched a documentary on Bangladesh and realized that even the poor people in the Philippines live a much better life than many people do elsewhere in the world.
Yes, I feel lucky to be here.
As true now as it was then, but not particularly profound. For some reason, the Quora folk liked it more than anything else I’ve had to say by a long shot.
Now for the funny business:
A tree I liked.
I wonder what kind it is. To me, it looks like an overgrown telephone pole.
A newly constructed house I rather liked for its simplicity. I could see myself enjoying a cold beer on the front porch. And then later dying of boredom.
Cultivate an inner life, and you’ll never be bored!
It was still a fun hike, though.
Sounds as though it was a bit of an adventure.
Bhel’s crew of well-wishers
Who’s the one guy trying not to be photographed?
First comes the sound…
The flash reveals all! Aine wears a lot of makeup, doesn’t she. You can see how pale her face looks compared to the rest of her.
I hear that A LOT from the bargirls…
But that will be changing soon enough!
Nancy Sinatra is still alive, but M. Emmet Walsh just died.
Not sure what kind of tree that is, but if a tree can be skinny, so can I!
That house is way out in the sticks; not sure there is even access by automobile. That’s just a little too country for me.
The guy ducking out of the photo is a stranger to me; I think his girlfriend knew someone at our table. He must be camera shy (or his wife doesn’t know about the girlfriend). 🙂
Yeah, Aine is a little long in the tooth for a bargirl. Still has a smokin’ hot body, but her face shows her age. Maybe trying to “makeup” for those lost years…
Hadn’t heard about Emmet Walsh. Seems he lived a long and successful life—some great movies on his list of credits.