This a rare morning post here at LTG before I head out to San Antonio. It looks like I’ll be spending the night there, so this is one of those now-or-never situations.

Let’s start with last night and go from there.

After departing Hideaway, I paid a rare visit to BarCelona.

Two beers later, I went down one flight of steps to the second floor and visited Barretto’s newest bar, La Oficina. I was the only customer (it was just after opening time) and only stayed for one beer (and no lady drinks!).

I finished my night on the town with some beers and highway views at Sloppy Joe’s.

I did splurge and spent 100 pesos on street food and lady drinks for the two waitresses who were taking care of me. Hey, it’s hard to learn to be a cheap Charlie in just one night!

I saw something new on this morning’s dog walk.

And now for the weirdness. I got an email this morning from the dentist I used when I lived in Seoul. I was quite surprised because outside of several appointments almost ten years ago, we have never had any contact. Ah, but I mentioned her here on the blog.

Hello John,

I am sure you remember me. 😊
I was your dentist, in Yongsan, Seoul.
First of all. I really appreciate for your being a loyal patient when I was in Seoul.

The reason I am contacting you is that my photos in your blog appears on google search and I would you like to kindly remove all of your posts or anything related to me and my previous dental office.

I sincerely hope this request doesn’t offend you.

Our office was permanently closed and is no longer in service. Your posts can confuse some dental patiens seeking a dentist in Korea. Also, I don’t want my photos hang around on google any more especially since my clinic is permanently closed.

I also retired from dentistry and reside in the U.S now.

Once again, I appreciate that you chose and entrusted me as your dentist while I was in Korea.

Sincerely,
Dr. XXXX

Now, I would never deny a polite request like this to remove content from my blog. Hell, I deleted Se Hwa’s picture even though she rudely demanded that I do so. Anyway, I did a search for my former dentist’s name and found three posts from 2014. I removed her name and photos from each of them, as she requested. I’m always shocked that people find my blog, especially on things I’d written so long ago that I didn’t even remember doing so. But I guess Google never forgets.

And then just a little bit later I was reading one of the forums I follow and came across a post about a girl from Alaska Club. I’ve mentioned her several times on the blog. The surprise was that poster turns out to be a reader here as well.

Just confirmed that she is definitely an Alaksa girl, from the Bay’s most prominent blogger 

Speaking of which, how come there is no blogger who covers Angeles city? Don’t people like to write a diary-like report that is publicly available?

But there are plenty of vloggers on the streets of Angeles. Not much to read but plenty to see. 

In Barretto there is Subic Bay Johnny, who seems like a friendly guy who would never get into any altercation with the bar managers, Korean or otherwise. And then there is the respected blogger who shares his daily life with his worldwide readership, and provides some nice pictures too.  Though neither the vlogger nor the blogger don’t seem to be the monger types, one can’t avoid the bars of Barreto and the beautiful girls. 

Thanks for the kind words, stranger. I am curious if we have actually met, but I guess knowing would destroy the illusion of anonymity for both of us. Honestly, for a blog with such a limited readership, it is amazing to see the frequency of these random encounters.

Ah well, nothing like being a legend in your own mind, I suppose.

I forget what else I wanted to say. Oh yeah, I’ve had amnesia for as long as I can remember! Hey, I’m funny when you’re drunk!

Alright, time to get ready to hit the road. Anyone care for a sweet banana split before I go?

I’ll let y’all know how things are deep in the heart of Zambales in tomorrow’s post.