The last few days have been cool. No rain.
Sunday night we went out with the only co-worker we have so far, Monica, and her fiancé. They took us to this cool place called S&R --don't ask me what it stands for-- but essentially, it was an exact replica of Costco (woot woot!!--no samples when we went, if ever, so maybe not exactly). Needless to say, we loved! This was in a part of town called The Fort, which is pretty nice! Very modern-like, and clean.
After that, we went out in a part of town called Eastwood. We ended up going to this Mexican place and getting bottomless Margaritas. Which we may have over-done.. Lost count after 3... Chris and I were both confused, as these majestic margaritas kept disappearing and then quickly being replaced! We ended up having a great time filled with good conversation and info about travel and trips to take!
After one night in, we decided to have another adventure.
Tuesday we went down to a place called Malate, which is known to be a kinda happenin' part of town. Lots of bars and such, as well as Roxas Blvd., where you can take a stroll, view the sunset at Manila Bay, and buy a guitar for $30 since you had to leave yours at home. Manila Bay was nice to walk around but it you look at the beach, there's a TON of trash all over it, which is sad.
After these fun times, we headed over to The Hobbit House, a bar with tons of imported beers and run by (hm, what's PC?) "Little People." Hobbit House it pretty cool, especially because around Manila, pretty much the only beer you can find is San Miguel. Don't get me wrong, it isn't bad! It's cheap, fairly tasty, and easily accessible. Liquor here is also dirt cheap. You can get a fifth of rum for like $1.10. Yeah. Nutty. Wine, however.. neither cheap nor tasty. Unless it's just been bad luck, we seemed to have struck out in this department, drinking wine that burns as it goes down.
Wups, rant. After Hobbit House we hop into a side car with our guitar and proceed to get pedaled by a skinny Filipino to a bar called Sky Lounge. This bar has lights, stars and constellations on the ceiling. I'd tell you more but we never actually made it over there. Apparently the "driver" had no idea where it was and took us on a fairly long goose chase. It was all fun and games when we first got in...
We ended up getting out some place random and wandering into a bar called Bed Rock. Not a bad place! Free bands every night (pretty decent ones, too!) and a sweet theme (dinosaurs on the walls, etc).
As I conclude, I'd like to remind myself of some lessons: stick to san miguel- save money and taste buds. Don't trust a driver to know where they're going. Don't drink the water & keep Imodium close by. Toilet time!
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