Monday, April 15, 2019

LARRY ITLIONG AND VAN GOGH IN BAUANG AND TAYUG

She came to pick grapes, I opted for the local wine. 

Manong Larry Itliong's Delano grape strike and John Steinbeck's angry grapes are ancient history to Bauang's emerging grape industry.



They came for the sunflowers, I to relive Van Gogh in Arles.

Should Tayug plant more grapes instead to honor Itliong who's from Pangasinan and perhaps adopt Steinbeck and Van Gogh too?


They found bikes in Tayug and Pozzorubio.

But we traveled for a wedding, for Balong the replacement abay and the rest of our offsprigs who were all abays to the oldest of their generation. 



And the [1] old woman frog fisher [2] ate raw tuna and drank cold beer [3] in Doods' bievenida party [4] along the bike trails of Munoz [5] where the Scottish Rite honored a dead man [6] while I killed time sitting in the East. 

Monday, April 08, 2019

BAKAL II MOMENTS

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London came calling
Three more years, one full decade
Songs and a dinner


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Dante's inferno
My heaven and happy place
Beer and whiskey burned


Monday, April 01, 2019

BANGKOK

Blisters for noodles.

But I'll walk to the moon for what is allegedly the best kuay teow neua [beef noodles] in Bangkok.

And that should be Wattana Panich Restaurant. 


Grilled chicken for dessert.

Cold Singha helped soothe my disappointment with what is said to be the best gai yang [grilled chicken] in Bangkok.

Sabai Jai is over rated.


Lunches at Gypsum.

Khai jiao [omelette] and moo tod gratiem [fried pork] are my ultimate comfort food in Bangkok.

Oxfam is closing down.


Whiskey and soda.

Crazy Rich Asians by air, a chat with the Grab driver in between, and FM radio by land.

Beer and brandy don't mix.