Old school bar

What classifies as old school? It’s the kind of drinking session that would include individuals who aren’t your usual crowd [tambay, construction boys, karpintero] and it’s in a place wherein there are makeshift chairs and a table filled with pulutan, i.e. adobong mani, adobong baboy, corned beef, aso and several bottles of beer, gin bulag or quadro-kanto.

For a week’s salary one would even be so generous to decide to unwind a bit by holding a drinking session for the barkada.

Wherein the conversation would eventually revolve around drinking escapades that ended up in barangay halls or the lights from the police sirens illuminating round the neighborhoods block, or experiences like finding out that the tropa don’t have enough money to pay for the beers they had ordered, how they didn’t like drinking with men whose wives often tow them back to their respective homesteads and, my favourite bit, the best drinking combo that can guarantee you lifeless. LOL.

Want to know what the combo is? Heehee.

It’s fondly called the VIRGIN COKE. But you got to pronounce it the Filipino way — “beer-gin-coke” LOL.

1 bottle of beer
1 Gin bilog
1 12 oz. of Coke

After finishing it, try standing up. You can still stand up after that, you see. But when you sit back down — you won’t be able to again. It will knock you unconscious! Hahaha.

I’ve to make a mental note to only do this at home! LOL. Who dares to try it with me?

Ever heard of Gin Pom as well.

1 bottle Gin Bilog

1 sachet pomelo flavor powdered juice drink

Its not just the drink you know, if one could just stay for a little while when everybody got their share of the spirit one would get a glimpse of other peoples lives, as construction workers etc. and, of course, as regular people. Even a good friend could turn out to be an intimate one, so transparent you'd see pass through his soul. You'll see and understand clearly that everyone have dreams, problems, families. Other peoples lives might be less extravagant than mine and yours but, hey, everyone deserve the same respect. After all, we’re all good people who are actually making something out of our lives, which I can’t say for some.

I reckon I need to go through more experiences of the same kind as well to keep my feet grounded. Well, though not necessarily do I advice everyone to get drunk. I almost forgot how much life can teach me if only I keep my mind and heart open. Funny — I used to do this a lot before. I guess I need to re-trace my steps.