The agents had a fairly quiet day again. They did better than yesterday. They never seem to have enough money to treat themselves to something extra, so I went to a local supermarket to get something for them. I asked one of the clerks for some advice and she steered me to some kind of assorted candy. I hope she wasn't pulling a sales job on me. I'll find out tomorrow.
While I was there I looked around. It was a huge store, called Landmark. I was looking for something to take with me for breakfast. I couldn't make out what was what, so I went with some breakfast bars. I wish I had somewhere to store fruit. the selection was amazing. I stumbled across the liquor department and remembered what a co-worker (my California training drinking buddy) had told me about the cheap alcohol. Boy, was she right. I bought a pint of local rum for 32.25 pesos (about 71 cents) and a 16 oz. bottle of Coke for 21.75 pesos (about 48 cents).
Is this a great country or what? I found some Lone Star beer as well. It's the real deal, but it's brewed here in Manila. It was going for about 32 cents a bottle. It was light; otherwise, I might have tried it. All the beer is sold by the bottle or can. How about this country?
I stopped at a Vietmanese restaurant by the hotel on my way back. I was kind fo worried about the lack of buiness, but it was late afternoon. There was no problem with the food. I had some spring rolls with shrimp and pork, a seafood noodle soup and tapioca with some kind of coconut pudding for dessert.
When I got back to the hotel I stopped by the Front Desk to order some ice for my rum and Coke. A few minutes later a tub of ice arrived. This is an example of the service around here. Ask for it and you will get it in spades.
Now; I'm going get into bed, enjoy my cocktail and wait for the sandman to come get me.
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