Coming To Manila, Day 12: Thanksgiving Day At Boracay

So nothing new to report about the activities during the day: went to the beach, read a book, got into the water a few times, went to Jonah's, etc. etc.

However, that day happened to be Thanksgiving Day, and for weeks upon weeks, TJC was talking nonstop about how he can't miss Thanksgiving, we had to find a place that would have a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, etc. etc. Needless to say, places like those are few and far between in an Island in the middle of the Pacific.

We ended up going to dinner at Boracay Steakhouse, an Australian steakhouse place. The food was phenomenal actually, and not expensive at all to boot. We looked for a place to drink afterwards and ended up at A Summer Place. The place was jamming, and we saw Anne Curtis again, and TJC was quite happy to note that "she turns red when she drinks, just like me". What was unique about the place though was a clique of transvestites were at the bar (sometimes even working behind it), and they were quite a sight. There were some old drunk white men hitting on a few of them nonstop and we were debating with some of our neighbors if they realized they were trannys or not.

At one point, we were talking to this couple from Michigan - he was white, and she was Filipina (and born and raised in the Philippines too). We introduced ourselves, and TJC told the guy his name. The guy goes: "Hey, how come you have an American name??". TJC went: "That's because I AM American!". Silly white folk.

Anyway, between the tropical setting and the trannys at the bar, it was the most unusual Thanksgiving I have ever spent.