Titas de Bacolod: Travel
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Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts

Sunday, June 13, 2021

Sunday, June 13, 2021

Hey Titas in Washington! Have a marijuana joint for taking the jab!

Hey Titas in Washington! Have a marijuana joint for taking the jab!

 
Uh-huh, we heard you!  Some Titas de Bacolod based in the Seattle and Shoreline area have had a blast having two kinds of shots!  The jab and the joint! 

Washington state is offering adults a relaxing new incentive for those who are
anxious about getting the COVID-19 vaccine — marijuana joints.

The program, launched by the state's Liquor and Cannabis Board and named "Joints for Jabs," runs until July 12 and allows state-licensed dispensaries to give qualifying customers one pre-rolled joint at an in-store vaccination clinic.

Eligible participants must be 21 years old or older and have to have received their first or second dose during that visit.




This is only the latest among Washington's abundant vaccination incentives, which include free tickets to sports events and a lottery totaling up to $1 million. Just a few weeks ago, the Liquor and Cannabis Board announced an incentive that allows breweries, wineries, and restaurants to offer free drinks to vaccinated adults.

Washington's newest promotion reflects a multitude of unique vaccination incentives being offered across the country, and the state isn't the first to offer weed.

In exchange for proof of vaccination, an Arizona dispensary's "Snax for Vaxx" campaign provides free joints and edibles. In Washington, D.C., cannabis advocacy group D.C. Marijuana Justice distributed joints at vaccination sites on April 20.








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Monday, June 7, 2021

Monday, June 07, 2021

“B” IS FOR BANGKOK AND A BAD WORD

“B” IS FOR BANGKOK AND A BAD WORD


This gentleman goes to Bangkok to visit a jeweler.  The shop is one of the many dazzling Alladin’s cave of scintillating delights that have beguiled many a tourist into this exotic Asian kingdom.  As fate would have it, the gentleman had entered a particularly interesting shop and browsed through the display cases.  At first glance, he could be mistaken for a local for he blended right in with his squarish jaw, Malay tan, thick straight jet black hair peppered with grey, and regular Asian build.  His eyes are not narrow slits on his brown face, but are quite rounded only to have the outer corners betray his oriental origin with the sure upward strokes.  The way he moves with ease around the shop tells an observer that he knows his way around.  He has been here quite a number of times before.  

Well, it so happened that also immersed in the colorful sea of gems was a tall, heavily-built gentleman on the wrong side of 40.  His features, his bulk, and his imperious air reveal the European strain of his genes. He does not speak the kingdom’s language.  It is safe to dismiss him as another foreigner, naturally.  Of course.  

The first gentleman had begun his study of the treasures before him.  Was he in search of a particular stone?  Or was he just going over the displays?  No one really knew what was on his mind on that day.  The other gentleman who was standing nearby was also engrossed in inspecting some stones.  So, now, in that Bangkok shop are two men lost in their world.  

However, like in any dream, the dreamer has to awake sometime and, in this case, the second gentleman had caused the first gentleman to snap to attention.  The former had blurted out just two words one of which was succinct and sharp that incriminated him.  In any court of law, his words would be considered as res gestae. He must have dropped an item and the action caused him enough alarm to shout, “Ay, bilat!” The first gentleman swung ‘round to face him with a puzzled knowing look on his brown face.  “Bilat?”  The first gentleman addressed the second.  The latter saw that look of recognition on the first gentleman’s eyes, so, he asked, “Taga-Bacolod ka?”   The reply was, “Oo.”

And there ends the story, ladies and gents, of how a word can connect two people in a foreign land and reveal much about their roots.  One bad word was all it took. 




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Meet The Man Who Helped Marcos Bring Negros Island To Its Knees

Negros Island was in a woeful state at the eve of the snap elections in 1986.  Negros as a word was synonymous to "Crisis" in those days.  For the longest time, the sugar industry, romanticized by the well-heeled landowners of Negros and Iloilo, was the prima donna of Philippine ......Read More


Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Wednesday, September 09, 2020

Titas de Bacolod is Back!

Titas de Bacolod is Back!
Behind the Scenes with Ivy Visitacion


Titas de Bacolod is back!  All the writings of Tita Ivy Visitacion will also be republished here.





Meet The Man Who Helped Marcos Bring Negros Island To Its Knees
Negros Island was in a woeful state at the eve of the snap elections in 1986.  Negros as a word was synonymous to "Crisis" in those days.  For the longest time, the sugar industry, romanticized by the well-heeled landowners of Negros and Iloilo, was the prima donna of Philippine ......
Read More


Thursday, September 17, 2015

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Behind the Scenes - September 17, 2015 : A Smashing Birthday Celebration

Behind the Scenes - September 17, 2015 : A Smashing Birthday Celebration
Behind the Scenes with Ivy Visitacion

The third quarter birthday celebration recently of the WoW ladies was another smash hit. The members, who were dressed to the nines, trooped to the Ambience Dancing Hall of Bacolod Pavillon Hotel for an evening of yummy food, exciting fun and ear-splitting laughter.


Seen among the guests were former Ilog vice mayor Mark Vargas, who was busy inviting everyone to his MassKara Fashion Show in October, and socialite Melinda Garcia, whom we haven't seen in ages.

The evening opened with a most thrilling hula hoop game participated in by most of the members who were divided into three teams. The aim was to pass the hula hoop from one member to the other. The team who could finish first won the prize. There were shrieks of laughter as the members squeezed into the hula hoops without letting go of their partners. The excitement got into a feverish high as the last members tried to squeeze into the hoops to win. The third team won by finishing in just over one minute. They were that good.

Dinner was a mouthwatering treat of holiday dishes topped by the ubiquitous crispy lechon donated by a birthday celebrator. The 3 rd quarter birthday celebrators were serenaded with the Happy Birthday song as they blew the candles on their huge birthday cake. We were so full that we could hardly join in the group singing which was quite enjoyable. The highlight of the evening was the ballroom dancing, which had the members swinging, twirling and dipping all over the dance floor all night.

Kudos to WoW prexy Inday Pefianco and special events coordinator Baby Bonnin, assisted by Babes Zola, for a “swellegant”, marvelous evening.*













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