So my recent posts about the apple and bee game were a side show to the main event which was a cock fight.
'Keep your eye on the ball' was the advice I recall my games master giving us at grammar school as we were instructed in the fine art of cricket. It serves for these gamblers also.
I'm not sure if this guy's nonchalance comes from his having a winning hand or if he's a banker and not actually playing the game.
The title of this photo comes from the apples and bees on the game board. It's a gambling game that, like roulette, is based upon a ball coming to rest in a particular location.
Most people I know tend to think of beach living as something glamorous - a get away from it all, carefree type of life. And I guess it can be if you have a wad of cash and no responsibilities.
I've no idea how I wound up at the Encenada Beach Resort in 1990. I mean, I know how I got there. I took a flight to Manila, then a bus to Batangas City and a ferry to Balatero Port on Mindoro, then a Jeepney to the resort.