Early in 2016, I've met different nationalities and personalities at Breeze Bar of Palau Royal Resort. Whether they are alone, couple or group, it's interesting to learn more about different cultures and other stuff.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez - Taken by Den Flores)
MEETING MORE
INTERNATIONAL GUESTS
IN 2016
DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES, different experiences. This
happens to my musical career in early part of 2016. In Jan. 26, a Chinese
couple is enjoying my music. The lady seems to be very seductive that when we
have a photo taken, her boobs got closer to my left side and I feel
uncomfortable with her husband beside me. I just moved my left arm holding to a
chair in front of me.
I
don’t remember if they gave me tip. When I check my diary of expenses, there’s
no tip given to me there. Expenses are for soymilk ($1.99), bananas ($.97),
Fuji apple ($.51), Valencia navel orange ($.46), bar soap (Irish Spring) $.89,
Vitamin (One a Day –Men’s) $9.95, crackers ($1.69) and sour sap at $2.55 which
were bought at Surangel’s Supermarket. Papaya at $.95 was bought at WCTC.
On
Feb. 24, I met a half-Filipino, half American guy. He understands Tagalog but
can’t speak it fluently. He said he can play guitar but I don’t want to get my
Yamaha guitar to my room because one of the string, the thinnest one, don’t
sound good because there’s a slight defect with the fret. We talk for a while
about our lives and plans for the future, hobbies, chess and music. We have 2
photos taken and with the 2nd shot, he took off his glasses so that
he will look younger.
On
March 07, a lone Japanese lady sits in front of keyboard while I’m playing in
lackluster fashion as there are few guests. Knowing she’s Japanese, I played
and sing the song “Oribia O Kikinagara” without looking at the songbook. I
continue to play more Japanese songs and she enjoys it. We have a long
conversation before a photo was taken. Her first words about the song I played
and sing is, “That’s a very lonely song”.
She’s
a very intelligent middle-aged woman. When our subject of conversation focus on
chess and music, she more interested especially about the prospect of Tokyo,
Japan bidding in the 2020 World Chess Olympiad during the 2016 World Chess
Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan where I will be participating as Delegate and
Board 5 (Reserve) of Palau Open Team.
After
the photo was taken, that’s the time that I asked for her name. I told her that
the photo might be published in http://palau-chess.blogspot.com
someday and I want to get the right name of the person that will be featured.
She wrote her name on a piece of paper and I noticed it was long… Yukiko
Yamanaka.
I also took a photo of full moon on
Jan. 25 which is like a moon surrounded by breaking ice bergs. It’s very nice
to the naked eye but the result in the photo is not that good as it is. It is
also the time that Breeze Bar has more tents now so that when there is a
function of about 100 or more persons, there’s no need for double setting in
case it rains, which is very tiring for staff.
Sources: Music and Me
By Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau
Newspaper
March 15,
2012 – April 2013
April
2013—March 10, 2016
Chess and Music
(Perfect Combination)
The
Beginning of Chess in Palau
By Roberto
Hernandez
To be published as
a book in the future
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