Cafe Cubana is the type of nightmare that scares you enough from
not wanting to mix alcohol and acid together while walking a busy street full or bars. Let me explain..
It was my last night in the Philippines and some friends and I decide to go out drinking before I head back to my hotel. I don't usually hangout in Makati (or any parts of Manila for that matter) so I let them lead the way. Cafe Cubana was our first stop. And to be blunt, this is a bar for ladyboy lovers. You do see a lot of lady boys on your way to this bar, but inside is where a lot of them hang out. And when I say a lot, I mean it's a sausage fest in there. Don't get me wrong, they don't bother me at all. I love to people watch and this made for great entertainment. Being from the Philippines you get used it.
But what got me was how much stuff was going on in this bar. There was a live rock band that their sounds was off. Too much treble, not enough bass. The sounds they made was like shrieking in my ears. Forget having a good conversation here. There was a lot of activity by the bathrooms, both men and women side. It kind of made me laugh that the ladyboys were using both men and women bathrooms. I was thinking that it would be considered disrespectful to the ladyboy community for them to use the men's room. One corner of the bar, some of the ladyboys were grinding up on each other, another corner looked like they were doing a drug deal... Or groping each other, I don't know really because it was dark. There so many foreigners sitting and flirting with them. It just felt so surreal in there. Once we finished our drinks we left.
Oh yeah, drinks were nice and strong. read more