My roommates and I were invited to a birthday party on a boat, a booze cruise if you will. Well my mind had conjured up different images of where we were going, a large boat perhaps, maybe some outdoor space to get some nice fresh air? Well the boat was like a ferry boat with the inside chairs taken out and replaced with strobe lights and disco balls straight from a cheesy night club. At 1:30am we got to the dock to get on the ferry, er, boat and headed up the river. Entering the boat we were all initially panicked about being trapped below deck till 5 in the morning because they wouldn't let us on the top deck while moving. We also asked our friend if it was an open bar because we paid a hefty 50 pesos to get on. "Of course it's an open bar. Why wouldn't it be?" He told us before we agreed to this party. When we asked him again as the boat starting sailing out to sea he said that the bar was open over there and pointed in the direction of the bar. He was confused why a bar wouldn't be open at a party. Thus another cultural misunderstanding. We ended up enjoying ourselves and the game of trying to stand up as the boat rocked turbulently beneath us. But I think we were all pleased when the boat docked and we could head home.
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