Musings of a human trapped in the Philippines
Sunday
December 21, 2014
I was woken up (very early) by my phone ringing and upon answering, it was my office-mate calling from nearby UP Diliman. He was going to meet up with another office-mate of mine and they were waiting for me. I had a quick breakfast, changed into my ~*Biking Gear*~ and pedaled away. I had reserved the entire day for biking and that was exactly what we did. Continue reading “Padyak: Manila Ride”
Saturday
December 13, 2014
This was the day I went on my first legitimate mountain climb. And for virgins, there’s no better way to pop your cherry than by climbing up Mount Palay-palay, better known as Pico de Loro. Warning, this post is gonna be image-heavy. And most of these will be images of me, so you have been warned.
The bike gods answered my prayers this Sunday morning and gave me the perfect conditions to take my bike on a nearby trail that a friend recommended. The trail ran along the bank of the Marikina river and, since there was news of Typhoon Hagupit about to hit the metro, I decided to ride before the rains and winds come.
It’s a slow Saturday at the office so…
I don’t claim to know everything or even a lot about this issue, but I’ve come to believe that most problems that Philippines is facing is caused by the Filipinos’ attitude of always looking at the short term instead of the long term. So prepare for a slightly long article about why we r who we r.
Continue reading “Isip: Syota = “Short Time,” Not a serious relationship”
One of the good things about getting a bike is that the world suddenly gets a little bit smaller. Because most of the people at my office are also bike enthusiasts, we decided to eat at a highly recommended place: Boyong’s.
I’ve had lots of ideas back in 2013 that were put aside because of [insert bullshit excuse here]. Now that 2014 is almost over, I realized that those ideas were still left untouched.
