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Still Using Fossil Fuel? Try Riding a Bike Instead
2008-05-18 15:47:00 A headline in GMANews.tv proclaims that “Gas prices push up sales, repairs of bicycles in US.” I just hope this trend continues and not only there, but also anywhere else around the world and specially here in the Philippines. The report says that because of skyrocketing gas prices, among other things, more and more people ... More About: Fossil
Critical Mass Ride for May
2008-05-14 02:30:00 The theme for this month’s CMR is “FLORES DE MAYO and OCEAN MONTH RIDE” This ride will take us to the flower capital of Metro Manila, then to the famed Manila Baywalk. We will also be passing by the Dangwa flower market to take time to smell the roses (and other flowers too). The last ... More About: Ride , Mass , Critical
Nine (9) Days to Go Before the 10th Tour of the Fireflies!
2008-04-12 04:55:00 It’s just a little over a week now before the staging of the 10th Tour of the Fireflies. Please check the Firefly site and our Mulitply account to join our online trivia contest. Win special edition Firefly Brigade Merchandise and special prizes from our sponsors: Firefly Lighting, Spyder Optics, Deuter, project.good, Julie’s Bakeshop and partner bikeshops… See ... More About: Earth Day , Days
Free Pre-Tour of the Fireflies Bike Clinic
2008-04-03 03:49:00 The Firefly Brigade will be conducting a free Bike Clinic on Saturday, April 12, 2008 at the University of the Philippines AS parking lot, from 8:00 am to 12:00 nn. Please bring your bike, tools if you have them, water, snacks and a ton of patience. Rosar Crisostomo will be the resident bike doctor available ... More About: Free , Tour
An Evening with Dr. Joy Barredo on Usapang Pinoy
2008-04-01 02:05:00 On Saturday, April 5 2008, I will be a guest in Dr. Joy Barredo’s Usapang Pinoy radio program in the UK. It starts at 3:00 PM London time so that would make it 10:00 PM here in Manila. Please click on the link to go to the Future Radio website. There are two ways to ... More About: Earth Day , Evening
A night ride for Earth Hour on March 29 sa Roxas Blvd.
2008-03-28 08:02:00 From the Firefly Brigade Forum: Earth Hour is a global movement to raise awareness about climate change. It offers an opportunity for individuals to take concrete action that collectively, will make a significant impact in the growing fight against global warming. Earth Hour Philippines is an initiative of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Philippines) , ... More About: Ride , Night , March
This Biker Spent Easter Sunday in a Hospital
2008-03-27 02:24:00 I have not been biking, writing posts nor visiting my favorite blogs since Saturday. The reason: I was in the hospital since Saturday until yesterday afternoon. The last time I biked to work was Thursday, March 20. As I started for home at 12:00 midnight, I was already feeling something peculiar. The chill I ... More About: Hospital , Easter , Sunday , Biker
A Funny Thing Happened as I Biked to Work
2008-03-20 16:22:00 Got this from ciclelicio.us: More About: Funny , Work , Thing
My Greenthumb and My Bike
2008-03-18 12:40:00 My father loves gardening and a little landscaping. I remember when I was a small kid, he would ask me to help him tend a small flower garden and our front lawn by pulling out the weeds. For a kid like me then, it seemed like real hard work, what with the heat ... More About: Bike
When Hassles Come Marching In
2008-03-18 12:40:00 One of the hassles of buying new equipment, bikes included, appliances or any item that help us make life more comfortable is keeping them fully functional. I hate to buy something that would breakdown under normal use and I would be forced to look for a repairman to fix it. This would specially be ...
Could Rats and Termites Chew Bike Tires?
2008-03-18 12:39:00 I have a dilemma: I know it is the year of the rat and if I am to be courteous enough to our Chinese friends, I will have to at least greet them a Happy Year of the Rat. But I must say I am not happy now because my house is infested with ... More About: Bike , Tires , Termites , Rats
Usapang Pinoy with Dr. Joy Barredo
2008-03-16 07:48:00 I had a very interesting night last night as I was writing my previous post. I have been tuning in to Future Radio at 11 pm local time for the past three weeks trying to catch Dr. Joy Barredo in her UK radio program Usapang Pinoy but the last two weeks were pre-recorded programs. Last ...
My Recumbent Bike?s Debut: March CMR
2008-03-15 07:19:00 I call my recumbent bike “Ulingling”. It was actually Judy, my wife, who gave the name. She took it from a well known dance and song female group’s TV show with the same title. The name denotes the color black, which is the color I painted the bike. “Uling” means charcoal. I rode ... More About: Bike , March , Debut
March Critical Mass Ride - With a Twist!
2008-03-14 00:45:00 This is quite a late posting, but here it is: March CMR with a Twist ! Marikina River and 3 Churches Ride Saturday, March 15, 2008 7:00am - Meet-up at UP Diliman, AS Parking Lot 7:30am - Ride Out Route: Start: UP Balara (QC-side) Tumana Riverbanks (along the bike way) Sta. Elena Calumpang Riverbanks Katipunan End -UP Contact: 0907.603.9258 for CMR inquiries If my ... More About: Mass , Critical
This Biker as a Father and a Husband
2008-03-11 09:38:00 This is a bit out of topic for this blog, but I just could not help writing something about this after I read an article in the Philippine edition of Yes! magazine about a famous Filipino couple, both successful singers but have separated. The guy had a child with another woman after the separation and ... More About: Biker , Father , Husband
A Sad Day for the Marshals of the Tour of the Fireflies
2008-03-09 15:13:00 A fellow marshal died of an apparent heart attack yesterday after riding the trails of the La Mesa Dam. His name was Mario Sison. I did not know him personally other than seeing him as a ToF marshal or when he joined us for other Firefly/CMR rides in the past. But as far ... More About: Tour
My First Recumbent Bike
2008-03-08 15:30:00 My brother Dong and I have been building a recumbent bike for the last month or so. We actually finished it last Thursday and so we decided to road test it going to Montalban today. We took turns riding it. As it would be quite intimidating to ride it through the uphill parts going ... More About: Bike
The First Marshal Training Ride for the ToF 2008
2008-03-03 01:48:00 Yesterday was the start of the ToF Marshal Training rides. This is a series of rides going through the route of the Tour of the Fireflies. The objective is to familiarize the marshals and train them how to guide the riders so they would not stray from the peloton. The call was for a ... More About: Ride , 2008
Tour of the Fireflies Marshals Training Rides
2008-03-01 01:44:00 From the Firefly Brigade: So you’ve enjoyed the Tour of the Fireflies a couple to times? So you think the Tour of the Fireflies is a testament to Bike Power? Did you have fun? Enjoyed yourselves? Felt safe riding the Tour? Was the start of an addiction to cycling for you? A big reason the Tour of the Fireflies has been such ... More About: Training
My Wife Just Became an Entrepreneur!
2008-02-27 03:03:00 And this is partly the reason why I have not been updating this blog and the main reason why I have missed a lot of rides with the Fireflies, starting with the Love Ride. Judy, my wife, just opened her own stall in a small wet and dry market near our place. This is actually ... More About: Wife , Entrepreneur , An Entrepreneur
The Love Ride: Sorry, missed this one!
2008-02-19 02:16:00 When I was young, I used to hear or read this: “make love not war.” Back then, I did not know what making love or war meant. Now that I am older I do understand both and yes it is indeed true, we should make love not war. And now again, I can’t help connect ... More About: Love , Ride
February CMR: The Love Ride
2008-02-12 02:19:00 Want a really different and exciting way to celebrate Valentine’s day with your sweetheart? Forget candle light dinners, flowers or boxes of chocolates, at least for this year’s celebration. Or you can still add these after joining us in what we are planning to do on this special season of hearts. This month’s ... More About: Love , Ride , February
Preparing for the 10th Tour of the Fireflies
2008-02-05 15:55:00 We are now in the midst of preparing for the annual Tour of the Fireflies. This year’s tour will be a very special edition since we are celebrating its 1oth year. I’ve been with the Fireflies for only two years so I hardly know how the previous editions were but according to the senior members, the ... More About: Earth Day
Biking on Tollways (in Texas)
2008-01-30 14:51:00 A link to this article appeared on my mybloglog page: Man braves cars, bureaucrats to bike on tollways. It tells the story of Chuck Thomas, a financial analyst at Dell Inc. in Texas who has been biking to work passing thru Texas 45 North tollway since October of last year. Apparently, doing so is not illegal ... More About: Biking
January CMR: the Story
2008-01-26 09:40:00 The day started as soon as the alarm went off at 6 am. I was thinking of leaving the house at 6:45 just in time to be at the meeting place for the CMR at 7:30 am. So after a light breakfast of 2 peanut butter sandwiches and a cup of cocoa, and after pumping the rear wheel of my bike with a little more air, I left. I used to go through Katipunan Avenue, passing by the Ateneo on my way to UP as it has a more gentle climb, from Riverbanks Center to the corner of Aurora Blvd. and Katipunan. But this time I thought of going the shorter but steeper climb through Tumana all the way to Balara, and out to UP. I made it halfway through the zigzag road and walked my bike until the top. I could have biked until I reached the top but I didn’t want to overtax my heart so I dismounted and walked instead. I arrived at the AS Parking lot at 7:20 and as usual for the Fireflies, no one was there and I was actually the first to arrive. Shortly after, Mia Bunao, the designated Ride Leader c... More About: Story , January , The Story
A new cardiologist in a new hospital for this biker
2008-01-25 12:50:00 I was reading Skippyheart’s blog the other day and there I found out she would soon be moving to either San Diego or Las Vegas to be near her relatives. As a result she is in the process of setting up with her new doctor there. I, too went to a new cardiologist in the newly opened hospital. the Marikina Valley Medical Center, near my home. It is actually a 10 minute walk away or less than 5 minutes by bike. My primary reason is the nearness of the hospital. I used to go to the Philippine Heart Center for my regular heart checkup and it would take me around 30 minutes by my motorbike to go there. I would always have to wait for the doctor to come in late and thus I would also be late for work. My wife has previously inquired about the doctor’s availability and schedule. I asked her to look for one affiliated with the HMO provided by our office. There were several doctors available but I chose this one because her schedule, 10 am to 12 noon seemed to be t... More About: Hospital , Biker
January Critical Mass Ride
2008-01-23 11:32:00 The Firefly Brigade is once again inviting all bikers of all ages to join us in our monthly critical mass ride. This promises to be a really fun ride as we are going through one of the “tastiest” and “delicious” urban biking route ever: the La Loma Lechon Alley. However, as far as I ... More About: Ride , January , Mass , Critical
With .50 cents on my pocket
2008-01-21 13:56:00 Another biker overtook me as I was on my way home last Thursday (actually Friday morning already as it was past 1 am). Since it was the first time that I saw this biker on my route at that hour, I struggled to catch up with him and chat a bit. I guess he was ... More About: Cents , Pocket
This Biker Wants to Start Anew.
2008-01-18 09:54:00 This is like starting all over again, from scratch, zero, nada, rien, nichts, wala. I have been away from blogging for more than a month now and at this moment I feel like I am taking baby steps towards reestablishing friendship that I have found through my blog during the past year. Some of them have left comments here asking ... More About: Start , Biker
Happy New Year To ALL!
More articles from this author:2007-12-26 10:50:00 Happy New Year Graphic Comments I have been away but I promise to be back after the New Year! Thanks to all those who have greeted and wished me a Merry Christmas through this blog. Bike on!! More About: Happy , Happy New Year 1, 2, 3 |
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