ISANG LINGGONG SERBESA

Isang biglaang hapunan ang tumuldok 
sa isang linggong pagdiriwang

Pritong isda at Spam, litson at barbecue

ang mga naihandang ulam

Yan ay nung linggo na nag-umpisa nung Lunes kasama ang bisikleta at matitikas na barkada 

At nung Martes nang magkasunog sa E.Rodriguez

sa may Meranti kasama ang tropa sa Maynila

Nung Miyerkules ay bumaha ng pizza
at nung Huwebes ay AlTangHap na mag-isa

Ang Biernes ay nahantong sa Kanto Grill 

at maligamgam na serbesa

Pananghaliang kambing nadako ang Sabado 
na nagtapos sa may Paleta

Kaya n'ung Linggo ay na-obligang magbisikleta
bago ang hapunang naikuwento na sa una

WALKING TOLL

The Uber driver, apparently new, can't remember if he pressed the "Start Ride" button, turned off the Ways App, turned a corner too early, and ended up at Mirriam College, so I got off, instead of doing another U-turn in heavily congested Katipunan Avenue, and walked the last 1.2 kilometers to the Manila Observatory, for a fried chicken lunch and brown bag session with Christian Aid on COP 21 outcomes.

I guess that was the omen of a walking orgy that lasted  for the next 6 days, the Monday that kicked off a 3.2-KM morning walk for a meat-free breakfast [fried galungong and monggo] through Mother Ignacia on Tuesday, a futile 2.8-KM search for a corner carinderia frequented by cab drivers along Scout Borromeo on Wednesday that ended with a spaghetti-lumpiang shanghai meal at a corner Jollibee, a failed 3.2-KM search on Thursday for a Land Bank branch supposedly along a stretch of Quezon Avenue between Scout Albano and Roces that somewhat led to a Starbucks breakfast of a Chestnut White Chocolate Truffle, and a Friday tapsilog at Rodic's in UP topped by a morning blueberry cheesecake snack at The Chocolate Kiss Cafe before a 1.3-kilometer walk to a Land Bank branch at the UP Faculty Center. 

That's a cool 11.6 kilometer overall that has taken its toll mostly on my Manila-based Beachwalk slippers --- and my toll or penance too for not riding AGT since New Year's day --- plus the 48.9 biking kilometers earned over Saturday and Sunday, and Kuya Darwin's painful toll or penalty of finishing his Saturday ride in a kolongkolong due to a busted front wheel hub or he walk the remaining Bagong Sikat-Bantug part of it.  

Birthday week is approaching and I need all the walking [and biking] miles I can earn to lessen the toll of an upcoming surge in calorie intake, and my advance toll for the incoming more-than-usual alcohol dose.  

OVERBIKE

[To the tune of "Overdrive" by the Eraserheads]

Magba-bike ako hanggang Guimba
Magba-bike ako hanggang Lupao
Magba-bike ako hanggang Llanera
Tapos maglu-lugaw du'n sa church

Isasama ko si Angelito
Isasama ko si Bong Soriano
Kasama din ang Kuya Darwin ko
Basta't dumating sila sa oras ng takbo

Maghahanap kami ng pagkain
Goto, Sprite, pandesal at saging
Magba-bike ako hanggang Talugtug
Magba-bike ako hanggang Cabanatuan

Magba-bike ako kahit Pasko
Magba-bike ako kahit bumabagyo
Magba-bike ako kahit walang bike
Please, please lang hayaan n'yo akong mag-bike

Gusto kong mag-bike forever (kahit na walang kalsada)
Gusto kong mag-bike forever (kahit na walang kasama)
Mag-bike, bike, bike
Mag-bike...
Mag-bike...
Bike...
Bike...
Bike...
Bike...

12 DAYS OF BIKING

NOTE: Best read singing to the tune of that popular Christmas song.

On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me,
A biker on a sem break.

On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me,
Seven Scottish bikes and a biker on a sem break.

On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me,
A new biking route, seven Scottish bikes, and a biker on a sem break.

On the fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me,
Santa with a bike, a new biking route, seven Scottish bikes, and a biker on a sem break.

On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
Three biking friends! Santa with a bike, a new biking route, seven Scottish bikes, and a biker on a sem break.

On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
Balong chasing bike trails, three biking friends! Santa with a bike, a new biking route, seven Scottish bikes, and a biker on a sem break.

On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
Four bikers churching, Balong burning bike trails, three biking friends! Santa with a bike, a new biking route, seven Scottish bikes, and a biker on a sem break.

On the eight day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
Early morning biking, four bikers churching, Balong burning bike trails, three biking friends! Santa with a bike, a new biking route, seven Scottish bikes, and a biker on a sem break.

On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
Uphill-downhill riding, early morning biking, four bikers churching, Balong burning bike trails, three biking friends! Santa with a bike, a new biking route, seven Scottish bikes, and a biker on a sem break.

On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
Two bikes a-resting, uphill-downhill riding, early morning biking, four bikers churching, Balong burning bike trails, three biking friends! Santa with a bike, a new biking route, seven Scottish bikes, and a biker on a sem break.

On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
Three bikers gazing, two bikes a-resting, uphill-downhill riding, early morning biking, four bikers churching, Balong burning bike trails, three biking friends! Santa with a bike, a new biking route, seven Scottish bikes, and a biker on a sem break.

On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
A pack of bikers drinking, three bikers gazing, two bikes a-resting, uphill-downhill riding, early morning biking, four bikers churching, Balong burning bike trails, three biking friends! Santa with a bike, a new biking route, seven Scottish bikes, and a biker on a sem break.