My bike ride yesterday November 30 2017 on a Sava Ti MTB

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Rizal Philippines
December 1, 2017

                               My Ti bike atop a mountain

Only 24 days before Christmas.   We hope many got their 13th  month (bonus) all ready.

Belated Andy Bonifacio day. It is too sad, another Andy (the former Comelec boss) did not see Christmas while in office.

Yesterday, I rode to Morong on a Sava Ti.MTB This post has not used this for a while.  In Darangan, a roadie overtook me, and I gave chase and was with him side by side until Morong. The rider in a Dogma P look alike was alone and is from Taguig. He said it was his first time to ride again in so many days. He overtook me downhill at LLDA because he overtook a jeep, I did not.   I caught up with him before turning right to Cardona munisipyo and were side by side in Callahan.  He overtook me again downhill, but I passed him and several MTBs at the flat.

On the way back I took the diversion road, at Cardona, and before turning left I was at 42 x 28 before shifting to 32.

I was on that gear while going up LLDA.

In Binangonan, I came across MTBs who were 29rs. I proved that 26ers are not lame because I kept up with them and passed them  in a sprint before Island gas where I sprinted.

It was a great biking day

Merry Christmas - is it safe to bike with the arrival of typhoon Nina?

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Rizal Philippines
December 25, 2016

Merry Christmas every one.

This joyful greeting despite Catanduanes being placed under signal No. 3?  Typhoon Nina is a strong typhoon with maximum wind of 185 kph.    It is expected to produce storm surges of up to 2.5 meters along coastal areas.    Rizal and NCR is under signal No 1.  I have bad feeling, it may pay us a visit tomorrow.  So Kapadyaks be ready.

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Below is the full list of areas under warning signals.

Signal number 3:

• Catanduanes

Signal number 2:

• Camarines Norte
• Camarines Sur
• Masbate including Ticao and Burias Islands
• Albay
• Sorsogon
• Northern Samar

Signal number 1:

• Metro Manila
• Bataan
• southern Zambales
• Pampanga
• Nueva Ecija
• Bulacan
• Cavite
• Laguna
• Batangas
• Rizal
• Quezon including Polillo Island
• Aurora
• Romblon
• Marinduque
• Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Island
• Oriental Mindoro
• Aklan
• Capiz
• Samar
• Eastern Samar
• Biliran
• Leyte
• Bantayan Island

As I biked only 20 km today (10 km out and 10 km back), a kapadyak said that the typhoon is delayed because it has weakened.  But a PAG ASA NDC briefing at about 10 am said that the typhoon could be super typhoon with Signal No 4 raised at Catanduanes.

So ingat po

The Recyclists Christmas Party Yesterday December 26, 2015 at the house of Jess Verchez

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Rizal Philippines
December 27, 2015

We held the annual party, the Christmas party at the house of Jess Verchez yesterday.  It was a potluch, with P100 worth of exchange gifts.  Who were there:   Pres Luis, Vhen, Engineer June, Tito, Smith, (Rommel) Alan, Jeff, Val, Sec Noe, Papa Ric, Ed (7 days) Weng, Angel (Balubar)  Joel, Gerry K, Gerry Y, Richard, Jorgeusbiker, Jess, Meong, Hannah and Father Smith, Papa Ric. Jose .  Jimmy, Exequiel, and Chito F.

Who were not there:   Echo, VM, Master

There was plenty of food and wine (brandy -   empty, 4 bottles with one large one gallon, red wine - brought by Engineer June food:  salad, lechong manok, ginataang sugpo,laing, calderetang fried itik, cake, nata sweet, putong puti, bibingka, dinuguan pansit.  Mabuti na coordinate namin ni Sec Noe ang pansit, kung di overflowing ang pansit.

Then we had videoke singing with Joel, Sec. Noe, Richard, and of course Jerry

And then we had lots of fun with exchange gifts.

Everybody was clamoring for new uniform.   Gerry Y was assigned to ask for price, the DP.   Everybody prefers a terno:   upper jersey with shorts and bib.   The target date is March 2015

                                    Gerry, Sec Noe, Tito and Jess

                                      Calderetang Fried Itik brought by Smith

More pictures of the Recyclists Party on December 29, 2013 - Exchange gifts and raffle

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                                       It is Richard's turn to call out who gave him the gift

Criscar Resort, Adelina St, San Carlos Hts,  Tayuman, Binangonan Rizal Philippines |  December 29, 2013

Here are more pictures of the Recyclists 2010 Christmas party make it look like a Christmas party.   The gifts were named and numbered and numbers l to 23 were drawn and as those who got the first number got his price, called out the name of the giver and the giver calls out his number and so on.

VM raffled off 5 items mostly bike parts and accessories.  He then gave out corporate giveaways.

Criscar resort in Adelina St, San Carlos Hts, Tayuman Binangonan, Rizal

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Binangonan, Rizal Philippines | December 29, 2013

                              A business without big sign is a sign of of small business?


It took me a while to learn and remember the site of our year end party.  Criscar resort.  Someone told me to turn right to Rebecca, then turn right again.  It was the wrong turn.  It was right in front of the road at Adelina, (going up to the water tank) from Gate 1.  It does not seem to be very unique nor had good signage nor a good PR to be well known.  Maybe this post will drive traffic to their site. (or maybe they do not have website?)< I found out they have website which they can improve further.  Villa Criscar

Maybe they email:   jorgeus.george@gmail.com  How they  can have simple landing page website, cheap.

Having fun with Ben this morning, December 20 2013

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Angono, Rizal Philippines | December 20 2013

                                    Ben, the two of us rode this morning to Wawa

I met Pres Luis and Ben at the park this morning.  Pres Luis said it was his first time to visit the park and he discussed the Luisiana ride on Christmas day.  I declined to join so he did too because it the birthday of the Lord. I said I crashed on a Christmas day ride.  So nadala na ako.

Then I saw Ben as I was leaving to get camera.  I had a chance to take his picture.  We talked about his cure from prostate and my advice.  So he calls me by my aka:  Sir Dok (leng)  I am happy that he got well from my advice on prostate.

                                     Ben on a MTB, the previous owner died after he bought it

We pray to the Lord Jesus Christ to keep us safe on our ride always

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December 8, 2013

It is the Feast of Immaculate Concepcion

We pray to our Lord, God, the Risen Christ, to keep us safe in our ride always.  To bless all cyclists their friends and families, as we anticipate the coming Christmas