Recyclists as Marshalls for DOT sponsored Araw ng Kagitingan ride today, April 9, 2013

Real Cyclists

Angono, Rizal PHL   April 9, 2013

The Recyclists join the Araw ng Kagitingan April 9, 2013 today from Balara to Bilibid Prison (B to B) sponsored by Department of Tourism as marshalls.

I saw them off this morning at 4:30 am.  They had their bikes loaded at the VM truck driven by Timo but they took the jeep to UP.  I am unable to join them because it is the wife's birthday and I had other commitments for today. (There are those who would join baptism today and have to beg off early [as Godfathers or principals?])

They had to hire a jeep going to UP after they loaded the bike at the truck

Ride safe everyone.

                                   Chito and Tito (that is rhyme)

                                  Everyone had early lugaw breakfast

                               Timo and Secx

                    Several like Diego brought MTB;  Richard, Gerry, Pangskie, Armin

                                  VM being pinned

                                       Pangskie

                                  Armin, Master and Richard

                                       Loading the bikes into the truck

Link to news - DOT launches Araw ng Kagitingan bike tour 

Bike Ride today for today, March 17, 2013

Real Cyclists

Angono, Rizal PHL    March 17, 2013

I suppose the bike ride today with DOT by Recyclists went ahead as scheduled;   I arrived late by 5 mins 5:35 They texted me at 6:24 that they were in Santolan church.  By that time, I was in Antipolo Church during the homily.

Unconsciously perhaps, my mind wanted egged me to be late because:  I perceived the ride to be physically risky  - wild motorists in MM, and plenty of bike traps in MM roads and the heavy air pollution in MM

I finished the mass until 7:00 and biked to Morong. Somebody with a TT bike tried to overtake me by Avida before Teresa.  I did the HID effort to keep pace with him;  overtook him on another hill and he overtook me again going downhill.  I shortened the curve and I was ahead of him before Island Cement.  He overtook me again before San Guillermo.   And passed him again after the last hill before descending to Holy Angels Memorial Park  I was at Holy Angels Memorial Park by 7:40.  and in Maybancal by 7:50.  I left Morong by 8:20.   I biked leisurely on the way home.  I was done by 10:00 am

                                Polluted air hang heavy over MM skies yesterday

                             Beautiful tinted glass at Antipolo Church

                              Votive offerings by the devoteess

                        Image of the Lady of Good Voyage for which Antipolo Church is known for

                               Holy Angels Memorial Park in Morong

DOT and Rizal LGUs plan bike tour packages

Biking and health

This is new and unique!

Our bikemate Richard Ang was inquiring last Sunday if anyone was available to volunteer to be a marshall for a planned bike tours by DOT for Rizal uptowns.  That marshall shall be:   trained by DOT to be a tour guide - to speak well on the destinations (maybe in Japanese too), must bike well and knowledgeable in bike repairs.  DOT or  the travel agency will provide the back up vehicle and the bikes.

I volunteered to talk to the DOT representative tomorrow;   however, he had a sudden appointment, so it is going to be next week.  Anyway we have bike ride preparation tomorrow.

I will propose that the tour package must include souvenir visit and lunch promos. for more income generation for our kababayan.

Fwd:" It's more fun in the Philippines" New DOT Ad Campaign (Its a Prima Facial Evidence Hahaha)

"IT'S MORE FUN IN THE PHILIPPINES" goes the new tourism slogan. How true it is.....Read on...  Let us support DOT.  It is a great campayn,....Hehehe

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> It is the only place on earth where...
>
> 1. Every street has a basketball court.
> 2. Even doctors, lawyers and engineers are unemployed.
> 3. Doctors study to become nurses for employment abroad.
> 4. Students pay more money than they will earn afterwards.
> 5. School is considered the second home and the mall considered the third.
>
> 6. Call-center employees earn more money than teachers and nurses.
> 7. Everyone has his personal ghost story and superstition.
> 8. Mountains like Makiling and Banahaw are considered holy places.
> 9. Everything can be forged!
> 10. Almost all kinds of animals are edible.
>
> 11. Starbucks coffee is more expensive than gas.
> 12. Driving 4 kms can take as much as four hours.
> 13. Fly-overs bring you from the freeway to the side streets.
> 14. Crossing the street involves running for your dear life!
> 15. The personal computer is mainly used for games and Facebook.
>
> 16. Where colonial mentality is dishonestly denied!
> 17. Where 4 AM is not even considered bedtime yet.
> 18. People can pay to defy the law.
> 19. Everything and everyone is spoofed.
> 20. Where even the poverty-stricken get to wear Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger(fake)!
>
> 21. The honking of car horns is a way of life.
> 22. Being called a bum is never offensive.
> 23. Floodwaters take up more than 90 percent of the streets during the rainy season.
> 24. Where everyone has a relative abroad who keeps them alive.
> 25. Where wearing your national colors make you baduy.
>
> 26. Where even the poverty-stricken have the latest cell phones.(GSM - Galing Sa Magnanakaw) 27. Where insurance does not work.
> 28. Where water can only be classified as tap and dirty.
> 29. Clean water is for sale (P35/gallon) .
> 30. Where the government makes the people pray for miracles(Amen to that!).
>
> 31. Where University of the Philippines is where all the weird people go.
> 32. Ateneo is where all the nerds go.
> 33. La Salle is where all the Chinese go.
> 35. University of Asia and the Pacific is where all the irrelevantly rich people go.
>
> 36. Fast food is a diet meal.
> 37. Traffic signs are merely suggestions, not regulations.
> 38. Where being mugged is normal and it happens to everyone.
> 39. Rodents are normal house pets.
> 40.. The definition of traffic is the 'non-movement' of vehicles.
>
> 41. Where the fighter planes of the 1940s are used for military engagements and; 42. The new fighter planes are displayed in museums.
> 43. Where cigarettes and alcohol are a necessity, and where the lottery is a commodity.
> 44. Where soap operas tell the realities of life and where the news provides the drama.
> 45. Where actors make the rules and where politicians provide the entertainment.
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> 46. People can get away with stealing trillions of pesos but not a thousand.
> 47. Where being an hour late is still considered punctual (Grabe talaga 'to!).
> 48. Where the squatters have more to complain (even if they do not pay their tax) - than those employed and have their tax automatically deducted from their salaries.
> 49. And where everyone wants to leave the country!
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> FILIPINO SIGNS OF WIT:
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> 1. The sign in a flower shop in Diliman called Petal Attraction.
> 2. Anita Bakery.
> 3. A 24-hour restaurant called Doris Day & Night 4. Barber shop called Felix The Cut;
> 5. A bakery named Bread Pitt 6. Fast-food place selling 'maruya' (banana fritters) called Maruya Carey.
> 7. Then, there was Christopher Plumbing.
> 8. A boutique called The Way We Wear.
> 10. A restaurant in Cainta district of Rizal called Caintacky Fried Chicken.
> 11. A local burger restaurant called Mang Donald's.
> 12. A doughnut shop called MacDonuts.
> 13. A shop selling 'lumpia' (egg roll) in Makati called Wrap and Roll.
> 14. And two butcher shops called Meating Place and Meatropolis.
>
> Smart travelers can decipher what may look like baffling signs to unaccustomed foreigners by simply sounding out the 'Taglish' (The Philippine version of English words spelled and pronounced with a heavy Filipino accent)such as:
> 15. At a restaurant menu in Cebu:"We hab sopdrink in can an in batol" [translation: We have soft drinks in can and in bottle].
> 16. Then, there is a sewing accessories shop called "Bids And Pises" - [translation: Beads and Pieces--or-- Bits and Pieces]
>
> There are also many signs with either badly chosen or misspelled words but they are usually so entertaining that it would be a mistake to 'correct' them like....
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> 17. In a restaurant in Baguio City,the 'summer capital' of the Philippines: "Wanted: Boy Waitress"
> 18. On a highway in Pampanga: "We Make Modern Antique Furniture"
> 19. On the window of a photography shop in Cabanatuan: "We Shoot You While You Wait!"
> 20. And on the glass front of a cafe in Panay Avenue in Manila: "Wanted: Waiter, Cashier, Washier".
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> Some of the notices can even give a wrong impression such as:
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> 21. A shoe store in Pangasinan which has a sign saying: "We Sell Imported Robber Shoes" (these could be the 'sneakiest' sneakers); 22. A rental property sign in Jaro reads: "House For Rent, Fully Furnaced" (it must really be hot inside)!
>
> 23. Occasionally, one could come across signs that are truly unique - if not altogether odd. A city in southern Philippines which said: "Adults: 1 peso; Child: 50 centavos; Cadavers: fare subject to negotiation" .
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> 24. European tourists may also be intrigued to discover two competing shops selling hopia (a Chinese pastry) called Holland Hopia and Poland Hopia - which are owned and operated by two local Chinese entrepreneurs, Mr. Ho and Mr. Po respectively - (believe it or not)!
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> 25. Some folks also 'creatively' redesign English to be more efficient. The creative confusion between language and culture leads to more than just simple unintentional errors in syntax,but in the adoption of new words,says reader Robert Goodfellow who came across a sign... "House Fersallarend" (house for sale or rent). Why use five words when two will do?
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> 26. According to Manila businessman, Tonyboy Ongsiako,there is so much wit in the Philippines because we are a country where a good sense of humor is needed to survive. We have a 24-hour comedy show here called the government and a huge reserve of comedians made up mostly of politicians and bad actors.

    > 27. De Generis made it to the impeachment trial

   >  28.  Even facials made it to the impeachment trial as " prima facial evidence"

>
> Now I ask you...where else in the world would one want to live? http://mail.yimg.com/a/i/mesg/tsmileys2/04.gif<x-msg://48/u>
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Are you convinced?

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