This post recently learned that a former classmate, son, junior of former Municipal Mayor had a CVA - a bleeder in his brtain. He had to undergo an expensive brain operation. Am not sure about the future quality of life.
We all have to be careful and must accept that the life we are enjoying now is a bonus.
Wigey has stones in her gall bladder; my creatine level (kidney function) is guarded) Indeed health is wealth
This post experienced failure on this am ride intended to go around Teresa. I could only shift to the 5th cog and no more up ot Mambog. So this post decided to return because that meant I could not negotiate steep hills at Teresa and Antipolo because the shifter was not working properly.
Could it be failure of the shifting mechannism inside STI? Did the pawls or the plastic dram fail.
Five km from Mamabog on the way beck this post tried to examine the tightness of shift cable. And lo and behold, it was. The cable was loose by at least 4-5 mm. I tightened the cable, (pulled by hand and later with a plier when I reached home) and tightened the nut the cable nut well. And the problem seemed to have been resolved
Cables and uts do get loose and they result in such function failures Be sure to bring tools
Thought I have to see Mario Toledo again or worse buy a new shifter. Good for me. Savings
We went on a vacation on a nearby city, a British now Chinese colony for a week This was spoiled by 4 typhoons that were left over from the principal. We had to stay for two days, sans activities for two days We missed the following (we were handicapped by having an infant with us, so we could not really move around a lot, or go to budget hotel or eating places:)
1. The HK100 touist coupon upon arrival at HK tourism booth at the HKIA. That would have been HK$600 = x 7.55 = P4530.00
2. We should have done with the FX:
1. Exhcanged here at PHL
2. Brought in USD and then exchanged for HK$. Many blogs said you get more this way;
3. The Octopus which would look cheaper than buying the one day pass, You get a HK39.00 refund upon departure.
4. The ride to Victoria peak
5. The cable car ride;
6. The parks: there are several in Kowloon
7. The street food at Mong Kok and Kowloon
8. SIM should have been bought from Lazada, rather than HK, and just one. We could have done with hotspot
9. We could have gone stayed at Hotel at Citygate (say Novotel) which are cheaper, and gone to Macau at via buses at same place
It is important to researrch prior to a trip and planning done earlier to maximize expenditure
This post rode to Tanay Km 54 (up to Municipal Building) last Monday. On the way back this post passed through Cardonoa diversion (13 to 15% gradient) first at 50 x 28 and later at 34 x 28. I can still ride this tough hills
Non exercise for the duration caused my glutes to ache. (Maybe due to moving large pieces of luggage too, and loading and unloading at vans) Drivers there do not assist the passengers with the luggage. How sad and bad
This post rode up to Bugarin KM 69, and Nanay Rina last Tudesday, using 50 chain ring, and 28 cogs until KM 66, and 50 x 32 up to KM 69. That is quite hard gear
Before I used to climb Bugarin at 34 or 36 x 28, or 30t. But now as a senior, I climb up using hard gears. They say that is the best way to get stronger. And feel like young again. Stopping or getting lazy or easy will not do anything for your physique. You will get weaker, you get osteoporosis, and back pains
I biked today to Bugarin (a distance of 40 km + from our place. I took breakfast at her store which is the peak of Bugarin. There were 3 other bikers, probably in their teens.
While I was taking my breakfast (coffee and spag, a rider whose tire was flat inquired if I had a portable pump. I said yes.
Then Manang Rina who is 5 years older, whispered that most young riders leave house without having tools and or spare tire. And Ii said yes, sometimes without PHP.
