A century later

Another Saturday. Another century. Sampaloc-Capinpin route. A supposedly fun ride turned incredibly difficult as the day wore on. The ride was relatively benign and relaxed until we reached the Tanay-Sampaloc intersection. From there, it was a gutty 7kms to the Momarco resort/Bathala Bike Park. We thought our troubles were over but heading to Sampaloc from there was another story: heart pounding, lung-busting, pedaling slowly and looking for that extra gear (literally and figuratively), all the while praying your chain won't snap in the process. We reached the Sampaloc-Marikina intersection just in time for lunch, then headed up the Sierra Madres on the way to Marikina. The "rolling hills" were deceptive after a relaxed lunch, thankfully the cool breeze and relatively free roads made the ride a bit more enjoyable. Things went downhill (not literally, all I remember during that ride was uphill) when we hit Cabading. Those last 1.7kms uphill were incredibly difficult. Reaching Cogeo was a mixed bag. On one hand, it was great to realize we were nearing home, on the other, the traffic and rough roads made for horrible biking. It was a relief to finally hit Marcos highway.

Civia Cycles

Beauty is all around you. Find it on a bike.

Late night reading

Here's a growing list of biographies, how-to's and magazines on two wheels purchased from bookstores in the Philippines and abroad.

Paperback and hardbound

Halo Belt

I got my Halo Belt through a good friend of mine months after it was released on Kickstarter. Night rides have never been more fun with this on. I stuck with the green one and Jojo decided to purchase the red one. I feel like I'm about to start a party every time I have it on.

Halo Belt

 Two gripes: One, the sizing left me feeling a bit confused. It supposedly fits a size 0 women up to 38 men comfortably. However, even at its tightest setting, it still slides off when I wear it like a belt. Then on its most loose setting, it fits too snugly when I wear it around my bag and body. It's a minor gripe though, as there are endless ways to put it on. Second gripe: just because it's so darn attractive, I can't stop staring at my reflection at night!

Instagram that sh!

Biking to work

Epic Cafe, Kapitolyo

Because bikes and coffee go well together.

Affordable lattes. (P100 for a mug, P120 for the bigger size)

What he said. Who am I to argue.

"Roberta, remember, you're a lady."

My brother and I caught Dante's Peak on Cinemax earlier this week. That got us reminiscing on cheesy 90s movies that we love: Daylight, Beethoven, Mrs. Doubtfire, etc. And then we started to talk about the merits of Volcano vs Dante's Peak then we got to Gaby Hoffman then I remembered "Now and Then." So I downloaded the movie and watched it last night.

Gaby Hoffman, Christina Ricci, Thora Birch & Ahsleigh Aston Moore as young versions of Demi Moore, Rosie O'Donnell, Melanie Griffith & Rita Wilson. Add  Janeane Garofalo, Hank Azaria, Brendan Fraser and my ultimate love, Devon Sawa to the mix and you get a great ensemble!

I had so much fun re-watching this movie. How tempted am I to write to each of these actresses and tell them how much I love each of them in this movie with all its campy dialogue and predictive acting.

But I digress.  Here is the point of this entire post: I did not know how much biking there was in this movie! I can almost imagine how much fun those girls had riding the bikes. All those old, vintage bikes!

Christina Ricci, Thora Birch, Ashleigh Aston Moore & Gaby Hoffman