for reasons that are almost entirely my fault, i could not join the 10th tour of fireflies. i was under the weather — of sorts. fortunately, other pinoy roadies were there and they took a handful of pictures!
i wish i could’ve attended the event but maybe next year. i even went to san pablo the [...]
that my heart is actually in good condition. it was the cholesterol and slightly elevated blood pressure (140/90).
that getting confined for a week in a hospital is a great way to start the “i quit smoking” plan. going on 10 days already. i’m getting there.
that there is such a thing as a stroke in evolution.
that [...]
my first happened on the morning of april 10. there was this unusual ringing in my right ear and almost immediately after my knees turned into mush and room started to spin. i was able to sit down on a stool, lean on a wall and felt a cold sweat coming on. waves of dizziness [...]
from the philippine cycling network:
The Chairman of the PTFCC, Hon. Angelo Reyes, and the Mayors of Manila, Pasay and Parañaque will turn off a giant switch to signal the start of the “lights off” at 8pm. We are hoping to have the fire brigade sirens to signal the beginning and end of Earth Hour as [...]
http://youtube.com/watch?v=iuCU2bcnsdA
staind - so far away
he turned 10 today. two digits. i hate to make it sound like a cliché but time do fly. a decade ago he was born premature — seven months and 3.75 pounds. now, he weighs almost 80 pounds. hopefully, one of these days, i’ll find him taller than me.
another decade and he’ll be [...]
its the holy week. people are out of the city. there’s very little traffic on the streets.
and she’s not here.
its tiring walking alone. bordering on boring. the pace gets unbearably slow.
because she’s not here.
it feels like i’m stranded. others pass me by. but i tread on.
even if she’s not here.
i look forward to the day [...]
it has been a trying day. it’s what we call “visita iglesia” where you would visit seven churches from maundy thursday (evening) to good friday (3pm). we decided to start our visita iglesia on the morning of good friday. around 930 and it was getting hot already.
we start with 1. quiapo church. it took a [...]
http://youtube.com/watch?v=iXNBF6yPkas
this has been hanging there since the first time i heard it. posted for a friend.
the cure - trust (live)
i was going through the music videos that sonybmg posted over at youtube and i found an interesting one that i decided to view. upon clicking, i got the screenshot you see here saying, “this video is not available in your country.”
what the… ?
is this like a dvd region thing? that idea was stupid to [...]
