Days before my birthday, wifey guessed correctly that I already have more than two bikes (she guessed four, but I think that's her power of predicting the future, haha!), and my mother already knew that I'll be out biking somewhere during my birthday.
However, my mother thought that I'd be biking with my teammates. With the third Enhanced Community Quarantine in place, I've been planning this ride to be solo.
It was a quick visit to my favorite biking spot in UP Diliman. Heard mass from outside the fence of the Parish of the Holy sacrifice. It was a Sunday, so several bikers gathered outside the chapel to attend the mass.
It would be Iska's first long ride, so I chose Antipolo Cathedral to have her blessed.
Iska is my third bike, following Meri (an MTB) and Midnight (a folding bike). It took me a while to decide between a road bike and a gravel bike, but the nostalgia of a road bike won me over.
My family's very first bike was a mini-racer. They were called racers instead of road bikes back in the 80s. I started riding it when I entered third grade (I was eight).
This is my second year of balik-bisikleta, and also my second pandemic birthday.
I'm grateful for the 46 years.
With Iska (a second-hand Merida Scultura 200) at UP FA
Eksenang simba sa Parish of the Holy Sacrifice
Random eksena paakyat ng Antipolo
Iska is now blessed
Antipolo Cathedral
Water break along Ortigas Avenue
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