pinoy pro
a Dutch guiding a Filipino down some roads where the pinoy PROs ride
good thing there’s no Tablea in Bacolod… I think I am suffering a bit from chocolate withdrawal.
Word. Spotted in the latest issue of #RoadBikeActionMagazine. #cycling (Taken with instagram)
Source: dopepedaler
The Sari-sari Store: A big part of pinoy cycling, it’s like having a feedzone in almost every corner.
“A kind of kiosk, where you get water, softdrinks, cookies and sometimes even small meals (instant soups, canned food …) are all over the country. Even in most remote areas you will find them.” Cycling Philippines
Rode into Cauayan a day early for their annual Lubay-Lubay Festival
My mother scored some of the deepest violet ube (purple yam) I’ve seen and made a big batch of ube halaya.
“Bisyo o Bike?”, Filipino cyclist Joel Calderon
…an old Pinoy pro cyclist’s trick of using candlewax to keep water from seeping through the seat collar as taught to me by an oldtimer hanging out in the local bike shop.
I bet this isn’t a problem w/ carbon bikes, no?
her friends had a pictorial w/ our good friend, sanmig.
Ibus
Native energy bars…one of the best reward-to-self after a long ride or run.
…the other problem worth mentioning is having two (2) warring National Cycling Federations, thus further fractioning our already fragmented cycling society. Only one is officially recognized by the UCI, but neither is backing down so national talents and even Olympic goals get thrown out the window due to all the political muck cracking.
Mike Yngson when asked: What’s the biggest challenge for cyclists in your part of Asia as you see it?
Millions of Filipino men and women had to leave their country for jobs abroad beneath their level of education. Filipino professionals whom we recruited to work in Singapore are as good as our own. Indeed, their architects, artists, and musicians are more artistic and creative than ours. Hundreds of thousands of them have left for Hawaii and for the American mainland. It is a problem the solution to which has not been made easier by the workings of a Philippine version of the American constitution.
The difference lies in the culture of the Filipino people. It is a soft, forgiving culture. Only in the Philippines could a leader like Ferdinand Marcos, who pillaged his country for over 20 years, still be considered for a national burial. Insignificant amounts of the loot have been recovered, yet his wife and children were allowed to return and engage in politics.
Filipino food is original. Why? Read this.
According to Chef Gene Gonzalez from Cafe Ysabel, “When we view food at a cultural point-of-view, we also have to view it at a historical point-of-view.”
[…im especially curious about the last one: Ilonggo and Indonesian BBQ chicken. more if you follow the link. -carlo]
Source: ascottyfollower
