Rapu-rapu Falls

Nature at its best, 37 bikers really enjoyed in a very very cold rapu-rapu falls somewhere in mountainous region of Pigkawayan North Cotabato.

The boodle fight! we attacked at 1200hrs, we enjoyed 10kgs of pork, 5kgs of fish, 15kgs of rice, and buko salad for the dessert!

The Parking lot!













The View... A very nice place, exciting trails, we have crossed 6 rivers.










More Pictures here!

Upi Road Trip!

Finally got outside last Saturday, and put in some road miles. It was warm and sunny morning
when we (Tolits and Jay-r) headed southwest in mountainous region of Nuro, North Upi, Maguindanao, a 43.4kms ride from Cotabato City, it took us 2.5 hrs to reach Barangay Bugabungan, 7.4 kilometers from the Poblacion of Nuro. we ate our lunch there at Jimboy's House. we ate Tinolang Manok and Laeng! yummy! the road, uhmm... for me its not a road, but its a trail beacause it was rocky and it was muddy!I lost my water container while we descend in
Baranggay Darugao. but still I enjoyed it so much, took advantage of an afternoon ride
heading home with cold weather. We ended our ride with a cruise down to Tenorio and enjoy
the Scenery of lush green mountains.

Power Improvement

as an engine of my Human Powered Vehicle (HPV),A Specialized mountain bike that never lets me down every ride, after 4 times of weekly visit of 23km ride in Polloc Port, I can feel that my stamina and endurance in pedaling have a dramatic improvement.


In my 4th visit, I've noticed that I didn't take too much water, not too much rest, and can pedal with higher gears in uphills. I'm so happy with my improvements, even though I know I'm not strong enough, every weekend I train hard like they always say, "don't limit your challenge, challenge your Limits."

Last sunday, I made my fastest road record of 51km/hr as we descend in Pahm Resort, and I maintained a 32km/hr as we ride back home.

Lesson I've Learned for better mountain biking!

1. If you have to ride across a questionable creek, first, make a friend go first. hahahaha! Second, take your gloves off. Nothing sucks more than falling over and submerging half your body in a cold creek...other than doing so with your gloves on, so will end up shaking!

2. No part of a trees tastes good.

3. Always bring cash.

4. Lower your saddle when you go downhill.

5. When exploring and "adventure riding", it is usually advisable to check the map before you get lost hundreds of feet along Trails.

6. A compass is a lot more useful in your pack rather than in the House.

7. Always check your water Container before leaving the House.

8. Cheap bikes are probably not meant to function as monster bike in the trail.

9. Always wear your Brain damage protection, gloves and shoes.

10. Bring sando bags or sacks for fruits or anything you may find along the way. hahaha.

11. Wear your arm warmer or long sleeve jersey in extreme temps.

12. Focus on the path, not in the obstacle.

13. Learn from your mistakes, when you fall take a moment to analyze what went wrong. Figure it out, so that it wont happen again.

14. Focus on the hill in front you, not the entire Hill.

15. Use the brain, for proper Mountain Biking process, formula: Stop + think + formulate a plan + Execute the Challenge = Success!

My Holy Week Biking!

April 4, saturday, we hit roads to trails again in tenorio, lomboy, dimapatoy area, tolits told me
that I need to master those trails. sabi nya "basta mag iingat ka lang, kung hindi, magiging preno ng bike mo ang face mo!" :laugh:
April 5, sunday, tolits and I had spent our hot sunny day in the white sand beach of Tapian, we have a great ride, great food, and nice temps!

April 8,Holy Thursday, was another visit to those good and suffering rocky trails! muntik nang maging kurbata ko ang dila ko sa pagod!:rolleyes: duh! but its Okay, I'd still made to go back home in good spirits.. :lol:
April 11,saturday, we're in Polloc, Parang, Maguindanao, we ate exotic seafoods there! har har har!

April 12, sunday,the sun is desperately trying to peek through the clouds. a nice weather for us, and reached Ambo beach in Landasan, Parang, Maguindanao with tolits and Dodoy..
Pagdating sa Kainan, para akong Marine Soldier.. I am the first to attack and the last to retreat in wars.. Walang sinabi ang 1 Kilong bigas sa aming tatlo sa isang kainan lang, wahahaha..

what an exhausting week! :lol:

Level up...

I'd Rather be mountain biking because a bad day on the trail is still better than a good day at the office.. My mountain bike addiction has brought me into a Higher level.. kumbaga sa drugs, di lang basta adik, kundi talamak na. hahaha actually meron pang another level, ung may sayad na. hahaha.

Saturday Morning we were greeted with a pretty hot sunny morning, Tolits and Jay-R forced me to join Them at the trails in Tenorio, Lomboy, Dimapatoy and Broce Area. at first, the run seemed to go pretty well, but for me, as a newbie rider, its was a disaster! I never thought that the trails are so inclined and rocky as hell! whew! and if you go downhill, the trails are also so declined full
of rocks and lost gravels, so its very slippery when you apply too much brakes,so just let the bike go free fall and enjoy the momentum, I'd almost call all saints I know! Its the first craziest and extreme ride Ive ever done, I got nervous but my Adrenaline rush helps me keep pedaling. for me its a hard "duathlon", there are some uphill parts of the mountain that I have to push my bike. I got Crash, luckily I've got no bruises or broken bones, I'm so happy that I made to navigate through those unimaginable rough terrains.its One hell of a ride, one of my best experience.

These Trails was recently used for tournaments, it demands the ultimate skill from the riders, who can maneuver their bikes extremely well. it demands a great physiological challenge. Obviously, These trails with variety of dangerous obstacles are for experts, and I'm so Proud that a beginner like me have Survived!

What a fantastic weekend! :lol:

“A bike can change a life ….. it changed mine!”

When I was in high school, every summer I've spent my vacation selling firewood to save money for a new BMX (Bicycle Moto Cross) Bike with my cousin. sometimes we harvest kangkong and sell them
into Hog raisers and even hunting coconuts for copra hahaha.. in our two months of hard work I have saved enough for a new bike. so I bought my Bike before summer's over because I want to enjoy the rest of the days biking, we usually ride in the misty rain forest, Rocky farms, and nearby mountain region towns. classes just started, we ride to school, we ride to play. we hit off roads to trails every weekends to improved our Freeride skills.

When I got in college, I used to ride only on weekends and virtually turned this city into a playground, with new peeps to meet, a new challenge on-road course provides opportunity to put into practice of street skills to become dirt jumpers.after college I have easily found a job, a very busy job that I can't even ride on weekends, since then, I been very busy, so I gave my bike to my little bro,Even though I have quit biking but my Interest and feelings as a biker are always here within me.


Few months ago, I really felt like I want to pedal again, so I bought a 2nd hand mountain bike to start with. I'm addicted into biking again! when I'm awake I'm thinking of my bike and places that I want to go, and when I asleep I'm Dreaming of it naman, walang kawala hahahaha thats why I have many Sleepless Nights kasi na-overecxite ako..since I bought my "low budget bike" every weekends is one hell of adventure, takes me to great places and closer to nature. burn some calories, getting out of the urban jungle and into the wilderness and mountains, having fun with friends, acquiring fresh air during the weekends, visit some beaches, Im also Taking pictures while on our way or in our destination, a great way to improve my photography skills.

Want to know where your Mountain Bikes Really made?

Last night I was in our terrace, puffing a cigarette, an old friend, a neighbor, an adviser (kuno), a veteran biker, and I can say had a name in biking community here in the City, and used to be my idol, have discussed with me about my bike, "he" said, "matagal na ako nagbibisekleta, 90's pa lang my mountain bike na ako, kaya alam ko ang mga brand na sikat, maganda at matibay, wag lang sumama ang loob mo sa akin, pero yang bike mo, imitation lang yan, cguro made in china lang yan, itsura lang ang maganda jan kasi carbon painted siya, sa totoo lang, sa lahat ng imitation and Specialized ang pinakapangit at local."

Natahimik na lang ako, at sinakyan lang ang trip nya, akala nya siguro porke beterano na siya sa mundo biking, eh alam na niya lahat ng mga nangyayari sa Bicycle Industry. sabi ko na lang, wala akong magawa, kasi yan lang kaya ng budget ko sa ngayon. pag nagkapera, mag-a-upgrade din ako. I was very upset so made a little research and I’ve found out that some bike companies have a few secrets. And one of those secrets is where your bike is made or who actually made it. The bike companies like it that way because many of them rely upon the same factories to build their bikes! The big picture is pretty clear: around 95% of the bikes sold in the U.S. or maybe around the world are made in China or Taiwan by a handful of manufacturers of which Giant is the largest. Generally speaking, low to mid level bikes are made in China and mid to high level bikes are made in Taiwan. The exception is carbon; many manufacturers use Chinese manufacturers to make their carbon frames – even their high-end racing frames. When it comes to knowing where your bike is made, shouldn’t it be as easy as looking at the sticker on your bike or what is printed on the box in which your bike came? After all, how confusing can a label that says “Made in the USA” or “Made in France” or “Made in Italy” be?

Itong friend ko na to, may ari siya ng bike na galing sa sikat na bike company, pero na shocked ako sa nalaman ko na this US bike company has suffered from a financial crisis, at isa pa, mahal ang labor sa US kaya sa Taiwan sila nagpapagawa ng Bike parts nila, then from there isi-ship ito sa US, tapos tatatakan ng "made in USA", tapos sa US na iaassemble.

It's hard to believe that American Bikes such as Trek Bikes (also owns Fisher, LeMond, Klein, and Bontrager), Merida, Ideal, Kona, Specialized, Scott USA,and Cannondale. Orbea (Shipped to Spain for assembly), Jamis (just designed is the US), Masi, Haro, Kenstone. Italian Bikes such as Pinarello, Colnago, Bianchi (shipped to Italy for painting and assembly) are made in ASIA.

Dorel purchased Pacific Cycle (owns Schwinn, Mongoose, and GT Bicycle brands) in 2004 for $200M USD. also made in Asia, and many other bikes that never share their secret yet.

Made in Asia because some parts are made in Malaysia, Taiwan, China.

All This BIG names in Bikes are produced in Taiwan by key suppliers Hodaka and Giant.

Oh huh? Iba iba ang Bike Company Names Taiwan lang din pala nanggaling hahahaha!

they just mold the first part and send them to Taiwan for mass production!

Ikaw? sure ka ba san galing bike mo?? hehehe..

Anghel de la Guadia - so others may live!

meron akong kwento, pero di ko alam paano ko ito sisimulan, hirap talaga pag nag-writer-writeran ka lang... ahahaha.. pano ba? uhmm.. kasi ganto un.. nagaayos ako kagabi ng mga collection ko ng DVD (mga Pirated sshhhh hehehe) kasi sobrang kalat na dun sa box na lalagyan nya, nakita ko dun ung movie na "The Guardian" 2006 pa yan starring Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher, biglang may naalala ako nung College pa ako, year 2000 nun at katatapos lang ng intrams namin, ang team namin ang nanalong overall champion. sabado ng hapon, awarding that time at nagusap-usap kami na mag-bbeach kami kinabukasan.
so ayon, natuloy nga ang plano namin, maaga kami sa Beach, kasi halos lahat excited na maglalaro ng beach volleyball at First time yun na magkakasama kaming magkaklase. pagdating namin dun kanya-kanyang trip na, merong naligo agad, may naglaro, may nagchess, tumutugtog ng gitara, may nag-iinuman, may naglalandian, naglalampungan at xempre ako kumain na agad! dami ng food eh hehehe..after ko kumain, umupo ako sa shore,sa ilalim ng malaking puno ng accacia habang nagyoyosi, nakatingin sa mga magandang tanawin in short nakatingin sa mga Chika Babes ehehe.. sa dami ng babae dun, kapansin pansin talaga itong Katherine, long black hair, sexy, maputi, basta maganda siya.. dami din nakatingin kay Katherine at marami na ding umaaligid at umeepal sa paningin ko, kaya hanggang tingin na lang ako kay miss beautiful. hanggang sa pinilit akong maligo ng mga close friends koh, at kinaladkad ako sa tubig, hindi ako masyadong gumagalaw sa tubig, nakababad lang ako, nakatayo habang nanonood sa kanila na lumalagoy, di ko namalayan na si Katherine eh nasa likuran ko na,nakasakay siya salva bida niya, kasama ang isang friend nya,maya maya pa biglang tumaob ung salva vida, bale wala lang sa akin kc akala ko pareho silang marunong lumangoy, eh yun pala si Katherine di marunong, nalulunod si Kat! ako ung pinakamalapit kaya to the rescue agad si pogi, hahawakan ko sana siya sa damit or sa hair nya pero naunahan nya akong hawakan sa kamay! hinihila nya ako at pareho na kaming nalulunod! my goodness! nagpupumiglas pa ako, para malaman nya na wag akong hawakan, kung pwede ko lang sabihin sa kanya sa mga sandaling yon na, "Ililigtas kita promise, Basta wag mo lang akong hawakan" grrr.. mabuti nalang nabitawan nya ako at nahila ko siya palapit sa salva Vida nya. nung kumapit na siya sa salva vida niya saka ko hinila sa shore. tapos umupo siya,umiiyak at naghahabol ng hininga,nanlalambot, sobrang nakakaawa tingnan, and the saddest part of that the story is that i'd risk everything! i'd risk my own life for her! pero wala man lang ako narinig kahit simpleng pasasalamat man lang from her,pero ok lang un, di ko naman siya niligtas para magkautang na loob siya sa akin or something, ang importante ginawa ko ang part ko, at ang sarap sarap ng pakiramdam ng may taong niligtas mo ang buhay, till the rest of the semester hindi ako pinansin ni Kat, haaayss.. those were the days... isang nakakatuwang karanasan na pwede kong ikwento at ipagmayabang habang ako ay nabubuhay.bow.

Earth Hour

Switching Off for Earth Hour, 8:30PM local time, wherever you live on planet earth. Saturday 28 March 2009.

me and my dabarkads already planned for a bonggang bonggang mamam to death on that hour. :toast: :laugh:

Street Words 2

Jologs

1. Derived from the combined words daing (salted fish), tuyo (a type of dried fish) and itlog (egg). Dyolog then became Jolog, a term for someone who is tacky, but implied in a more negative tone and often referred to people who belong to the lower class of society.

2. "Baduy", "skwating", tacky, teeny-bopper wannabe

3. Someone from the lower class of society who tries to be cool but ends up a failure and in turn becomes a "jolog"

4. Anything or anyone associated with things that are "pang-masa" (for the masses)

Examples:

-Those people at SM are so jologs! They're probably from the squatter's area.
-Yuck! What is she wearing? Those chokers are soooo jologs.
-Omigod! She's like a fan of Jolina? That's so jolog!
-What a trying hard wannabe. Freaking jolog.
-ABS-CBN is soooo jologs. And Judy Anne Santos is just about the queen of jologs. Well... second to Jolina anyway.


Tom Jones

Extremely hungry / extreme hunger.

Example:

I have not eaten since breakfast. Tom Jones na ko!


FUBU

is a Hiphop clothing company founded in 1992. FUBU is an acronym for "For Us, By Us"

But here in the Philippines. FUBU means "FUcking "BUddies"

Example:

Me and my Best Friends are fucking buddies.


Keber

I don't care!
Wala akong paki!

Your mother will get mad! "Keber!"
Magagalit ang ermats mo! "keber ko!"


Erpat / Ermat

Tagalog slang for father. If you reverse the syllables, it says "pater" which is kind of close.
Same with Ermat, slang for Mother.

Example:

I was beaten by my dad last night...
Binugbog ako ng erpat ko kagabi...

Heat Stroke 2

The Earth is heating up. The early warning signs of global climate change are in -- heat waves and warmer weather, spreading disease, earlier spring arrival.

March 22, 2009, Sunday at 1:oo pm, one of the employee here at the city hall under the office of the City Heath, collapse and died while he's on his way into their bathroom, and previously, a cop also reported died in heat stroke here in the city.

Street Words

Epal

(Adjective)A person who goes into a situation wherein his presence is not needed or in a place he does not belong. This person may be annoying or not in that instance.

(Tagalog)
Boy 1:"Anong ginagawa niyang gagong yan diyan?"
Boy 2:"Wala. Epal na naman."

(English)
Boy 1:"What's the hell is that fool doin' there?"
Boy 2:"Nothing. Epal again."



AmF...

"This word is used when a person gets loud and rude."

some history

The word "AMP/AMF" was first used in the Philippines by the time Ragnarok Online is on it's boom. It is a shortened version of the Filipino phrase "ang puta!/amfuta!" which means "the bitch!" used by Filipinos to express anger and dissapointed on a situation or in some cases just to add intensity to a statement. It is also used the same way "damn!", "shit!" words are used by the Americans.


Since, "ang puta!" or "putang ina" are considered bad words or a swear phrase in the Filipino culture
swear words: used putang ina mo! (your mother is a bitch)

it is filtered in the game Ragnarok (pRO) to prevent swearing/insulting other players.
And the "amp" word was born as a workaround to express the phrase without being filtered by Ragnarok Online.