04/04/2022
Monday traffic nanaman. Why not bike to work?
“Noong una, ayaw ko talaga mag-bike kasi feeling ko ang hirap! Kasi dati, nag-bike kami ng mga ibang officemate ko sa may Maybunga, tapos noong pabalik na, ayaw ko na.
Pero nitong quarantine, pinilit ako ng mga officemate ko na magsimula mag-bike. Sabi ko, baka ma-OP ako kung hindi din ako nag-bike. Tapos ‘yong crush ko, nakita ko sa Facebook niya na since 2016 siya nagba-bike. Parang na-motivate lang ako. Sabi ko, what if kaya gayahin ko ‘to na mag-bike? So ngayon, nagba-bike na ako.
Unang-unang bike namin ng mga ka-work ko sa may Taguig sa C6. Tapos ngayon umaabot na kami hanggang sa Marikina, Mall of Asia – kahit La Mesa. Sobrang nakakatuwa kapag malayo na ‘yong nararating mo, nakakarelax pala talaga siya.
Folding bike na pinahiram ‘yong ginagamit ko ngayon, pero naga-assemble narin ako ng mountain bike. MOB Bike frame siya na orange. Mediyo mahal na ‘yong mga parts na gusto ko, para masmamahalin ko ‘yong bike kasi naginvest na talaga ako. Actually, isa-isa na kami sa office na naga-assemble ng sariling mountain bike.
Sana one time makasama ko mag-bike yung taong hinangaan ko.”
(At first, I really didn’t want to bike because I felt it was difficult. There was a time my officemates and I biked, and on our way back, I wanted to quit.
But this quarantine, my officemates pressed me to start biking. I thought that maybe I’d start feeling out of place if I didn’t. At the same time, I saw on Facebook that my crush had been biking since 2016. I figured, why not copy this guy and bike? So now I bike.
The first place my officemates and I biked to was along C6 in Taguig. But we’ve gone as far as Marikina, Mall of Asia – even La Mesa. It’s been awesome, experiencing biking so far and realizing just how relaxing it is.
I’ve been using a loaned folding bike, but I’m already assembling a mountain bike. The frame is an orange MOB. The parts I want are a little expensive, but that means I’ll love my bike even more because I’ve invested a lot in it. Actually, each of us at the office is assembling a mountain bike.
I hope one time I'll finally get to bike with the person I admire most.) -Vhanz, Pasig City Hall Employee
Mode of transport: Folding bike