Sunday ride

Sunday afternoon. Fair weather as far as the eye can see.

I wheeled out my bicycle from our house unto the dirt path beside the highway, slowly, as I steered clear from the incoming trucks and cars that sped away. I turned to one side and started accelerating parallel to the highway. Each vehicle that passed me sends me angry dusty winds. I wobbled the first few times the air slapped me – right on the face, hard – but I continued to ride on, my balance in check.

Further on, as I pedaled to my heart’s desire, I felt ecstatic to be on a newly-painted, well-oiled bicycle with air-filled wheels, soft new seat and new rubber handlebars. Maybe I should buy myself a bike when I get back to university.

I rode the road

It's dusk. Lampposts are turned on. The air is filled with tiny insects. They annoy me as I pass by them. I'm speeding up to avoid the little critters. Damn, I hate the feeling of bugs crawling on me. "But who cares?" I told myself for a moment. "I'm riding my bike and no one's going to stop me!"

I can feel the cool breeze touch my face. It becomes cooler as I go faster. The wheels keep turning even though I stopped pedaling for a while now. That's how fast I was going.

Summer Bike Training

My butt hurts. My legs have a lot of scratches. My hands feel worse each day. It's evident that I've been learning how to ride a bicycle.

Ever since I came home from Manila, I have been asking my parents to buy me a bicycle. I wanted to learn, before I was too old to do so. And because I was (slightly) intimidated by the people who were riding around the university campus. Know-how on riding a bike can be an advantage for me if ever I get one in Manila. I wouldn't have to ride a jeepney regularly, and I'll be having a pretty stout wallet.

New bike + McDo commercial

Although I had my first bike when I was seven years old, I did not learn. And I was stuck dreaming about riding on the streets and tasting the cool breeze on my face.

Who says I can't ride a bike to save my life? Oh yeah, that was me. But anyway, I am now capable to ride a bicycle. It's high time I made my summer productive, no?