Friday Break

No mountain biking for me today.  I got roused up really early this morning by an overzealous gopher who just had to follow my  brother's order.  He's only the messenger of course but still, my zzzz got interrupted.  I had to stay up for another 30 minutes just to feel drowsy again.  I went back to bed and passed out.  I didn't get up for another 5 hours.  By the time I got up, the day was almost done.  At least for most folks.  My day however, has yet to begin.

A Little Insight On What I Do

As mentioned in my About Me page, I am in the BPO industry.  Don't imagine me with headsets getting a talking down from some irate customer.  I don't do that.  I am in the non-voice part of that complicated industry.  Yep, it's complicated.  Fortunately, and at the same time, unfortunately, I report to a boss in the US.  We do have an office in Manila but since I am not required to report there, I can bloody well work anywhere as long as there's a stable internet connection.  The unfortunate part is that I have to follow US holidays, as well as US time.  Thus, in a town where people start dozing off at 9 in the evening, I am still happily banging my laptop until the wee hours of the morning.  This goes without saying that I don't get to have normal holidays as well.  If it ain't a holiday in the US, then it ain't a holiday for me.  So there you go.

But I think even if my sleep wasn't interrupted, I don't think I'll go out biking.  I just felt really heavy earlier and my pad was a mess.  So I opted to do a little laundry, clean up a little, and just enjoy the hours before I start working.

Still a fine day I think.

End Of The Road

I woke up today determined to put some road mileage behind me.  For some unknown reason, I was very ambitious in my plans-- I figured I'd bike for at least 3 hours on my Manapa trail.  Shower, then eat lots of protein and vegetables.  Exercise and then eat healthy-- the lifestyle of champions. Meh.

Then it rained.  And everything was perfect for an epic ride.

As it turned out, I was only able to bike for an hour and a half.  Not my fault though.  I simply ran out of roads!  Can you imagine?  I felt like I was Forrest Gump staring at the sea in a harbor with no more roads to run.  In this area, people have to ride a motorized banca to cross to the other side.

The wet road was outstanding though.  Lots of potholes and puddles and mud.  My labandera would kill me once she sees the mess I made with my clothes.

The cool thing about the Manapa trail is that you're riding beside the sea.  Along with a beach trail though are the challenges posed by the sand.  If you're not careful, you could hit a soft patch and find yourself rolling in the dirt.  There's also the temptation to always be looking at the ebbs and flows of the sea.

I went home soiled, soaked, and grinning from ear to ear.  I got to bike in the rain.  I'm a happy camper.

Extreme Downhill MTB

I don't aspire to do what these guys do, but I think they're awesome.  I just think this is way too extreme for me.  Also all that carrying bikes to the peak just to come down really doesn't appeal to my lazy nature.  I have this movie in my collection though.