over the weekend, janice managed to drag me to alabang and join the send-off ride for roy and orland, who have just left earlier today for malaysia to participate in the ironman triathlon in langkawi this weekend. the ironman is considered to be the toughest triathlon of all, and is a mecca for all triathletes. the ironman triathlon consists of a 2 ( Read more... )

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my role in the 2008 white rock triathlon held just over the weekend was ambiguous. i straddled the not-so-fine line between spectator and supporter. unlike the subic triathlon in early august where i actually was able to be of real assistance to my friends, the rules of the WRT are different: the athletes cannot benefit from any form of external ( Read more... )

since monday this week, the view outside my window on the 30th floor of RCBC has been looking like a scene from "day after tomorrow". the rains and the consequent flooding haven't really affected me as much as they have other people, because i live nearby, but last monday, when the rain was moving horizontally, and the dark sky exploded with ( Read more... )

not until i watched my first olympic-distance triathlon last saturday was i able to disabuse myself of these ideas -- or fantasies, if you will -- that triathletes must be gods and goddesses among men and women. i've always thought that they must be the most physically fit athletes across all disciplines, so much so that i've boxed them into ( Read more... )

below is my article on the 10th tour of the fireflies, which came out today. i wrote this article in record time. under two hours i think, during an extended lunch break. it shows a lot of my biases, really. i've been very interested, lately, about reducing the size of my carbon footprint, and i bike, essentially to contribute to a more liveable ( Read more... )

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