A blessing in disguise.

"In contrast, the Japanese quickly funded rail projects that would connect #Clark with #NCR and #Calamba. Not only that, Japanese ODA only charges 0.25 to 0.75 percent interest compared to the two to three percent for Chinese funding. And Japanese assistance comes with no political strings attached.." #Philippines #DebtTrap

#China flakes out of railway projects

https://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/national/china-flakes-out-of-railway-projects/ar-AA1e830k?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=1247884edc924fc7b3ab00ac6b685e9a&ei=21

#RizalDay #bike ride #photos of things seen at the scene:

3 #dogs 🐕🐕🐕 on a #bicycle 🚲 -- there is a small dog on the other side of that bigger dog in the rear basket.

1 #kitten crying "Feed me, Seymour!"

The #RizalMonument in #Calamba.

There is no photo of the monument in #Manila due to the entire area being blocked off.

#bikes #bicycles #Philippines #cats

I had Strava turned on from
🏠 to #Manila
to #Calamba
to #Pateros.

I'm missing a couple of segments' data -- a couple of times I hit Stop and forgot to hit Resume when we continued riding.

The report ends in Pateros because that's where I stopped pedaling, at a safe bright spot, and hired a #GrabCar to take me and my #bike home. My body's been complaining on and off even before we got to Calamba. It's a miracle I made it that far. 🙏 See image caption for details.

I had #BikeCitizen app recording my trip. Fortunately the battery lasted for the entire 1-way ride. I started recording at the police outpost in #Manila.

I tried to ride on pedal power and only used #PedalAssist when necessary. Even with that I struggled with this long ride. But all those stops and the encouragement from my companions helped. 🙏

The pollution and traffic was terrible though. 😣!

See image captions for details.
#Philippines #Calamba #RizalMonument

The #Manila to #Calamba 1-way trip is 56~60km -- we adjusted and took a different route at some point.

There were >40 of us when we started out. Plenty of stops along the way -- refreshment stops, bathroom breaks, fixing bike trouble. There's so many of us that when we cross an intersection others don't make it in time. But it's fine because we got marshalls and sweepers. You're never last because there's always an experienced sweeper at the end. 🙏 #bikes #cycling

I finally... how do you say... threw in the towel. 😵‍💫

Hired a 6-seater Grab Car to take me and my bike home. Not riding my #bike all the way home.

#bikes #bicycles #cycling #travel #foldie #FoldingBike #RizalDay #Luneta #Manila #Calamba

👉#Calamba (lokal na oras 13:06:35). Naramdaman niyo ba ang lindol? Mangyari lamang na ibahagi ang inyong karanasan sa:
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Ang iyong mga obserbasyon ay mahalaga upang lubos na maunawaan ang epekto ng lindol.🙏