Heck there are no updates.

Been remiss in posting on the blog since last year, things have been pretty hectic.

Will start posting regularly again soon!!!

I swear!!

Here’s something to watch out for. This may turn out more serious than we think.

New swine flu strain found in Brazil – INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos.

Art that hews closely to Filipino life is often depressing. Despite being a social realist, Daniel “Dansoy” Coquilla chooses to celebrate the humor that permits everyday people to survive the chaos of Manila.

In Laro, his 17th solo show, the artist focuses on the games played by masses and the rules they bend as they navigate through their existence. “Ayoko mag-sentimento o mag-drama kasi happy tayo lagi. Even after tragedies, happy pa rin — parang walang nangyari,” Mr. Coquilla said. (I don’t want to be sentimental or dramatic about our situation since we’re always happy. Even after tragedies, we’re still happy — it’s like nothing happened.)

BusinessWorld Online: Psst!.

Vespinoy is proud to have you as one of its’ own Dansoy!

Saw this video on this thread in Motorcycle Philippines.

Watch it, it’s so crazy it’s amazing….but still crazy!

Got to meet a great 80′s icon Rick Astley last night. I was invited by my sister to come with her to the last leg of the Rick Astley kick off tour held at Alchemy in QC. Got there a bit earlier than the rest, as usual but was able to get good seats beside the DJ’s booth. Mr. A arrived around 11:30 and pandemonium broke loose. Everyone wanted to get their photo taken with Rick, and my wife Des was fortunate enough to elbow her way beside Rick and had her picture taken by my nephew Enzo.

Mission accomplished!

Sino kaya sunod?

I do believe that’s Mike Defensor.

Was browsing my favorite lunch break site Cracked.Com and was surprised to see that we’ve actually made their list…again. We’ve previously made their list, the Balut being the culprit and bagging top honors in their “The 6 Most Terrifying Foods in the World” list.

Now we have this, “6 Retarded Gas Saving Schemes (People Are Actually Trying)”, a very relevant topic. And “The Khaos Super Turbo Charger” places number 4! As you can see from the photo above, even Mike Defensor seems to agree, this thing works! Apparently, according to Cracked….

This device will do exactly what it says it will do. It will actually change the fuel/air mixture in your car. Awesome! You know what else can change the fuel/air mixture in your car? Something we like to call, the engine.

Read the entire hilarious article here.

Oh by the way, I heard the Philippines will be filing a protest…….we wanted to be #1, #4 just doesn’t cut it! We wuz robbed!

After having been sidelined for the good part of a month, I finally feel better.

After a battery of pills and tons of rest I think I can slowly get back to my normal routine. Sorry for not being able to post as often as I would like, but it was really tough the past few weeks and I was really not in the mood.

Now that I have no more excuse, I guess it’s time to blog away again!!

I did it. After roughly 9 hours and countless bouts with muscle cramps, I finished the minimum number of laps (25) at the Suunto 12 Hour Endurance Race at the Filcity Mountain Bike Park organized by Sabak.

It was my first race on a bicycle and my first athletic competition of any kind for a long time. So, it was with mixed emotions that I started the day for the race. The pre-race jitters were there. I miss that feeling. That feeling of anticipation. Although I was never in contention at any point in the race, since my main objective was to finish the minimum number of laps alive, I relished the feeling of competition again, something I had not felt in a long time.

After finishing the minimum required laps at roughly 7:30 PM (I was at 16 laps at 3pm but my muscle cramps in both legs rendered me useless for a good 2-3 hours after that), Mitch Estella, my partner in crime in this race had scheduled ourselves to go out on the track again at 8pm and finish the race. But the clouds opened up and rain fell on the track and that was that. We decided that someone else has decided for us not to continue the race.

All in all it was a really satisfying experience that I cannot wait to do again. I know I will never be able to even think about being in contention but who cares, obviously not me!!

More photos here!!

photo courtesy of minggoy

Happy New Year from Vespinoy, Vespinay, and our Vespinettes!