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Got to do a Sierra Loop ride again yesterday. I was afraid Tropical Storm Ada would interfere with my plans, but fortunately the rains and winds didn’t reach Rizal, and the all-day-long cloud cover actually made for the most comfortable cycling weather one could ask for here.

I tried a fancier place for lunch this time, Tanay Highlands, and the food there was good, to my untrained taste buds. The view there was also nicer, perhaps because of the coniferous trees framing the landscape (which I suspect were planted and not natural to the place).

I also noticed for the first time that Mt. Banahaw can be seen from this area, looking massive and formidable.

#cycling #Philippines #nature

D.J. Ramones Dec 28

For today’s cross-metro bike ride, we chose to visit The Victor. My friend was decidedly unimpressed, suspecting it a result of the artist/sculptor quiet-quitting after they were tasked to design a massive monument for a massive corporation.

D.J. Ramones Nov 23

Last night, finally saw Oh, Flamingo! live.

📍 Sari Sari, Makati City

D.J. Ramones Nov 16

Saw a screening with talkback for ‘Call My Manager’ at #QCinema last night. Quite an entertaining film about film, about the Philippine cinema industry.

It’s a re-edit of the first two episodes of a series that will come out on HBO Max eventually, which I’m now looking forward to.

https://letterboxd.com/film/call-my-manager-pilot-episodes/

D.J. Ramones Aug 9, 2025

🗓️ #PhilippineSpaceWeek 2025 exhibit by the Philippine Space Agency and partners

📍 Gateway 2, Quezon City

D.J. Ramones Jun 11, 2025

Finally saw this Logitech keyboard go for a large discount, on Shopee's 6.6 sale. This thing lives up to its ultraportable billing—my phone with the case is a few grams heavier than this with its attached cover.

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D.J. Ramones May 6, 2025

Here is that cited lemon chicken. A friend made me realize it's kinda morbid, to be eating chicken out of a chicken-shaped dish.

Again I'm reminded of that bit in The Social Network where, if I recall correctly, a character had to do an initiation rite where he was made to raise a chicken on the campus, and at one point, out of bad pet-parenting, ended up feeding it chicken meat.