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Coz you see, I live in this, how shoud I put it?; Beautiful but uglified and stinking City of Malabon whose political leaders seem to have forgotten that there’s more to being elected than sitting their butt off in their airconditioned room. I wish we have leaders like the mayor of Sta Rosa, Las Pinas and my idol mayor of all, the Hon. Jesse Robredo of Naga City (this guy should run for president).

So, when my friends, Atty. Noel and Mrs. Liza Jocson gave me a tour of the New Sta. Rosa last October 1, I felt like a child who had never eaten a candy and was then let loose in a candy store! It’s not an exaggeration; that’s the only way I can describe how I felt then. For me, who live in a depressed area of Malabon, being in Sta. Rosa was like being in a different country. I’m glad they didn’t require any passport : ) : ) lol

Congratulations on your investment in Avida Settings. Buti pa kayo, you’ll be living there soon, while all I can do is write about it. What I love about the houses in Avida Settings are the corner windows. Those are very very difficult and expensive to make. That’s why many developers refuse to have corner windows in their projects, especially condominium developers.

Thanks a lot for dropping by and my best regards.

P.S. about the restaurants; my favorite is the Kanin Club in Paseo de Sta. Rosa with their Crispy Dinuguan. It’s crispy coz the meat are actually chicharong bulaklak. I also love their Sigarilyas; it has tinges of sisig if you chew very slowly. And prices at Kanin Club are very reasonable. Only problem is, if you keep eating at Kanin Club, you’ll never grow old; you’ll die young coz most of their fares are “sinful” food : ) : ) But that’s the way I want to go, with my stomach filled to bursting capacity! lol

Mountain bikes are great and I would love to have one.

I bike mainly for cardio purposes and for fun; I’m not into it competitively. And just like you and your Dad, to take pictures not just of houses but anything that fancies me.

Mine is a surplus folding bike from Japan with a full Shimano group set, it’s made of alloy and very light. Would you believe that my bike cost me only 2,500 pesos (US$53)? Comparable bikes cost at least US$500 in the US, but of course, they’re brand new. I don’t mind having a second-hand bike as long as it serves its purpose and at US$53, it’s the biggest bang for my buck.

I have an American friend, Brad, who is a train enthusiast. We’re both closely watching the development of PNR’s rehabilitation of the railways. When completed, the railways system will extend all the way from San Fernando, Pampanga (I think) all the way down to Matnog, Sorsogon, which is the jump off point to the Visayas.

When the system is finished, we will travel by train from Pampanga to Matnog and we’ll bring along our folding bikes and see all the beautiful places along the way. We’ll do lots of stopovers and bike. I’m really looking forward to that.

Who knows, we might even travel all the way to Cebu and meet you and your Dad personally?

Thanks a lot John, nice website you have there.