Bike Trip Shots

My bike, Giraffe

I miss those days when Giraffe and I were so close. Way back in my lawyery days, I was with my bike everyday (from home to work to school to home). The time came when I got too lazy to even kick the pedal once a week. Hmmm... sad story I know. I really want to go back to biking again. I hope I wont let slothfulness get the best of me. Teehee.

Reliving my biking days with Giraffe through analogue shots:

Photo Inspiration #1

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Inked

After years of planning and wanting to get a tattoo, I have been inked just this morning at Black Rose Tattoo Shop by Dino Lezama (awesome artist, you should check him out). Since this was my first tattoo, I was not sure what to expect. I've been asking my sister and friend who had their share of ink and they said it was sorta painful like a blade cutting through your skin. Oh well, most of the time I over react (in a funny way at least). This led me to have mixed feelings but as soon as I sat there to get tattooed, everything was alright and tolerable. Considering my design was very simple and little and I, having a history of a few too many surgeries, knew it wouldn't hurt so much. 

The design I had for my tattoo was a coffee stain turned bike wheel. Was looking around the net for bike wheel designs and came across one which suits me very well. What I had in mind was to get a very simple one which wouldn't catch too much attention but at the same time mean something to me. I wouldn't want to get a tattoo just for the heck of having one, I wanted it to be significant. I am so in love with coffee and I ride my bike a lot, and this design I found fitted perfectly. I integrated two of my loves in life and let it stay permanently on my skin.

Was glad to have my two friends around (Ia and Lyka) for moral support. Their company made those 40 minutes much more entertaining. 

This was an awesome experience to have before this year ends. Will be planning for the next design, pretty pretty soon. And Melanie is finally inked.

Mobile

I have a certain liking to taking pictures of vehicles from bikes to wagens. Here are a few shots of wheels I've encountered along the way (my bike included).

 

Pedal Experience

Early Saturday morning. The sun is still close to the horizon and the heat is yet to sting for a few hours later. Perfect time to pedal on the bike. Checking each tire, pinching them for enough air. Pushing the bike forward, pressing the brakes and finding they're stopping good. Stretching my limbs for some warmup before I settle myself on the saddle to take off on a ride around the city.

Off I go. Feeling the breeze on my skin and letting my hair float back behind my head. Going on bike rides is something fulfilling. It's like a daily routine that I have to complete in order to survive. 

My thigh muscles contract as the slope gets a bit higher but i don't complain. Instead, I pedal more to reach where I should go. The sweat has dampened my back and trickling down my temples. I just wipe them away and get a feeling of satisfaction that I did ride my bike today.

I make full stops for rest and to savor the view. And when my analogue camera is loaded, I take it along with me so I can take pictures of my bike stops. Realizing I can go places without spending on gas and at the same time giving my muscles some activity and not contributing any to climate change.

There's a certain feeling of freedom that I can't seem to put to words in detail. For a second there I knew the world has invented something good.

My bike called Giraffe

Meet my vintage Captain Stag bike. The seller named her Giraffe and I adopted the same name since there's a sticker of a giraffe posted on it and it kinda looks like one too anyway. Bought her just this month. The farthest we've been to was in Dauis, Bohol. Hope we can go to another destination soon. I'm a bit sad though, I can't go biking until July. We'll have to resume our trips on July and rest for a bit (two months is too long :[ but it's how it should be). Can't wait to step on the pedals again! Weeeee!