While everyone had gone off to the provinces during the Holy Week Holidays, I opted to stay in Manila for a couple more days to do some much needed "housecleaning" and to have some time off for myself for a while. There's nothing like a much needed respite after a very hectic 1st quarter with hardly any time for a breather.
Good Friday came uneventfully. I recall being so busy and stressed up with work and business during last year's Holy Week season that I even had second thoughts of going up to Baguio because of too much work back then. This year I'm still busy alright... The difference is that I now have enough time to relax, stretch out a bit, and have some time reflecting about the relevance of the Holidays.
And so after finishing up my stuff in the afternoon, I suited up my riding gear and prepped up my bike to explore what Metro Manila is like during this season. This being a Good Friday, and knowing that the streets will be free of traffic, I reminded myself to ride defensively and to avoid being too reckless and riding too fast... I don't want a repeat of the Good Friday incident I had back in college when I flew off a motorbike and landed on my head on the sand when its front wheel got stuck on the beach. I really saw "stars" when I hit my head on the sand that time -- the kind of stars you see revolving around a person's head in a cartoon when he gets hit on the head. I even wondered "hey, where did all these stars come from?" Hehehe.
So with my helmet and all, off I rode...
Well, what can you expect... with everybody having gone off somewhere to enjoy the long weekend, Metro Manila looked like a ghost town!
Here's some ghost town pics:
A very "clean" San Miguel Avenue, in front of the old Medical City.
Emerald Avenue in Ortigas Center. No traffic, no noise. I could even hear the wind blowing.
At the opposite side of Emerald Avenue. Still no cars.
I would never risk riding on EDSA on an ordinary day, so this was an opportunity for me to ride through this famous highway. See... very few vehicles!
Paseo de Roxas in Makati City. "No Parking Anytime."
Makati Avenue with a cool wind blowing in front of Mandarin Hotel.
~florent flora
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