DIEGO SILANG

Inside the sanctuaries of our superhero worship, we all have that one hero we look up to. Diego Silang is one of them. Born an Ilocano and died as one, he was betrayed by the Spanish conquistadores y punyeteros in his own land. The mestizo Miguel Vicos, aided by an "indio" traitor Pedro Becbec, conspired to have him snuffed out of Ilocandia via a blunderbuss. He was shot in the back, proof of the cowardice of his killers. Today, it would be apropos to display his revolutionary flag once more, if only to remind us of his great sacrifice for freedom.

 

HAVE BIKE, WILL TRAVEL

I was told by a claustrophobic psychic that I was a marathon cyclist in a past life. Needless to say, I too was equipped with all those muscles and endurance angst to win my race. Today, I just want to finish it as a complete person. In photo is a Colnago I have had since 1988. quite a collector's piece, don't you think?