i was @ high school then, when i found out that there is something like the boxer rebellion. it broke out october 10, 1911. this is a movement which aimed to overthrow the Qing dynasty in China. more of the context is here for i don't intend to act like a history teacher in this blog.
that was 99 years ago. and now, we have a new kind of revolution. revolution to change the way we think about philippines' pasig river. ilog pasig - as we know it - is a river that connect Laguna de Bay and Manila Bay. during the spanish era, it is a very famous transport route. however, due to OUR negligence it is considered dead (unable to sustain life) by ecologists. (source: wikipedia) . the operative term is negligence. i believe in the words of my favorite author that we should not SAVE OUR ENVIRONMENT, instead we should SAVE OURSELVES. (well, not the exact words of course ahehehe). anyways, going back to the main topic and too much for info sharing. the kind of revolution i am talking about was initiated by ABS CBN. cool yoh! they organized a run for a cause campaign that is not just for awareness that we should stop polluting the ilog pasig but to break the guinness record as well. and the experience being part of the (hopefully) a record breaking event? asi, asi. neither good nor bad.
BAD - ahehehe. i should really start with the bad thing right? anyways, it was my first time to have my bag while running a 5K. yeah! because of the humongous number of people, all the space for baggage has been occupied. as in, oh my! its not a very good idea to bring a big bag. also, most of the people who joined the run are oldies. well, its not that i hate old people but they are not even running. they are walking which makes some serious runners awkward to run. last thing, the finish line experience is a zero out of ten. lol! you wont even feel that its the finish line. you don't have that sense of fulfillment.
GOOD - ok, i'll make bawi. lol! seeing a lot of people running for the same cause as you have is a very awesome experience. as in over! it's my first time to see a huge crowd literally walking (not running) in Buendia flyover. the feeling is sover. as i have mentioned in my previous statement, a lot of oldies joined the run, too. seeing them is a very encouraging experience. kahit di na ako tumatakbo, just for the cause that you are there for ilog pasig is fantastic. it is really a heart warming experience.
so, if ever you are going to ask me to join another ilog pasig run next year, should i join? i'll think about it first. lol! first and foremost, i am not a people person. i don't like places that are so crowded - yeah. let's see! i dont want to close my doors into something like this...
that was 99 years ago. and now, we have a new kind of revolution. revolution to change the way we think about philippines' pasig river. ilog pasig - as we know it - is a river that connect Laguna de Bay and Manila Bay. during the spanish era, it is a very famous transport route. however, due to OUR negligence it is considered dead (unable to sustain life) by ecologists. (source: wikipedia) . the operative term is negligence. i believe in the words of my favorite author that we should not SAVE OUR ENVIRONMENT, instead we should SAVE OURSELVES. (well, not the exact words of course ahehehe). anyways, going back to the main topic and too much for info sharing. the kind of revolution i am talking about was initiated by ABS CBN. cool yoh! they organized a run for a cause campaign that is not just for awareness that we should stop polluting the ilog pasig but to break the guinness record as well. and the experience being part of the (hopefully) a record breaking event? asi, asi. neither good nor bad.
BAD - ahehehe. i should really start with the bad thing right? anyways, it was my first time to have my bag while running a 5K. yeah! because of the humongous number of people, all the space for baggage has been occupied. as in, oh my! its not a very good idea to bring a big bag. also, most of the people who joined the run are oldies. well, its not that i hate old people but they are not even running. they are walking which makes some serious runners awkward to run. last thing, the finish line experience is a zero out of ten. lol! you wont even feel that its the finish line. you don't have that sense of fulfillment.
GOOD - ok, i'll make bawi. lol! seeing a lot of people running for the same cause as you have is a very awesome experience. as in over! it's my first time to see a huge crowd literally walking (not running) in Buendia flyover. the feeling is sover. as i have mentioned in my previous statement, a lot of oldies joined the run, too. seeing them is a very encouraging experience. kahit di na ako tumatakbo, just for the cause that you are there for ilog pasig is fantastic. it is really a heart warming experience.
so, if ever you are going to ask me to join another ilog pasig run next year, should i join? i'll think about it first. lol! first and foremost, i am not a people person. i don't like places that are so crowded - yeah. let's see! i dont want to close my doors into something like this...
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