I'm 34 years old, and I've never owned a vehicle. That's something I'm even a little bit proud of, in a consumer-ist and environment-lazy culture. But someone has just given us a motorcycle.

Many people find it an ideal way to get around in Manila because you can weave between most of the traffic. I've never really had the chance to try it out before, but it's a lot of fun. The learning curve has been pretty steep, since I haven't ridden a bike since I was a little kid. (I'm not really counting the time I put Carl's bike down.) Safety concerns are paramount, but I made a trip to Ateneo and had to do a fair bit of banking today, and I couldn't believe how much time I saved. Thank you Kirk and Kayla.