Blank is #BetterByBicycle

So last month, I attended the opening of "Memento: A Journey Through Europe!" , a photo exhibit at Alliance Française de Manille in Makati. I love every opportunity that I could be exposed to culture and arts of different countries, events like this are some of the things I miss when I was still living in the city. But it's really not that far from my house, and with a folding bike, everything is possible! I cycled from my house, hopped on a jeep bound for Shaw Boulevard, and from there, unfolded my wheels and cycled the rest of the way to Makati. It’s funny how cycling through the city, even with its chaos, gives you a different rhythm. I wasn’t stuck in traffic, I was flowing through it. The exhibit was a collaboration between Alliance Française de Manille and the embassies of Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Poland, Romania, and Sweden, was an invitation to travel through Europe without flying. Each ambassador spoke briefly about three photos they selected to ...

Not that I used my bike to repair my jacket, but rather, going to a tailor service shop by bicycle, except that it's not really a tailor but an embroidery service shop. 😅 Because I delayed my  trip for a month out of my desire to participate in the Philippine midterm elections , a huge part of my vacation in Australia fell on winter season and  my sister advised me to bring a winter jacket as it would be very cold by the time I arrived. I only have  one winter jacket, but the left sleeve was ripped when it was brought to a dry cleaning service by a friend who borrowed it.  It wasn't really a problem, stuffs are meant to get broken or decay at some point. But I am not about to buy a new one, I have been trying my best to live a minimalist lifestyle, I've always looked for alternatives to buying new stuff, and that includes clothes. I decided that I will just patch the ripped part to fix it but the truth is I don't know how to do it so I knew I would have to take...