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below Tops blind curves, on the way back to the city

Downhill.

Fifty kilometers an hour, on a mountain bike.

The adrenaline rush of speed and danger makes one feel vulnerable and invincible at the same time. The dodging of slow, oncoming vehicles struggling uphill, and the cat and mouse chase of motorcycles seamlessly weaving in and out of curves downhill added to our frenzy and lust for speed.

As we rode our bikes down the steep slopes of Busay, Cebu city with my friends and negotiated with the sharp curves and blind curves, there came a steep blind curve where I froze on my tracks. A moment of indecision.

That led me to frantically hit the brakes. (more…)