For all your bike care needs, come to Tat Bike Service. This guy will help you out. Hey, finished. I appreciate it. Everything is taken care of. All right, guys, maybe that's where I should just start the video. Uh, welcome to the Philippines. Welcome to Cebu. Today we're going to get out and do a little test ride. It's Sunday. I'm going to leave for the bike tour.
Hey, good morning. Hello, hello. I'm going to start the bike tour on Tuesday, and so I was thinking, you know what? It's probably a good idea that I do a little test run on the bike. Oh, oh God. See, can't get up the hill.
Make sure everything is working. Hey, so a few things have changed. My setup right here is a little different. I got a few new things.
This whole unit right here, this thing in the back, I was able to put on my handlebars cuz I have a new navigation thing that I'm going to test out this year. Hello everyone. So nice, nice here. Also, this gear shifter right here is new. It crapped out on me last year. I had to buy
a new one in the States when I was back home. I just got it replaced when I was in South Korea. But when I was riding my bike, it still wouldn't work quite right. The guy back there, Ti Tai, tuned my bike up a little bit. He got me working. So now the plan for today.
We are going to get some food first. Then we are going to go over to Mactan Island and explore over there a little bit. It'll be a good 50-60 kilometer ride today. Should just test the bike out a little bit. I haven't been on it in a couple months. Just making sure everything is working. Hey, hey, how are you? Oh, one shot, one shot, one shot.
Hey, oh, oh, that's a little far. One-handed. Oh, one, one, one more. One more. Let me get a little closer. Hey, there it is, there it is. You want to play? Maybe next time, maybe next time. I got to go. Appreciate it, guys. Honestly, that's what I'm going to love about the Philippines and touring.
So the plan is to go from Cebu to Manila. I came to the Philippines last year for around three weeks. Rode a scooter from Manila to a place called Zambales. I just love this country because it loves basketball. I love basketball. I love this game these kids are playing. Throw your little sneaker and try to hit the—okay, your turn. Oh, almost.
Throw your flip-flop, knock the can over. CH Garage, appreciate it guys. So that's where I came first today. I went to CH Garage and asked them if they could work on my gear. They're like, "Actually, we just sell products. We don't actually fix them or do any maintenance."
That's why I went to Ti Tai. Okay, I think we're good to go. I think I'm ready for a little bit of a small road trip. Let's do it. First things first, let's get some fruit.
Is that a goat? Yeah, it's a baby goat. Wow. How much for the bananas? Eighty pieces? Eighty. I got some baby goats. Okay, I don't want to upset the mama. Sixty? Sixty, okay.
No plastic. Thank you, sir. Salamat. Really haven't had anything to eat today, so some bananas will tide me over for now.
That's a river you do not want to go swimming in. Oh wow, they have a—okay, yeah. Is that a pig? He has a pig.
Oh man, I think I'm going to really enjoy my new microphone. I can step away right here and you can still hear me. I can just talk normally. That was a good banana.
I love bananas in Southeast Asia. Wow, that is a big pig. Man, crazy. Wow, can I see? Yes, sir. Yeah, it's okay? I want to see this. The pig.
It's huge. Sir, I have some dog. Ah, you got lots of doggies. Wow, that is a huge pig.
Crazy. All right, salamat. I feel like you're going to see a lot of crazy things while you're here, Nick. You better get used to it.
I don't know, I just want a little bit—like a four or five-piece—250, 250? Okay, can I see? This is what Cebu is known for. Oh, take out the bone—I don’t want it. All right, my first taste—like turkey. Good. Yummy, yummy,
yummy. What is this? Rice? Oh, this rice. All right, that was pretty tough. All the videos I've seen online show it as kind of crispy, I think. Sour? Oh… bloody soup? No, thank you. Maybe just a small taste? Yeah, just a small taste. One, one, one. Yeah, one is enough—that’s more than enough.
Bloody soup—this would be the first time I've tried something bloody. That sounds terrible, but it's true. So good. SM—pretty good. You want some? No, thank you. It's good. I mean, it's very good… no. Okay, I think it has intestine in it. Intestine, blood, blood intestine. Yeah, intestine. Okay… not a huge fan of it. I mean, it's all right.
Are you making fun of me? Like, "Oh yeah, say it's good, but you don’t want it." What about this sauce? For what? For the meat. The sauce has alcohol in it? Yeah, that whole street back there—nothing but lechon places. Probably should’ve waited before stopping at the first one… oh well. All righty, so over here you have Cebu City, which is on the island of Cebu, obviously. And over here, you have Mactan and Lapu-Lapu City. What is this? A house? A White House? Abandoned? Empty? Wow. Can I see? Can I look? No? Okay, just from the front.
Crazy. It’s like a hotel… is it not a hotel? It says I can’t go in, so I won’t. But that’s pretty crazy. Is it a hotel or a home? These are connected? Yes? Okay, so right over here, there’s a place called Bigfoot. Empty. Empty. Wow. Crazy. Very interesting. Thank you. Wow, huge. Look at that. Look how big it is. That’s crazy.
So, my first major stop here in the Philippines—Lapu-Lapu City—named after this guy right here, Lapu-Lapu. This is the guy who killed Ferdinand Magellan in 1521. I always thought Magellan was the first guy to circumnavigate the globe, but he didn’t quite make it—because this dude killed him. So, I was reading… Magellan landed on a couple of different islands further east in the Philippines. Then he went to Cebu, where he converted about 1,800 people to Catholicism and baptized the chieftain there.
Then, he tried to come over here to Mactan, where this guy lived, and impose his influence—but Lapu-Lapu wasn’t having any of it. He and his warriors were able to defeat Magellan and about 60 Spanish soldiers. Actually—no—there were 60 Spanish guys fighting under Magellan and about 1,000 warriors fighting with Lapu-Lapu. I got that reversed. Magellan thought his firepower and superior technology would overpower Lapu-Lapu, but that didn’t happen. And this is where Magellan met his end.
Like I said, I always thought Magellan was the first to circumnavigate the globe. His expedition eventually completed the journey, but he didn’t make it—because this is where he died. Right here: "Lapu-Lapu—on the 27th of April 1521, Lapu-Lapu and his men repelled the Spanish invaders, killing their leader, Ferdinand Magellan. Thus,
Lapu-Lapu became the first Filipino to have repelled European aggression." Wow. Here’s a depiction of what that might have looked like. What a scene. How crazy would it have been to have video of that? That would’ve been wild. Magellan was Portuguese, but the Portuguese king at the time wouldn’t grant him the rights to do this voyage. Everyone was going east—around South Africa—but Magellan wanted to go west. So, the Spanish crown funded his expedition, and he went west.
Oh, and I learned this too—Magellan actually named the Pacific Ocean. He called it Mar Pacifico, which means—I think—"peaceful sea." Didn’t know that. Magellan named the Pacific Ocean. That’s kinda cool. But yeah, this is where he died. This is where he met his end. Well, that was the main reason I came to Mactan. Now that that’s out of the way, we can just kind of slowly make our way back to Cebu City.
That’s electric. I think that’s electric. I need to Shazam that tune, though—I like it. I like it. Thank you. Have a nice day. You too. It is hot.
And my pale ass is getting red. Put some sunscreen on—but always, always a little too late. The last place I want to check out is called Magellan’s Cross. And, just like the name suggests, it’s a cross that Magellan brought over in 1521. Then, right after that, I guess he went over to Lapu-Lapu—or Mactan—and got killed. And then, you know… that was it.
All righty, one last thing I want to do today before calling it a day—I want to get a jersey. Man, I told myself when I came back to the Philippines, I wanted to get a Dallas Mavericks jersey. That way, when I’m traveling and want to play some basketball, I’ve got a jersey to wear. So that’s what we’re gonna do. I’m gonna try to find a mall around here—there should be one—and see if I can get a nice replica Dallas Mavericks jersey.
That’s the plan. So, I found a mall. This guy right here is gonna watch my bike for me. I just parked it, locked it up—let’s go see if we can find a jersey. Very sweet. Very, very sweet.
All righty, so I struck out on the NBA jersey. And it is just crazy down there. Way too many people.
So, I’m calling it a day. Gonna head back to my place and relax. Let’s head that way. I’m in disbelief. What the hell? My brother just sent me a text: "Did you just see that trade?" With angry face emojis. And—well—the Dallas Mavericks have traded Luka Dončić.
So there goes buying a Luka Dončić Mavericks jersey. Are you kidding me? Luka—a Laker? I’m sure a lot of y’all don’t care, but man, that is very disappointing. In the moment here—this is one of the most stunning trades… one of the biggest and most stunning trades in the history of the league.
So, that’s gonna do it for this video. Just about made it back to my place. Man, I’m super bummed—my favorite player on my favorite team got traded to the Lakers—a team that I hate. Oh man, that sucks. But anyway, if you made it this far in the video, I appreciate it.
Hit the like button. Subscribe. The next video will be me heading out of Cebu—or Cebu City at least—and hitting the road. I’ve got a couple more days here. I’ll probably get this video out tomorrow—hopefully, I can get it out quick. Then Tuesday—start the real vlog series: Cycling to Manila. Thanks for watching.
Hope wherever you are, you’re doing well and staying safe. And I’ll see you guys in the next video. Peace.
2025-02-05 00:00