" E.L.I.T.E. Xplorers Club "

UPCOMING RIDE, UPCOMING RIDE, UPCOMING RIDE!!!

What : PAGUDPUD RIDE ( consider it as our NORTH LOOP RIDE)

When : MAY 25, 26 AND 27 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday)

Take-off: PETRON-PUREGOLD IMUS 11:00PM - THURSDAY

: CALOOCAN - BRO HECTOR

: SM MARILAO - BRO VAL 1:00 AM

Things to bring : spare parts, clothes, and pang gas.

Meal and Lodging : Sponsor by BRO ERNEST AND BRO VAL at kung meron syempreng makishare....

1. Estimate KM for our ride total is 1,200 km (Papunta, pabalik, including side trip). If motor natin is 35km/l and price of Gas is 58.00 (varies) = expense for gas P 1, 972.

2. Accommodation. Ilocos and Cagayan Valley = P 1400 (divide natin if 2 tayo) = P700.

3. Pocket money and foods = P 500

Bale....

P 1,972 + 700 + 500 = Estimate need bawat isa = P 3,172 o 3k (just bring what you can bring, pagsalu saluhan natin kung ano ang nakahapag, what we need is a BONDING and being with each other)

Due to the foreseen event and postponement in our Marilaque ride, one of our Elite brothers suggested to observe the Lenten Season and informed me if we could make a "Visita Iglesia". I spoke to one of our member to plan it and suggested what churches he has in mind. After some discussion was made and finalizing the places, we concluded to go and make the Visita Iglesia in one church per station since we already counted that 14churches will be covered for the planned we make.

It was Wednesday morning, April 4, when he texted me, planned and finalized it in the afternoon and texted all our Elite brothers for those who are willing to join us for our "Visita Iglesia" tomorrow, April 5, in which as I know, I never done in my life before.

We meet at 7:00am, Thursday at Petron San Agustin Aguinaldo Hway and take-off at 7:30am. Only 5 (ernest, edgar, joseph, jhun and jon) of us push to our plan and probably this will be the start of our "Panata" too.

Here are the churches we planned and visited for our Station of the Cross:

Station 1 - Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette (Silang)

Station 2 - Pink Sisters Chapel (Tagaytay)

Station 3 - Our Lady of Lourdes Parish (Tagaytay)

Station 4 - Chapel on the Hill (Tagaytay-Nasugbu boundary)

Station 5 - Monte Maria Church (Alfonso)

Station 6 - St. Gregory Church (Indang)

Station 7 - St. Jude Thaddeus Parish (Trece Martirez City)

Station 8 - Parokya ng Mabuting Pastol (Pala pala, Dasmarinas City)

Station 9 - Immaculate Conception Church (Dasmarinas Bayan)

Station 10 - Church of St. Francis of Assisi (Gen. Trias)

Station 11 - San Roque Church (Cavite City)

Station 12 - St. Peter Parish Church (Cavite City)

Station 13 - Mary Magdalene Parish Church (Kawit)

Station 14 - Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar (Imus)

Since some of the members of Elite miss the opportunity to join in our Baguio ride, now, for those who missed it, we are planning for a Marinduque ride, the heart of the Philippines.

What        : MORIONES FESTIVAL RIDE - MARINDUQUE

When       : APRIL 12 - 13

Take-off   : IMUS-ROBINSON AT 3:00 AM

                 : LUCENA DALAHICAN PORT AT 8:00 AM

MONTENEGRO SHIPPING LINES - TEL NOS. (043) 723-8989 LOC.101 / (043) 723-6980

VESSEL SCHEDULE

                    DEPARTURE                ARRIVAL

                        Day Time                Day Time

Everyday         0000           -             0230

                        0200            -             0430

                        1000            -             1230

                        1200            -             1430

                        1600            -             1830

Lucena City - Marinduque

VEHICLE RATE

CATEGORY RATE

Bicycle (.5) 208.00

Bicycle with Side Car (1) 416.00

Motorcycle (2) 832.00

Motorcycle with Side Care (2.1-3) 1,248.00

NOTE:

* Rates will apply based on actual overall length of vehicle including any protruding cargo.

* Rates and Schedules are subject to change without prior notice.

* Please arrive one (1) hour before departure time.

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Another long ride adventure of Elite Xplorers Family and friends last Feb. 11 and 12 at Baguio and Highest Pt. - Atok Benguet. Takeoff at Imus Cavite on Feb. 10, 11PM and meet bro iceman_val at SM Marilao and arrived at Rosario La Union at 5AM. Did some pit stop in between and take-off at 6AM using Kennon Rd going to Highest Point Highway, Atok Benguet before going back at Baguio for rest and other adventures.

Meet bro norking and sir willburns at their hangouts, Caltex Gas Stn and also some good big bike riders, I forgot to ask their names. The next day, Feb. 12, visit some good places in Baguio, like Mines View and The Mansion House. Also visited Good Shepherd Convent to buy some pasalubong.

Left Baguio at 330PM to meet our fellow rider bro charles21 in Agoo Pangasinan to travel back in Manila, thanks for the nice meryenda bro and to the family. One bad thing happened, one of our member bro lance, lost his mc plate while travelling back home.

Thanks mga bro and till next time, all come home safe by our Lord guidance and a big CONGRATS TO ALL!!!

bro Jon, ernestg21, marlon_brc, iceman_val, yamaha_racing, oic_elite, hector and lance (L-R)

WITH BRO TPH IN MINES VIEW....

We didnt push our ride to Mt. Pali or Pagudpud this December thinking that we will be all busy but who really said that we dont have time to ride and busy with other things....

We thought that this month will be a busy month for us because the Christmas season is very near and we need to buy some gifts for our love ones, but our riding gears and bikes really annoying to our sight seeing it just park at the garage, so, we arrange a celebration ride, because one of the Elite Family member celebrated his 20th Year Anniversary in PAGCOR and invited us for a lunch in Tagaytay. Well, who can refuse that invitation, a ride and at the same time, a free lunch, yiiipppeee.....

We texted and call our members who are free at that time since its a normal working day, December 22, Thursday, a 3days away from Christmas time. So for those who are free at that day, we ask them to join us.

Take off time at Imus-Rob Caltex at 6am and 630am take off time at Petron-Agui Hway Dasmarinas. Well, I just cant believe that I will be awake at 6am, hehehe, rush myself to arrange everything and at leave the house at 615am (well, a normal filipino habit and time, hehehe). Met all the other group at Petron Dasma and start a Prayer before we proceed to our location. Plan is to make a ride to Peoples Park, take lunch in Tagaytay for bro Joseph celebration and then proceed to Puerto Azul / Caylabne.

Took some videos and photos along the way, and also, we have a new friend who joined us, bro Jon having an FZ16 and bro Lance having a 200cc Brutale. All are doing fine except for some minor accident to bro Jon and his backride due to some slight bruises but everythings are alright. Thanks to God for still keeping us safe.

Separated at around 5pm and some of the member went to my home to arrange and pull out bro KC's bike and bring it to the shop.

Nice ride again bros, thanks for this wonderful short ride for being one again before I will go back to work and esp to bro Joseph, a big Congratulations for celebrating your 20th Year Anniversary in your work...

Till Next time bros, SAFE RIDE ALWAYS!!!

Who said we are busy, no we are not....

Last December 14, one of the family member of Elite Xplorers Club, Tros as we call him and Chris to his family and friends, signed a lifetime contract to his loving and beautiful girlfriend, Armin Ruth, at Sto Nino De Molino Parish Church.

It was indeed a happy moments for the loving couple saying " I DOs " to each other. Their families, relatives, friend are there to become a part of this once in a lifetime moments. Everyone are so excited and very happy for the loving couple.

To Tros and Armin Ruth, from your Elite Xplorers family, a big CONGRATULATIONS for finding, sharing and being ONE and may both of you be bless, be fruitful and be successful as a married loving couple. Above all, may you be bless with many healthy babies in the future....

The group is really having a hectic schedule for this month. We postponed our long rides thinking we could take a rest for a while due to a buzy month  but we still never stop in going/attending any activities.

Last Dec.12, the Elite Xplorers members was been invited to attend an Intramurals Opening/Competition in San Beda College Alabang in which one of the contestants, Ms. Christene Del Rosario, a native of Imus Cavite, in the event need our assisstance to be her added attractions in her routine. Her outfine as a Rider give her number more aggresive having a real bike beside her.

It as indeed a successful day for her and her partner for winning the said competation. 

Congratulations Christene and to your escort/partner, dont forget, we are just a text away if you need any help from Elite Xplorers Family. 

Recently, December 11, our club went for a short ride Calatagan Batangas in YOKI Beach Resort to have some bonding / meeting especially to celebrate the birthday of the daughter of one of our member, Joseph.  It was really a good and lucky day for us because it was a sunny day and we did enjoy the beach eventhough we have some slight rain while on the way home.

We took off in dasma at around 630am, reach the place at around 930am, enjoy the company of the group and also some friends visited us, Pilo and company, whom stay the day with us. We leave the place at around 430pm.

Eventhough some of our members didnt come due to some important matters to attend, hopefully, next time, you will not miss it.

To all who would like to become a member of Elite Xplorers Club website,

HI and welcome to Elite Xplorers Club website.

We are welcoming you in becoming a member of our website but we make some changes in joining our site to become more strict and be more aware that the member who would join us will willing to give time, join in any activities and rides.

Our website is still open for everyone who would like to see and visit it and we do hope that you are enjoying seeing our Club activities and adventures.

For those who would like to become a member, here are some guidelines.

1. I recommend you to use the " Register " beside the " Sign in" tag or click the " Member " link and click the " Join Site " tag. After you " submit " your signed details, it will send to your email for confirmation. Click the weblink address for confirmation.

2. The admin will receive your signed form and once it will approved by the admin, you will become a preliminary member of Elite Xplorers Club.

3. You signed in to your account and complete the details on the " Edit Profile " and once you completed it, you will become a confirmed member of our club.

Hope that you find our club more enthusiastic and more accomodating and any suggestions and comments will appreciated to make your stay in our club more enjoyable.

Thank you and Merry Chistmas to Elite Xplorers Club Family!!1

Ernest Galvez

Site Administrator

Finally, after a month of preparation, coordination, meeting and planning of scheduled and things, we already push our Legaspi City Ride last October 22 - 24 which is supposed to be a 2day ride only but since, we are not getting young anymore, some of us stayed, rest and see the beauty of Daraga/Legaspi City Bicol.

We are having 26 riders from Elite Xplorers Club, TROJAN Xplorers Phils. Inc, Bacoor Riders Club and some MCP Forumers/Riders. We took-up at Imus-Caltex Robinson at 3:15am and arrived at 5:00am in Turbina-Calamba for the final meet-up / prayer to other riders. Left at 5:30am, We cruize smoothly up to Lucena Total for gas-up and continuesly ride up to Calauag Quezon at 9:15am where we take our lunch and at the same time gas up.. Gear up at 10:00am where we used the Sta. Elena/Labo trail and I can say, this is really a nice twisties they have, very nice twist, hahaha, still in my head that place. Reach Labo at around 1:00pm where we meet and welcome us from the Bone Arrow Riders, what a nice welcome party they have, it really touches me seeing all the riders in their uniform and clapping when they saw me approaching from them, thank you very much mga bro esp to sir julius_2009. sir goldust, sir wildhubs and sir bongskie. Left Labo at 3:00pm and would you believe, another 275Km to trail. So far we are enjoying the new places we are seein while travelling, the group also enjoy it because you cannot find any tiredness from their face. We gas-up at Pili Naga at 7:00pm and meet MCP_Hammer which is supposed to join us but due to some emergency problem, he stayed behind. We then proceed to Nabua just for a quick stop to meet sir Naxz, who our become tourist guide along the way to Daraga/Legaspi City. Reached and finally met, sir brunoR150 at 9:00pm. our coordinator. overall tourist guide and program arrangement for the places who really have been helpful not only when we reach there but since the time we open a thread in MCP for this ride. He accompany us to the place where we make our reservation which he also look and arrange, Ben's Resort in Tagpas Daraga City. thanks a million sir bruno.

Some of us decided to stay for another day for relaxation and to see more the beauty of Legaspi. at 7:00am of Oct. 23, sirbruno and his father and mother, offered us a breakfast in their house. hotdog, scarmbled egg, suman, rice and pasta with coffee and juice is they gave to us. a million thanks for the family of sir bruno esp his parents for the very good accomodating they shown to the group. Left the place at 8:15am to meet the Bicol Express Xplorers Club with sir frank for a motorcade in Legaspi City and to give thanks for reaching us safe in Legaspi at the church of Cathedral of Legaspi.We went to Cagsaway at 9:45am and took some photos. Left the area and the 1st Batch of those who want to go bid farewell to us and we go to Mayon resthouse to see much closer the beauty of Mayon Volcano but decided to go for lunch since its already lunchtime. We went to market place in Legaspi and as usual, everyones are looking for the specialty of Bicolanos which is, syempre the Bicol Express.Would you believe, for 8person with 2bottles of 1.5ltr coke I paid only 361pesos, I cant really believe it. Then around 1:00pm. we went to Mayon Resthouse, syempre as usual, the favorite of the group, picture taking. Left Mayon Resthouse at 3:30pm and take a rest in the resort for a while before going out for diner. All the 1st batch riders texted me and saying they arrived home safely, Thanks Be To God!!!

The 2nd batch prepared ourselves for take-off. We prepare at 6:00am, discuss our plan for the ride going back home and give a prayer before taking off. Left Legaspi at 6:15am. This time we will use the Quirino Hway for a change of road trip and see the other side of Bicol.  The only bad things about this is the road conditions which it really not great for a UB bike due too many big cracks on the cemented road. While we are in the area, heavy rain fall down and it seems it will not stop due to the quantity of the rain it drops. I can say, we are still lucky because we stop at the Petron gas stan in Tagcauayan. Also at this road, I got some problems with my bike, the rubber shifter fall down, cant find the screw and luckyly that the allen screws in my bikes are match with the one fall down, one problem solved. While I am running I feel very bad about my bike running condition. We stopped at Pares KIng and meet the some of the Trojan riderswho stayed for a while. I ask our mechanic in charge, weng, to look for my bike and found out that the problem is the batt. cdi, we dont have a spare, the spare we have is also damaged and weng put his own batt cdi so that my bike will run and he change back to stock cdi for his back, he also have some problem running his bike after my bike condition became ok but after sometimes, he also solved it. Its already late, 5:30pm, then we gear up and ride cautiously due to bad road condition. We stop over at Calauag to take our dinner at around 7:30pm and gas -up. Gear up then hit the road again, We reached pagbilao at 9:15pm and due to unexpected event we noticed in that area, we gear-up fast and drive going to Lucena. Reached Lucena at aroung 10:35pm where we decided to take a rest for a while and drink some coffee to make us awake. Gear up and ride all the way to Calamba SM CIty at around 1:45am. Me, Jerry, Jun and Hoseph are waiting for the TROJAN group but it seems that they decided to stay for a while to take rest.

We informed them that we will push to our ride because, our body and mind are already tired, We use the Carmona road and right turn to Saliwag Road going to Molino Road, We stopped and bid goodbye to bro Joseph who will use the Paliparan Rd. Jerry use the short cut to Las Pinas, Jhun go directly to his home in Cita Italia and I used the Mambog road going to Imus Toll Bridge and reach home at 4:00am, removed all the used clothes from the bag and fall down at 4:30am to bed....zzzzzz!!!

Again, I would like to say thank you to everyone who join this very tiry ride, to everyone who support this and for everyone who always there when you needed them most. Thank you very very much LORD for keeping us all safe and for the protection.

With sir Wildhubs, sir Bongskie, Me and sir Julius_2009 of BONE ARROW RIDERS!

At last, after a long long rest from Bataan, Mt Samat ride and bad weather conditions, the elite group plan and set off another ride again farther south and this time, we went to Lucban, Quezon and visited Kamay Ni Jesus Shrine.Eventhough we are few in numbers 6person, 4 members, Me, Bok, Gerson and Edwin with Bok's brother and wife, we took off at 6:30am at Shell GMA. We took breakfast in Turbina, exit of SLEX, and guess where, to our favorite place syempre, babalik balikan, Jollibee. Took off here at 730pm and reach Lucena City at 11:00am and by the invitation of my colleague at work, Mr. Toby Hegina, he welcome us with a very delicious lunch- seafoods at its best, thanks pareng toby. HE also come with us in Kamay ni Jesus. After some kodakan, one of my colleague at work, Mr. Rollie Dian, invited us for a merienda/dinner meal with some lucban meals (kasi di lang pangmeryenda ang hinanda eh panghapunan pa rin kasama na). Took off at 4:30pm and we change our course to pagsanjan road to experience some twisting road and test our riding skills, but unfortunately, not a good ride, hehehe and again, the rest is a history. Just try to view the pictures from our album so you will know what I am telling about, hahahaha....reach home at 12mn and ngorrkkkkk!!!

Thanks again to Broz Edwin for bringing a good camera and uploading all the pictures to our website (buti na lang may dalang camera), to Pareng Toby of Lucena for the very delicious seafoods for lunch with free parking pa sa Kamay ni Jesus and to Pareng Rollie who prepared a merienda/dinner meal with some delicasies of Lucban meal.

.....next time adventure, farther father south, the beautiful place of Mayong Volcano, Legaspi, Albay, anybody want to join!?!