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on Flag-themed Vespas and micro-blogging… by Who rides a Vespa? on Jan 28, 2012 The Philippines Above is my own scoot inspired by the Philippine flag, I searched thru my harddrive and Google images for other custom painjobs inspired by flags of other countries. Here’s what I’ve found so far . . . Italy Uni...
Getting high. It’s more fun in the Philippines! by Who rides a Vespa? on Jan 7, 2012The Department of Tourism in the Philippines has just launched a new campaign slogan and logo via itsmorefuninthephilippines.com. At the center of this tourism campaign are the Filipino people who makes the visit of any tourist in these islands. ...
Chinese Vespa Pin Up Girl (an homage to my wife’s heritage) by Who rides a Vespa? on Jun 7, 2011Yesterday, while celebrating my wife’s birthday in a Chinese restaurant, an idea of a Chinese pin up girl on a Vespa came to mind. I have seen vintage ads from China before so I knew what keywords to search for in Google images. I was hoping I&...
Deconstructing Amorsolo (aka: How to make a Filipina Vespa Pin-up Girl) by Who rides a Vespa? on Jun 5, 2011In the 50s or 60s, Vespa released pin up calendars with images of women in different parts of the world. I have seen a number of scoots with pinup-girls stuck on the legshield or the glovebox cover. The thumbnails below are just but a few examples.&#...
sakay. takbo. lipad. (ride. run. fly.) by Who rides a Vespa? on May 23, 2011Here’s a nice Filipino poem forwarded to me by Uriel. It’s written by Ron Magbuhos, a Vespa rider he met at the 5th Angono Round-Up. I’ve been told that Ron wrote this paean for riding after the ride to Angono. ‘steeg! -...
A Rider’s Playlist (a collection of songs for riding) by Who rides a Vespa? on Apr 4, 2011Angkas na! (Join me for the ride!) I’ve been meaning to make a CD compilation of all the songs that I have featured in this blog. A playlist that any rider could simply load in his iPod and listen to while riding. Well that plan has long been...
They’re selling Vespa shirts in Bangkok with my name on it. WHAAAAT?!!! by Who rides a Vespa? on Feb 10, 2011Last week, the boys from the club hosted dinner for James, a riding buddy from the recently formed Vespa Club – Cebu Chapter (CeVo). James was telling me that Havey, a fellow CeVo member, saw this Vespa shirt made in Bangkok, Thailand being...
“The Vespa and the Movies” Exhibition (La Vespa e il Cinema) by Who rides a Vespa? on Nov 6, 2010An exciting journey in film, advertising, photographs, posters featuring a myth that has no equal. (PRESS RELEASE) Pontedera, 5 November 2010 – “The Vespa and the Movies” exhibition was officially opened this morning at the Piaggio Museum in Po...
Vespa USA displays photos from the Cebu Ride in its homepage! by Who rides a Vespa? on Apr 29, 2010www.vespausa.com now sports a new look. In its homepage is a collage of pictures of [mostly] actual riders/enthusiasts instead of the obvious in-house PR photos. But these are no amateur shots. The images seen in the page are noticeably taken by pe...
Who rides a helmet? by Who rides a Vespa? on Apr 15, 2010So what have I been up to since the last time I posted here? Well, I gained a new member of my family. ‘Laya’ means ‘free’ in Filipino. It’s also the last word in a patriotic song called “Bayan Ko“ (My Co...
