Oil, anyone?!

Since arriving here, Jessica and I (Nate) have found bicycling a thrilling adventure, something we should do more often. We bought Jessica's bike at a local mall; but my bike we bought used from another missionary who went home on furlough. With that said, my bike is rusted all over, to say the least.

On top of that, I have not kept up with oiling my bicycle chain, as I should (those of you who know me well and have seen me go through cars like mangos know that this is a problem of mine!).

So, today, as we were biking home from church, my bike chain was having major problems because it was as dry as your mouth when you wake up from a Sunday nap! Eventually, the bike chain fell off and was in pretty bad shape.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, I saw this Filipino guy wearing an "oil-filter looking hat" on his head! So, I yelled out to him, "Hey, you have an oil filter on your head; do you have any oil!!". He briskly ran over to my bike, and like all helpful Filippinos, said, "I will repair! Wait a while!".

So, the fun-loving guy ran away to find something! Sure enough, about 30 seconds later, he came back with a can of oil in his hand (I have no idea what kind it was). He then poured it all over my bike chain as well as many other parts of the bike! I was hoping I would not get any of it on my khaki pants on the bumpy ride home!

Before long, I was ready to go again. He said, "Here you go!" and eagerly accepted the tip. After that, I had no problems whatsoever riding my bike back home--it worked like a charm!