Goodburgers

Maginhawa, Madasalin

I’ve always bragged about how our village triumvirate (Sikatuna, U.P., Teacher’s) sits on a convenient spot. I appreciate its suburban feel, and ever since I started cycling around these whereabouts, I’ve come to notice the details that make up its subtle aesthesis. When the populace took notice of Maginhawa Street and the holes-in-walls it has to offer, I took pride in the fact that those hideaways are just a bike-ride away from where I live. Last afternoon, I decided to take a ride and make an office out of this street. Perfect weather, great food.  I remembered I had recently installed a panoramic app on my Touch.  Would I pass an opportunity for several snapshots? Of course not.

“Goodburgers” boasts of grilled chicken and veggie patties mixed in with creative add-ons (i.e. bacon and mozzarella, or three-cheese variety, etc.). It is located just beside Mexican Express, home of an excellent burrito. It was a windy afternoon on one of my favorite streets. It was good just being here.

Mexican Express as seen from Good Burger, Maginhawa St.

After having judged myself as sufficiently productive, it was time to ride my Ateneo-colored bike home (there seen on the left side of photo). Free-wheeling on my turf, I paused and took another panoramic.

As with all the places we label as “home,” the Madasalin Street path is a spring of memories.  A lost playmate, neighbors that have come and gone, walks to and from the Betamax shop, to name a few. Struggling against a thunderstorm on a high-school afternoon and a nice photowalk are two of the more potent ones. Perhaps I will elaborate next time.

A nostalgically familiar path, panoramic style.