Musings of a human trapped in the Philippines
Friday
September 25, 2015
It’s been long overdue, but finally I was able to have my revenge climb on my mother mountain! My friend organized a hike with her friends and she invited me to go. Since it was Mt. Palay-palay, I couldn’t say no. I’ve already said before that I want to go back to Pico de Loro and finally, the time has come!
So while I’ve been Dengue-free for about two weeks already, recovering has been pretty hard. With Run United Philippine Marathon closing in, I’ve shifted my focus to running while maintaining at least one gym day a week.
Continue reading “Baliktanaw: From Dengue Victim to Trained First-Aider”
Sunday,
September 20, 2015
Continuing the streak of climbing newly-opened mountains, after hearing from our Talamitam guide that Mt. Apayang was already open for hikers, my friends and I immediately set a date to climb it. After praying for the whole week for it not to rain, we were able to successfully conquer Talamitam’s neighbor. But this was no easy feat, because this mountain gave me the most stressful descent so far!
Continue reading “Akyat: Mt. Apayang via Mt. Talamitam Traverse”
Saturday
September 12, 2015
After hearing of a newly-opened mountain in the nearby province of Rizal, my officemates and I quickly set a date to hike it. This mountain is known as Mt. Sipit Ulang, and unknowingly, it has become my most technical climb to date. Let’s find out why.
A few days after blogging about cleaning up my act and getting back on the #RoadTo42k, what should happen to me but Dengue!
I’ve set two (2) climbs this week that were sadly cancelled because of the storm currently ravaging the country. Because of the harsh winds and heavy rainfall, safety of my hike-mates was paramount.
Continue reading “Baliktanaw: Foray into background acting and other matters”
Sunday
August 16, 2015
Hot on the heels of last week’s metric century is this bike ride to Tagaytay City. This is another special ride for me because it’s my first imperial century!
Saturday
August 8, 2015
The last time my family traveled together was during our Cebu trip last June. Looking back, it’s been two months since, but finally we had an available weekend to spare and we got our butts into our cute family car and headed to Mt. Samat in Bataan!
Continue reading “Gala: The family goes to the Shrine of Valor”
