Akyat (Hikes), Galaw (Fitness)

Akyat: Mt. Batulao

Saturday
March 14, 2015

I recently met a new friend who happened to be a veteran mountain climber (she has climbed 14 mountains!!), and after a few days of talking, I told her that I haven’t climbed a mountain ever since Pico de Loro and that I’m itching for a getaway from the hustle and bustle of the city. She invited me to climb Mt. Batulao, a really popular mountain that’s been popping up on my Facebook feed as well. Since I had no other plans for the weekend and I’m a big fan of spontaneity, I agreed. This post summarizes my experiences for that climb. (Image-heavy post ahead)

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Baliktanaw (Journals)

Baliktanaw: Life Snapshots

Forgive me for not being so active recently, I’ve been caught up in the daily grind of life. What that basically means is that I’ve been living the same routine everyday. Work has been a drag and the only times I feel “alive” has been during the weekends.

So in order to quickly encapsulate the recent happenings in my life, here are some pictures:

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Galaw (Fitness)

Padyak: Bulacan Churches

Saturday
January 3, 2015

I opened up the year with some bike riding during the weekends. For January 3 and 10, I went to two different parts of Bulacan, which is roughly very far from my place. And while both of the places we went to were in the same province, the rides for each were very different!

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ATBP. (Miscellaneous)

Isip: Open letter to those who took the ACET

Naalala ko na naman nung akala ko hindi ako pumasa ng ACET dahil hindi ko mahanap pangalan ko online. Hindi ko rin naman madouble-check sa Blue Eagle Gym kasi nasa Visayas pa ako nun. Di ko matanggap yun kasi alam kong matalino ako.

Turns out mali lang spelling ng pangalan ko sa database. I felt so vindicated when I got the acceptance letter. Matalino nga ako. That, or meron akong inagawan na slot na si JAIRUS RAFAEL yung pangalan.

Pero feeling ko matalino lang talaga ako. Hehe.

To those who passed ACET, congrats! Don’t let it get to your head. You’ve got your work cut out for you. Staying in Ateneo is a greater feat than getting in. You just got accepted to a place where your potentials will be pushed to actuality. Don’t waste the opportunity.

To those who didn’t pass, don’t be discouraged. Either God has a different plan for you, or kulang ka lang sa pag-aaral. Charot. It doesn’t make you less of a person. The most legendary of Ateneans have failed at more than one point in their lives. The trick is to keep getting back up. Push niyo yan.

Miss ko na mag-aral. Well, the extra-curricular activities mostly.

AMDG.

-jgzn
ADMU Alumni
BFA Information Design 2013

P.S. Ang pinakaprivate na banyo ay nasa Gonzaga hall 3rd floor sa labas ng dance room.