The Scorching heat of Mt. Balagbag

I usually have saturday shift work for three months starting March. I was getting burnout from night shift last months January and February and was not able to do my weekend pleasures because of resting for long hours of the day. Got so many climb invites from my friends but always not getting the chance to join them.


Yesterday, I decided to join the hosted dayhike of my friend Kimmy together with her churchy friends. Mt. Balagbag is indeed a perfect venue for the first time hikers and training ground for mountain bikers and trail runners.

Mt. Balagbag trail

Basically the trail of Mt. Balagbag is really brittle and dry type of land but a wide established road viewing 360 degrees of different mountain ranges. With minimal number of trees around that makes it hard for the hikers to position themselves while taking rest. Nevertheless, you can still relax in this mountain especially when its windy :) I could almost get my nap for an hour while in the summit.

The flying disc

Venue: Circulo Verde, Eastwood City Libis (here where I started playing)

Hello there! I havent written quite for some time, and Im so excited to share to you guys one of my favorite sports, the Ultimate frisbee. Frisbee is what you call to the disc or an object that is used to for playing. We usually used 175-grams disc for playing. Ultimate is the term for the sport. Points are scored by passing the disc to a teammate in the opposing end zone.

Mt. Batulao New Trail Anniversary

Hello guys! I havent written here in my blog quite for some time. This time I want to share this another experience in the mountain that I've been. Mt. Batulao is annually celebrating the opening of its New Trail by cooking 2-4 gourmets managed by locals and tatay Karding and offering it to hikers for free. Yearly, hikers flock in this mountain with their friends and drink all the way we want until they drop. haha  

Me, Elvis and Ferdz did night trek and luckily we're still able to find our space in the campsite to pitch our tents. Unfortunately, we havent even tasted lechon baboy prepared by Tay Karding. So we just drink the night and chitchats with some of the fellow mountaineers. I even happened to see again Jay Masauring that I once with in a beach camping last year January 2013 at Capones Island. Really a small world for hikers. 

2013 Life Learnings

Goodbye 2013! I have experienced and learned the following: 

1. To patiently wait and never rush into something especially when you're not ready. 

2. Never expect too much. We cant contain ourselves most of the time but being happy for simple joys in life doesn't always mean it'll be for a long term. Just enjoy the moment!

3. Know the people around you carefully before trusting them too much. Some are blessings in disguise, some are pretty badass that can turn you down. Don't let them. :)

4. Treasure your true friends especially those who are always there for you not only for the parties and good times, but those who you can run and talk to when your world seems to come to an end.

5. When you meet a special person who made you feel so important and loved, take care of them. We'll never know when to find that kind of person again. And its another story.

6. Identify your goals and plans and always make the first little step to work on it. Hence, there is 'Time for Everything" Ecclesiastes 3:1-8. 

Hence,year 2013 has been good to me.

Photo taken: June 23, 2013 (Mt.Banahaw)

"Oh please, dont you rock my boat. 

Coz I dont want my boat to be rockin...

Im happy inside all- all of the time" 

-Satisfy my soul, Bob Marley

Mt. Palali Traverse

A group has invited me for a Mayon Climb for this May. Basically, their group comes from Legaspi, Albay province, so they were named after it. LA Boys :) hehehe Sir Victor Callos included me in his final list. I dont have any idea about Mayon, its difficulty, how tough the trail is and most of its specifications because I dont have any experience in this mountain yet, but I only read some informations regarding this mountain, and we once passed by this perfect cone volcano on our way to Mt. Bulusan last August 2012. This group (LA Boys) has climbed this mountain many times, so their familiarity will bring us there. :)

2 days before our climb, Mayon volcano spurt a steamed ashes and casualties have been reported. I didnt believed it at first, I doubted and thought they're just joking. :D And the sad part is that it really happened. Oh my God, we're still thankful it didnt happened on the day of our climb itself.