My Deviant Life

something I miss

2011-03-24T03:08:00.000-07:00

Going out on the street and shoot!

See you soon Pulag!

2011-01-10T08:27:00.000-08:00

Mt. Pulag is the highest peak in Luzon, 2nd or 3rd in the country. The summit provides a great view of grassland and Cordillera mountain ranges, overflown by a sea of clouds and brightly lighted by the mighty sun. Locals say that it is the "playground of the gods". Many say it's majestic, and yes I say it is majestic indeed.

In about one and a half month, I'll be climbing Mt Pulag again via one of its difficult trail, the Akiki trail aka., the Killer Trail. It will be my 3rd, 2nd from this trail, climb on this mountain but the idea and anticipation still excites me, esp. since i can still remember how wild and fun our 1st climb was.

On a normal pace, the Akiki-Ambangeg trail will be conquered in 3 days. Our group, however, finished it in more or less 20 hours, rest included! Up to now, I'm still amazed on how fast we did this climb, considering that our longest rest is only 4 hours. Credit to the perseverance, eagerness and patience of all the members. Here's my account of the climb:

Day 1. 01.31.09
4:00 am - arrived in Baguio, met our driver, bought supplies
6:00 am - arrived in Bukod, Benguet, ate breakfast
7:00am – arrived in DENR Visitor Center, attended orientation
9:30am – arrived at Akiki jump-off point in Kabayan, Benguet, registered at the Ranger Station and met Kuya Abel (our guide)
10:30am – started the climb, moment of truth, wala ng atrasan
12:30pm – arrived at Eddet River. we’re suppose to stay overnight but decided to just take our lunch, quick rest and then proceed with the climb instead. simula na nang pag-aadik sa akyat
2:30pm – started ascend to Marlboro Country. toughest part for me. felt like I’m always running out of breath. potek! sumisigaw ata ako after every 20 steps. assault lagi, steepness probably ranges from 50 to 70 degrees. assault kung assault. potek talaga!
6:00pm – arrived at Marlboro campsite, setup tents, ate dinner, rested

Day 2. 02.01.09

1:30am – woke up, broke camp
2:30am – started ascend to Mossy Forrest (aga, adik talaga!)
5:15am – arrived at Saddle Camp, took a quick rest and started final assault to summit
5:45am – reached the summit. woohooooo! astigin kami nun, maangas pero me karapatan naman mag-angas. hahahaha. at ang ganda ng sunrise!
8:00am – started descend via Ambangeg Trail
10:30am – arrived at Camp 1, ate brunch. fiesta, daming pa naming food
12:30pm – resumed descend to Babadak Ranger Station
1:30pm – arrived at ranger station, settled guide fees, rode jeepney to DENR Office
3:00pm – arrived at DENR, tidied-up, headed back to Baguio
8:00pm – arrived in Baguio, headed back to Manila

I hope our upcoming climb will be as safe and fun, but not as wild hehehe, as the first climb.

Overpass

2011-01-07T02:00:00.000-08:00

Bridge connecting LRT1 and LRT2 in Recto

2011 Resolutions(?)

2011-01-01T23:57:00.000-08:00

Not sure if these are called resolutions. Nevertheless, hear's a list of things I will try to do this 2011.

Buy more locally-made products. I think it's time to show our preference to and patronize our own products, or at least to locally-made products. It's simple yet a great deed to somehow encourage our local industries to continue with their operation and produce, which in general will help in the improvement of the economy.

Go Greener. Walking instead of using the car, consuming less paper, recycling, segregating waste, bringing own bags to the grocery and not throwing garbage on the streets - these are some of the things I’ve done so far as my contribution in preserving the planet. I’ll research more for things or lifestyle changes that can be done for the environment.

Sleep early. So I can wake up early, go to the office early, go home early and do more things during the day.

Travel more. I’ve had 7 official and 6 personal travels last year. Not bad. But there are still lots of beautiful places to visit so I intend to go out, esp. climb, more this year.

Save. Note to self: be reminded that you don’t have that much money. Spend less on gadgets please so you can have more travels.

Run. I’m fat. I need to move, need to exercise. But I don’t want to spend on gym membership so running is the best alternative. I’ll try to run in the morning and try to signup on running events to feel more competitive.

Clean my room (done). Or should I say, keep my room clean.

Run more.

Learn Bisaya. Been wanting to learn how to speak bisaya for the longest time. I figure this will be handy during travels down south. Anyone wants to help me on this?

UPDATED 01.03.2011
Keep this blog active. :D

Here I go again

2010-12-30T06:33:00.000-08:00

Hello world! And so I found another space on this virtual world. I just hope that I can maintain this this time around. Wish me luck! hehehe