Goals for the Year 2010 (Updates)

ang bilis talaga ng panahon, tapos na agad ang first quarter ng 2010. heto ang mga nangyari sa akin nung january, february at march:

career
- nandito pa rin ako. pero gaya nga ng nasabi ko dati, open pa rin ako sa idea ng paghahanap ng bagong trabaho.

money
- as usual, parang pitaka pa rin ang ATM account ko. wala pa rin akong ibang account sa ibang bangko. siguradong magastos ako ngayong saummer. ang dami kong gala..waahhh!

health
- lumalakas akong magyosi. basta, may time na napaparaming stick ng yosi ang nauubos ko sa isang araw. kailangan na talaga ng disiplina. medyo nag-gained ako ng weight. good news yun para sa patpating tulad ko, hehe!

spiritual
- ayun! as usual, no comment.

love
- no comment muna rin. ayokong pangunahan ang mga bagay-bagay. naks! hehe!

hobby
- successful ang mt.pulag climb namin nung january.
- nakasama ako for the first time sa isang mountaineering club sa isang hike sa mt.cristobal nung february, ang BSP-MC nila syok. astig!
- nakumpleto ko na rin ang pagbisita sa mga coves ng zambales (anawangin, nagsasa, silanguin) nung march.

others
- nagkaroon na rin ako sa bahay ng matinong internet connection.

CSL Packers 101: Silanguin Cove

(silanguin cove)

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Silanguin Cove (San Antonio, Zambales, March 13 - 14, 2010)

finally, last march 13, 2010, i was able to complete on visiting all (3) of the coves of zambales. actually there's another cove that has been developing by ayala land, somewhere in subic area. but i guess, that is not included on my list, it is private-owned.

we reached pundaquit at around 4:00 am and right away, we started the long 1 hour and 45 minutes banca ride to silanguin cove. thank god the sea was so calm that time, we only encountered a few big waves while passing by the mouth of nagsasa. on our way, i am thrilled by the lights emitted by planktons as if they were yelling, "istorbo naman ang mga 'toh!" {*hehe!*} when disturbed by our ride.

the sun was starting to rise when we reached the mouth of the cove. they were right, the cove was so big. based on my "tantiya-meter", its shoreline was three times longer than those of nagsasa's and five times or more than anawangin. silanguin cove was more like a bigger version of anawangin. its shore and the distribution of pine trees was similar to the most popular cove. but what really catches our attention was the colored flags posted along the beach. "what the heck!", hehe! i am expecting a serene and pristine environment but oh well, nothing is impossible on commercialism.

it was too hot all day. i tried to take a nap but i could'nt, considering i'm awake all along on our way to zambales from manila. and there were too many jelly fish on the sea, so i just satified and refreshed myself by dipping my feet on the water. it's seasonal acoording to the locals. jellyfish are cute, but beware, it's itchy when they stung your skin.

midnoon when we start to explore the northern part of the cove. too bad i'm only armed with camera phone so i don't have a high resolution photos. from this angle, the view of the cove was amazing. we did'nt explore the southern part of the cove, we're lack of time. i guess, i'll do it the next time i visit this place again.

to sum it up, silanguin cove was another must visit place and yet indeed another masterpiece of nature. but as i said earlier, commercialism is starting to affect on it's serenity. to explore all of it's hidden beauty, i could tell that two days and one night of stay on the cove was just not enough. bitin..

{*kailangan ko na talaga ng matinong camera..*}

CSL Packers 101: Mt.Cristobal (Overnight)

(mt.cristobal's "mini"-crater lake)

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Mt.Cristobal (Devil's Mountain) - (Dolores, Quezon, Feb. 27 - 28, 2010)

naimbitahan ako ni ace york ordoña (my fellow csl/osbing packers)para maki-join bilang guest climber sa practice climb ng BSP-MC (Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas - Mountaineering Club). kasama pa namin si sir mar ng MFPI (Mountaineering Federation of the Philippines, Incorporated). astig! preparation nila para sa kanilang mt.pulag anniversary climb this april. exciting dahil first time kong maki-join sa isang mountaineering club. matagal na akong umaakyat ng bundok, pero di pa rin ako formal na member ng kahit anong mountaineering club or group, hehe! kaya na-experience ko ang medyo kakaibang logistics at culture sa nasabing climb.

ok ang climb, successful. humabol lang kami, ayos naman at inabutan namin yung naunang grupo. astig ng mga firefly sa campsite. kakamangha! ang romantic..hehe!

saya ng socials na medyo ginabi at medyo napa-ingay, hehe! {*sorry poh!*}

ang problema lang, wala akong dalang camera. kaya wala akong picture, hehe! tanging picture lang ng crater ang kuha ko gamit ang celphone. nakalimutan ko pang dalin yung phone ko nung nag-summit assault kami. kaya wala akong shot ng summit. waah!

na-experience ko rin ang mag-post-climb meeting na sa tingin ko ay dapat na gawin, lalo na kung naghahanda kayo para sa isang major climb. doon nyo mapag-uusapan ang mga bagay na nangyari sa climb. lalo na yung mga negative side para maiwasan ito sa susunod na climb.

mabuhay ang BSP-MC! astig kayo! next climb uli!

Lesson/s Learned:

- wag itali sa bag ang dalang basura habang bumababa ng bundok.

- ok pala ang "post-climb meeting", hehe..