Bird flu, bovine madness, exploding watermelons etc. and now killer cucumbers! Hmm...maybe next time we will have fast-multiplying murderous dust bunnies. :-)

Licking Ghirardelli's Midnight Reverie off my fingers...chocolate overdose at past 12 midnight...its ok even if I am working.

Awe-moment: "Darkness Breaks" at Mt. Pulag, Philippines

My toes are still tingling a little bit painfully...but its an experience of a lifetime!



As cliche as that may sound, the Mt. Pulag trek I underwent from May 21-22, 2011 is a memory I will revisit every time I see anything resembling a mountain or even just a hill (be it an anthill or just a termite hill!)



This photo was shot around 5 a.m. when I was on my way from Camp 2 to the summit of Mt. Pulag.

I had just stubbed my right big toe the hardest on a jutting rock on the trail (must be the aftereffect of not enough rest and doing this much exertion)...and I was almost hopping about like a mad hatter. I had to be careful to minimize my flailing around due to the ravine on my other side.


Camera: DMC-LX5
Unedited photo except for the text.

Mt. Pulag: "Darkness Breaks"

My toes are still tingling a little bit painfully...but its an experience of a lifetime!

As cliche as that may sound, the Mt. Pulag trek I underwent from May 21-22, 2011 is a memory I will revisit every time I see even just a hill (even if anthill pa yan or termite hill!)

This photo was shot around 5 am when I was on my way from Camp 2 to the summit of Mt. Pulag.

I had just stubbed my right big toe the hardest on a jutting rock on the trail (must be the aftereffect of not enough rest and doing this much exertion)...and was almost hopping about but had to be careful due to the ravine on my other side.


Camera: LX5
unedited photo except for the text.

Fleeting View of a Baguio Sunrise

Baguio, Philippines, 21 May 2011-
Groggy and feeling zombie-like due to lack of sleep and having long limbs cramping up in a van made me somewhat grumpy.

What consoled me were the two cups of scrumptious strawberry taho and the reddish hues of the Baguio sunrise I saw when I opened my eyes as we were on our way to the DENR station before proceeding to Mt. Pulag.

I hardly get to snap sunrise pics because I sleep late. This time, even if it was from the car window, the glow from the East was a beautiful sight for my raccoon-like eyes.

Baguio is full of noxious fumes these days, a far cry from the memory of my youth...but its still a nice place to zoom by....
especially if the sun greets you with such a luscious tinge.


Unedited pics from LX5.

The surprising month of May had me traipsing all around Luzon and to think it wasn't even planned beforehand! Just the travel-thirsty-me accepting all the chances to see all the beautiful places in our Mother Nature-blessed archipelago. I can probably rightly say "I am a cat from sea to summit.." based on what somebody told me in a chat - Nasa Manila pa ba daw ako? kc kung wala daw ako sa bundok, nasa dagat naman ako...LOL

"Its Not Lonely at the Top"

What a marvelous view from the top of this peak...and we had food and drinks too :-)

When you've got friends who hike with you to the highest peak, its never lonely at the top!

With Andrea (Nidz), Agnes and Dingdong
at Gulugod Baboy (Pig Spine),
Mabini, Batangas, Philippines
on the 14th of May 2011

Taken with my waterproof G3WP which has stitching feature on the fly.
Unedited except for the caption.