SAGADA
(February 2009)

The place of Sagada is a one stop big time if you are looking for a treasure hunt kind of adventure which will make your jaw drop together with your underwear when you found the gold. You will surely forget the 13 hours drive from Manila to Sagada when you have seen with your naked eyes what was there. Sagada is a one place in Mountain Province that is popular to a tourist, oh no I’m not talking about whitesand, nice beach here, but think about the nature has to offer aside from those… Yes – caves, falls, river, mountains, lake.. Name it! I’m sure this place has that body pain you are looking for. Hehehe.


CAVES
(Connecting Burial cave, Lumiang cave and Sumaguing Cave) – Cave Connection Adventure

This is the one you should try, not just visiting the most popular cave which is Sumaguing, but knowing that there are 3 caves that are connected to each other then why not visit all. Hephep! This will take 4 to 5 hours of walking, rappelling and climbing, so make sure to wear your trekking shoes/sandals and that you are physically fit and prepared mentally and emotionally before you try. Make sure to go on with the team throughout the darkness and not delay them because of your regrets. Hehehe.

So what’s up with the cave connection? Well this is a hell of a quest! On our first day of our tour, we just had ourselves for lunch, then SABAK AGAD! I was really nervous since it was my first time to go in on a cave but it was all worth it seeing the hidden pieces on each cave.

Picture above is I think part of the Burial cave, this cave have huge rocks where we have to rappel down many times. Burial cave, of course from the name itself, was the place where people in Sagada keep their dead loved ones. The entrance of this cave has a lot of pile coffins which are made up of a body of a tree and almost half the size of the dead body itself.


This is the first formation we have seen when we started in the Burial cave’s entrance. This is more like a mushroom/cabbage or something, I forgot what they call this one (someone help perhaps?) hehe. I believe this is still growing because of the water flowing through the rock and there is a flowing water right below the rock. Kumikinang to, parang crystal na may dumadalaoy na tubig. Ang ganda sobra! You can see this not in the Sumaguing cave, but I think this is part of the Lumiang cave.



Above pic is the ‘Queen of the Cave’ because it looks like an organ of a woman. Wenks!

The King’s Curtain



Water terraces








Those were just some photos I can share, credits to Eme! but we have a lot of photos taken from the cave, check out my friendster instead. Hehehe.


Here are some tips to enjoy your cave connection:
1. Cave’s tourguides - Please be friendly to the tour guides as people in Sagada were the most kind people I can imagine, so for every four persons should have one tour guide and that is the maximum. Why is that? They will help you a lot! They will carry you most of the time, and each guide have their own burners so more burners the better because it is really dark inside.

2. Bring 1 to 2 cameras only for the group and you may ask the guides to hold them for you. You will definitely get wet inside; you have to cross an almost 4ft deep of water or else you want your camera to swim too.

3. Taking camera shots should be handle by the tourguides, just let them know how to use it then leave the angles to them – trust me they know where to stand to have a very good shot.

4. Do not wear super short shorts! If you don’t want to have a lot of wounds and bruises on your legs then you have to wear something that reach below your knee from your waist. This would cover your knee from the rocks as you can experience a lot of kneework and at the same time it won’t get wet easily when you are crossing the water which is a feet high.


Cave connection is an amazing experience! I’m not kidding. Be ready for muscle pain after you conquer all the 3 caves, mata mo lang ang hindi sasakit. Promise! Better take a body massage! ^_^

Goodluck!



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Greetings Again.. and Again...
I originally written this yesterday.. But I failed to post this last night coz I was exhausted. Got no strength to turn on the pc and post this... Sorry for the delay.. huhuhu... Anyway, just think that the day is July 14 when you continue to read... Alrighty!

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July 14, 3pm

Looks like I made this blog just for my greetings... hopeless... T_T ... I made this NOT JUST for greetings instead... but this post is a special greeting for a special person I ever met. *naks*

Oooppss just a sideway, I'm typing this post as a new note in my Outlook, so I can access this at home in case I failed to post this today here at work... Mabagal yung illegal access of sites eh. hehehe..

Anyway.. this goes to my beautiful pretty gorgeous loving friend... DETHDETH...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! *July 14*
I cant greet you over the phone... naiwan ko sa house ung phone ko. huhuhu.. engot hmp... and I had no way to text you, so I'll just greet you here.. and I'll add a comment in friendster too when I got home. ^_^

Hmm.. actually, Im still shocked bout the news you told me before... but Im happy for you.. coz I know you're happy too... but I feel a little sad... Sad because Im missing you a lot... *gosh Im gonna cry huhuhu* and nakakainis kasi hindi ka agad makakabalik here... I wanna do crazy things with you.. wahahaha... jowk.. There's no more shoulder when I needed it, *no more yours* unlike before... *like now I needed one. hehe*.. No more inuman sessions... Find no one to share drinks the same evil way we did sharing... No one to ride with my trips... Im so sad.. huhuhu... *smile smile smile*
Anyway... hmm.. Happy Birthday! Another year to add on your life.. another count to add on your age... and another person to add on your journey... hope to see you soon... miss you muahugs!


I wont miss this post to have a special mention... and message...
To my dearest friend na kahit hindi masyadong nagkakausap I know she's there... Sorry I feel like Im not doing my job as a friend for you... I know Im not always on your side.. Im not there to always check on you.. check out what's happening on you... I feel so guilty not caring bout you that much... sana naiintindihan mo, its not that Im busy, but I know na you're being watched na and cared of na, so I think my part would be not that much as important... but now I know you need me... *or is it*... Sorry Gay... mai mai.. menggay.. whatever your name is.. ikaw po yung tinutukoy ko...
I know you can make it. you are a strong one same build with me. hehehe... Fighter baby.. Show him what you got... even more... dito lang ako backing you up for whatever decision you made... one call away.. one text away.... okie gay? miss you. dalaw ka samin minsan. hehehe muahugs!

There it goes!!!

Long Time No Post dudes!!! hehe...

I havent practiced my language lately, but I have to.. that is why Im posting... just to practice.. even before, this writing serves as a practice... and every post talks my practiced language...

Anyway, first and foremost, I'd like to send one of my greatest CONGRATUMALATIONS *hehehe you know the word if you listen to them every morning* to my high school friend... Onang!! wuhoo! a healthy bouncing baby boy for yah! what a blessing! at meron na naman kaming inaanak!!! another reason for gathering! weee!!! im fixing the sched so we all can be set. alright. cool. see you soon, we're all excited to meet our new inaanak.. \m/

Secondly, is that I am getting busy all the time, got only 6 hours to give my body a rest, I mean sleep everyday. And I feel like my eyebags are waving, near to reach my cheek.. oh my gosh... Who wants to give me your sleep... Im craving for it... I wanted a full sleep...

What I miss a lot:
- tambay mode sa school... (every vacant hours, we do our review in benches near the field inside the campus where we can see passing students, that is what keeps us on break, just to have something to talk about... talking bout people passing by.. ^_^ oh no we're not insecure..)
- kare kare and sisig ... (usually my classmates and i share this ulam every lunch weee... of course to make the price cheaper individually)
- UAAP .... basketball... university events ( i can feel that we're really from that campus because of this.. and all students are friends... intact despite of different courses... we all have in common: skipping classes because of this. >.<)
- overnight.... (eerrr an overnight bonding.... we always do this during our thesis... huhuhu I miss an overnight bonding.. huhuhuhu... )
- cheating.. :P (hahaha... no need to explain... if you are a student, you automatically know how to do this one... hell how we do it our way...)
- kwentuhan... (tsk tsk...)
- and so many more pa... in short i miss my student life... now that i reached thereafter, im trying to pull it back... oh.. now i can spell idiot... together with my name. huhuhu.. im missing so much of those...

anyway, its getting late... a lot happened to me from the day of my previous post till now... I have a lot to tell.. but... I will just keep it... because time is running. and im running out of it again.. waahh...

till next time my dear blog.. bow!

-originally written on April 30, 2008-



CONGRATULATIONS!

Oh? bakit?! Anu binabasa mo? Hehehe jowk. ^_^
I would like to send the biggest CONGRATULATIONS I ever give *bongga!hehe* to one of my beloved friend *toootXXXX* for the best moment of his life has come (naks). Im so very (so na very pa) happy for you, be good and gudluck for the next stage of your life. I know you will make it, and your dreams would soon come true. Ignore the negatives and treasure the positives for one day
you'll realize how lucky you are (or narealize mo na siguro ngayon) to have such an angel. In the
future, you'll be the happiest man I ever known, and you would tell things opposite from those
making you hard before. I'm so proud of you coz you make it up to this day, your day, the day of
your life you wont ever forget. You will see yourself cheering every year celebrating this day
with the one who is with you to make this day possible. (yiiieee)

Cheers pare!!!