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I will be celebrating my 27th birthday on July this year. On my numerous climbs this year, I kept hearing about birthday climbs. Unfortunately, my birthday falls on a weekday, hence, I won’t be able to do a birthday climb. Besides, I have deadlines to meet on the same date. I guess that is the […]
This is the continuation of my Mt. Daraitan adventure last June 25, 2017. At around 10:00 AM, and after having had our fill, the climbing group began the descent to Tinipak River. Before pushing further we stopped at campsite two to consume our late breakfast-cum-early lunch. This also serves as our rest after our morning […]
The Start of a New Adventure “Life is like a mountain, hard to climb, but worth the amazing view from the top.” ~ Anonymous Earlier this year, my office mates agreed to have a “Biggest Loser” competition”. The objective is to lose the most weight in the next three months. Losing weight has been on […]
Through mountain climbing, I was able to push myself beyond the bounds of what I thought I was capable of. However, there is a crux that keeps weighing on the back of my mind – so far, all I’ve been able to climb are, in a mountaineer’s parlance, just minor climbs. However, I have already […]
Nagpatong Rock has been open for quite sometime. However, it was just recently that it created buzz among the mountaineering community. I wasn’t aware of it until my friend posted pictures of his Nagpatong Rock adventure. His pictures of Nagpatong Rock captivated me. The rock formation is just awesome. So let’s resume our adventure! At […]
In my quest to broaden and diversify my reading, I have scoured nearly every nook and cranny of bookstores I have been to. Nonplussed, I also perused the albums of online booksellers, insouciant to the fact that I am already reserving one book after the other. And before I know it, my book collection have […]
For a couple of months, I’ve been contemplating about saving more because of an upcoming trip I’ll be having later this year. One of the measures I’ve thought of is to cut-off my expenditure on books. I have already bought a lot of books but most of them are just gathering dust, left unread because […]
Author: Patrick Ness Publisher: Walker Books Publishing Date: 2008 Number of Pages: 479 Genre: Dystopian, Young Adult, Contemporary Synopsis: Prentisstown isn’t like other towns. Everyone can hear everyone else’s thoughts in a constant, overwhelming, never-ending Noise. There is no privacy. There are no secrets. Then, just one month away from the birthday that will make […]
Author: Henry Fielding Publisher: Penguin Books Publishing Date: 1994 Number of Pages: 851 Genre: Classic, Bildungsroman Synopsis: Henry Fielding’s high-spirited hero is a foundling of mysterious origins, discovered abandoned one night in the bed of the wealthy and benevolent Mr. Allworthy. Tom’s intrigues, amours and picaresque adventures, and how he pursues and wins the lovely […]
Title: Midnight’s Children Author: Salman Rushdie Publisher: Penguin Books Publishing Date: 1991 No. of Pages: 533 Accolades: 1981 Man Booker Prize Winner Synopsis: “Born at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, at the precise moment of India’s independence, the infant Saleem Sinai is celebrated in the press and welcomed by Prime Minister Nehru […]
For the first time since I climbed mountains four weekends in a row earlier this year, I will be doing another back-to-back climb. The week before, I climbed Mt. Damas, which is my first major hike. On this hike, I met Merzon Pagaling a fellow mountaineering enthusiast who also happens to be a hiking organizer. […]
Mountain Profile Major jumpoff: Dueg Resettlement, San Clemente Tarlac Alternate jumpoff: Brgy. Papaac, Camiling Tarlac Elevation: 685 MASL Difficulty: 6/9, Major Climb Trail Class: 1-4 Days Required: 1-2 days Hours to Summit: 4-5 hours Source: Pinoy Mountaineer Rookie Mistakes I am no stranger to the whims of mountains but nothing prepared me for Mt. Damas. It is, incidentally, my […]
This is the second part of our Mt. Damas adventure last June 18, 2017. To read more about the first part of our adventure, click here. Chasing Ubod Falls Mt. Damas is surely, in spite of its height, no piece of cake. It is my 13th climb for 2017 and my first major climb. It […]
Touted as the “great gay novel,” A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara exceeded what is expected and came up with a great work. Here are some memorable lines from her second novel. “The world has two kinds of people. Those who are inclined to believe, and those who aren’t.” ~ Hanya Yanagihara, A Little […]
Author: Hanya Yanagihara Publisher: Anchor Books Publishing Date: January 2016 Number of Pages: 816 Genre: Bildungsroman/Coming of age A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara is one of those impulse purchases that I made last year. I have never encountered Yanagihara before although A Little Life is her second book. I just randomly picked up her book on the stacks […]
