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. […]
Author: carllbatnag
I am a lot of things. I am that book with endless words. I am that pen that never ceases writing. I am an imagery that captures the beauty that there is. I am a celebration of life. But most of all, I am a memory, a speck of dust that somehow coexisted and survived with other mindless dusts in our personal space in time.
Hiker Board: Mt. Damas
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 […]
Chasing Waterfalls: Ubod Falls
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 […]
Weekend Warrior Tales: Mt. Damas
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 […]
Quotable Quotes: A Little Life
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 […]
Book Review: A Little Life
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 […]
Quotable Quotes: Sad Girls
Lang Leav, an online sensation and a multi-awarded poet, has just released her debut novel, Sad Girls. Here are among the quotes that I was able to extract from her work. If you haven’t read my review on this book, you may click here. “I learned that writing is the consolation prize you are given […]
Book Review: Sad Girls
Author: Lang Leav Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing Publishing Date: 2017 Number of Pages: 362 pages Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Romance Lang Leav is a renowned poet who has a prominent presence in the social media. She is quite popular among the social media savvy Filipino readers. They are among her most devout followers. She rose to prominence with her poetical […]
Capturing Idyllic Nagpatong Rock
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 […]
Book Review: The Famished Road
Author: Ben Okri Publisher: Vintage Books Publishing Date: 1992 Number of Pages: 500 pages Genre: Magical Realism I have never come across Ben Okri nor any of works, until I saw The Famished Road on a second hand bookstore. I had no iota on what it was about but I still bought it because it piqued my curiosity. The book […]
