To the Filipino hiker, Mt. Kinabalu isn't as hard the way conventional Filipino mountains are hard. Where Filipino mountains rely on natural trails (a root becomes a step, a branch, your foothold), Mt. Kinabalu is 80% stairs. This means the best way to train for Kota is not exactly to run hills, or to climb… Continue reading Kota: Tips and Tricks (and Stuff I Wish I’d Known)
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Subterranean
The thing I like best about science is the fact of its humility. Sometimes it tells you things: big things, small things, medium things, and then, when pressed for explanation, it says, "But no one knows why this is so." My favourite manifestation of this is that trivia about ducks. Apparently, according to that magazine… Continue reading Subterranean
Another space for me
Anyone who knows me know full well how much of a camera fan I am, and how I would prefer being behind it than in front. And while I am nowhere near good at what I love to do, I think it's nice to have a place where I can keep track of the… Continue reading Another space for me
An attempt at remembrance
[I haven't written in a while, but I've been seeing a lot of mountain photos on my feed, and I hope this can serve as a reminder to leave no trace.) About a month ago, a group of friends and I climbed Mt. Maculate in Cuenca, Batangas, a very easy dayhike with a spectacular view… Continue reading An attempt at remembrance
Philippine Travels # 7: Myopia
And should I face disillusionment or disenchantment in law school, I would just have to lean back and remove my glasses -- and figure out which things I would have to focus on at this very moment.
Photo Log: Kalinga
I haven't posted these yet, and I keep reminding myself to but I always feel like I have something else to do once I'm seated and ready to type. But hey, better late than never! All photos are mine. Copyright 2014.
On Spontaneous Spontaneity (I am not lost to the redundancy of this title)
It was past 9 pm, and the best friend and I were already halfway through our store-brought breakfast burritos (breakfast food, we believe, can - and should - be served 24/7) when we decided to pack up and go to a beach because we haven't been out of town for the past year. After calling… Continue reading On Spontaneous Spontaneity (I am not lost to the redundancy of this title)
Kids grow better outside.
Photo taken in Buscalan, Kalinga, while we were on the topload of the jeep en route to Bontoc, Kalinga on May 30, 2014. Blog post about the trip to be posted soon.
Philippine Travels # 4: Oh, the places you can go! (4)
Allow me to start this part of the GNE series by saying that at this part of the journey, we pretty much looked like grilled shrimp (forgive the metaphor or mental the image, just believe we look less than glamorous. Not saying, of course, that our natural state of being is "glamorous"). Anyway, after bidding… Continue reading Philippine Travels # 4: Oh, the places you can go! (4)
A call of sorts
One of the mentors I looked up to most in Ateneo once said, "You know you're an Atenean if you understand that living the good life doesn't have to mean sacrificing the Earth." --- Last May 10, 2014, the Loyola Mountaineers set out to Rizal for the National Clean-Up Climb Day spearheaded by Gideon… Continue reading A call of sorts
Of perpetual finds 