Posts Tagged With: adventure
Life in Motion Part I
A lot can happen in a month. A lot has happened in the past month. I don’t even know where to begin. I do know that in the past month my life has been moving at warp speed and though I try to slow down, it seems that life is always on the go. I [...]
How Not to be conned in Macau —and live to tell the tale (Part I)
(Author’s note: She and her friends went on a Birthday vacation last July 7-11 in Macau; this is a late post for Day 3) “We seriously need to find a hotel otherwise we’re going to be like one of those helpless characters in Koreanovelas that have nowhere to stay.” That was the frantic conversation that [...]
Roots that go deep
“Should we not see that our Root is right, before expecting flowers and fruit?” – Scraps, Amy Carmichael The night before I left for Macau, I had a quiet, almost desperate plea to God: closure and proper [eternal] perspective. My ‘future plans’ weren’t going to happen as I had hoped they would, and more than [...]
Calm before the storm
“Without this, there’s no Korea. There’s no masters. There’s no ‘future abroad’. This is my make or break.” I said all that in 3 seconds, a preview of the storm that was my heart. Or in my heart. I knew for certain that I’ve been dreaming up to this point, and yet have not clearly [...]
Day 2: To Mt. Doom and the fight for fire
(third of a series of 4) I didn’t sleep all that well on the first night. One, because I was still so tired from a long 10 hour trek, and two, because I wanted so bad to wipe myself clean and I hated that everything around me was muddy and wet and dirty. I was [...]
Day 1: The trek to Godi Godi
(second of a series of 4) We had it in mind to get to Godi Godi no matter what after hearing Gideon tell us that it would be a fairly easy trek the next day if we arrived in Godi Godi at the scheduled time. Tomorrow would be the trek to the Summit and we [...]
Conquering Mt. Apo – Oct. 21-26, 2010
(First of a series of 4) Mt. Apo to me seemed like a distant dream. I started climbing in 2008, but even then I didn’t think I’d have it in me to climb Apo. Even when the opportunity presented itself, I was always doubtful. I doubted whether I was capable or whether the trainings I’ve [...]
Eat, pray, love —or do we change the order?
I learned about this movie from its trailers months ago. The bits and pieces they gave me were intriguing —a woman in search of love, peace, happiness, and contentment. A woman in search of life and meaning, in short. Some might be intrigued by the whole idea of traveling to a foreign land for a [...]
Stressed? Then climb!
I’d take even an hour’s activity just to take my mind off things. Keren, Rayjohn, Kat and I went to Camp Sandugo, 5th floor, in Market Market. One to sawa is Php140. If you want to hire a belayer, that’s additional 200. If you need to rent shoes, that’s also additional 50. Advice: Go there [...]
There and Back again – a Mt. Pulag adventure with some Frodo realizations
April 16-18, 2010 Pinoy Mountaineer Friendship Climb 70+ participants from different outdoor/mountaineering groups Major jump-off: Ambangeg, Kabayan, Benguet LLA: 16°34’58″N 120°53’15″E, 2922 MASL (#3) Level and days required: Level 3, 3-5 days Hours to summit / Days required: 4-5 hours / 2 days Specs: Major Climb, Difficulty 3/9, Trail class 3 Mt. Pulag is the [...]
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