“Graduation Hill” is a place. But it is not a specific place. It varies from person to person. In my case, my “graduation hill” is a 1- to 2-kilometer stretch of extreme downhill and uphill trails somewhere in the mountains of San Mateo, Rizal, more commonly referred to by veteran trail riders as the...
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What better way to commemorate Independence day than to enjoy the liberating feeling of communing with nature at the same time that you get to play with an awesome new toy?
That’s exactly what I did on June 12, INDEPENDENCE DAY! I joined my boss and adventure master, Ed Delgado, and two others in my...
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I was so ecstatic when I crossed the Finish Line of the Nature Valley RUN 2010 (2nd leg of the RunRio Trilogy) last Sunday, May 30. I should be. I’ve waited long and hard for that moment. ‘Tis been almost 10 years since I started running and every single year I would aim to...
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ROLLER COASTERS†and other ’scare rides’ give me a certain ‘high.’ †No I don’t consider myself fearless. †Truth is, I am always scared like s–t before each and every ride. †I guess that is what makes completing a ride so much fulfilling, which in turn makes me want more — higher, faster, scarier rides.
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If you’ve...
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I DIDN’T dream of becoming a shoe doctor ‘when I grow up’ but I am quite proud of this recent handiwork of mine.
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Actually, it was more of a rescue job more than a repair job.
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I did this on our way down during our Mt. Sembrano climb last month. †The pair of legs...
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I WAS NEITHER kidding nor exaggerating when I said in an earlier blog post that the breeze at the summit of Mt. Sembrano was extremely strong. †Here’s a short video clip taken by one of our climbers using his cellphone camera. †Click on the text link or the photo to play the video. †Make...
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What?
Weekend holiday, with family and some friends.
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Hongkong,†with sidetrip to ShenZhen, China.
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February 19-22, 2009.
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There were seven of us: myself; my ex-girlfriend; our mega-cute and ultra-cool kids, Marielle and Johan; and their super Titas, Winnie, Ket and Charie.
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Packaged Tour. †Arrangements courtesy of Wonder Ket.
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IT WAS one hell of a weekend for me (hey, that’s just...
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SORRY TO DISAPPOINT YOU but this is not one of those naughty blog posts of mine.
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I was looking for something else in my photo library when I came across these quite old photos of mine. †These were taken during a really short trip to Germany (thus, the title) that I made in...
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MT. SEMBRANO (745+ MASL) in Pililia, Rizal looks deceivingly easy to climb when viewed from down the highway going to the reclusive town of Jala-jala.
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IN a recent blog post I narrated how some members of the Delbros AB Normal Club attempted to climb the summit of Mt. Makiling and failed. †It was not entirely a lost cause and we had much fun (and great photos) along the way. †After all, it is the journey, not the destination, that...
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AFTER SUCCESSFULLY climbing about half a dozen mountains, with the most recent one just the previous month, it was easy and perhaps even natural for me and a few members of the Delbros AB Normal Club to think that we could handle any other mountain of approximately the same height and difficulty rating.
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Mt. Makiling...
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WHEN WE†climbed Mt. Malipunyo of the Malarayat Mountain Range in Batangas last month, we had the good†fortune of having a professional photographer and videographer join us in the person of Mr. Hector Igarta. †Sir Hector, as I have come to call him, is a an active Scoutmaster and trainer of the Boy Scouts of...
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