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100 percent fun in 100 Islands

July 14, 2008
100 percent fun in 100 Islands

WHEN IT COMES TO TOURIST destinations and vacation getaways we tend to look far and ignore what’s in our immediate periphery. Perhaps we hate so much our life’s miserable daily grind in Metro Manila that we want to go as far away from the city as possible. Until February 2008 I have never been...
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Photoblog: AB Normal Tames Pico De Loro (March 29, 2008)

May 28, 2008
Photoblog:  AB Normal Tames Pico De Loro (March 29, 2008)

WARNING! This post is photo-heavy. There are 26 featured photos, excluding the banner image. It may take some time for all the photos to load. † † THIS is a long overdue blog post. The Delbros AB Normal Club climbed Pico De Loro (aka Mt. Palay-palay; 664+ MASL) on March 29, 2008. It was the Club’s second...
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Philippine Pali ñ Highest Point in the Philippine Highway System

May 19, 2008
Philippine Pali ñ Highest Point in the Philippine Highway System

A minor but interesting ìside showî feature of our recently completed trip to Mt. Timbak some 55 kilometers north of Baguio City within the province of Benguet is a single spot at Kilometer 52 along the famous Halsema Highway. That point is called PHILIPPINE PALI. It is supposedly the highest point in any highway in...
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The Mummies of Mt. Timbak

May 16, 2008
The Mummies of Mt. Timbak

BAGUIO CITY; MAY 17, 2008. Early this morning we set out to summit the ninth highest peak in the Philippines, Mt. Timbak, also known as Mt. Singakalsa. † But we woke up to a gloomy morning, as tropical storm Cosme has made its landfall the night before, and is now battering northwestern Luzon with heavy rains...
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Mt. Timbak Climb

May 16, 2008
Mt. Timbak Climb

About a month and a half ago we, the Delbros AB Normal Club headed by our President, Jose Eduardo C. Delgado (JED), started planning our Mt. Timbak Climb. We just completed our Pico De Loro Climb just when the summer season was at its hottest and we were looking forward to a much cooler...
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SCT Expressway

May 11, 2008
SCT Expressway

I had my first opportunity to try the newly opened Subic-Clark-Tarlac (SCT) Expressway yesterday, May 10. † Together with Edmond (Deus) and Jason (Gungon) of Deblros, I drove to San Antonio, Zambales to attend the summer outing and team building of Delbros Waterfront Leasing Co., Inc. (DELWATER). † I originally thought that I would have to exit NLEX...
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100 Percent Fun and Adventure at 100 Islands

March 24, 2008
100 Percent Fun and Adventure at 100 Islands

When it comes to tourist destinations and vacation getaways we tend to look far and ignore what`s in our immediate periphery. Perhaps we hate so much our life`s miserable daily grind in Metro Manila that we want to go as far away from the city as possible. Until February 2008 I have never been to...
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New SLEX Exit to Tagaytay (to bypass Sta. Rosa traffic)

March 1, 2008
New SLEX Exit to Tagaytay (to bypass Sta. Rosa traffic)

† I came to know of this route on March 1 (Friday). I needed to advise my boss, Ed Delgado, on how best for us to bring about 50 people in about eight cars to a place near Evercrest in Nasugbu, Batangas for our much-anticipated weekend activity. As it turned out, the alternate route is not...
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