"hay chenelyn, chuvanela ang uchusero nya ha! Aha! maresbakan nga chaka sya!"
"antok na me cge gtg tc u!"
-mga salitang kanto at gay lingo, mga pinaikling salita (lalo na sa mga text…) uso ito ngayon. Madalas marinig, madalas masambit. At aking aaminin minsan mahilig din akong magimbento ng kung ano-anong kaartehang salita (cuteness meter, in cherness, chuvalooness etc.)
Madalas rin nating ginagamit ngunit minsan di natin alam kung saan ba ito nagmula. Ito ay ilan lamang sa nga aking nadiskubre sana ay may mapulot kayong aral. CHING!
Ang mahiwagang "PED XING" Street
Noong ako’y nasa kolehiyo araw-araw kong nadadaan and kalye ng "PED XING" sa may Espana. Ngunit ako’y nagulat sapagkat pati sa may Baywalk nakita ko pa rin ito. Ano nga ba ang hiwagang bumabalot dito.
Sa unang tingin aakalain mo na ito ay isang pangalan ng isang Chinese hero or something (ang konyo). Ngunit sa aking pagbabasa ng libro (ang libro ni BOB ONG) nalaman ko na sya pala ay hindi tao!… What! sa tinagal-tagal ko sa MAynila ngayon ko lang natuklasan na ito pala ay pinaikling "PEDESTRIAN CROSSING".. hayy na sabihan pa tuloy akong tanga!(anyway minsan talaga hindi ko napapansin ang mga bagay-bagay) Sino kaya nagimbento nito?
RESBAKAN NA!
Syempre alam naman ng lahat na ibig sabhin nito ay "gumanti". Minsan napagdebatehan pa namin kung saan ba nagmula ang salitang ito. SAbi ng aking kaibigan ito daw ay mula sa salitang "Backers" na binaliktad lamang ,eh ayaw naman maniwala ng isa kaya eto niresearch ko na.
Sa aking pananaliksik (hanep malalim to!) ito nga ay binaligtad na salitang "back rest" na sa salitang Ingles ang ibig sabihin ay "ally or comrade".
PALAISIPAN
Ako tuloy ay napaisip
Ang salitang DYOWA ba ay pinaikling "DYOk lang, WAla lang"?
at ang DYOKLA ba ay DYOsang lalaki o DYOK na Lalaki?
-Ang blog na ito ay aking ginawa noong Aug. 03, 2006
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
The Aliguay Island Adventure
I love adventures… I love exploring… One day me and my friend went to a not so famous island in Mindanao… Aliguay in Dapitan. Before you can get there, you have to rent a boat or look for a resident who will go back home to the island with their supplies (we search for our banca ride at the Port of Dipolog) which is about 2 hours ride.
There is no fresh water supply in the island. But electricity is available. There are also resorts where you can relax and enjoy the beach.
White sand… unspoiled crystal clear water… not crowded… it’s a perfect spot for relaxation and of course picture taking. We also tried fishing… and voila!!! Not less than 3 minutes we already have our catch! That’s how abundant aquatic life is in the island.
To the rescue
Going back, we just hitched on a small family boat on their way to Dapitan proper to fetch their fresh water supply. The adventure??? The motor just stopped in the middle of the open sea. Exposed to Mother Nature… waves…the sun… wind… and salt… plus sitting uncomfortably on a bamboo pole, I think we waited for hours…. (That’s exaggeration maybe its just more or less 20 minutes). But when all the hope is gone (ok this is just a drama), not so faraway, there came a smaller fishing boat. Manong (?) { I never catched his name} hauled us until our motor started running.( In fairness ngayon ko lang naranasan ang ma-tow sa dagat. Ang saya!)
And the exciting moment doesn’t stop there, almost near the main island, it started to rain. Yes! After the sun exposure here comes the rain! So we have to cover up because the waves are becoming bigger and its just splashing directly on our faces. Then near the port, our boat passed under the bridge. But not just an ordinary bridge because we have to stoop down because the headroom is around 2 ½ to 3 feet I guess. I was just laughing the entire time we are under the bridge. This is really an adventure!
Well sometimes, you just have to go out of your comfort zone to experience things like this. I don’t mind getting into this kind of adventure when in return I have seen and experience a beautiful island we can call our own.
Sunset in Aliguay
ALIGUAY ISLAND Photo taken from: girlfromdipolog
There is no fresh water supply in the island. But electricity is available. There are also resorts where you can relax and enjoy the beach.
White sand… unspoiled crystal clear water… not crowded… it’s a perfect spot for relaxation and of course picture taking. We also tried fishing… and voila!!! Not less than 3 minutes we already have our catch! That’s how abundant aquatic life is in the island.
To the rescue
Going back, we just hitched on a small family boat on their way to Dapitan proper to fetch their fresh water supply. The adventure??? The motor just stopped in the middle of the open sea. Exposed to Mother Nature… waves…the sun… wind… and salt… plus sitting uncomfortably on a bamboo pole, I think we waited for hours…. (That’s exaggeration maybe its just more or less 20 minutes). But when all the hope is gone (ok this is just a drama), not so faraway, there came a smaller fishing boat. Manong (?) { I never catched his name} hauled us until our motor started running.( In fairness ngayon ko lang naranasan ang ma-tow sa dagat. Ang saya!)
And the exciting moment doesn’t stop there, almost near the main island, it started to rain. Yes! After the sun exposure here comes the rain! So we have to cover up because the waves are becoming bigger and its just splashing directly on our faces. Then near the port, our boat passed under the bridge. But not just an ordinary bridge because we have to stoop down because the headroom is around 2 ½ to 3 feet I guess. I was just laughing the entire time we are under the bridge. This is really an adventure!
Well sometimes, you just have to go out of your comfort zone to experience things like this. I don’t mind getting into this kind of adventure when in return I have seen and experience a beautiful island we can call our own.
Sunset in AliguayMonday, July 5, 2010
Conquering Mt. Pulag
Mt. Pulag
The second highest peak in the Philippines. Rising at 2922 meters above sea level.
Me and my officemates launched an introductory climb to conquer this peak.
From Baguio, we took a 4-hour jeepney ride to DENR office. We attended an orientation. We had a little warm-up then we started our ascend
We took the Ambangeg (the luxury trail) in Benguet. It was really a long walk. And for a Non-mountaineer like me… this is not a luxury trail!!! My heart is pounding so hard that it almost came out of my chest. Catching my breath... as I walk every step up to the camp site. Well, hello?!?! With no exercise before the climb and with limited sleep what would you expect!?!
Around 5:00 it started to rain… the air was chilly. According to DENR temperature in Mt. Pulag will drop as low as -2ºC at winter months (we don’t have a winter season in our country so maybe this is December to February) and as low as 6ºC at regular season. 2 of my colleagues suffered hypothermia.
July 04, 2010 Sunday
We started our early walk, around 4am, up the summit. Oh?!? I'm catching my breath again. I think my heart and lungs was tremendously used-up. I'm not used to get up this early.
But all I can say is that when you already reach the top, you will forget all your struggles and muscle pains because of the breathtaking site and also because of the idea that you were able to push yourself to the limit. The view really makes you proud as a Pilipino. You will be able to appreciate how beautiful our country is.Then making you want to explore more.
I am really delighted I joined this trip. I’m glad I conquered Mt. Pulag
“You will forget all your struggles and muscle pains because of the breathtaking site”
Itinerary to Pulag via Ambangeg trail
Day 1
21:00 ETD/ Victory Cubao/Espana (around P450-480)
Day2
03:00 ETA Baguio/ Purchase return trip ticket at victory baguio
(rent jeepney going to DENR Benguet this will cost you min. of P800 each
but better if you can contact DENR Benguet beforehand so you’ll have a sure ride)
03:30 ETD DENR Benguet
06:30 ETA DENR/ Orientation/ Briefing (payment P200)
07:30 ETD Ranger Station
10:30 ETA Ranger Station-talk to a guide(P?)/porter (around P500)
11:00 Start Trek
12:00 Camp 1
14:00 Camp 2 set camp
Day 3
03:00 ETA summit
05:00 ETD Summit
07:00 ETD Camp site
08:00 ETA Camp Site
08:30 Break Camp
09:30 Start Decent
13:00 ETA Ranger station
15:00 ETD DENR
16:00 ETA DENR/ log out/ souvenir shop/
16:30 ETD Baguio
18:00 ETA Baguio
19:00 ETD Manila
Day 4
01:00 ETA Manila
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