Level 2b Camping at Batangas

What: Second Level Camping

Where: Altamira Resort, Laiya, San Juan, Batangas

When: May 08-09, 2010

And after a long ride from Manila, we finally set to the beach - again.

Here are my camp groupmates.

This is the cow that rested on the second station of the mountain that we climbed.

Actually, this is the batch who delayed themselves (ourselves) due to physical conditions. Most people here, including me, chose not to proceed to the summit nor to the 3rd station, and went back to the campsite early. On the way up the mountain I experienced very quick pounding of the heart that can be felt on my throat, and my hearing began to fade. A long rest on a stone beside the cliff slightly made me recover and made me able to go back down, almost safely.

There. Sir Romeo Lee with the cow.

A nice view of the beach just before sunset came.

My favorite part: documenting the kitchen.

By night night, we set a bonfire (which wasn't actually permitted) to roast marshmallows. Yum!

We had a fun time playing Dana's story-from-playing-cards and telling stories and me telling facts. We saw the Lagoon Nebula right in front of our eyes, and watched a spectacular and unpredictable meteor shower.

We slept in blankets propped in the shore but around 3 A.M. rain suddenly came so we transferred to the tent, which is just in front of us then.

Then morning just came.

While group breakfast is made, I hung out with another group, where my swim buddies were, and were actually newfound friends, except for Melvyn.

I will definitely miss this summer. :)

Level 1a Camping at Zambales (First Part)

Here's the long lost first part of the earlier last part.

What: First Level Camp - PE 2 Camping

Where: San Antonio, Zambales

When: April 17-18, 2010

I wasn't able to bring my camera to the island, so too bad I have no owned photo of the beach, the boat, the island, and our swimming. But they're on my Facebook account though.

Now let's head straight to cooking.

This is the tent interior. We all are under low energy, yet we still have to brainstorm for a group performance.

Something like this. But not this.

The next day we went mountain climbing.

Figure out how much sweat I was able to excrete then.

So there. :)

Level 1a Camping at Zambales (Last Part)

Last weekend, April 17-18, half of our PE 2 - Camping class went to Pundaquit, Zambales to have our first level camp (though we really were supposed to be at Mount Banahaw). It was fun fun!

But basically this is the last part of the post (hahaha) so I'll reserve the stories for the continuations.

Apparently, we were in a beach. The sand was composed of very diverse grains. I had a bad toe afterwards, plus orange stains on my shoes and slippers.

Jose Bimbao's Nikon D3000 DSLR, being an object of photography by me and Ron, while we were arguing which was better between the Automatic and the Cloudy filter. For this one, I submitted to Ron's choice of Cloudy.

Our last meal, which was lunch, was HEAVEN. Here's ensaladang mangga na may alamang (green mango salad with shrimp paste).

Here's itlog na maalat na may kamatis (salted eggs with tomatoes).

Fried eggplants next. I wasn't able to post here a photo of the main dish, the adobong liempo. It was sinful yet heavenly. Guess who ate the pork fats. :)

Now here's the afterlunch bumming at the cottage of Pao and Daisy's group (which was, apparently, not the designated group I belonged to).

And here's a little boring view outside the compound of Jara.

Here's Ron, in his usual lazy sit and Vino down there.

And here's a failed attempt to shoot inside the van while stuck in traffic at the NLEx.

I still have to camp next weekend. It better be good again!

Marching for March.

March was so fast that it did not even approach.

Caly, Pam may not have even noticed it.

Due to luck and fate and funny timing, I applied as Illustrator/Graphics Artist in Sinag-CSSP. First task:

With that, I also ran as UP Political Society's Documentation Committee Head and Secretary-General.

So I had to look good whole month. (Which was a struggle.)

Had a very fun and wild picnic in campus after a long exam. We were like a family, so there. Fun fun. :)

Friends joined me shopping for a next-day outfit to our Induction/Alumni Night/Sem-Ender Party. I'm gonna buy this one this week for a friend's debut.

Retrospect. Where all the days of the month somehow ended grandly.

Summer is so here. Whoops.