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...and 1 of 8 Wonderfalls, yep you heard it right, one lang...dahil rebelde kami at ini-skip namin yung 7 remaining waterfalls. Also, we didn't climb Mt. Cayabu, we went straight to the goal:



Difficulty Level: 3/9
Trail Class: 1/4
Summit: 728 MASL
Guide: Required

Bagong lang ang Mt.Maynoba. no, hindi siya umusbong out of nowhere, I mean this March 2016 lang siya naging open for hiking. Bukod dito madami na ang nawiwili mamundok these days kaya bago mo makita ang sea of clouds sea of crowds muna ang dadatnan mo sa jump-off.

Patawad pero hindi ito exaj lang, madami talagang tao. Kung mukang field trip lang ang dami ng tao sa Mt.Batolusong nung unang akyat ko, sa registration ng Maynoba nag-flashback sakin ang MRT. Yes, mala-Battle of the Bastards, couldn't wait to make Jon Snow and maka-ahon na to the summit.



got this on GIFstories, omg kit harrington forevurrrr!

Balik sa Mount Maynoba; DIY kami ng mga ka-tropapeeps. Imbis na magpaka-bayani at mag-commute nagpakatotoo nalang kami at nag-rent ng van. Nevertheless, may itenerary padin kami:



Location ng bundok ay Brgy.Cayabu at Tanay, Rizal. Higit na mas malayo sa Batolusong na nasa barangay San Andres, and learning from our commute experience before mas okay na nag-hire kami ng van.

THE TRAIL

Jump-off! Nag-start kami mag-trek aroung 6 am. Wala pang araw pero medyo maliwanag na para makita ang daanan, daybreak ika nila. Perfect time to start.




Since rainy days na daw medyo maputik na yung trail, pero tolerable ang pagiging madulas nya. Kahit basa yung mga bato at maputik keri lang naman, kayang bawiin pag nadulas and it's not as reputation-damaging as our Mt. Maculot experience.



Pero sa trail ng Maynoba, maraming biyaya... Bullshit. Literal, akala mong makapal na putik tapos- ay hindi pala! Muka lang choco pudding pero ang totoo blessings in disguise at may nabiktima nga samin! Buong akyat nadala niya ang amoy ng kalabaw, amoy Good morning talaga!




THE HIKE


Originally dapat twin peak ang hike namin. Apparently may Mt.Cayabu peak munang dadaanan before Mt.Maynoba and ito ang kadalasang laman ng itinerary. Nakalagay din siya sa itinerary namin pero dahil medyo na-late kami ng start, plus madaming tao, sinuggest ng guide na derechong Maynoba summit nalang kami.

Isang tingin lang sa sea of crowds sa registration area at sa isa't isa, nag-Agree agad kami. Iskiplaloo na and derecho na sa other trail to Maynoba!




It was worth the pandaraya. Ang kapal ng sea of clouds, mas makapal at majestic pa kesa sa photo ko (kase obviouslyyy "actual view" does not compare). Ang paborito kong moment dito ay yung pawala na ang sea of clouds, at sa baba may makikita kang kumikislap na ilog.




After just 1 hour, oo isang oras lang, kayang kaya mo'to! Naabot namin ang station kung saan nagbabad kami sa kagandahang ito. Hindi pa ito ang summit pero kita na yung trail papunta sa summit which is that green centipede-like thingy sa bundok...na hindi pala halata sa pikchur ko, paking-tape!





THE VIEW


Maliwanag sa taas, sobrang liwanag dahil yung clouds nirereflect ang morning sunlight. Kung wala o onti ang tao dito, perfect view ng sea of clouds sa Maynoba makapag-muni muni at magdrama about life.



Ito yung view from the other side of the camp, on the way to the summit of Maynoba. May interesting peeps kaming nakakasabay at kinakausap. Si kuya here sa photo below ay isang sundalo, nag-hahike siya for body training and mind resting.




The Summit


Hindi kasing memorable ng mismong summit yung station kung saan namin naabutan ang sea of clouds. Madami kasing tao, sala sa araw at hindi kasing bighani ng view. Once again, sea of crowds not clouds, kaya hindi ko na na-feel manguha ng pictures.

Pero to share lang, may flag sa taas na mataas! Andaming taong nagpho-photo ops so nagliwaliw ako ang decided bisitahin ang puntod ni Caio:



Sa mga hindi nakakaalam, ito yung nag-trending na kwento nung golden retriever na umakyat sa Maynoba with his person nuong May lang. Sa sawing palad ay na-heatstroke siya at dun na sa summit kinuha.


Pinuntahan ko lang yung puntod kasi curious ako. Isa pa, masaya ako para dun sa aso kasi hindi lang damo sa bahay ang nakita niya sa buhay niya. Mas mapalad pa siya sa karamihan ng tao na walang ibang alam kundi mainit na semento at mga dumadaang paa ng malilimusan. 

8 Wonderfalls, But In Our Case 1 Lang

Hannako! Drama behind, and moving forwaaard, nagdecide kami sa summit na mag-swimming sa unang waterfalls at duon na mag-lunch. Na-abot kasi namin ang summit at 9:00 am. Since medyo nag-rereduce ang mga kasama ko at wala pang umaamin na gutom, besides me and my husbun, napag-sang ayunan na sa waterfall na mag lunch.




We descended (naks descend, so engliish) at 9.30 am and nakarating sa unang falls at 10.30. As usual, ma-tao and nahirapan kami maghanap ng mappwestuhan for resting, eating, ganon. So kinausap namin ang guide naming si Ate Lani tungkol sa ibang waterfalls. Tinatamaan na kasi ng pagod ang karamihan, mostly sa paligid (parang wala ka na rin kasing chance maging "one with nature" sa dami ng tao).




Ayon kay Ate Lani, at iba pang mga guide duon na ka-baybs niya, itong unang waterfalls na daw ang pinaka malinis sa lahat at maluwag. Wowza, GG. So we decided na duon nalang mag-pahinga. Eventually nabawasan ng tao so nakapwesto.




"Gaano siya kalinis?" Well, to compare sa Kay-Ibon falls sa Mt. Batolusong (since yun palang other waterfalls na naranasan ko sa bundok) malinis naman siya talaga. Yung dumi niya ay natural pa. By that I mean galing lang sa dahon at buhangin. Walang basura, libag o ihi. Ew, sorry, ewww. 

Pure pa yung tubig, hindi lang kasing linaw ng nakita mong enhanced photo sa Facebook. And the best thing about swimming? Ice cold wattah! Ang hirap lumusong ng buo ang luob, pero worth it ang pag ligo kasi may parte ng trail pabalik na.....

The Return

'Sing init ng alab ng pag-ibig. Walang silungan kundi damo! And yes, tama kayo sa naiisip niyo, topless hiker ang isa dyan. It's too hot to handle!



We decided to just skip the remaining 7 waterfalls at hindi naman kami nagsisi. Sa trail habang pabalik na sa jump-off ay nadaanan namin ang ibang waterfalls. Narinig namin sa baba ang nakakahumaling na tunog ng bagsak ng tubig... at ang mga tawanan, sigawan at chikahan ng iba't ibang grupo. Yeah...no, not relaxing at all. 

Ang ganda ng pabaon ng Maynoba: ito ang huli naming nadatnan bago nakabalik sa jump-off ng barangay Cayabu. First time ko makakita ng ganito kadaming waterlilies in mah life. Sorry, enosent.


Pero ang ganda diba? may rice terraces pa...nakaka-miss pag nakikita ko dito sa pictures. Huhuhu, sana pwede nalang mag TP papunta sa mga lugar na'to. Tutal napuntahan naman na namin, baka pwede gamitan nalang ng Return Scroll o kaya mag Accompany On.





Nakabalik kami sa jump-off at 1:30 pm. Dahil mahaba ang pila sa wash-up area ng jump-off station ay pinaligo nalang kami ng mga guide namin sa bahay nila. Ganun din, may bayad na 20 php pero grupo lang namin ang pinayagan so first "solo" experience sa buong Maynoba hike namin.


In the end nakaalis kami ng Cayabu ng 2 pm at nakarating sa aming bahay sa Laguna, Pacita ng 9 pm. Yes, 9 pm...because: EDSA. Pero okay lang, at ito pa ang pinaka magandang benefit ng may sarili kayong sasakyan: tulog kami buong byahe. Nag stop-over lang for dinner tas balik tulog.

So Kain-Tulog: ang pangarap nating lahat.

Ang Hatol, hatol-hatooool



Total 876 php ang nagastos ko dito, plus 27 php pauwi so gawin na nating 900 php sarado. Cheap padin in terms of lakwatsa mode. As for the hiking experience, Mt.Maynoba ang pinaka maikli, mabilis at mapagbigay kong hike so far.


Best Memory Flashbacks?

Honestly, bitin ako sa hiking. Siguro kung maaga kami nakapagstart at natrek din ang Mt.Cayabu medyo mas fulfilling. Still, thankful kami na maaga nakauwi and these snap-memories to remember:
  • Sea of Clouds.
  • Yung sight ng trail papuntang summit.
  • Yung kumikislap na ilog sa baba na mukang dyamanteng nakatago sa ulap.
  • Yung isang part ng trail na may super bangin tapos yung lighting mala-Tomb Raider forest.
  • Yung waterlilies and rice terraces
  • Yung pag-idlip sa troso na nasa waterfalls.

At yung malupet na sinag ng araw na huling-huli ang shape ng katawan mo:




Peace'Awt! Lab lab lab!

Happy Father's Day! Kahapon, so belated! Tulad ng lahat ng pamilyang may mapagmahal na ama, nag-celebrate kami.


Nanood kami ng Finding Dory. Originally, dapat makiki-Promo kami sa Father's Day Special ng Alabang Town Center. (See photo beloooow) 



Pero sa sawing palad ubusang lahi ang ticket dahil sa libreng snack buffet. Well, meron pa naman ng afternoon tickets, kaso syempre kapagod na sa aming ama, so we watched without the freebies nalang.

SPOILER ALERT!
Ang ganda ng Finding Dory! haha! Pero hindi yun ang ikukwento ko sainyo kundi ito:



Ito ang cake na kinain namin after mag-lunch. Wala akong solid pictures kase Cake ang pinag-uusapan. Ang cake hindi pinaghahantay, minamahal yan kaya saglit lang ang photoshoot.


Meet MIDNIGHT DREAM ^_^ hihi, *kiliiiig*

WHERE ISSIT?


Makikita mo ito sa Cara Mia Cakes sa 2nd floor ng Alabang Town Center, sa activity center area (akyat ka lang sa same floor ng Food Court). 

Alam niyo yung Amici duon? Dati itong nasa loob pero ngayon may sarili na syang spot, sa tabi lang din. ^_^ 

HOW MUCH ISSET?
Di ko nakunan yung store kasi pangit ang shot. Andaming tao. Sardinas much, not purrty sa pic, next time nalang.

Update ko nalang ito. But to be helpful ito sinearch ko ang menu so may idea kayo sa prices:


Si Midnight Dream ay nasa 795 php, in other words 800 php, which is okay na since yung Tous Les Jours nasa same range din.

Personally, mas malaki yung Cara Mia but I like yung overall presentation ng Tous Les Jours more, points sa free cake knife and candle for special occasions.


May Free Dedication naman si Cara Mia, but we didn't use it (gonna eat it lang din naman)

THE TASTE!
Going back to Midnight Dream. Masarap siya kasi yung chiffon at crunch ng choco shavings sa ibabaw saktong sakto na combination. Yun tipong malinamnam tapos may soft crunch bigla. Siyet! Gonna get chubby nanaman.



Ang hindi lang ako masaya is yung caramelized cashews. Everything else is heavenly except that kasi hindi talaga ako fan ng caramel. Unless caramel bars ito ng Max bakery,  I no like, kaya medyo may downside sya for me.

OKAY, SOOOO.....
Pero that's just me, everybody else na kumain ay masaya naman. Ubos nga choco shavings eh. +_+ ubos nga agad eh... huhuh.

Hatol: Mamahaline Dion
Anyways, I hope makabili ulit kami, probably on some special occasion na ulit because the price you know = not so sweet.

Pero hindi namin ininda ang sakit dahil para ito sa mga tataaaay! May mga bagay na sila lang ang kayang gumawa:


Shameless Plug - Click HERE -

Kaya para sa araw na ito walang mahal dahil worth it sila! Answiiit hihi!

*** HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!! ***



Like naturally chubby people, there are naturally thin souls out there who can't seem to escape their destiny.

Many say that we are so lucky to not worry about flabs and tabs because thin is in our genes, but is skinny really ideal, are we really lucky? 


We have our struggles too you know and yes, I'm serious and they ARE real.




1. People don't believe we eat.


We'd die if we didn't, probably faster than you...so yeah, of course we eat!

And on the contrary, we and food have a stronger bond than our relationships in life. It's a sad truth.


2. Our go-to fashion is at the Kids Section.



Because our size is too small and boob-less this is the only place we belong. And sometimes the clothes are just really more fun than adult clothes...

or maybe that's just me...but you know, I don't think people appreciate it.



3. We are "Sexy"?


Yeaaaaaah.... sexy is different from skinny. So no, we don't flaunt it, there's nothing to flaunt, and bikinis on the beach?

Nope.
Nope, nope, nope. Nope.
No.


4. We can't sit shotgun or by the window in the car.


We just can't, we'd get booted out. We are destined to sit in the middle between heavy, sweaty dudes, with no seatbelt, where we best balance the weight.

If we sit at the sides the car will topple over, since our "weight" is basically non-existent.So for everybody's safety, no looking-out-the-window moment for us.



5. Wind and currents are life-threatening.


What's an average windy day for most is a tornado for us.

It's one thing to be underweight on the chart but everyone agrees we are weight-less in actual situations.

That's why we, and our friends, are worried that we'll get swept away and Never. Ever. be seen again.


6. People keep telling us to "eat up"!


Even though we already did! And nobody believes us and it's really frustrating; our friends and relatives feel responsible for keeping us healthy.

They also suspect that we're actually starving ourselves; bulimic or anorexic style. But, guess what? Overfeeding hurts too, so no thanks!



7. Everything hurts us so easily.


Sitting on anything without cushions hurts our butt bone like hell.
Riding a horse is a spear to the vagina and an elbow hitting the corner wall feels like Mjollnir pulverizing it. 

Anything could practically knock us out...i think. I hope not.


8. Exercising is a love-hate relationship.


Exercise isn't just for people who want to lose weight, skinnies want to gain muscles too.

But you know, there's the "losing weight" part of exercising and sports that prevent us from doing more. So it becomes a love-hate relationship, we love it but we hate that we lose weight over it.

So exercising is always a win-lose situation that we eventually forget about.


9. Nobody believes we're trying to gain weight.


Guess what, being skinny is no less difficult than being chubby.
We're both NOT on the ideal weight and body type.

At least you guys get to stand on the summit without trembling. My life feels like a leaf on a twig, of course i wanna gain weight!

There's a whole different level of self-doubt with what I can do with this flimsy body.


10. We are always hungry.


ALWAYS. Because that thing you call metabolism is abnormally quick for skinny girls.
Anything that's not a heavy meal feels like a pebble dropped into a drum of acid.

*...ptsssss... * 



11. We get cold as quickly as Taylor Swift's boyfriend swapping.


Sure, summer is hell for everyone but walking into an air-conditioned room alone is like walking into Winterfell.

We just don't have any fats to protect ourselves from the cold! And if we ever had to swim, cramps are bound to happen in less than an hour.

That's how "awesome" it is to be skinny!


12. Boobs? Sorry, what? where?


Nothing to see here. It's hard standing next to our more voluptuous friends. It becomes even more obvious what we lack.

Side view shots are also a no-no. Either the light from behind eats up what's left of our silhouette or we confuse people whether or not we are actually male. 

So, yeaaahhh.... No. Please move along.



BONUS
(Because I cannot confirm nor deny the validity of this in representation of ALL skinny girls.)


Society secretly condemns us, we're not stupid, we know this.

Eat all you can and never even gain a pound? Yeeeeep...weight-conscious women are sooooo gonna kill us. I love you guys, please remember me for my personality.
The other week bumisita kami sa UST area, actually sa Joli’s lang para kunin ang order ko.

Plano namin simula palang na “move in for the kill” sa pagkuha ng objective.  Yun tipong “in and out”. Ito ay sa kadahilanang ayaw naming ma-trapik. Ever. Everrrr.

Kaya naman ang post na ito ay napaka ikli, dahil hindi kami gumastos bukod sa pamasahe, at dito sa cute na cute na meryendang ito:



Madami na palang micro-business sa paligid ng UST. I mean noon naman meron na pero mostly sa loob ng ust or sa loob ng buildings/condo ganun.



Ngayun ang dami na. May burgeran dito, coffee house doon, bread shop, tea house and mandy moore! Pero dahil stick to the strategy kami ito lang ang aming pinagbigyan:


Paano mo matitiis wag lapitan si Shina Chan na may hawak na pancake?
Simpleng cart, mas malaki pa cart ni Chumbayan (di ko sya nakita, i wonder kung buhay pa ang bumuhay sakin nung kolehiyala days ko).


Makikita mo ito along Espanya mismong corner ng P.Noval street sa harap ng Copyright printing.

For the price of 10 php each and 15 php for specials: yung may kitkat, reese at mallows na palaman.


In fairness ang simple lang ng concept: Mini pancakes. And yes fan ako ng pancakes kaya napa-sidetrip ako, chaka 15 php lang nman di naman siguro magdudusa ang weekly budget namin dahil dito.


Pancakes sya, basically and since isa sa peburits ko yun bumili talaga ako. Yuknow takaw tingin as always. So ayan..kumuha ako ng oreo at ng mallows. Pati mabait si ate, naka-smile at ginoodmorning ako, kaya dalawa binili ko.


Pasensya na sa pic, dahil cart ito matic na takeout lang at naka-paper bag talaga.
Don’t worry nag-gupit ako ng kuko at hindi ako nagkamot ng pwe- to say the least, malinis kamay ko.


Kinain ko na yung oreo.... bitin, friend. B.I.T.I.N. Sing bitin ng pantalon kong suot in case umulan sa araw na yun.

Yung isa, yung mallows ay ipinsalubong ko sa aking chikiting sa bahay. Tiniis kong wag syang galawin, kaya sa paper bag ko nalang pinikchuran. Once i take it out of the bag kasi… IT'S OVER.

to UST Espanya: "Ang ganda mo pag hindi baha."
Sana next time maka-subok kami ng isa sa mga stores na nagkalat around UST. Until then, See you next time Espanya!
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