28 Things at 28

I am again blessed with another year.

In the past years, I have started turning my dreams into reality. It has been challenging and fulfilling and I love it! With another year, life dares me again to live – to conquer fears and live the dreams.

I am 28 now. Where do I go? What more should I do? A quick answer pops in: Travel! (and work).

Now, here’s my 28 NEW Things To Do at 28! J (in no particular order)

1.       Witness the Panagbenga Festival in Baguio City

2.       Bury myself in Pinatubo ash after a walk at Mt. Pinatubo

3.       Caress the slopes of Mt. Mayon - postponed due to phreatic eruption

4.       Hike at Banaue Rice Terraces

5.       Visit Palaui Island

6.       Get inside Callao Cave

7.       Visit basilica de St. Martin of Tours (Philippines’ and Asia’s Biggest Church)

8.       Ride the PNR (Manila Route)

9.       Climb Mt. Talamitam  (a solo trek!)

10.   Climb Mt. Cristobal

11.   Climb Mt. Daguldol

12.   Climb Mt. Gulugod Baboy

13.   Invest in Stocks? :D

14.   Kalesa ride with my sister in Intramuros (her dream) 

15.   Visit Museo Pambata (dreaming of this eversince! )

16.   Show my clavicle! :D

17.   Watch Cinemalaya entries

18.   Family out-of-town

19.   Engage in time-lapse photography

20.   Capture star trails

21.   Blog!

22.   Diet (?!)

23.   Save

24.   Work hard! :D

25.   Do something not in the list :D (surfing 101)

26.   Visit three (3) provinces I’ve never been to (Aurora, Zamboanga, Tarlac)

27.   Enrol in Yoga class (forever dream!)

28.   BUY TELEVISION! :D

I have already started some of these and will live the year making most, if not all, come true especially numbers 22 and 16. Of course this is not a promise. This is my greatest challenge to myself! Keep track of me!  Cheers!

Mt. Mayon: A 22-Second Glimpse

I am a proud bicolana!

Before I came to Manila, my everydays were spent in the comfort of the slopes of Mt. Mayon. Back then, it was just like other volcanoes - a natural land formation that is located at the heart of the province of Albay. It is just a peep away from home! I barely stare at its magnificence. It is only when I came to the metro to work that I started to appreciate the beauty of this perfectly shaped cone.

This time, as a mountain enthusiast, I dream of conquering it and the first practical step is through this. I know of mountaineers who have Mt. Mayon in their list! Let me bring you closer to it in 22 seconds!

Here's an amateur time lapse video of clouds dramatically dancing around its slope slowly revealing its shape beneath the blue skies! Oh! It is not well-framed but I know you'll love it :)

Photos taken by Dexter in December 2012.