Batangas

LAMBANOG

August 23, 2011 | 6

My knowledge of Lambanog and its roots is close to zero. All I know is that it’s an alcoholic beverage which has been around since the Spanish colonial era. I promise to bring you more stories about this native brew in my next posts.

For now, I can’t wait to share this small collection of videos taken during one of our boring nights in the mountain. See how lychees that are plunged in a bottle of Lambanog for two months could make your world turn upside down.

Apologies for the low resolution of the video and my noobery with video editing (the hi-res version will take 1381294821374823 years to upload). Have fun, anyway!

Submitted for the approval of the Team Evercrest, I call this story…

THE BANGUNGOT CHRONICLES

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MOUNT GULUGOD BABOY

August 19, 2011 | 10

Location: Mabini, Batangas
Date: August 13 to 14 3 2011
Present: Kaiz, Jie, and the Team Evercrest

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They say third time’s a charm. Oh, yes for some but not for me. I’ve scaled this mountain thrice and I never experienced anything but fun and amusement of how beautiful nature is on all three occasions.

Gulugod Baboy is pig’s spine in the vernacular and the mountain is name as such because of its shape.  Mount GB, as most mountaineers call it, is one of the favorites in the mountaineering community when it comes to day hikes and massive camping. The campsite is a big playground for all outdoor enthusiasts!

It was just disappointing during our latest visit as I’ve been waiting for it since last month because of the full moon phenomenon. It was all foggy and rain showers never failed to add up to our already dismayed hearts.

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Foggy morning it was!

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Mount Pico de Loro

July 21, 2011 | 1

Location: Ternate, Cavite
Date: July 16 to 17 2011
Present: Kaiz and Jie, Team Evercrest, Bob and Totz

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Team Evercrest’s family is growing bigger! And this time, we tried a more challenging mountain.

Last weekend’s hike to Pico de Loro was a success. I am so frikken proud of my officemates-slash-friends that no one, though extremely exhausted as we went straight to Ternate, Cavite after our night shift with little to no rest at all, gave up to the mountain’s arduous trails. We even finished the hike at a very reasonable time of 4 hours, a success I could say since most of them are mountaineering rookies.

THE KICKOFF
We had to leave the office a little late compared to our itinerary of 7:00am, to freshen up and also so others could properly pack their stuff. We rented three cabs to bring us to Baclaran where the activity would begin. While everyone was busy munching on their Chowking breakfast, Rowjie was wandering around the place looking for a van we could rent which could bring us to the jumpoff, Ternate. In less than 10 minutes, he returned with the good news that he found Kuya Dindo, who’s willing to drop us off at the jumpoff point for P3200.

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Mount Gulugod Baboy

April 19, 2011 | 0

Location: Mabini, Batangas
Date: April 16 to 17 3 2011
Present: Kaiz, Jie, Iggy, Lenard, Miss Em, Monks, Mayor
Photo Credits: Lenard Caras

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Over the hills Teletubbies come to play!

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Laiya

March 22, 2011 | 0

Location: San Juan, Batangas
Date: March 19 to 20 2011
Present: Kaiz and Jie with Suarez Hunks and Wives Club plus kids
Photo Credits: Rowjie Galang

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The Three Stooges

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