My year 2018 has now gone full circle. It was indeed another spectacular loop filled with shining lights and vibrant sounds. I would like to thank everyone who has been a fragment of the wheel and will be looking forward to our next adventures!
Takas Bahay Series of 2018 Review
1. Conquer Ridge Runner 2018 and Princess Ann Resort in Bataan (January 6 to 7, 2018)
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| Chill by the beach |
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| Ready to Fire! |
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| Team Bagani on the move! |
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| Double Birthday Celebration of Trix and Luisa (March 3 to 4, 2018) |
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| Birthday Celebration of Joward (March 10 to 11, 2018) |
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| The hidden Mt. Lambingan (March 10 to 11, 2018) |
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| Melvin's Birthday Celebration (November 30, to December 2, 2018). 3 days of coco wine drinking. After a week, news of coco wine-related deaths due to high methanol content was aired. Good enough, all of us were still alive as of the writing :o |
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| Another weekend chill (July 7 to 8, 2018) |
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| Callao Cave |
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| The Blue Lagoon of Pagudpod |
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| Palaui Island |
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| Skyy, JC and I joined an organized event to this secluded island in Bataan |
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| Hi, ma'am don't worry I truly attended the training and I learned something new! :o |
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| Training for the trail-running |
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| The magic never ends with Wawa boys |
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| Where is Aries? |
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| When it rains it pours..... When it pours it floods?... |
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| STRANDED!!! |
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| The multi-tiered pools of Kaparkan |
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| The Hidden Garden |
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| Here at Mahogany Market while the entire Metro Manila is in full red alert status |
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| San Antonio De Padua Church |
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| My first time to be a part of an event as a marshall. Go Wawa Boys! |
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| CDO white water rafting (Advanced Level) |
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| The Hinatuan Enchanted River |
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| Tinuy-an Falls |
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| A vast plantation of Coconut |
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| Paghungawan Marsh. Where are the crocodiles? |
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| Sugba Lagoon |
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| Magpupungko Tidal Beach |
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| Bucas Grande Island Jellyfish Sanctuary |
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| Sohoton Cove entering the cave |
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| It's a wow! |
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| Naked Island |
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| Daku Island |
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| Guyam Island |
We planned to make the Balagbag-Oro traverse, but the weather was not inviting. In the end, we just decided to visit the National Museum of Natural History and the walls of Intramuros.
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| The fossil of Lolong, the largest recorded crocodile in captivity. |
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| Angkor Wat, a world UNESCO heritage site |
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| Angkor Halal Restaurant |
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| My favorite temple in Cambodia. The Bayon |
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| Ta Phrom |
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| The Floating Village |
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| It seems that I was only somewhere in Malabon... |
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| Eat all you can!!! |
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| Trying local foods |
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| Wat Arun |
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| Wat Saket |
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| Wat Pho |
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| Bangkok Night Market |
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| Street Foods |
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| Patpong Nightbazaar. A place that I will never come back! |
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| Back to the Philippines! |
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| Modern Boodle Fight |
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| With Skyy and Trix |
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| Year opening cheers (Janunary 16, 2018) |
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| Casual meet-up (January 22, 2018) |
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| Dinner at North Park Greenfield (February 14, 2018) |
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| Clash of Burger (March 2, 2018) |
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| Caution Hot (March 18, 2018) |
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| Food trip (June 4, 2018) |
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| Tong Yang (July 18, 2018) |
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| 30th birthday of She at Vikings (July 24, 2018) |
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| RMC Christmas Party at Crowne Plaza (December 8, 2018) |
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| HOD Christmas Gathering at Nipa Hut Motoyori (December 18, 2018) |
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| HOD and HIMD at Tong Yang Megamall (October 5, 2018) |
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| Lee Hak Buffet (June 20, 2018) |
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| Ace Sky High Bar (March 25, 2018) |
I think this will be my last year in RMC :D Looking forward...
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| Boodle Fight (March 16, 2018) |
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| Lunch out at Silantro (June 1, 2018) |
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| Birthday celebration (October 1, 2018) |
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| Crowne Plaza (December 8, 2018) |
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| Another Boodle Fight (April 6, 2018) |
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| November 16, 2018 |
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| All black (October 5, 2018) |
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| All red (October 12, 2018) |
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| All Green (October 19, 2018) |
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| All Orange (October 31, 2018) |
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| All Purple (December 7, 2018) |
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| The making of Marketing final Paper at Coffee Project (May 6, 2018) |
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| End of Strategic Management Class of Prof. Manaois (August 25, 2018) |
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| Written Comprehensive Examination Marketing Management (September 23, 2018) |
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| Review for the Comprehensive exam of Management Accounting GSB Library with Sam Cruz "Future Leila De Lima" (September 29, 2018) |
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| We did it! The aftermath of the bloodless battle at Pancake House (September 30, 2018) |
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| Attended the thesis orientation: Thesis it! (October 30, 2018) |
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| Casual meet-up (November 26, 2018) |
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| Emergency pre-climb meeting regarding the sawtooth climb (December 9, 2018) |
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| Meeting with Cristel (December 4, 2018). Case closed! |
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| Early Christmas Gathering. Where is Trix (November 26, 2018) |
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| Year opening cheers (January 21, 2018) |
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| MOA (July 1, 2018) |
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| Pre-tour meeting |
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| Meet-up with someone :D |
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| Eating Time! |
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| Till death do us part :o |
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| The theme of the year: Red! |
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| Happy New Year! |
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| Cheers Cheers! |
Hiking logs for the year ended 2018
1. Mt. Ulap. Itogon, Benguet. Joiner. January 13 to 14, 2018. (Rona, Bhengay, and Jerico)
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| My year opening climb. Revisiting once again this now crowded mountain of Benguet. Oops, I forgot that bringing liquor is not allowed, the LGU is after us! Run! |
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| Mayo's Peak view deck |
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| Although I was not successful in conquering the summit, setting foot in Sibuyan Island is already a major achievement. This shot is my trophy! Let us meet in some other time G2! |
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| No guide...Got lost! |
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| Mt. Tabayoc Summit |
What a supposed climb to Sawtooth Mountain in Zambales was aborted during the last minute. In the end, our group just decided to climb Mt. Babatibat in Pampanga.
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| At the base of Mt. Babatibat's Summit |
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| The Miyamit Falls |
We made the Balentimol trail as our jump-off and started to hike at 3 pm. This was my second time climbing Mt. Napulauan and still, I was not fortunate to have a clearing. I will do the Hapao-Hungduan traverse next time. A message from Tatay Ben: "I Love You!"
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| At the jump-off of Balentimol. Group picture |
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| Oh no! where's the clearing I'm longing for? |
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| At the dense mossy forest |
This was a supposed year-end twin hike climb to Mt. Kupapey and Mt. Fato.
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| Savoring the silence beside the fireplace |
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| Here's my coffee |
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| The adventure seekers or adrenaline junkies? A cold-muddy battle for a scenic photo. I just decided to stay at Chen's house while listening to retro kinds of music and enjoying my 3 bottles of Bignay Wine. They did it to the summit! 21 guns salute! |
Status of 2018 Milestone
1. Climb Mt. Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia - REVISED
2. Travel to at least 12 provinces of the country - ACHIEVED
3. Indo-China Tour - PARTIALLY COMPLIED (Cambodia and Thailand)
4. Try free-diving at Binukbok Viewpoint Resort - CARRYFORWARD/REVISED
5. Try Skydiving - ABORTED! ABORTED!! ABORTED!!!
6. Finish the remaining 3 subjects of my MBA program - ACHIEVED!
7. Find another work outside of finance - CARRYFORWARD
Road Map for 2019
1. Climb at least 1 of the Asian Trilogy (Fuji, Kinabalu, or Yu Shan)
2. Travel to at least 12 provinces of the country (preferably more on Visayas and Mindanao)
3. Try either freediving or scuba diving
4. Thesis mode on!
5. Find another work outside of finance (I want to venture both internal auditing and fraud examination. Aiming for the CFE and CIA title :P)
Welcome 2019!
Photo credits to the owners
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