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Mt. Sembrano (Day Hike)

Location: Pililla, Rizal, Philippines
Elevation: 745 MASL
LL: 14°23′00″N 121°21′57″E Difficulty: 3/9
Hours to Summit: 3-4 hours
Budget: Php 600-700




My friend Kenneth, who's my teammate from the office, organized the day hike. He invited our other teammates and so I invited my friends. He's the one who created our itinerary for the hike.

Upon going there, he rented a van that cost Php 4,000. We were 10 in the hike group so we paid 400 each. We met in Makati at 4:00 AM, we ate breakfast and left at 5:00 AM. We arrived in Pililla, Rizal at around 6:00 - 6:30 AM.

The major jump-off was located at the Ynares Multi-Purpose Building, Barangay Malaya. It was in front the Elementary School. We registered there and paid Php 20 before we start the hike.



We started the hike at around 7:00 AM, we walked through the cement road first on the 15 minutes of the hike. We reached Manggahan, the camp site area, at around 8:00 AM. The Manggahan Falls is near the area with 5-10 minutes hike going to the falls. There's another registration that costs Php 10. The locals even sell Buko at around Php 20.




We reached the North summit at around 9:30 AM. It was sunny and windy at that time. We took some pictures, ate biscuits and chocolates and had few minutes of chitchat and rest until we continue to the South Summit. We continued at 10:00 AM and arrived at around 10:30 AM.

North Summit






In between North and South Summits






South Summit







It was extremely hot and a bit windy because the South Summit is higher than the North Summit. We went down at around 12 NN and arrived at Manggahan by 1:00 PM. We had our lunch there. I brought tuna paella in can, biscuits and banana chips. Since I was already full from the lunch I took, I tried the buko juice that were being sold by the locals. It was so refreshing, I even bought 3 of it since I didn't have enough water to drink for the trail.

Some went to the Manggahan Falls, and I didn't get the chance to go anymore since I've got big blisters on my right foot. It was really painful, I even tried putting alcohol and I was really screaming because of pain. Haha! It was worthy of experience though! #BattleScars

We started our trail again by 3:30 PM. Reached the cement area by 4:30 PM. There are houses where you can take a bath but you just have to pay Php 20. We arrived at around 5:00 PM at the Barangay Hall, some of us took the shower there for free.

Itinerary:

5:00 AM- Departure from Ayala Avenue, Makati
6:300 AM - ETA to Barangay Hall, Pililla, Rizal
7:00 AM - Start Climb/Hike/Trek
8:00 AM - ETA Manggahan camp site
9:30 AM - Summit Camp Site
10:00 AM - ETA North Summit
10:30 AM - ETA South Summit
11:15: AM - Descend to North Summit
11: 45 AM - ETA North Summit
12:00 NN - Descend to Manggahan
1:00 PM - ETA Manggahan Camp Site
-------- 1 hr lunch --------
2:15 PM - ETA Manggahan Falls
3:30 PM - Descend
5:00 PM - ETA to Barangay Hall
6:00 PM - ETD to Manila
8:00 PM - ETA to Manila

Group Photo (Taken at the camp site of North Summit)



Photo Credits to Rei Modesto for the group photos


It was a very fun experience and I'm hoping to climb/hike/trek more this year. There were even lots of hugot before, during and after the hike. Rey even tallied how many hugot lines were thrown and it totaled to 82! We even called the hike as Hugot Hike.

Some of the lines were,

'Kahit naman malalakas na tao eh napapagod din.'

'Ang layo layo pa ng tingin niya, andito lang naman ako.'

'May mga bagay talaga na kailangan mo hintayin at tiisin para worth it.'


Haha! So much feels. Thanks for the good company! I really enjoyed the whole event.

Until the next hike! :)
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1. Find a partner. Hanapin mo ung taong makakasabayan mong lumaban sa laro at magiging daan ng pagkapanalo niyo.

2. Try to set a play. Yung bago palang magcompetition alam niyo na yung moves na gagawin kasi napagplanuhan na at gamay niyo na yung paglalaro.

3. Be persevering. Ito yung dapat hindi mawala kapag naglalaro na. No matter how hard the game is, keep trying.

4. Huwag maingay. Instead, magconcentrate at magfocus nalang. Nothing's bad kung naka-game face on ka. #IntenseKungIntense

5. Matutong makiramdam sa kapwa team mates. Pag alam mong may mas magaling sa'yo siya na palaruin mo. Baka kasi kailangan na sila na lang talaga muna para sa ikapapanalo ng team.

6. Practice hard, but play harder. Hindi porket magaling ka sa practice eh magaling ka na sa actual game. Baka pinagbigyan ka lang, kasi nga 'practice' lang naman daw eh.

7. Dapat alam mo ung advantage mo at maicocontribute sa game. Sayang naman kasi dba kung alam mo na hindi ka na nga magaling as foosball men or goalie eh ipipilit mo pa. #CompetitiveLang

8. Be aggressive. Wag kang malamya magbantay at tumira. Minsan maganda na sinisindak din  yung kalaban para hindi ka masyadong . Play like there's no tomorrow.

9. Kung manalo kayo, aba eh congrats! Keep playing and be passionate. Kung matalo, better luck next time, tanggapin mo nalang na ganun talaga. Laro lang din naman lahat yan. :)


Foosball talaga yung pinakabet kong game sa lahat, and sad to say hindi kami nakasali sa final round. Hay! Dbale, bawi nalang ulit...next year! However, nakapasok sa final round yung isa pang group ng team namin. So as one, Go DTM!!!! :)





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Uno Stacko Tower
1. Bago pa magsimula ang laro, dapat alamin mo na pano mo sisimulan. Nadadaan ang lahat sa tamang phasing at strategy. May kanya kanyang galawan lang yan. #Breezy #Hokage

2. Be persevering. May ilang segundo ka lamang para makuha ang block sa tower. It is either kukunin mo yung block o magccounter ka/magpapass ka. It is either ipupursue mo o hindi.

3. Kapag alam mo ng patumba ang tower, ayusin mo muna ang mga blocks na foundation nito. Dahil kapag 'di mo inayos ay magiging 'shaky' to at matutumba to. Sayang naman dba?

4. Hangga't kaya, ipaglaban. Mabuti na rin magtake risk paminsan-minsan. Tira lang habang may pagkakataon pa. Sayang naman kasi yung chance na andyan na siya sa harap mo eh papakawalan mo pa.

5. Look for other options. Kung ang block na gusto mong kunin ay mahirap o impossible talagang kunin, wag mo na ipilit. Tama na dahil baka ikaw pa maging dahilan kung bakit natalo team niyo. Try mo humanap ng iba, ibang ways para makuha yung block na pwede maging daan sa pagkapanalo ng team niyo.

6. Pag ayaw 'wag ipilit. Kapag masikip at mabigat ang pwesto ng block na gusto mong kunin at alam mong hindi na matibay ang foundation ng tower, wag mo nang kunin pa. Mahirap ipilit ang bagay bagay kapag ayaw talaga.

7. Kung matalo ka man sa round ngayon, bawi ka nalang sa next round. Ipakita mo nalang na mas kaya mo na at mas babawi ka at ngayon makasisiguro ka na handa ka na talaga. Yung tipong alam mo at gising ka na sa katotohanan.

8. Make every chance worth it. Bihira lang nabibigyan ng chance eh. Yun iba nga hanggang first and last chance lang. Kaya make every try worth it. Malay mo yun pala yung magpapanalo sayo/sainyo.

Ilang lamang 'yan sa mga natutunan ko sa larong Uno Stacko. Marami ka pang ibang matututunan lalo na't pag sinubukan mo na talaga. Kanya kanyang experience lang yan. Isama mo dapat sa laro yung mga taong nageenjoy ka kasama. Worth the experience naman eh. :)


* Credits to Raine Edrosa for the photos.





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