Thursday, July 07, 2011

The Filipino mountaineer

The Filipino mountaineer
Oct 10, 2006

Recently, just read some interesting blog entries from mountaineers and aspiring ones. And suddenly I thought of coming up with an interesting piece based on my observations.

And so here it comes:

A typical Filipino mountaineer:

(1) Have been bitten by the dreaded "limatik" in one of the climbs.
(2) Is respectful (Aba tawagin ba ang lahat ng Sir at Mam...)
(3) Is a nature lover ( I think this is what binds us all..)
(4) Have eaten unique foods (e.g. adobong isaw na may ulan at dahon ng puno na nalaglag habang nagluluto -- di napansin)
(5) Have sweared not to go on mountain climbing after 30 minutes of continuous steep ascent, but still continues to climb... (naaddict na)
(6) Have slipped, fell, been injured, suffered cuts, bruises and broken bones all for the love of mountaineering
(7) Have been warned by their parents about not going on another trek after hearing the news of a mountaineer who died during the climb
(8) Have smelled and hugged the clouds.
(9) Have planted "something" on the ground. (Sana nagbubungkal ang iba no.... Be a responsible one!)
(10) Have been wasted. (No water, no trail food, have not even reached half of the trek going to the campsite, etc..)
(11) Have literally used his/her butt on a descent. (Whew!... sakit!!)
(12) Have eaten on a plastic, cookset cover, or any available "food holder" using bare hands. (Minsan sa sobrang gutom kahit hindi pa nahuhugasan.. hehe)
(13) Does not care how a food tastes as long as its a FOOD...
(14) Have been stunned, mezmerized and awestruck after reaching the summit.
(15) Have been lost (even after the nth climb on that mountain)
(16) Have been drunk.
(17) Have fallen in love with a fellow mountaineer (kagrupo o hindi)
(18) Have drowned at least 1 buko after the trek( or can be during or before)
(19) Have bathed in alcohol or cologne (wala ng tubig, haba ng pila sa paliguan, tinatamad n maligo, wlang damit na pampalit, etc.)
(20) Have tried drinking water from the falls or any water source.


...And there are so many things I can add up to this list... But for now, that's all I can think of..

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