Travel to Teach and Climb

December 2013 Getting ready and excited on our first Salomon trail run. We cannot hide our excitement but to take picture of our running kit or the race kit that we claimed at Robinsons Place Bacolod City. The kit includes Salomon singlet, bib number, salomon arm pouch, sticker and energy bar for energy booster.                               The 2013 Salomon Xtrail Run race kit. Bacolod City at Bantug Lake Ranch. A man made lake will  welcome you inside the area. A wide ranch located at the upper side of Bacolod City. Granada,Alangilan Road in the CIty of Smile or you can simply reach it through this telephone number (034) 213 1916 On the other side of the Ranch you can see an area for horse back riding, horse viewing. Another angle of one of the lake inside the Bantug Lake Ranch. A serene place best for relaxing on a weekend away from the busy streets of the city. Here we are one of the early bird at the venue of the 2013 Salomon Xtrail Run Bacolod Leg. We feel a bit nervous yet excit

October 2013 It's every mountaineers dream to climb the highest mountain in our country. And I am just one of those who dreamed to climb and summit the peak of our dear majestic father of all mountains in the Philippines Mt. Apo in Mindanao. Since my primary years I always heard of Mt. Apo as part of our lesson in Sibika at Kultura and also Mt. Apo was always mentioned many times as part of the "Anyong Lupa" topic in elementary discussing the different land formation and what only I could see is that very old picture in our book which was in a black and white picture and just wondering what would it be like at the top of Mt. Apo. I graduated elementary and for my High School days we also discussed Mt. Apo many times as top mountain destination in our country for tourism and also in our biology class as frontier in biodiversity.  I took up college still Mt. Apo was discussed for its majestic and amazing beauty that the country is proud of. Until October 2013 came that made