Monday, January 12, 2009

Mt. Pinatubo grrrriNaW!..

Destination: (BEFORE) March 15, 1991 ERUPTION
1485 meters (4,875 ft) 1745 meters before 1991 eruption
Mount Pinatubo (wikipedia) is an active stratovolcano located on the island of Luzon, at the intersection of the borders of the Philippine provinces of Zambales, Tarlac, and Pampanga.
The colossal 1991 eruption had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 6, and came some 450–500 years after the volcano's last known eruptive activity (estimated as VEI 5, the level of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens), and some 1000 years after previous VEI 6 eruptive activity.
The volcano's ultra-Plinian eruption in June 1991 produced the second largest terrestrial eruption of the 20th century (after the 1912 eruption of Novarupta) and the largest eruption in living memory

The effects of the eruption were felt worldwide. It ejected roughly 10 billion metric tonnes (10 cubic kilometres) of magma, and 20 million tons of Sulfur Dioxide(SO2), bringing vast quantities of minerals and metals to the surface environment.

1) It injected large amounts of aerosols into the stratosphere—more than any eruption since that of Krakatoa in 1883.
2) Over the following months, the aerosols formed a global layer of sulfuric acid haze.
3) Global temperatures dropped by about 0.5 °C (0.9 °F)
4) ozone depletion temporarily increased substantially
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FEEs: (x2 lahat pag overnight) ito ang mabigat sa trip nato --very costly

P200 - per 5 pax - BodyGuard + P200 / 5 pax - per Guide + P50 per pax - conservation fee + P2,500 - 4x4 rent/5 pax (+ pag skyway route =45 minutes trek, additional P500 toll fee) + syempre food/drink(s) + bus (roundtrip MNL via victory)

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pero kami -- It was the cheapest pinatubo ever! hehehePAKULITAN ang labanan.total cost ng aming lakad 1,300 per pax all in overnight!hehehe



after 18 Years Destination: this picture... wow..
this is what you (really during mos. of Dec & Jan only) will see if you are @
MT. Pinatubo January 2009
click for his multiply account

TRIVIA: The color of Mt. Pinatubo ’s crater varies from blue to green to brown. From December to February, the color is a beautiful cyan. - PINOYMOUNTAINEER

waiting waiting waiting drinking and waiting waiting waiting
dadatingan na ang mga kasama

mama hindi yan si aiza!
Monumento
@ victory Liner
3:30am
Nice smile Angel :) muntik nang mag-away ... buti nakalast minute ka Jo
the BFF -- till the end.. -yaba sali na ako sa BFF
magkupz G couple
dito nag-umpisa ang sangkatutak na pic
mamaya ka pipicturan atty - badz
Jeepney ride to Jump-off Brgy Sta. Juliana CApaz, Tarlac
60 pesos per head Yey picture- Atty
excited sa bagong adventure
heading for Mt. Pinatubo
together again... yaba and Cate
while waiting sa mga nakipag-usap sa AIRFORCE
while waiting kung san sasakay o magtretrek ba talaga? hehehe
sabi nang hindi kami ngclose ng DEAL... nagpipicture lang kami lolo!
WELCOME TO MT. PINATUBO
... pic of the pioneer..
our welcoming committee @ the korean village
..KOREAN SPA..
.. tsk foreigner ang may ari.. korean nga e
killing time is photo time
just few minutes before the final decision was released ... this calls for another photo opp!
at last! 4x4 ...
on the other side
Cate & angel
and on your left...
jologs, jill, aiza, aileen Badz(photographer)
while waiting matapos ang firing ng airforce
sa di maintindihang dahilan angdae-dae nateng lima picture hehehe
going na .. after waiting for almost 30mins
at eto ang gusto niyo itrek a.. lalakas ng loob!
lahar lahar lahar
sundan naten ang mga koreana dun!! - yaba
may ilang minuto na kami nito.. medjo masaket na sa katawan
the boys on our 4x4
ang scarf bow
unga 'ba walang ilong ang sideview hehehe peace
ayan malapet na sila saten. kawawa naman sila tusta sa initan
landscape of lahar mountain
andae.. 4x4 palang puro tayo na,,ehehehe
going down syet!.. taas nito
sakit sa katawan promise
kapit kamay!
with a folk singer in tow
aning na folk singer?
" lost"
" alone"
let's welcome Freddie Aguilar
habang naandar picture taking pa din
muntik ka nang hindi sumama...
LC!
from the back..
passing rivers... countless of small rivers
(3) 4x4 ahead
river nanaman
nice shot --- one ofthe best 4x4 shots
God's Plan
isolated
..Maze..
life after
"surviving"
arriving at the start of the trail ... this is where the 45mins-1 hour trek starts
maghoney photo opp... wala tuloy sila sa group shots
nagsasariling sikap hehehe wala kasing kumukuha..
tired na sa 4x4 palang..
excited trekkers
girls 4x4 adventure
at andae din nateng ALL GIRLS pic hehehe
Group pic bago magtrek.. wah sige tulog ka na muna jan...
excited to see Mt. Pinatubo
isang banig ng itlog! hehehe dae nameng dala
super bonded at naiibang experience para sa team
compare sa iba na group.. eto pa din ang PANALO!
badz as itlog vendor
makailang hakbang sa mga ilog
kami nanaman ang nahuli.. dina bale.. yang 2 na nasa huli na yan.. biglang raratrat
and after all these years... angsweet niyo pa din .. :)
thank you kupz... wala ka sa cavite ngayon!
napaunlakan ni Pinlac
look at the cloud of dust -- accident waiting to happen
atty hingal mode
rare picture of them together
asa harapan na si jologs...
boulders of big rocks
hang on there... love you kupz
aba badz asan na ang mga itlog.. naipasa mo na agad. magulang ka friend. AMBILIS!
this is nearing one of the knee-high river
can't avoid to dip
crossing kung crossing talaga
kanda-ikot ikot kami kakatawid sa tubig
Missing Rhoda
one knee-high to cross.. yaba carrying cate
next yung mag-asawa naman... si manong assist sa tatawid
dito na tuluyang nabasa si Kupz
Manong kuya helping Joan.. lakas ng daloy
take 5... waiting for the others
may nakita daw sila kuya na Lizard dito diba
badz.. basta picture on Queue ka..
tignan mo.. kita ka pa din hehehe
Jill amidst the powder of espasol ala lahar
cate... are you lost? taking pictures of yaba? tsk..
one of the so many stops we had to do for re-arranging our bags
" I said solo" ... wah... ExTRA!!!
trekking thru this landscape
single file ... Jill ung assistant mo busy =)
mahinhin na badz
lahar rocks.. tons and tons of ashes
drama ng shot badz.. nice! single-happy on lifes journey
singing his heart out for his lady-love
meeting friends along the way
almost remembering who she was... ayt badz?
river crossing.. wah!!!
DAisy duck as Cate 5mins rest
after those cones is the crater
with his man... sweetness all through out
"Stairway to Heaven"
just behind that stairs is the beautiful crater of MT. Pinatubo
look @ that smile nauuna pa si aileen dito e.. ewan ko ba..
ung ikatlo sa linya
wah... nangover-take / box-out / ewan... dito ang bottle neck ng labanan.
ayaw paawat
this is after we had a very quick dip sa crater -- setting up tents / cooking of dinner .. ,
and...
....our very first
Winter Collection Fashion Show
an array of style
(while waiting for lunch)
mixing & Mis-matching all the clothes that we have
Hats by Aiza
Our very special Guest: Freddie Aguilar
Freddie na naging Bambie Fuentes sa colors & the pose
cancer vs folk song
while singing his Hit single "Anak"
what's with the Hair?
Sir, yung view natakpan niyo!
(our first meal) hanapin ang nawawalang bigotilyo


Ang Unang sulyap ... pagkatapos ng almost 3hours trek
we are finally @ the crater... fast approaching
1st ever Dolphin to arrive
2nd: ang nabox-out sa hagdanan... huhu
..amazed..
then the 3rd: arrived *(parang olympics a.. asa gitna ung 1st)
well antagal2 nila at hindi na kami mapakaling 3
picture taking to the MAX as usual
di namen maintindihan kung anung pose ang gagawin hehehe
thank God safe kaming nakarating lahat at tayong 3 gutom na gutom sila lahat nagHOTDOG!
4th... then so on and so forth
3-4-5 then 6th ... panalo!

SOLO PICs --makikita kung sino adik sa picture
jill-Ray
Aiza
Arjel

Jo-Ann (correct spelling na =)
Aileen
Jo-Ann
badz
Arjel
Cate
Yaba
(san.. san ako nagkamali... ngayon ako ay sawi)


Sa Makeshift Stool

ilang camera ba dala naten dito? hehehe
2 kay badz, 1 kay jo, 1 kay randy at video kay ATTY wah!!!
hindi maitagong kaligayahan
nice shot za ... pang FS

jill... waiting for someone? ... may space na .. coming na yan
(sana dalawa ang puso ko.. di na sana nalilito... kung sino sa inyo)

ATTY

by couple... (2x)
bdz? jill? hehehe
magkupz
mag-honey
mag-asawa at mag-honey
COMPLETE TEAM PIC SA CRATER DECKgulo-guo pa ang pwestuhan
...Team Pics...
kompleto na kami dito after nila mag-igib
DolphinsRBM @ Mt.Pinatubo Jan 10-11 '09
wah,,, ang gulo gulo.. stolen shots.. ng team pic
Best Team Pic @ the viewing DEck of Mt. Pinatubo
we went down to the lake right after this..
Swimming @ the crater of MT. Pinatubo
jan 20 '09 right after we arrive we hurried to the crater for a dip
yes it's really CYAN waters on January
this is your view going down...
200 steps down daw
semi-sepia shot .. andun ang warm water to cleanse our tired body
excited to take a dip kahit sobrang ginaw
wow.. swimming @ the crater sure is creepy
yaba took the first dip
nginig lahat sa lamig kaya testing the waters kami
ganda ng view para kaming idinikit lang
kunyari langoy2 pero takot na yan hehehe
nice shot arjel
si badz gusto nang lumangoy niyan promise
pag-kaahon niya wah,,, tayu ang utong sa ginaw!
pretty in pink
pose! pose! your on candid cam

mukang replica ito ng pic sa CAvinti a..
di mapakali kung lalangoy o anu ba.. pucha! ang ginaw!
si badz ang unang Girl (?) na naglangoy este nagbasa
ok who's next?
pics nalang wag na ligo
grabe ginaw nila
kupz tapang-tapangan
yey lahat basa na pwera lang si Jill
pag-blow ng hangin -- ung lahar liparan sa muka namen hehehe
ayaw na umahon sa ginaw...grrrrrr
konti lang ang lahar area na yan... biglang lalim
na agadwahhh... lahat asa tubig na ... warm nga siya...Jill papala wala pa din
dare lahat tatayo... kahit ngingig na
wwwaaahhhh GINAW!!!
si randy na ibinabad muna ang chicken sa sulfur waters ng Pintaubo hehehe
masarap naman daw ... pati si atty nakihati --- diba sabi magdala ng PACK LUNCH
ayus tumatlo pa.. namumualan ka na atty
grabe friends gutom na gutom kayo ah...
at ofcourse kami dapat may all girls na shot
with Jill na madaya! hehehe half body lang binasa
tatayo na sobrang ginaw.. haayy grabehan
ok-ok pack up na ... akyat na tayo Dyos ko..
view pagdating sa mismong crater

mga 4pm kasi may fog na nito
ang unang shumat --- sa sobrang ginaw

CLUBBERS
Mt. Pinatubo branch

Nges hu? - baby Jesus? or THe MUMMY hahaha mang kepweng, bumbero & Cancer Patient
kakagising lang ---thank you randy & atty for the sponsor
takot look...
wah dinaganan! --- tisay binuhusan ni angel
kakagulo sa picture / angel with the torch
over-sized na mga jacket...
unti-unting nagsisigising with our bouncers
party all night... dancing our night away
wala pa ding tama
plastik atty.. hehehe
yung mga boyfriend naten asa ibaba! sino next tagay? - angel
ewan ba bakit ganito kasaya
badz with pink scarf... winner!
....dancing goes well with picture taking....
...and bouncing and jumping and...
....and drinking...then dancing again... with the bumbero to keep everything safe

...moving and moving .....
whie... bati pa sila ... dito kaya ung sabunutan?
...dancing ,,sa hindi maintindihang kanta dancing pa din hahaha
may tama? nah!
picture addicts lang
...dancing again... swap na ng mga jacket..
ang nanabunot - nasabunutan at nacounseling =)
party party sa Mt. Pinatubo at around 8p
yosi?... dancing and yosi... ginaw ginaw grrr
... passing the thorch while dancing ... hehehe
tibay... talagang asa itaas ka atty
while watching the 1st tree climber
...Qidaw sa climber!!wa kami care... dancing ulit!!!....
pout kung pout... hahaha wala nang magawa.. makagalaw lang
yero party ba ito?... pero masaya talaga... gumagalaw ang lahat sa ginaw
wah,, nagtampo... umakyat sa puno!
pucha antaas...
antaas talaga... huy bubuy bumaba ka jan -angel
pwersahang inilabas si Randy...
uy walang tulugan Randy
check2 ng mga gamit baka may mga nawala habang hinihila siya
inayos nalang para sa pagtulog later ang tent
ang magkakunchaba
para silang mga kids waiting for the mascot to come out. hehehe
lakas loob na mga nagsihubad... freezing na nito.. keber!
wah.. pantangal lamig... sayaw to the Max
ginaw na ginaw na yan ... nawawala lang ung mga damet nila hahahaha
GRRrrriinnnaawwww....
------ kami closing remarks na --- malapet nang magsibagsak hahahaha----
wala naman sa itsurang mga nakainom.. --- while watching bubuy at the tree
with one of the bouncers
... 2nd floor madness...
one magical kiss... before tree climbing.. yaba & Cate (6yrs & stronger)
Tree climbing & Dramarama sa Hapon
happy thoughts.. aakyat ako ng puno! :)
ang nag-guide sa lasing. .. hehehe
bati pa sila dito.. tinulungan siyang umakyat.. hehehe
alalay dito.. sa kabilang side ka wewel - badz
step dito, tas sa kabila - Badz
ok na daw.. hindi na daw siya aakyat.. - Yaba
gusto ko talagang umakyat sa puno yaba.. - Jologs
biglang arjel and Badz na.. hehehe
nang dumalim.. naghahasik ng lagim.. hehehe si Jologs.. este si JO-Ann
ok lang yan.. sorry na nga daw..Arjel -- bakit ansaya2 mo yumapos kay Yaba?! REVELATION? 1:1
SINO SINO NANABUNOT SAKEN? WALA KAYONG KARAPATANG
SAKTAN AKO! - JO-ANN
AKO, hindi naman malakas yun e. - Tomboy
COMMERCIAL --- (1 down) in the meantime ... ang tangera bagsak na!
BAKIT NIYO AKO SINASAKTAN?..
May nanabunot saken!! - Jo-Ann ... Tara tulog na tayo Yaba --Cate
sabi nang gusto kong umakyat sa puno e... (2 down)
(3 down)
wah... that's not your Tent ... dun tayo cate sa pula - Yaba
Yaba & Wewel -- inaalalayan si Badz & Jologs este JO-ANN
biglang umupo...
ayan na.. in a few moments..
EVA FONDA o CELESTINA? ... dramarama sa hapon! ehehehe
ang KULOT na TOMBOY na NANABUNOT
ang issue... kulot o straight?
hindi mo hinanap yung tatay mo... tsk - Jo-ann
huhuhuhu ... dapat hinanap mo.. dapat.. wala kang kwenta... hindi ka marunong magmahal! hehehe
OWWWWAAA!! anong issue ulit? - JO-ANN .... Ewan ko na-- YAba
dito na nakuha ni badz ang Jacket ni Arjel **CAPTURED
Nahimasmasang JO-ANn.. remember.. JO-ann badz suot na ang jacket ni arjel **CAPTURED
balitaktakan.. ganda ng pwestuhan.. damo!
Ang Tomboys! tsk (fredie & cancer pantient)
(in betweens) hehehe they truly understand yaba hahaha



finally nagsitulog na ang mga nagsiparty ...
we miss you randy ...
weh,, hindi tinamaan si ATTY!
poser pic 1 -- pero dito talaga siya natulog..
preparing for dinner
busy mode (all boys)
busy busy again..
with our Guide Howie and Ador? *totally forgot*
happenings underneath the thin roof (galvanize sheet)
warm.. hmmm
the tortang talong (eggplant)
no more GIn!!!! ehehhe zeroed by the Party People (7 of it)


January 11, 2009
mornings @ Pinatubo.. (while waiting for food) hehehe
we were so pampered WE LOVEETT
tagal ng food... shots while waiting for brunch ...
(WAIT! that's mark's mat?!) Winter Fashion Collection
yum yum... delicioso..
their turn... thank you so much friends

Atty thank you so much.. ginaw ka pa din ah..
pagkagising na pagkagising
poser pic2 hehehee in fairness 2 dala niya jan na tent
waiting to go home pack-up na kami
atty - ever wonder what it felt like sleeping in a tent w/ a mat?
Hygiene ofcourse!
yep.. right after our eyes opened este after picture taking papala muna
- yaba - tired the next morning explaining his side.. hehehe

going home... taking our last look @ Mt. Pinatubo
Jan 10-11, 2009

makeshift stool sa viewing Deck
view from the kubo
view of how magnificent it is..
creepy but very beautiful
our very last glimpse
nice shot --- the Mountaineer & Guide
class pics.. hehehe
thank you friends.. for making this happen.. and the bonding
wah,,, atty hindi ulit kasama.. sa labas ng upuan.. hehehe
7 girls + 5 boys + 1 Grandpa = 1 hell of a bunch(team)
YEY! two 4x4 waiting -- lahat kami OO agad sa addtn'l na P215 per head instead of 6-8hrs trek hehehe
excited na lit...
kanya kanya nang sakay
on our way back to civilization
ganda ng mga pics.. kala mo hindi mga pagod at puyat
habang naandar pa yan
sa kabilang sasakyan naman ... wawa ang nasa driver seat walang shots hehehe full effort para sa shot
" tilted"
panu palusong sa ilog kodak pa din. totoong takot sa muka iyan
grabehar ang lahar.. The Espasol look!
"couples" -sweet!
coup de tat? ... nah,, ang cancer patient at ang bumbero yan sumusugod!
it's sooolit..
fresh na lit.. going home @ brgy
--Our ever reliable teamates--
"PARTY PEOPLE"
team pic.. for the last time...
nasubok ang friendship.,, hehehehe
what might have been?
yum! yum!
Greenwich Special @ D. JOse Station
ayaw pa maghiwalay e.. kwentuhan pa ... ang sAya ng lakad na ito..
Testing friendships & relationships to the fullest! hehehe
thank you.. till next climb,,