Destination: (BEFORE) March 15, 1991 ERUPTION
1485 meters (4,875 ft) 1745 meters before 1991 eruptionMount 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.
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 Showan 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-
honeyCOMPLETE TEAM PIC SA CRATER DECK
gulo-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. Pinatubowe 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 agad

wahhh... 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*