Bagong Taon, Bagong Akyatan, Bagong Kaibigan, Panibangong BUHAY

Leading Yema, Atimonan Quezon

(the title is in Filipino my native tongue - "New Year, New Climb, New Friends, Anew Life")


Living a simple life, breathing fresh air, gulping an ounce of adventure, eating good food, cheating death and having another shot at life is the BEST way to start someone's year right. If that's the case, I am starting my 2011 right.

We went to Atimonan, Quezon for our first outdoor climb of the year. I met other climbers and hopefully new friends. 

Experienced an "almost-life-ending-accident" that made me realized that this is already my "second life" so I must rejoice and celebrate it more! Ironically the accident was not me falling from the top after a climb, but something falling to me in a spear like fashion that ripped my pants-off and that seemed to have given me a knock-out punch to my jaw. Just suffered from a minor sprain, heavily bruised and sore ankle ligaments and leg muscles, and some multiple-abrasion on my face and leg. 

Any way the more important part is that I'm still alive and I shared a moment of cheating death and recovery from that experience with an awesome bunch of people who helped me recuperate from it. Also, I got a heap-load of lessons learned. 

I'M ONE LUCKY SON OF A BITCH! 


THANK YOU LORD!

Before ending this entry, I would like to thank this set of people for sharing this episode of my life: Kuya Jao, Pastor Noel, Kap Chris, Fred, Ian, Ate Mity, Ate KQ, Kuya Mackie, Kuya Sly, Jp Beiber, Manong and Manang caretaker. Thank you very much!

"Life is beautiful, life is sweet and life is short so treat everyday as if its your last" Climb on!