Gensan: 5th Mountain Balakayo Adventure Park

Oo 5th mountain talaga. Marami e. hahaha! Don't ask me what to see in 1st to 4th. Tinanong ko rin sila niyan at wala akong napala. lol! 

Since Marx already gave me our itinerary a week before we went to Gensan, I already had an idea what to expect. I was surprised to see few habal habal rides going to each destinations. It would be my first time since I really wouldn't ride one while in the metro. Ayaaaaw! 

I'm a zipline addict. Whenever there is and if money permits, hindi ako kailangang pilitin (pero pinauna ko si Marx nung nag zipline kami. lol!)

Kuya: Ang bigat ng likod...

Me: Ha? Ano yun kuya.. may sinasabi ka?!?! hmm?

Marx: (laughs)

Hmp! Hindi pa ko diretsuhin ni kuya. Badtrip. hahaha!

Some of my accidental shots while riding a habal-habal..

Have you tried Kadang-kadang?

Riding kadang-kadang used to be one of the skills I learned during my PE class. Yes I was able to try one on my younger years. Bravo hindi ba?! hihihi! It's good to know that it still exists and that kids are familiar with it. Bangas na bangas ang tuhod ko dahil sa larong to. hahaha!

After about 40 minutes, kuya said one must get off since the road is much more bumpy. He would just go back to that spot to pick up the other. I was so tired so even if we decided to leave Marx first, I got off too for a while. My legs were numb. I couldn't stand up straight. Remember Angelina Jolie's pose that became viral on the net? Ganun. hahaha! Ang sagwa lang..

peek a boo. hihihi!

I'm on a high

After a while, Kuya driver left to pick up Marx. I was with the 2 zipline guides on a waiting shade. Then they approached me with..

Kuya 1: Taga san po kayo ma'am?
Me: Manila pa po.
Kuya 2: Ilan po kayo?
Me: Dalawa lang, may isa pang darating. Di daw kami kaya iahon ng sabay e.
Kuya 1: Ha?! Dalawa lang? E anong gagawin nyo dito?!
Me: Uhh.. Ehh...... Mag zizipline po?

Tumawa lang sila. Ewan.. hihihi!

Care to have lunch?

Marx: Ate! May pagkain po ba dito?

Ate: May manok po kami? Kaya lang po isang buo po dapat ang oorderin nyo.. Di po kami nag luluto ng tingi.

Nakakapagtaka lang. Baka magkapakpak na kami pagkatapos kumain ng sangdamukal na manok at hindi na kailanganin pang mag zipline. Tiis ganda na lang sa Gardenia Ube and Cheese flavor (kailangan talaga sabihin ang flavor e no? lol!).

We were the first guests to arrive. They told us they were experiencing energy crisis that time (brownout lang in short). So we taught we need to wait for the electricity before we start flying. Flying talaga. Hindi nakatiis si ate. 

Ate: Uhm Ma'am.. Sir.. Ready na po kayo?
Kami: E brownout po diba?

Ate: Hahaha! Naku sorry po. Hindi po kailangan ng kuryente para mag zipline. Nag-aantayan lang po pala tayo.

Mag iisang oras na kami ngumangatngat ng tinapay at chichirya. Hayz!

We need to trek for a bit to reach the launch pad. Torture talaga at naguumapaw sa init ang araw. I hate trekking to death.

That's Marx.. Na nakangiti sa lahat ng pictures. lol!

Naaalala ko si Cedie, ang munting prinsipe, sa kanya.. Ayan at aliw na aliw pa habang tumatakbo

Woot woot! Here we go!

Scary. Promise. Kaya nga pinauna ko si Marx. lol!

I told you.. nakangiti siya lagi. hihihi! I'm sure.. kabog kung kabog ang dibdib niyan

Sha ikaw na! ^_^

salumpwet ^_^

We proceeded to the the other launch pad. Ito yung para makabalik ka na sa pinanggalingan. This time we rode in tandem.

Kandong shot. hahahaha!

Sabit ^_^

We also tried riding the open air cable car. At least we got to do sight seeing in relax pace. Wala talagang habas ang pinawis ko sa zipline na yan. Free flowing.

Open air cable car

We were charged around P450.00 for the dual zipline and cable car. (Sorry, memory gap ako. Marx magkano nga?) We paid another P30.00 for the entrance fee (yan sigurado ako).

We went down and found this spot. Parang mini Baguio lang...

Si Marx at ang asong pakalat kalat na handa akong lapain anytime. Kainis! Amoy aso ba ko?!?!

At dahil usisera ako, I forced Marx to take a picture of me in the veranda. Sumunod din siya. hihihi! May nakulong na ba sa trespassing?

We had so much fun though the habal habal ride sucks. Ang sakit sa singit. hahaha! We headed straight to Amigotel to eat lunch and change for Water Tubing in Saranggani. Dito nyo na malalaman kung bakit 10 minutes lang kami nag stay sa Saranggani at umuwi din agad. Abangan....

Note: For the record. This is the longest gap from the last entry. Excited na ko para sa ibang lakwatsa kaya ayoko na ng backlogs. Recently, I thought of giving up blogging just because I felt it is required or something. I almost forgot the reason for creating it. I blog to store memories while on the road.. so I could show it to my future children, so I could escape my what-ifs, so I could fulfill my childhood dream na maging writer kuno. Minsan nakakabagot lang.. I'm no longer excited to blog. Ngayong taon na lang to. I promise. Whew! Pero nagpapasalamat talaga ako sa mga iilang tagasubaybay. Nagiging emo na ko. hahaha!

GENSAN: An Amazing Race Adventure with Marxtermind (lol!)

♫ Don't go chasing waterfalls, please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to. ♫ Kung marunong lang kumanta ang nanay ko, yan ang lullabye song niya bago ako umalis.

I still can't get enough of the experience as of this writing- the thrill, the adrenalin rush, the epic habal-habal fall, ang kainang walang hanggan, ang pananatili sa Saranggani sa loob ng 10 minuto lang, at ang hindi maiwasang pagkakaugnay ko ng salitang Gastos sa Gensan. hahaha! Hay!

Anyway, I'm really glad I pursued this trip finally. Naunsyame na ang unang plano ko before to do solo backpacking in Gensan. I can say I made the right choice to experience the thrill with someone. I bet I won't be doing solo trip ever if I did it alone. Trauma. lol! (Hep! Bago maging bayolente ang reaksyon, at paratangan ako ng paninirang puri, patapusin muna ako ok? oo bitter ako... bitteeeeeRRRR!)

I would like to thank Marx for inviting me and arranging the trip. Dakilang kaladkarin ako for three days. Tinanong ko lang sa kanya kung magkano gagastusin. hahaha! I didn't research any aside from what I've read a year ago (thanks Mica and Angel for your entries).  The usual reply I got was "Anong meron dun? papapicture kay mommy D?! hahah!" Until I got used to it an just replied back with a smile. Ngiting aso lang. 

I hate that my mom saw the Map of the Philippines few days before I left. (may atraso sakin ang nagkalat nun. hmp!) It contributed to to nervous breakdown. hahaha! Nabother sila ni papa lalo at nasa kadulo-duluhan na pala ang Gensan.. Kaya pala nakuha ko pang managinip sa plane.

Mama: Sino ba yang kasama mo? Boypren mo?
Me: Hindi ah! Pero first time ko lang siya ma-mi-meet.

Mama: Mas mabuti pang mag solo ka na lang anak.. :)

Ang sarap irecord. hahaha! Mama ayan ha! Ikaw na nagsabi.. hahahah! Expect more solo backpacking for next year. woot woot!

See you soon Mommy D! (lol!)

Magandang Gensan!

Marx was one of my few blogger friends na kahit hindi ko pa nami-meet in person, feeling close na kami pareho. hahaha! His office is just a few blocks away lang samin pero sa Gensan pa kami nagkita. Ganun kami ka-busy. (Charot!) I was really looking forward to that day. I've been doing solo backpacking lately so.. I think I need to give my parents a break... that's what I thought. lol!

I met him at Amigotel. He arrived there the day before kasi naubusan ako ng seat sale nun so nag solo siya for a day. We just laughed at each other the moment he opened up the door. Iba talaga pag nagsama ang mga hayok sa galaan. Click agad. Parang may lukso ng dugo. hahaha! (Apir Marx!)

To kill the curiosity of those who asked me what to do in Gensan.. oh! para sa inyo.

1.) Ride a habal habal.

At chansingan si Marx! hahaha! Joke. It was my first habal habal ride and I had so much fun!

2. Zipline to the max!

Where's the other end?

Wiiiiiiiiih!

3. Riding in Tandem. ^_^

"Anak! meme na!" hahaha!

4. Try the open air cable car. (Remember my EAT Danao trip in Bohol? I never had a chance to try their sky ride dahil sa duwakers kong friends. Masyado daw torture sa utak ang ilang minuto mo sa taas at kung ano ano ang maiisip nilang paraan ng pagkamatay nila. hahaha!)

I was surprised to see almost all of the crew on the other end after we tried it.

Marx: Hala bat ang dami nila?!
Me: Ewan ko. Ano ba to dry run? (ginawa pa ata kaming Guinea Pig. hahah!)
Marx: Baka titingnan nila kung hindi bibigay to at makakarating sa dulo ng buhay. hahaha!

My mom asked me  "Ah! yun ba yung pinapang tawid gulay sa bundok ng mga magsasaka nak? E di may kasama kayong gulay?" hahaha! Napanood niya ata kay Korina before. Akala ko rin. Sa Sariaya, Quezon pala yun. Tramline ang tawag nila. I'd love to try it too.


5. Mag sight-seeing

6. Visit South Cotabato's Summer Capital - Lake Sebu

7. Learn the Tboli dance

8. Chase the waterfalls. Woot woot!

9. Zipline above 7 falls. (Yes you read it right.. 7 falls dude! Wapak!)

Akala ko dati Maria Cristina falls lang ang meron sa Pilipinas. hahah! Paki update na nga ang Sibika at Kultura books please. And did you know that one of them is the tallest in South East Asia? Amazing isn't it?

10. White Water Tubing in Maitum Saranggani.

Watch out for my next entries on how much effort we took just to try this one. Hihihi! And yes, dito kami nag-stay ng sampung minuto lang at umuwi pabalik ng Gensan. Alamin kung bakit..


All these in just 3 days. Pagod na pagod talaga ako but it was all worth it. Pume-preview muna ako. I'm busy and lazy at the same time (ang hirap ng pinagdadaanan ko no? lol). Na-realize ko, kumpleto pala ang Gensan sa lyrics na pinost ko kanina (Press Ctrl + Home now.) Ciao!