Bagac Bataan Escapade

4PM Saturday, after shift, the cast took a cab going to Genesis Transit Terminal in Cubao and paid 120Php for our bill.  Then, we occupied the middle part of the bus, travelled more or less 3 hours going to Balanga Terminal.  While on the way, we encoutered a thurderstorm which added a different twist and challenge in our travel.  Everyone prepared for anything that may happen while inside the bus, and that challenge was the brilliant lightning and roaring thunder.  And that was my first time travelling with these guys with that twist and I know now there weaknesses.  Makakita lang ng kidlat, tatabunan agad ang tenga, na akalamo mababawasan ng kulog, hindi naman. Anyways, When we get off the Genesis Bus at Balanga Terminal, we took mini Bus going to Bagac Tower, another challenge?, we waited for almost an hour before bus left the Terminal , and we were 3 sitting on one meter Bus's chair while holding our 50 Liters Trekking Backpack.  Extra challenge talaga, sobrang sikip, amoy kili-kili, tapos ang lakas ng ulan, sabayan pa ng sobrang lakas na kidlat at kulog, kayo nalang mag-isip kung anung feeling habang nagbabyahe ng mabilis ang bus and we spent 35 Php each for fare hangang Bagac Tower.

Inside Genesis Bus going to Balanga Terminal

Bagac Tower, Bataan

after taking off the bus

Pagbaba ng Bagac Tower, sinundo kami ni Ate Marivic, nag-antay ng konte kela Noel at sabay kaming sumakay ng Tricycle going to Brgy. Pag-asa and its 15 Php each for the fare kasama na dun ang history lesson ng Bagac, kakatuwa diba?.  When we arrived at home along the beach, kwentuhan at nagpahinga ng konti, then, we set up our tents along the beach tapos medyo umuulan pa.  After that, dinner at 9:30PM, rest ng konti habang nilalait si Janeth ulit, hahaha, then drunk Tanduay Extra Strong with BBQ, RC, and Ice Tea on the side by na binili pa ni Janeth sa labasan.  Sabayan pa ng kwentuhan kababuyan, at babuyin at bastusin pa pala si Janeth, kasama kasi sa activities namin yun eh kaya ayun mas lalong masaya.  Then, we slept at 3AM.

PREPARING FOR DINNER

AFTER DINNER - ALCOHOL

Sunday Morning: Marked Time of Wake up is 8AM for marketing.  Pero, at 6AM nagising na kami, tapos  change costume, swimming attire competition na, syempre magpapatalo paba ako, wearing hair cap and googles sponsored by Speedo matched with cycling shorts as in bakatan challenge talaga ang nangyari sakin.  Pero ayun, hindi talaga nagpatalo si  Janeth, wearing nothing but her tantalizing smile, hahaha, joke lang, wearing fitted short shorts paired with white top at ang pamatay, ang brilliant pink flower sa dibdib, na parang magnininang, hahaha, kadiri yung attire nya no, isama narin natin ang mukha nya, hahaha, yun talaga ang kadiri.  Eto pang si We-wen, ginawang sea horse si janeth na dapat role ko yun diba? ang paa ni We-wen nakasakay kay Janeth at bongang nakahawak sa buhok ni Janeth while swimming.  Katuwa diba? Basta marming nangyari sa tubig puro kami girls maliban sa mukha lang ni janeth, mukhang bakla, feeling ko may issue ako sa mga bakla, hahaha, hindi naman sa mukha lang ni Janeth.  Sila Jeremy at Whab, ayun tulog parin, sobrang 8AM na, tulog nang tulog, hindi naman tumatangkad, try nyo kaya matulog sa tanghali para lumaki kayo.  After ng swimming, ahon tapos breakfast ng Coffee and Bread with Pancit Canton.  

SUNDAY MORNING

Then, went back sa tubig, nag nagswimming together with the guys.  Ahon ulit, tapos wala nang palitan ng suot at basang basa pa, naglakad kami ng 400meters at namalengke na kami ng pangtanghalian.  Ang bait ng tao sa palengke, and it happened that Sunday is Mother's Day, kaya ayun naging masaya ang mga nanay na tindera.

SUNDAY MARKETING

LUNCH BREAK

Emily, Sam, Mon and Me took a tricycle bringing all the stuff from the market to the house.  While cooking and preparing our lunch, we also planning our next activity and that was boating.

Water Melon after boating to replenish our body

Sunset in Bagac

After lunch, sumama nanaman ang panahon, e dapat mag babangka kami papunta ng mga Kweba ni Janeth na puro paniki, hahaha, ay Kweba pala ng Bagac, syempre, the same costume, naglayag na kami kahit malakas ang alon at ulan, at habang nasa gitna kami ng dagat, pakiramdam namin nasa roller coaster kami dahil sa sobrang lakas ng alon at kulang nalang hilamosan ang mga mukha namin ng mga alon. And there's a part na kitang kita namin ang ganda sa ilalim ng dagat dahil sa sobrang clear ng tubig, and take note we were on the boat huh. We spent 100Php each for boating. Dahil sa sobrang sumasama na talaga ng panahon, we decided to go back sa shore.  At pagbalik namin, ayun ang mga tents namin, napuno ng tubig sa loob dahil ang baha ng tubig nasa ilalim ng tent dumaan.  Kaya oras na ng Pack-up and fold ng tent dahil sa may nagoffer ng bahay na tutuluyan namin, ang District Engineer ng Bagac and his Family.  Bait talaga ng family nila and I can't forget them in their hospitality.  Pero alam ko natulog akong may kasama sa tent eh, pero bakit ngayon, walang tumulong saking mag fold ng 7ft by 7ft na tent, hirap kaya, pero ok lang. natapos din. After ng pag-liligpit, nagbanlaw na kami ng katawan at nag-ayos ng gamit sa bag, took tricycle going to Cafe Bern to take our dinner. Pati mga Tricycle driver napaka Hospitable din, plus tour guide narin namin, galing magexplain ng mga tourist spot na dinadaanan namin.  

DINNER TIME:

Dinner Sponsor

After dinner, alcohol, alcohol, alcohol time plus Videoke. Let's add tsimisan at bastusin si Janeth, e di mas lalong masaya. Bakit puro nalang si Janeth ang nagmumukhang komedyante? Ayoko munang magcomment.  Balik tayo kay We-wen at ang manliligaw, si Kuya talagang umaabot ng green na pera, sana ako nalang si We-wen para ako nalang dadalhin sa Amerika.  Eto namang si Mon, megang concert, special request pa talga, bakit ganun walang may gusto kay Janeth,  inaayawan nga namin, sila pa kaya.  

Resting Place

while walking on the road

To make my story short, at 12MN pack up time na, we walked maybe 300 meters puntang bahay ni Ate Marivic.  Habang nag-lalakad, si Janeth ulit ang pinagkaintiresan, panu naman kasi parang nasa Walking Dead, tulog na naglalakad sa kalsada.  At pag-dating sa bahay, tsimisan ulit tapos hanap ng pwesto, sina Whab at Jeremy sa Kubo sa labas, Janeth, We-wen at Mon sa foam sa lapag at ang beauty ko nasa throne nakaupo tapos nahiga sa sofa. BUUUURRRRLLLOOOOGGGGSSS.
 

WALKING EARLY IN THE MORNING

while waiting for the bus

Municipal Hall of Bagac

breakfast at Burger Machine

while buying Katinko

Monday Morning, we washed our faces using Vaseline Facial Cleanser, our event sponsor, then coffee.  Change costume because we will be going to Mt. Samat.  Habang nag-aabang ng Mini Bus going to Balanga,  nag breakfast kami sa Burger Machine near Capitol. Then, we walked again hangang Bagac Tower Terminal, at dun siksikan ulit sa bus tapos may mga nakatayo pa.  Bilis nang takbo namin samahan pa ng fresh air na humahampas sa mga mukha namin, sana bato ang humahampas sa mukha ni janeth, hahaha.  we walked 8 KM going up to Dambana ng Kagitingan.  

It's more than 2 hours walk, plus umulan pa ng sobrang lakas, e di basang basa kaming naglakad pataas, pero tumila ulit ang ulan, tapos laitan ulit, kulitan, bungangaan, tapos siraan ng mukha ni Janeth para mas sumaya, hahaha, hindi napansin ang pagod.  And we reached the Gate.  10Php each for the entrance, then bought food and drinks, kakadihydrate ang paglalakad eh.  After eating we went to  Museum first, took a lot of Photos at the altar for more than an hour.  

 Then went inside the Museum, and their we've seen all the historical events happened in Bataan and even in Manila during  Japanese era.  We were like High School Students on that time.  An amazing collections of war paraphernalia, photos of the war  itself on 1942,  maps and images of all the people involve in starting and ending the war.  The Problem was, cameras, cellphones and foods are not allowed inside and we need to put that in our bags.  So, after the Museum, we walked going up to the Base of Dambana ng Kagitingan, and we spent like 20 minutes to reach the top of the mountain but I am not sure if how many steps we exerted to reach the top.  On the Base of the Cross, another set of photos were captured. And after that, we ate and drunk soda to fill our stomach.

Done eating, and now time to go to the top of the cross using elevator, but food and drinks are also not allowed inside.

Went down the cross, photoshoot again, then went back to the Altar then Main Gate.  Waited tricycle that we can hire in going down the mountain.  At last there's Tricycle.  Travel time 15 mins. how fantastic, right?  Bat ba ako nagEenglish, ako tuloy nahihirapan eh. Nung nasa baba na kami, sumakay kaming Morong pabalik ng Cafe Bern at nag-Lunch ng two cups of rice with Giniling, lahat nag two cups ng rice, except kay We-wen na half rice lang ata naubos.  Etong si Whab naman, ginawang lugaw ang kanin, buhos ng kung ano-anung sabaw sa plate nya. After lunch, lakad ulit papuntang Overland parang magrest ng 1 hour before going to Falls. Kaso si  We-wen nag-babanlaw na para bumalik nang Manila.  At yun nga inihatid na ni Noel sa sakayan habang nagchacharge kami ng cameras, cellphones at sarili namin.

4PM nagtricycle kami hangang sa terminal ng Antipolo Road then lakad papuntang Falls, ang problema, ang nasakyan namin walang lisensyang mag byahe kaya ayun nasermonan kami ng pulis na next time daw kelangang alamin namin kong may lisensya ang driver. Naglakad papuntang falls ng 30 mins at dumaan sa mga katubigan na may palay, sapa at maraming bato.

6PM bumalik na kami sa may terminal dahil naghihintay na ang Drivers namin.  Pagdating ng bahay, banlaw at ligpit ng mga gamit. 6PM umalis na kami ng bahay at habang naglalakad naabotan namin ang parade ng alay.  At nakasakay kami ng MiniBus after 1 hour papuntang Genesis Bus Terminal.  The biggest challenge ng travel namin, 2AM ang alis ng bus ng Genesis, kaya naglakad kami papuntang Bataan Transit at ang byahe, 1:20AM, 4 hours na waiting time at naka NGA-NGA lang kami sa Terminal, habang gutom na gutom kami, tapos ay lumapit saming mga tricycle driver para daw  ihatid kami sa Victory Terminal, at ang singilan 300Php kada byahe.  Ang mahal nun huh, kaya kumain muna kami sa Mae Mae's Eatery.  Nagdinner kami dun ng bonga habang nilalait parin si Janeth, bat parang puro talaga si Janeth ang nilalait?, nagpipilit kc tong si Janeth para mapagusapan sya eh, feeling artista kasi.  After eating, kwentuhan tapos bumalik kaming Bataan Transit at doon naghintay kasama ang ibang pasaherong nilalandi ni Janeth. At ayun, nakasakay din, burlogs while nasa bus.  Tapos babang Ortigas, Taxi pauwi at nag-hanger ng mga basang damit.  Ligo tapos pasok na sa office.  At natulog habang nasa office. hahaha, IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE.