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In the Realm Called the 'Playground of the Gods'

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‘The bold adventurer succeeds the best.’ Day 0 - The Invitation ‘So, you’ve been to Pulag?’ Expect this rhetorical question once you’ve let the information that you’re a mountaineer slip during casual conversation. In my case, it took me ten mountains before I was able to triumphantly answer ‘Yes’ to that question. I pursued Pulag through the difficult route and that is via the ‘Killer Trail’ or the less taken Akiki Trail. We did a traverse climb of Pulag in a two-day hike, ascending from Akiki and descending to Ambangeg. It was a long and memorable journey towards this famed Cordilleran Mountain, with this being my first overnight hike. A lot of things happened which led to some self-realizations and some discoveries. It took a long time for an opportunity to climb Pulag to come. So when that opportunity finally came, I instantly accepted the invitation. It didn’t occur to me at first that it was a two day journey, that I had to shell out a significant amount o...
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TARLAC OUTDOOR CLUB BACK TO SCHOOL PROJECT: One Passion. One Mission.

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‘The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.’  It has been a fruitful year for TARLAC OUTDOOR CLUB; but among our many achievements this 2019, the most significant was the inception of the BACK TO SCHOOL PROJECT. The aim of this outreach initiative was to change or improve the life of underprivileged Filipino youth, but it turns out to have changed our lives instead. The opportunity to give back to the community was a life changing experience for all of us involved in this project. To have put smiles on people’s faces was truly rewarding. It ignited the passion within us to serve others in the simplest ways we can. We also realized that it's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving that matters. We like to think we became better individuals with a deep sense of purpose because of this endeavor, and the wisdom and blessings we received were limitless and priceless. Indeed, it is in giving that we receive, ...
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