It's love month, February. Mt. Pulag was believed to have the most chilly temp at this time. For sure there are number of groups aiming to conquer the said summit for their cause.
Well my Mt. Pulag ascent was not on February but was actually on December 2008.
After my duty on my work on Dec. 24, 2008 my girl and I went on a trip to Baguio. We celebrated Christmas on an ordinary bus bound to Dagupan. There was nothing special on that bus but being with the person whom you wanted to give your life.
When immediately got on a bus going to Baguio when we arrived Dagupan terminal. It's almost sunrise when we get off the bus on Baguio. We hurriedly looked for a room and luckily found a decent and low cost hotel (not as fancy as well known hotels). It was just a few meters away from SM Baguio and a few steps from a fast food chain.
We spent some time around the city buying goods for my Mt. Pulag ascent. I bought a pair of trekking shoes, gloves, and bonnet. We also bought goodies for our family and friends.
My girl need to get back to Manila for her studies so she went back to the Metro alone and I prepared my pack for a climb.
My climb-mates came to the meeting place in time and boarded a bus bound to Kabayan, Benguet. We to scaled the Amba-Amba trail and settled on Camp 2. It was so chilly then that I can't barely move my hands but instincts comes first and hurriedly pitched my dome type tent and hid inside it and put on thermal clothes. We were so tired and cold that nobody ate dinner and called it a night.
Early morning we wake up to see the sea of clouds but we stalled at the Radar. We saw numerous walking lights on the summit and concluded that it was crowded. After a few shots we retired to our camp and stayed for another night then descended to Baguio.
We shopped around just before our ride back to Manila.
When we are on Balintawak, I thought of surprising my girl because it's her birthday. I wanted to go to their house in Bulacan but it was already midnight so I've decided to just go straight back home.
December 30, my girl went home and she cried out of hopelessness. She said that I really don't love her and I never thought of her. We were just lying in bed. She said those over and over again.. Then my tears just came out. I told her that she's wrong.. I stood up and got a box from my things and showed it to her and she even broke into tears. I told her that I was just about to propose to her.
She held back the box and we tried to put on the engagement ring unto her fingers but we're unlucky because it does not fit. Then I got another box telling her that I have a spare ring! And we laughed about it.
The girl is now my wife, Lachmi, and we were blessed with a smart daughter named Lanchiel. Someday our kid will definitely reach Mt. Pulag and other mountains. We wanted to teach her to appreciate nature. And will surely join Akyat Aral on their good deeds to help the communities in the mountains.
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