March 11, 2023 – EG peeps like to organise activities for us to do outside of work, so we decided to go for a hike! As a person who is not physically fit—I haven’t done any exercise even before the pandemic started—imagine the struggle I went through. Well, most of us did struggle, even though Mt. Balagbag is a beginner-friendly mountain.

The base of the mountain was so steep that we all had a hard time. One of us almost gave up continuing the hike, but she pushed through. The trail was easy, they say, and visible. But it could also be scorching hot since there were few trees to provide shade; mostly, it was just grassy and rocky slopes. We began the hike at 5 am and reached the peak around a quarter to 9 am because we spent some time at the campsite. We rested, watched the sunrise, and took numerous photos before heading to the summit. And yes, we all reached the peak, and I was incredibly proud of us.

By the way, I think I injured my right knee while descending the mountain due to putting excessive pressure on my knees on our way back down to the starting point. Oh, to be old and brittle! Charcharaught.

Anyhoo, it was wonderful to be able to go mountain hiking again. The view at the top was such a great reward after enduring all the pain and struggles. Really grateful for my EG tribe.

P.S. One can even take a 4×4 pickup truck, motorcycle, or mountain bike all the way up to the summit.

Onto the next adventure!

Photos below taken using Olympus Superzoom 800, Fujifilm 200

Photos below taken using Olympus Superzoom 800, Film Never Die Sora 200

Photos below taken using Instax Mini 90