Happy that we survived Pundaquit
"two mountain climbers missing in Mt. Pundaquit as they were descending from the Anawangin Cove-Pundaquit trail on Saturday evening amid inclement weather. According to the report from the ABS-CBN website, the two mountaineers were Anna Capili, 30, and her 13-year-old relative Jessielou Capili. The group they were part of hailed from Sta. Maria, Bulacan."
August 2009, nangyari 'tong news na 'to.. 2011 ko na nabasa.. bale ilang taon ng patay yung victims. nagulat. natakot at naawa na lang ako sa balita.. nakakalungkot kasi di na nakita yung katawan nilang dalawa. nakakatakot kasi yung killer river na tinatatawid nila nung naanod sila ng current ay yung same river na nagpaiyak sa akin...
" the two missing trekkers were swept by strong river currents as they were heading back to Brgy. Pundaquit."
Sabi ni Kuya Mike (The Manong Bangkero who's with us the whole time we're hiking Mt. Pundaquit) sa amin, may namatay na nga daw sa river na yun. It was the last river na tinawid namin. di din kami nakatawid agad nun dahil sa lakas ng current,. siyempre ako, na hindi marunong lumangoy eh natakot ng sobra sobra. nauna pa naman yung 3 friends ko nun, so nung turn ko na.. nagtapang tapangan na lang ako. nung nasa gitna na ko ng river, isa lang ang naririnig ko sa mga bangkero "wag bibitaw sa tali" eh.... di ako sumunod.. nag PANIC na kasi ako nun, wala na kong maapakan na bato sa ilalim ng river, natakot akong madulas or malunod at tangayin ng current ng river napabitaw ako sa tali.. buti na lang talaga NINJA si kuyang bangkero sa likod ko at nasalo niya ko.. tatlong bangkero ata nag assist sa akin nun.. define IYAK?! as in umiyak talaga ako ng sobra nun.. tapos napakapit na lang ako sa tali ng mahigpit. sabi ng kasunod ko na babae, kumapit lang daw ako sa tali... and so.... nakatawid naman ako.. pang 4th pa ko na taong tumawid nun sa batch namin.. nakakahiya lang. but i can't blame myself... nakakatakot naman kasi talaga.
Yung Anna Capili and Jessielou Capili, 2nd Time Victims lang sila ng killer river na yun, may nauna pa sa kanila.
" On August 29, 2009, Tour leader Anna Capili, 30, and her 13-year-old niece Jessielou Capili were swept by strong river currents as they were heading back to Brgy. Pundaquit. Inclement weather predisposed the situation, and despite vigorous search and rescue efforts, the bodies were never found."
At ang Unang Victims ay member ng isang Mountaineering Club.
" Anawangin Cove (June 23, 2008) - Jhoana Pimentel and Thaddeus Reantaso, belonging to the AMCI, together with guest climber Joseph Felarca were swept away while crossing a swollen river in Mt. Pundaquit at the height of Typhoon Frank. They were part of a team of 12 that made a recon at Anawangin Cove and were already on the way back when the mishap took place."
nakakalungkot.... but masaya, dahil na survive namin ang Pundaquit, natalo namin si Egay. di niya kami napataob. God is Good talaga...
Thank God, walang nabawas sa amin.. 17 kaming magkakasama na pumunta ng Anawangin, 17 din kaming nakabalik. and pati na din sa mga kasama namin sa batch namin...
40 kaming lahat sa Batch namin, 40 din kaming nakabalik.
Gutom, Pagod, Pasa at Galos lang nangyari sa akin.. pero mas okay na yun kesa buhay. :)