the second nature revist

ain't mountain high - ain't no river wide enough (ang waterfalls visit of satisfaction)

uumuulan ng almost three weeks sa probinsya and two days na lamang ang natitirang araw bago ako umalis for Manila. medyo desperate na ako and dapat mapupuntahan ko ang Abilinan Falls before i left our place. i have a pseudo-brother whom i know really likes mountain trekking kaya, niyaya ko siya. i told him to bring along some friends. aakyat kami ng bundok umulan man o bumagyo. the next day, nung umuwi siya galing school, he told me na may mga niyaya daw siya. sabi ko, malakas ang ulan kagabi and until now, umuulan pa din. i thought he was bluffing that 15 of his friends were all willing to come. hala, nagulat ako, kasi alam ko walang magseseryoso na umakyat na ng bundok dahil malakas ang ulan. malambot ang lupa, madulas at baka malalim ang tubig sa ilog.
pero at one o'clock, nasidatingan ang mga estidyante na nakaunigorm pa sa bahay at handa ng umalis. nagult ako and asked them if they are serious, sabi nila oo. i was thrilled, masaya, nakakakaba. we headed to the mountain, crossed two bridges and hike all the way to the top. umaambom. noong nandun na kami sa malapit, we have to slide down the cliff to reach the waterfalls. kasi it is located on the mountain edge, kung gaano kataas ang bundok, so is the waterfalls. i was thrilled again, as well as my companions na bago lang doon. i have visited this place twice but not this desperate. dumating kami sa talon sa taas na bahagi, walang malalanguyan dun kasi ang river bed ay bato. so pagkatapos nagslide pababa, nagslide ulit kami pababa kung saan merong paglalanguyan. it is enourmously high kasi dalawang talon na pinatong sa isa pang falls. kaya dalawang fallses(?)
tumalon sa mga bato, picture-picture, kahit umaabon. my plan before going there was to take photos of me on a semi kung fu training commonly seen on tv. pero di ko magawa iyon sa lower falls kasi malalim ang tubig. kaya while theye were swimming, umakyat ako sa first falls na sa taaf mismo ng lower falls. i was so amazed, kasi ang ganda, kahit nahirapan akong akyatin yun. someone took me some photos. after that, umuwi din kami agad, kasi mahaba ang lalakbayin namin.
sobrang satisfied ako sa ginawa ko ngayong araw. the real adventure, i satisfies me. ito lang kasi ang pinangarap kong gawin noong una ko itong binisita. ang kunan ng picutres and show them to everyone.hehe