Traveling taught me not to wholeheartedly trust weather updates and Google Map. Needless to say, in various occasions, they failed me. So I began to become more observant with the skies and practiced estimating distance […]
Author: dakilanglaagan
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I am Marjorie and welcome to my backpack reflections. Dakilanglaagan contains my thoughts and sentiments about traveling, hiking, and adulting.
I'm not really a superb writer, but I write nonetheless. Life is too short to be consumed by other people's comments. Let's pursue what keeps us sane.
A Memorable Hike across Babag Range to Jaclupan
After the successive hikes I had these past few years, I have never looked at the mountains the way I did before. Every morning, while passing by the overpass along Mambaling, I would look at […]
Mt. Hibok-hibok: Why you should be Grateful despite the Heartbreak
As of this writing, my heart is breaking into pieces: for the second time around… I was rejected. Just when everything’s perfectly laid, the universe decided to twist this ill-fated story. Why can’t March be […]
Casino Peak: What Happens after you Gamble with your Life
I’m not a good decision-maker; in fact, most of my trips are out of randomness. While it’s essential to come up with firm decisions at times, there are moments when it’s easier to let fate […]
Don’t tell my Mom I went Alone to Masbate
We all do crazy things in life – like spending a whole month salary overnight, getting broke and drunk with people who don’t give a shit about us, and falling in love with every person […]
Round South Cebu Adventure with Kamote Club
The more you fall in love with solo backpacking – of realizing that you can actually manage to survive on your own – the more it becomes difficult for you to develop relationship with others. […]
When the right time comes, I will no longer need to travel alone
I have long content myself with traveling alone – of witnessing numerous sunrise and sunsets and reflecting over how I allowed life to overpower course. I have long accepted that there are some paths that […]
This is what Happens when your Drawing Friends Show up
In a few ticks, February would be on our doorsteps. While much has been said about this overly-romanticized month, for me, this yet opens another month of adventure given that we’d be celebrating four holidays […]
Behind the Limelight of Sinulog
Signal is back and the party people are up. So brace yourself for an influx of face-painted selfies, colorful costumes, and zoomed photos of actors and actresses on flutes. Of course, what’d you expect? It’s […]
Mountaineering is Dangerous to your Heart
As early as grade school we were taught about symbolism – from the colors of the flag to the school’s seal then to those crappy literary pieces that we have to analyze and interpret. Eventually, […]
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