Byaheng Rizal: Angono-Binangonan Petroglyphs.

Carvings of animal like frogs and lizards and human figures

A friend of mine texted me one night and invited me to try a not-so-new coffee shop near our place. Since we both don't have work during Sundays and drinking coffee will not last for an hour, we decided to explore a nearby town, Angono. She asked me if I could look for a good place to visit there then I suggested Angono-Binangonan Petroglyphs since I've been so curious about this place.

Angono is known as "Arts Capital of the Philippines" which was the hometown of two national artists, Lucio San Pedro for music and Carlos "Botong" Francisco for arts. The Angono-Binangonan Petroglyphs is considered a highly significant cultural landmark because it is the oldest work of art in the Philippines,  dating back to circa 3000 B.C. These carvings where discovered in 1965 by National Artist Carlos “Botong” Francisco when he lead a troop of boy scouts in the mountainside of Angono and Binangonan. 

Entrance

Tunnel Entrance to Petroglyphs

View Deck

View Deck

Petroglyphs Tidbits

How to get there:

By Public Transportation

Option 1:

From Shaw Boulevard., ride an Angono-Binangonan bound jeepney. Ask the driver to drop you off to Scrapyard Cafe & Restaurant. Hire a tricycle to take you to Petroglyphs. According to one of the drivers we have talked to the minimum charged is Php200 for 2 persons (1 way) but only few to none tricycle would agree to take you to Petroglyphs due to steep uphill road which a lot of challenge to them. 

Option 2:

From Shaw Boulevard., ride an Antipolo-Tanay bound jeepney. Ask the driver to drop you off to Shopwise Antipolo. Look for the Andoks store (almost adjacent to Shopwise). There's a tricycle terminal bound to Thunderbird. Just tell the driver to drop you off to Petroglyphs. Not sure though how much the minimum fare but I highly recommend this route since this is not as steep as the one coming from Angono town.

By Private Transportation

Option 1:

From Shaw Boulevard,  take the route being used by Angono-Binangonan jeepneys. Turn right from Ortigas Avenue Extension road when you reach KayTikling then take that is the Manila East Road until you reach a fork. Take the road to the left heading to Binangonan for taking the road to the right leads to the town proper. Following road signs going to Thunderbird resort would be your best landmarks. From the highway turn left to Col. Guido Road which is a steep uphill ascent with sharp curves and blind corners. You will reach a wide road, Eastridge Avenue. After passing a short tunnel, watch out for a big cave/tunnel mouth to your left, that’s the jump off point. 

Option 2:

From Shaw Boulevard,  take the route being used by Antipolo-Tanay bound jeepney. When you reached the Shopwise Antipolo, turn right then go straight ahead as that road will lead you to Thunderbird resort where Petroglyphs is just nearby. (Recommended route)

Expenses:

Entrance Fee:

     Adult      Php 20.00

     Student   Php 10:00

Jeepney Fare - may vary depending on your point of origin

Credits to G Travel  as this blog serves as our guide

Mt. Irid Dayhike

If you are looking for a very challenging hike and you are fairly in good shape, I would recommend going and do a dayhike at Mt. Irid, a part of Sierra Madre Range, which is located at Sitio Sadlak, with a towering height of +1207 meters above sea level and is known to be the highest peak in Tanay, Rizal.

Here's what to expect when climbing this mountain:

1. 11 River crossing
2. Limatik/Leeches
3. Long slippery trails during rainy season
4. Majestic side trip at Kinabuan Falls
6. Amazing summit view (if there's a clearing ^-^v)

Kinabuan Falls

SOMO Team enjoying the majestic falls

Summit ---- No Clearing during our picture taking

Check out the video for this climb: Marco Delfin Video
Follow our team's adventure: The Solo Mountainera Outdoor - SOMOoooooo

I'm Selling Myself for Candy

Dear Essie,

I don't really know how to tell you this, I'm selling myself for candy. I think I realized it when your dog humped my leg Outside of your office and I saw you sit on my knee caps. I'm sure you're high enough to understand that I get turned on only by garbage men. I'm returning your toe ring to you, but I'll keep your photo with the mustache drawn on it as a memory. You should also know that I get sick when I think of your feet and I'm scratching my butt as you read this. 

Best of luck on the sex change,
Cristina

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Got this from Lazy Essie's blog :P

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Here's how you do it: :)


Dear (someone you recently talked to), 

I don't really know how to tell you this, (1). I think I realized it (2) (3) and I saw you (4)(5). I'm sure you're (6) enough to understand (7). I'm returning (8) to you, but I'll keep (9) as a memory. You should also know that I (10) and (11). 

(12),
Name




1) What's the color of your shirt?
Blue - I'm in love with your cat
Red - Our affair is over
White - I’m joining the Convent
Black -Our romance is over
Green- Our socks don't match
Grey - You're a leprechaun
Yellow - I'm selling myself for candy
Pink - Your nostrils are insulting
Brown - The mafia wants you
No shirt - Purple hedgehogs want to destroy you
Other -I dislike your eyelashes


2) Which is your birth month?
January - That night you picked your nose
February -When I quoted Forrest Gump
March - When your dwarf bit me
April - When I tripped on peanut butter
May - When I threw up in your sock drawer
June - When you put cuffs on me
July – When I saw the purple monkey
August - When you smacked my ass
September - Last year when you peed your pants
October - When we skinny dipped in the bathtub
November - When your dog humped my leg
December - When I finally changed my underwear


3) Which food do you prefer?
Tacos - In your apartment
Chicken- In your car
Pasta - Outside of your office
Hamburgers - Under the bus
Salad – As you were eating Kraft Dinner
Lasagna - In your closet
Kebab - With Jean Chrétien
Fish - In a clown suit
Sandwiches - At the Elton John concert
Pizza - At the mental hospital
Hot dog - Under a street light
Annat- With George Bush and Stephen Harper


4) What's the color of your socks?
Yellow - Ignore
Red - Put whipped cream on
Black - Hit on
Blue - Knock out
Purple - Pour syrup on
White - Carve your initials into
Grey - Pull the clothes off
Brown - bit of
Orange - Castrate
Pink - Pull the pants off of
Barefoot - Sit on
Other - Drive over


5) What's the color of your underwear?
Black - My boyfriend
White - My father
Grey – The Catholic Priest
Brown – The Montreal Canadian’s goalie
Purple - My corned beef hash
Red – My knee caps
Blue - My salt-beef bucket
Yellow - My illegitimate child in Ghana
Orange - My Blink 182 cd
Pink – Your ‘My Little Pony’ collection
Other --The elephant in the corner


6) What do you prefer to watch on TV?
One Tree Hill - Senile
Heroes- Frostbitten
Lost - High
Simpsons- Cowardly
The news - Scarred
American Idol - Masochistic
Family Guy - Open
Top Model - Middle-class
Annat -shamed


7) Your mood right now?
Happy - How awful you are
Sad - How boring you are
Bored - That I get turned on only by garbage men
Angry - That your smell makes me vomit
Depressed – That we’re related
Excited - That I may pee my pants
Nervous - The middle-east is planning their revenge on you
Worried - That your Ford sucks
Apathetic - That you need a sex-change
Silly - That I'm allergic to your earlobes
Cuddly - That Santa doesn't exist
Ashamed - That there is no solution to you being a dumb kid
Other - That your driving sucks


8) What's the color of your walls in your bedroom?
White - Your toe ring
Yellow - Your love letters to me
Red - The pictures from Vegas
Black - Your pet rock
Blue - The couch cushions
Green - Your car
Orange - Your false teeth
Brown - Your nose hair clippers
Grey - Our matching snoopy underwear
Purple - Your old New Kids on the Block blanket
Pink - The cut toenails
Other - Your Hannah Montana underwear


9) The first letter of your first name?
A/B - My virginity
C/D - Your photo with the moustache drawn on it
E/F - Your neighbors dog
G/H - The oil tank from your car
I/J - Your left ear
K/L - The results of that blood-sample
M/N - Your glass eye
O/P - My common sense
Q/R - Your mom
S/T - Your collection of butterflies
U/V - Your criminal record
W/X – Your sucide note
Y/Z - Your credit cards


10) The last letter in your last name?
A/B - Love your sweet, sweet ass
C/D - Always will remember the pep talks
E/F -Never will forget that night
G/H – Will not tell the authorites that you stole the whale from the backyard.
I/J – Mocked you behind your back constantly
K/L - Hate your cooking
M/N - Told in my confession today about the moose poaching
O/P - Told my psychiatrist about the bruises
Q/R - Always wanted to break your legs
S/T - Get sick when I think of your feet
U/V - Will try to forget that you broke my heart
W/X - Haven’t showered in a month
Y/Z – am better off without you


11) What do you prefer to drink?
Wine- Our friendship is ruined
Soft drink – I’m off to lead a new life as a lemon
Soda – I will haunt you when I’m reincarnated as an Eskimo
Milk - The apartment building is on fire
Water – I'm scratching my butt as you read this
Cider– I have a passionate interest for mice
Juice – You ruined my attempts at another world war
Mineral/Vitamin water – You should get that embarrassing rash checked
Hot chocolate – Your Cucumber-fetishism is weird
Whiskey - I love Oprah Winfrey
Beer – Thanks for the Cocaine
Other – you should stop picking your nose


12) To which country would you prefer to go on a vacation?
Thailand – Warm tingly sensations
Australia - Best of luck on the sex change
France - Love always
Spain - With tears of sadness
China – You make me sick
Germany – Please don’t hurt me
Japan - Go milk a cow
Greece - Your everlasting enemy
USA - Greetings to your frog Leonard
Egypt – Kiss my butt
England - Go drown yourself

#Thursdayzoned

Every day is what I always look forward to
Undeniably it's all because of you
Gloomy day can easily turns bright
Everything just feels fantastically alright
Not sure if you feel the same way too
Even though you have confirmed that you like me too
Excuse me for sounding too cheesy
Unfortunately this piece is a sad story
Geez, good friends told me to stay away from you
Each of them says you're just making me fall for you
Now fool like me believed we have a chance
Evidently you're nice but alone in the dark is where I will dance

Maybe I should just cry this all once then move on
and put my defenses up again so my life will go on
Oh, that maybe difficult I know
Yet, I will still try with all the strength I own

Away From You

Yes, I'm keeping my distance away from you but that doesn't mean I have issues with you. I'm just trying to fix my own issue in a way that will not bothers you. 
Maybe we just misunderstood each other? I don't know..but I'm hoping we can still patch this up together. Just give me some time to get back control of my feelings then we'll both laugh again on nonsense silly things..

They Still Have A Second Chance

There comes a time you’ll met someone

A person that will change everything in no time
Then his words are becoming a chime,
Which continuously lingers on your mind

One day you got interested,
how he was doing when you have not yet met
there’s always this question in your head
“Is he still or was he with someone else?”

By sharing your life stories each day,
you learned that the past is still giving him pain
secretly you are shouting “No way!”
“Why would anyone hurt him that way?”

Then curiosity just hits you
Identity of the girl you want to unmasked too
Using the clue he didn’t meant giving you
Start digging up is what would satisfy you

Now, finally you have her name
having glance of their past is what you think is sane
But now your heart is crying
because his love for her is still undying

*the author decided not to finish this because this is making her lonely

Alone

being alone is what you want...not because no one is around but that is what feels right