Last weekend, four married men (John, Jason, Denden & I - minus our wives) went on a trip to Sagada. It was a never-ending (and freezing) 9-hour trip from Manila to Banawe via Autobus (with a few stop-overs every now and then). It was then followed by an unforgiving 3-hour journey (about 70% on rough road) to Sagada.
There are no carbon monoxide-coughing jeepneys, towering hotels nor an SM Mall (but I won’t be surprised if they build one in the future), but John and I agreed that it’s very much like Baguio… the atmosphere, the scenery, the people …
We spent Day 1 walking. Right after lunch (fantastic Lechon Kawali from Maferet’s(?) Resto), we decided to go to one of the burial caves. We first went to the Municipal Hall where we registered and hired a guide. Then, a 40+ minute walk from the Municipal Hall to the cave.Â
It was a sight to behold. Inside this very small cave are small coffins stacked on top of each other. I saw this exact scene before, but only on Discovery Channel. Now it’s for real. Hundreds of hanging coffins. So historical …. so Filipino … but sadly, right in front of us is an age-old Igorot culture that no longer exists.
Here are some pix taken that day:
Denden’s postcard-shot of the Banawe Rice Terraces.
This is the 2nd floor of our “unit” in St. Joseph’s.
John & Jason checking Maferet’s (?) menu.
This is Denden.
On our way to the burial cave, John looking calm and easy.
Obviously, something caught Jason’s interest.
Me at the cave’s entrance.
The burial cave.
The Hanging Coffins.
wow bong parang ang saya ng trip niyo ah! ako kahit baguio lang masaya na hehe
post some more pics!!!
hi nikki! saya talaga! i brought a videocam kaya lang i’ve yet to edit it e. but i’ll do a quick-simple edit para ma-upload ko sya. =)
Sa wakas! 48 years akong nag-antay sa pag-blog nyo ni Jason. May copya ka na ng mga pix from Den’s camera? Pa-burn naman ng copy pagkita natin mamaya. =)
aba! lakad ng mga boys ah…
oops.. may bilbil din pala si jason (see pic#2 for evidence) hehehe
john, na-email na nya. i’ll burn a copy for you.
hi wanda! yup, lakad talaga ng mga boys. me bilbil ba si jason? hehe
Bong. great “general patronage” blog entry.
John. i was waiting for Bong’s cue to blog.
Wanda. bilbil? what bilbil? naipit lang yung tyan ko.
Waaaah! I miss you Sagada!
oo nga wanda, me bilbil ba si jason? bat di namin makita? hehe
nakaka-miss nga, pa-email naman ng mga pix mo.
haha.. ok.. naipit kung naipit.. i’ll keep my mouth shut… baka dumugin ako ni Jason. hehe…
ang gaganda ng pics niyo ah. big threat sa mga photog friends out there. haha… ba’t di kasama si master dino?
[...] August 12-14. Went to Sagada with John,Bong and Den. Read up all about it at Bong’s blog. Pardon me but I have miserably failed to send him my pictures. [...]
hi bong!
sarap naman, nag sagada kayo. and denden’s photos are really good!!!
hi velvet! sarap nga dun! =)
[...] August 12-14. Went to Sagada with John,Bong and Den. Read up all about it at Bong’s blog. Pardon me but I have miserably failed to send him my pictures. [...]
Hi there! I’m planning to go to sagada when I’m home. (am in dubai) but I worry that the weather won’t allow me. I see that u went there on august. I probably would go there around that month too. How’s sagada during august? isn’t it rainy? God..i’ve been fantasizin about sagada for the longest time and now is my chance.i hope the weather doesnt stand on my way.please advise… i don’t know how this works but i left u my dacom5@gmail.com account. i’ll appreciate your help. thanks a lot!
[...] four Sagada Boys (John, Jason, Denden & I) hooked up with two great photogs (Karl & Randall) and explored [...]
[...] August with the boys (Bong, Jayz & Denden) without our wives and kids. Last year took us to a spelunking trip to the cool, mountainous town of Sagada (watch our video [...]
nice pic galing ng photographer… baguio is a nice place, sagada pa kaya!
sagda its a great place gud people just like baguio climet
woooow misssss filipns >>>hindi ako pinoy >wsh i’m a pinoy just to stay there 4 ever >>>>>>>>hve a nice day ppl
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