The Hardest Climb Ever.. Painful trail to Mt. Golgotha

            My personal reflection of the most painful and hardest climbed in the history, Jesus on His way to Calvary of Golgotha. Many of us already heard of this very familiar and most repeated story during Lenten season, that to some extent it loses the real value of the story.
          
           Let me share my point of of view, as a mountaineer, climbing mountains was never been that easy. You need skills and knowledge on the stuff you have. You need to developed the different discipline in the outdoors. You must have the right gears and apparel to keep you safe and give you comfort from the test of nature. Perhaps, Jesus experience most likely the greatest climb ever in the human history. A very dramatic, painful and thirsty situation, conquering mount Golgotha, shedding His blood and even offer His very life to save us all.

        Its not just a story that being told many times but a real life event happened  to Jesus. I could not just imagine the pain that comes from those who governed that place,the struggles from the very oppressive leadership, the call for justice and fairness are just few of my emotions imagining to that painful scenario. The situation were in disciples are hopeless, they are in fear for they may be the next to be crucified. There faith are put into test and so with there perseverance and loyalty to stay with Jesus. 

         The situation happened is still evident and happening until now, people believe in God but there are still like Peter and Judas, many are like the crowds when Jesus triumphantly enter the City but when He was about to be crucified, many are still like them who remain silent in their faith, who choose to be blind with the current situation especially environmental issues. As an outdoor going individual, I call for environmental justice against these huge companies who killed the mountains, the forest and all living in the system through cutting down tress, thousands of grown tress. I thirst for the shade of tress that gives comfort in these melting earth. Scarcity of water  in the mountain that worsen the situation of potable water in the low land areas. 

         Stop cutting down trees! save the mountains because there is only one earth to live. Give earth the chance to live, hold on your self vested interest that benefits only to the few greedy capitalist companies that put the entire place into danger. Find other resources  to create sustainable energy that benefits not just as human but of both the mountains, animals and all who have life. Let us be the good stewards of God's creation. let us all be reminded that Jesus used ordinary people to create extraordinary things. Let us all be the instrument of saving the environment. We too can make a difference, we can make extraordinary actions if we let Jesus use us to save the earth from climate change. Like Jesus we will be constantly in the intense glare of public media scrutiny, accused and misinterpreted but let us not be afraid  Speak up, involved, take action! save the mountains! After all Jesus died for us in mount Golgotha and we have to fight and call for Justice on environment and even offer our life just to open the eyes of the companies and people who are responsible of this worsening environmental destruction.Save mount talinis! save mount kanlaon! save mount mandalagan! save mount da-at!  Padayon! The greatest mountaineer ever, who conquered mount Golgotha. Jesus!

Go outside on a weekend...

March 2016

@ Lo' Kadyos Hot and Cold Pools and Cafe
 

One sunny saturday, Me and my wife plan to go somewhere that is cool and relax ambience. We have many choices of places to go to, because we are just in a stone throw away with all the cold and hot springs and swimming pools. 

We drove going to the mountain side of Dumaguete and we found Lo' Kadyos Place, its located going to Pulang Bato, Palinpinon, Valencia, Negros Oriental, There were around 3 swimming pools in that area, cottages, tables and chairs are also available. You just have to pay 30 pesos for your entrance and you can now have unlimited swimming to there hot and cold pool with a clear blue water on it. Surrounded with coconut and bamboo trees with a secured fence with cottages under the shade of mango tree, that must be a place to try if I were you.

And so,we opted not to get a cottage since we are just two and they have a restaurant which for us we enjoy so much eating. 

In their Cafe, they have varieties of delicious food on the menu board.  We ordered Tinolang Bisayang Manok served in a bowl, hot and fresh and a Cheese Sticks and real fruit Mango Shake and I ordered one cold bottle of Red Horse beer that makes the place ideal for a sunny saturdate with my beautiful wife.

Thanks to Silangan Outdoor Equipment for the side pouch. A very useful and ideal for people like us, you can put your money on it and safe for your mobile phone because its fabric is made of water resistant materials. They have now a new model side pouch, cordura fabric a durable and synthetic type of fabric which is sublimated and you can have your own design at a very reasonable price.Proud Filipino outdoor product. Thank for Supremo action camera for the photos. I'll be making reviews for the action camera on my next blog.
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