Sagada: Morning Unwind

Sagada Morning View

First off all, my sincerest thanks to all those who greeted me on my birthday last week. My apologies if I couldn’t reply back earlier. Braving the category four storm, Marce on the night of my birthday, September 11, was a bit of an extemporaneous decision. Somehow I wanted my birthday to be different this time around. So after dinner with my family, I called up my friend Lagal[og] and dragged him on a road trip up north to Sagada.

Breakfasts at St. Joseph Resthouse Sagada

I somehow find myself in this Northern Highlands whenever I feel the urge to just relax and think out things. It’s my fourth time in this wonderful place and I have always enjoyed going back here. Photography takes a little on the backseat as taking photos wasn’t a priority this time but to just enjoy the place more. In fact we didn’t venture more beyond the town itself but enjoyed the really cool atmosphere, the soothing sight of the mountains and the pine trees, coupled with moments of introspection on what might hold for the coming years.

I thank you once again for coming along with me on my journeys in this humble blog. I won’t pretend that this blog has shared a bit of fame over the years but I will always remember the reasons why I started this blog - to simply share the joys of travel and photography. And hope people would be inspired by it.

Tags: Mountain Province, Sagada

Eugene Says:
September 15th, 2008 at 2:38 pm

Happy birthday, Ferdz! Dami palang may birthday this past week.

lagalog Says:
September 15th, 2008 at 2:49 pm

wulfriend! ambilis ng first sagada post mo.
anyway, thanks for letting me come along for this instant roadtrip.
sarap din talaga to just chillout and let photography take a backseat for the meantime.
i always appreciate your advice - tama yung sinabi mo na share the joys of travelling and photography.
i think i should always remember this because this is the real reason why i went into blogging in the first place.
anyway, God bless and will be looking forward to your next posts. i bet mas madming pagkain dun

rayts Says:
September 15th, 2008 at 5:08 pm

this is a nice way to celebrate your birthday, Ferdz. I wish I could just call someone out of the blue and dragged him/her to anywhere I please. well, i do…it’s usually me who’s not that easy to drag. birthdays are always an exception to the rule. it’s funny but i never even saw my family on my birthday. it’s like the older i get, the lesser time I spent with them. faux pas. anyway, belated HB uli.

donG hO Says:
September 15th, 2008 at 5:12 pm

astig pala ng birthday mo! ganyan pala talaga ang mga mahilig bumyahe talagang byahe pa rin ang birthday. i have a list of byahero and the places that they went to celebrate their birthday>

dong ho - bantayan island
lawstude - boracay island
rayts - kota kinabalu
ironwulf - sagada

hahaha… ayan. si oggie hindi ko alam kung saan nya cinelebrate yung birthday nya.

astig ang birthday sa sagada. lamig at kape lang ang katapat nyan. salamat din sa advice na paminsan minsan sarap din na bumyahe lang. less photography. kakarelax nga din yung ganyan.

kyels Says:
September 15th, 2008 at 5:40 pm

Belated Birthday to you Kuya Ferdz!

I could have wished you earlier but I did not have the access to the internet for a week hence. Anyway, I hope that you had had an enjoyable birthday and I will still continue to drop by b/c your site has shared w/me many priceless articles and photos!

Millie Says:
September 15th, 2008 at 6:34 pm

Oh Ferdz Happy Birthday! Ang sarap naman ng birthday treat mo for yourself. Good for you. buti na lang madaling hilahin si Oggie. what can u say about the past year?

lagalog Says:
September 15th, 2008 at 8:45 pm

sori, can’t help but react hahaha

rayts, kaladkarin kasi ako, hahaha. actually, really wanted to revisit sagada to find out if it’s headed towards the commercialization we saw in sapa valley in vietnam. good thing, hindi naman.

dom, still don’t know where i’ll celebrate my next birthday. nagkataon kasi na weekdays ang birthday ko the past few years. but for sure, i’ll be going away the weekend following that. tama si rayts, the older i get din, the farther i celebrate my birthday

erick Says:
September 15th, 2008 at 10:41 pm

ferdz,
can’t wait to see your next sagada post. will be there will joel garcia this 1st week of october. ito mukhang hindi iseatback ang photography dahil harcdore si joel. ako i just want to explore the place and eat. hehe!

sa birthday ko eh weekeend. sino kayang isasama ko at saan? haha!

belated uli!

photocache Says:
September 16th, 2008 at 12:03 am

Belated happy birthday Ferdz. You are lucky you have some place you can hie off to when you need to recharge and a good friend to join you without question. I enjoyed my armchair travels with you; keep ‘em coming.

ellen Says:
September 16th, 2008 at 9:50 am

Ferdz. sayang di ko agad naremember bday mo.
Na-announce sana natin dun sa CPK bloggers hehe…

nina Says:
September 16th, 2008 at 11:58 am

What a great way to celebrate your birthday Too bad, I’ve never been to sagada! Hope to visit the place next year

Em Says:
September 16th, 2008 at 7:05 pm

Hi! Where can I email you? Thanks!

Ferdz Says:
September 16th, 2008 at 7:18 pm

Hi Eugene! Maraming salamat! Pansin ko nga madaming me birthday during this month.

Salamat din sa pagsama Oggie even on the last few hours. Looking forward to your sponanous captures as well.

Hi Rayts, medyo close knit kasi ang family even if my other siblings are not around we try to celebrate pa rin. Although lately I’ve been away a lot lately rin.

Salamat sa greetings Dom, Onga no. Ang mga gala sa lakwatsa din nag bi-birthday. I guess it’s a way to celebrate na rin or give yourself a gift of travel.

Hello Kyels! Thanks for always dropping by here after all these years. It’s ok on the greetings, better late than never.

Onga Millie! Kaladkarin si Oggie, actually we had sort of a plan na rin to go here but with the category 4 storm Marce looming up north it was a gamble so we brushed off the idea. Then suddenly we just decided to go ahead na rin.

Naku Erick, I’m sure with Joel, photo safari yan and will sure to take home great captures as well. Looking forward din on your trip. Will be posting details as well that might help you guys when going here.

Thanks Photocache! It’s not actually an easy place to visit but I really enjoy the place whenever I visit there.

Hahaha! Naku ok lang Ellen. Basta nakakain ako ng madaming pizza at busog ayus na yun.

I hope you have a chance to visit the place when come back next year Nina.

Hi Em, I sent you a private email.

benj Says:
September 17th, 2008 at 12:59 am

Happy birthday naman! :p

jhenny Says:
September 17th, 2008 at 3:28 am

Hey ferdz! Belated Happy Birthday.. all the best!! and thank you for always sharing the good places and for your great photos! Keep it coming dude, cheers!