Vantage Point

It’s been more than a decade since I last visited Baguio City, last Monday, I had a chance to visit the City of Pines one more time. My friend asked me accompany him to baguio, gustong mag-unwind dahil sa dami ng trabaho, I gladly accepted the offer, it’s about time that I come back to this beautiful city.

Our bus left Victory Liner Pasay City Terminal at 11AM, walang masyadong trapik maliban sa EDSA kung saan nagkalat na naman ang MMDA na nag-aalis ng mga poster sa mga pader ng underpass, bakit kaya di nila gawin tuwing gabi kung saan di sila makaka-abala! Past 6PM na kami nakarating sa Baguio, we can’t go anywhere but Session Road, kain at load ng konting alkohol while listening to good music. After having enough alcohol & enjoying the music, we decided that we can call it a day.

The next morning, I woke up early to shoot, I wouldn’t leave Baguio without bringing any photos with me. First stop, Baguio Cathedral.

Baguio Cathedral (1/640″, f8 @ISO400)


Majestic Sky (1/1250″, f8 @ISO400)

Next stop, Mines View Park, bago makarating sa deck, ito ang bumulaga sa amin.

Strawberry (1/160″, f8 @ISO400)

“Strawberry” daw ang pangalan n’ya according to it’s handler, may bayad ang pagpapakuha ng picture na kasama siya, 10 pesos per click, kaya nga kinunan ko na lang siya ng solo para walang bayad! Hehehehe!

Then I went towards the deck to view natures wonders, I must admit, I was silenced by it’s beauty.

Simply Marvelous (1/1600″, f8 @ISO400)

From the View Deck (1/1600″, f8 @ISO400)

From Mine’s View, we headed to La Trinidad to take a peak of the Strawberry Farm, “off-season po ngayon, kaya di makita ang mga strawberries”, sagot sa akin ng itanong ko kung nasaan ang mga strawberry.

Strawberry Farm (1/1600″, f8 @ISO400)

Dahil nga walang makunan na strawberry, kinunan ko na lang ang mga by-products from this fruit, may juice & wine na pwedeng bilhin malapit sa farm.

Wines (1/200″, f8 @ISO400)

Naglibot pa ako ng konti at nagkuha ng mga paninda sa mga stall sa paligid nito.

Hand Woven (1/125″, f8 @ISO400)

S’yempre, pwede bang mawala sa Baguio ang ever popular Everlasting.

Everlasting (1/1000″, f8 @ISO400)

And the industrious farmers.

Hide & Seek (1/250″, f8 @ISO400)

Di kami pwedeng magtagal sa Baguio, kailangang bumalik sa Cavite dahil sa trabaho, we boarded the 12:30PM Saulog Bus bound to Cavite. Along the way, di pa rin ako tumigil sa pagkuha ng picture, di ko masisi ang sarili ko dahil sa kagandahang nakita ko.

Holy Smoke (1/800″, f8 @ISO400)

Long & Winding Road (1/125″, f8 @ISO400)

Sharp Curve (1/320″, f4 @ISO100)

I arrived home at 9:30PM, sobrang pagod, pakiramdam ko ay nanaginip lang ako, sobrang ikli naman kasi ng stay namin doon. I’m looking forward to my next visit.

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