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Saying Hello to 2014 and Farewell to an Adventure-Filled 2013

Whew! We never had the slightest expectation, but 2013 turned out to be a superb adventure-filled year! No, Team Sweetie is not exaggerating. The fact that virtually every weekend, we were somewhere out there, away from the warmth and comfort of our own home, is a testament to our hunger for exploration, discovery, adventure, and […]

Discover Scuba Diving: A Fun First-Time Visit to the World Under the Sea

By Gian and Sheila December 21, 2013 12 Comments

According to oceanographers all over the world, we know more about outer space than our own oceans. Oceans cover more than 70 percent of the planet, but we know less than 5 percent about them. In fact, much of the land under the oceans remains unmapped and unexplored, and we haven’t actually understood how oceans […]

Multi-pitch Climbing in Cantabaco: An Adventure 250 Feet Above the Ground

By Gian and Sheila December 16, 2013 4 Comments

As a team, Sweetie and I have been rock climbing and mountaineering for almost two years now. Through all those years, we have developed a certain high for heights. We definitely feel exhilarated as we ascend new rock climbing routes, sit quietly on a mountain peak and enjoy the vista below our feet, stand up […]

Lust for Lime IX: Climb, Chill, Party, Beer

By Gian and Sheila December 7, 2013 Leave a comment

As mentioned in a prior article, rock climbing in the Philippines is quite a new, almost unknown sport. There are other factors that inhibit the growth of the sport—the high cost of rock climbing equipment, the insufficient supply of both traditional and sport climbing equipment, the lack of bolted crags, the difficulty of bolting a […]

Tabang Para Sa Isla: A Relief Operation and Medical Mission in Malapascua

By Gian and Sheila December 2, 2013 16 Comments

No one can deny that the devastation brought about by Supertyphoon Yolanda was almost beyond contemplation. Just imagine: a Turkish rescue worker remarked that the damage is more than that of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and 2010 Haiti earthquake combined. Another foreign aid worker also said that the damage is “unnatural.” And we could […]