Engkwentro sa mga Katutubo...

Sa maniwala kayo't hindi, gustong gusto kong nakakakita at nakikisalamuha sa mga katutubo, isa rin yan sa marami kong dahilan kung bakit ako umaakyat nga bundok. Hindi ko maipaliwanag yung feeling whenever i'm came to encounter them face to face, parang gusto kong maging isang reporter na gumagawa ng mga documentaries, kaso kahit anong pilit ko siguro e hindi ko sila maiintindihan, we all know that they have their own distinct dialect, yung mga matatamis nilang ngiti ay tila waring ang daming ibig sabihin, lalo pa kaya kung sila'y magsasalita..hehehe...

mga kalanguya (Photography by Jerico L.)

This photo was taken when we were on our way to Ranger Station in Mt. Pulag, medyo mahirap magpakuha sa kanila ng picture, mailap sila sa camera, maybe because hindi sila sanay..hehehe

mga aeta (Photography by Daniel G.)

Sila naman ang mga Aetes, except of course yung nasa gitna..hehehe..i think they are modern aetas na, si manong me jacket pa..hehehe, they were actually our guides when we climb Mt. Pinatubo via Porac Delta 5, the most unforgetable climb siguro so far..hehehe.

mga alangan (Photography by Ronald M.)

Ang mga Alangan ay isa uri nga mga tribong Mangyan, we ecounter them nung sumama ako sa outreach ng ADTrek sa Mindoro, they were actually students of Lantuyang Elementary School situated just in the foot of the famous Mt. Halcon. Syanga pala nag nag emcee kami dun sa outreach na yun ahhh..first time kong mag emcee..hehehe...

Flashing back the turn of events, from the very first time that i encountered them, the Kalngauya, in particular, that was Oct 29, 2005, natatandaan ko pa nagtatanong pa ko about them, average height daw nga mga kalangya is around 4ft. tapos yung mga pisngi nila mapupula..hehehe..kaya cute..hehe, anyway in barely more than 1 month i've encountered 3 trival groups and i do hope i'll still encounter fellow Filipinos that has trival culture.