Our team composed of 12, I being the youngest (kink…) got decided to work out-of-town. Early on Thursday we headed our way to NPC Angat HEP Guesthouse, Norzagaray, Bulacan. I enjoyed passing through slopes and zig-zag roads. For exactly two hours, we were on tip of the peak and almost touched the rain clouds. Most people in the place were on vacations due to long holidays. The venue became a perfect place to serve our purpose. The silence allow us to stay fully concentrate at work. The cold air is very refreshing, chirping birds can hear anywhere, calmness was all over and the rest were green. The mist made it hardly for us to see, but I still let my eyes indulge the blur yet scenic view of the Angat dam from our place. The fact that its one of the most beautiful barrier in Southeast Asia gave me more reasons to admire it. It is a protected area.
Few minutes after, big drops of water started to fall and we have to run in our accommodation. Perfect timing for lunch had just set. The guesthouse reminds me of big dwellings built for big families in my hometown. Dining in a long table with these great people cracking jokes and airing witty ideas, watching the rain in glass windows and enjoying homemade cuisine- pork sinigang with gabi, crispy tilapia (freshly harvest from the dam,) sided with camote tops, fresh tomatoes, diced onion, garlic and salted shrimps, gave me the feeling of being at home. The rain never stops as it insists us to proceed at work and let searching the rest of the place be our next thing-to-do.
I got woke-up early the next day. The air was colder than day before. I took the opportunity to take some walk and search the rest of the place. Fogs are everywhere. Morning dews were on foliage and I can really feel its coldness just like small chucks off ice every time it drops on my head. Houses in the village where still closed. No one in the street but me. It’s creepy. This is the exact scenario is most scary movies I watched- ghost town. As I passed through houses, I can feel that somebody eyeing at me and few steps more a group zombies will appear from the foggy end of the road... ok, I’m just scaring myself.
Few more blocks away and I met a group of kids eager to take some shots. They live with the family squat on the other street. Another block more was the oval were senior colleagues enjoy the run. When the sun started to unhide in the clouds, it began to reveal better color and beauty of the village- the century old trees standing tall around, growing foliage and the colorful flora along the way.
Meanwhile, my attention got captured by a couple getting into reconciliation. It seems they never had a good night. The female felt bad while the male is trying to win her. I’m getting unethical this time. In silence, I tried to get close so I can see them clearly, then…. Click! Ooops, I missed to undo the flash. They got surprised. I tried to hide but its too late. I interrupted their private moment and I’m too sorry for them. I just stayed away and kept sat on the bench not far from them so I can still enjoy watching. Lucky for me that they never felt bad. With great patience, the male continued his move as the female felt hard to get. Few more strokes with no little interruption the male got what he wanted. It’s indeed a good morning for the couple… turkey.
The third and last day was an educational tour. As part of the tradition among their employees, we visited one of the NPC’s hydroelectric power plant supported by the dam. Contrary to the rising buildings in the city, the structure in the plant is located underground. The tour guide accommodated us down to 120 meters below sea level just to see how the plant operates. It’s a good thing to see a plant maintained big turbines, heavy machines and other highly complicated operating devices located in the mid of the forest underground. We also get into the dam. The water was so calm, clean and the view was totally invigorating. I really love nature tripping and I can’t stop thinking grin… green I mean. Lucky that I was able to bring my ever reliable portable camera- I was able to shoot some to share.
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