S triving to discover what is our niche in this vast Mother Earth is part of our conquest in LIFE...

Lemme recall...

We left Gensan office (WMC) for Landan, Polomolok, South Cotabato after lunch(15 May 1999). Our trip was a very bumpy, muddy, and rocky one.

I had several trips in the past via going-to-hell-like-roads and "penitentiary" terrains but that was the worst one!

The road to Landan and Sitio Salkak was excruciatingly rough on us. Must be because it was raining for the past few days. The mobile we were following got deeply buried and hardly stucked in the thick hardened mud several times! Hey, I hope I was able to count it, but anyways, it was seemingly countless. :)

At about 3:24 PM, we felt like we were not travelling by land but instead we were sitting on a small Titanic ship and the tragedy was about to happen again in the 15th of May 1999! Oh men! Worse thing we don't have Jack and Rose around (to inspire us, at least) but we were totally uncontrollably headed to some very huge and sharp icebergs---to the edge!

Just imagine how the passengers of Jojo, the ultra-energetic Environment and Loss Control Manager (yeah, my boss who makes every-dream-adventure-come-true, for that Jo, "gracias por su todo"), 3 ladies (Pinky, Tess Peņera, Liezl) plus 1 "cool-looking-scientist". Yeah, that's Butch Sebua, who believes LIFE depends on "water sampling" ...hey, Butch is right: LIFE really depends on WATER! Without water, there would be no life. These guys have to get out of the mobile like fish out of water...just to witness (do they have a choice?) how their mobile was pulled and pushed by our (yeah, as-in "our" cuz they come from our mobile) sturdy gentlemen (John F, Bruce, Butch). But of course, we had an almost equally hard time going to the place.

We were confident enough that our 4WD mobiles are battle and worse-road-tested but what happened to us was extremely terrible! Good thing, it was just a "near miss"! Fortunately, we survived the perilous trip.

At about 7PM we entered Salkak Caves. It was very dark inside and there was a stream flowing. But we can't expect the stream to have crystal waters. Just imagine those powerful muddy shoes unceasingly stepped on the cave ground. Good thing we had our hard hats! We can't imagine gettin' out of the cave alive without it, amidst the stalactites and stalagmites.

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Hazel Glenda Guerrero - Lopez , a positive thinker and an active, dynamic, fun-loving environmentalist. Hazelle, a consistent Academic Achiever, was a Community Development Editor of VOICE, Notre Dame of Dadiangas College Official Organ in 1993-1995. In 1995, she became a Project Officer and Environmental Management Researcher in Department of Agriculture, South Cotabato, Sarangani and General Santos City, (SOCSARGEN) Project Management Unit, Area Development Project, General Santos City. The Author is also a computer instructor in Mindanao State University - College of Business Administration and a part-time instructor in AMA Computer Center, General Santos City.

Presently, Hazelle is the School Director and Chief Operations Officer of AMA Computer College (Asia's First I.T. University, Pioneer and Largest in Computer-Based Education) - General Santos City Campus. ...That's where she faces an inspiringly awesome and extremely challenging LIFE!=)

Everyday is a constant learning experience, unceasing discoveries and a BIG CHALLENGE!
She strongly believes Philippians 4:13, "We can do all things through Christ who strengthens US." For as long as we have a very strong FAITH in HIM, we will never go wrong, for the ALMIGHTY FATHER will always be with US. Let us find our purpose it, fulfill it, do everything in accordance to HIS NAME. Just think about this: with God's undying LOVE, constant GUIDANCE and continuous WISDOM, how can you go wrong? Please feel free to e-mail her at:hazelleglen98@yahoo.com
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