Mambucal Resort Hot Springs and 7 Falls (A journey to the wonders of nature)

Nature has its own way of telling us that life is beautiful.

Have you experienced trekking to a row of waterfalls and bathing in warm sulfuric water?

Mambukal has its own way of telling us that nature abounds in the most pristine environment and although it is located only 45 minutes away from Bacolod, Negros Occidental, it has a lot to offer to nature lovers and adventurous souls. With just a 35 peso fare from Bacolod's Libertad Market you can already reach Mambukal.

Mambukal is located at the foot of Mt. Kanlaon, an active volcano. To go there, you need a pair of sneakers and slippers (and of course your bathing suits and clothes). Swimming facilities include two swimming pools and two warm sulfur dipping pools. 

If you want to dip in warm sulfuric acid water alone or with friends, try the Ishiwata Bathhouse. This is a private bath house that can give you solitude and relaxation.

Mambukal also offers a spa for you to relax and unwind.

The highlight for nature lovers and adventurous souls is the trip to the seven waterfalls. It is tiring yet fulfilling once you reach the 7th waterfall.

 
For more information about Mambukal, please visit this link: http://mambukal.negros-occ.gov.ph/

GOOD THINGS

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Imagine yourself devouring a delicious, not too sweet, chocolate cake with Belgian chocolate filling. What would you have felt by then? Good. But will the goodness last?

   

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Good things never become foul or manipulated.

Take the cake for example. After swallowing it, the cake may have been squeezed by your stomach, defiled with gastric acid, ruined by bile juice then comes out of you as a disgusting stool. Worse, it may give you an upset stomach if you eat a huge lot of it.

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So how can we tell anyone that we have all the good things in life if the good things we refer to are the tangible things that money can buy? How can we brag that we have so much and some people have less? We have things the way we wanted but it does not mean that these things we have will stay that way. How can we boast about anything if we would not know that by tomorrow we would lose it?

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The humble man begets blessings while the proud begets ruin.

Blessings never come in monetary form. You can never say you are blessed if you have all the material things in this world. The word blessing is intangible. This is the main reason why I sneer when a monetarily wealthy woman boasts that she have a lot of "blessings"  from God.

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So, then, what are the good things? These are the intangible blessings we have. When we know that someone cares and loves us, that is a blessing. Waking up beside the people we love is a blessing.

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Time is also a blessing. When we have time to do something, that is a blessing. When someone gives time for us, that is also a blessing. 




True friendship is also a blessing. In this imperfect world, we have dealt with people who only act as a friend but were really never true to us.

God gave us blessings not in material forms. The tangible things around us are just prefects of our existence. They just serve as our guide. We do not breathe for these monetary things. We strive to acquire money and resources because we are blessed- with time, love, We live for our blessings and our blessings exist because of us.

Disclaimer: I do not intend to make this blog for spiritual enlightenment. I, personally, do not hear mass a lot and I do not read The Bible a lot but it does not mean I am a bad Christian. I am a thinker and if this blog makes you think then that's a BLESSING.