I’m a wuss. Let’s just get it out there and let it be known that I’m a sissy boy in pansy pants. I’m that guy who screamed like a girl while riding the Flying Fiesta and who had his head down atop the Wheel of Fate. Speed and heights are two of my worst fears but it was my first time in Davao and I wanted to experience riding the zipline and zorbing.
For our second day in Davao, it was an optional part of itinerary to take the zip. I’ve been apprehensive about it several months before the trip and I sort of dodged taking both zips in Bicol and Tagaytay. But I can’t escape this now. The other bloggers convinced me to ride it and so wewent to Zip City Hilltop at Barangay Langub which is the friendliest zipline there. Of course, I didn’t care how friendly it was, if the Wheel of Fate scared me, I’m positive this would as well.
View from the top
Being the friendliest zipline in town, traversing 320 meters 120 feet above the ground is still no joke for a sissy boy. I paid the P200.00 fee, got strapped with harnesses, and slowly climbed the tower waiting for my turn to take the step.
Of course, my fellow bloggers were very supportive. Orman even said, “Rob, iwan mo na lang sakin password ng PayPal account mo.” Thanks, Orman. How sweet of you. There were four of us who wanted to take the zip: Karen, Don, Fitz, and myself, but it would be the first time for me and Karen. I was scared shitless. I think I left my balls in Manila.
Karen, Fitz, me, kuya zipline, Don. Photo from Karen of http://dementia-foodista.com/
After Fitz and Karen reached the other end, it was my turn. The zip guy attached my harness to the line and he told me to sit down on the edge of the ramp. Then he slowly pushed me out pero sinabit ko pa rin yung isang binti ko. Shutangina! Di ko ata kaya! Tapos sinampal niya ako, wag daw akong bakla. CHAR. Joke lang. When I realized I was already hanging on for dear life, I started screaming and went on for about half of the ride.
I took a video of the whole thing but I’m not posting it here because it was embarrassing! The whole ride is a little over 30 seconds and I was able to enjoy the view after I got tired from screaming. When I got to the other side, it felt like a huge accomplishment! Tinubuan ulit ako ng balls. I might even have the guts to try other ziplines now.
What a pussy! Photos from Karen of http://dementia-foodista.com/
Buti na lang wala akong balls na maiipit. Photos from Karen of http://dementia-foodista.com/
K. I think I peed a little. Photo from Karen of http://dementia-foodista.com/
After the zipline, we headed to Zorb Park for the ultimate hamster experience! In case you don’t know, zorbing is an activity where a person gets inside this huge transparent plastic orb and is pushed down a hill. There are two types of orbs, harnessed and non-harnessed and I think both orbs are pretty self-explanatory already. Some non-harnessed orbs have water inside to make the ride more slippery and it’s called a HydroZorb.
The moment I saw in on television, I immediately hoped that there would come a day that zorbing would be made available here in the Philippines. So when I saw Ada’s post about it in last year’s DFAT, I went nuts about it and it’s actually the first reason I had when I applied for DFAT this year. For P200.00 a ride, I thought it was worth going to Davao for.
Me and Darlyn of http://beautifulmindanao.blogspot.com/
In Zorb Park (near Crocodile Park), we rode the harnessed orb where two people are strapped on opposite ends inside the orb before it is goes rolling down. I was on the far end of the orb while Darlyn was in front of me. When they started rolling the ball, eventually tumbling down the hill, I started screaming at the top of my lungs again. It wasn’t really scary, but the feeling of being inside a washing machine was madness. Nakakahilo and I didn’t like the fact that I had no control of it.
Not everyone can ride the orb, though. If you are over 180 kilos, they will not allow you to zorb. Also, it’s not advisable if you just had lunch. Like, duh.
At the end of the day, I was pretty happy and satisfied that I was able to face my fears. It wasn’t pretty, and I totally embarrassed myself but it was all worth it as I got to tick off another box in my list of goals!
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hong soyo-soyo naman.
ahahahah. nawala tapos tumobo ulit ang balls. nyahahahah. tawa ako ng tawa. :D
Sana matry ko din yang zipline lalo na ung zorb…. nakaka-excite…
Lol. Masaya! Nakaka-stress lang bago sumakay and a few seconds ng pagsakay ang sakit sa bangs. Pero after parang ang sarap ng feeling kasi naranasan na eh. Hehehehe.
ahaha i want the video!!!! :D buti na lang napanuod ko na!!! :D
Hahaha ikaw lang ang nakakita ng video! Hindi ko ipo-post yun nakakahiya. XP
Waaaah! Ang saya naman sa Davao! Gusto ko ding mag-zipline someday. :)
Bilis! Mag-migrate na tayong lahat dun! Hahahaha.
hahaha… oks ah. parang di ko trip yung zorb… mahihilo ka lang nga. :P
san ba yung unfriendliest zipline sa davao? yung xcelerator ba pinakasulit for adrenaline junkies?
wahahaha! ikaw na ang matapang.
yeah i think yung xcelerator ang pinakamabilis. :)
nakakahilo talaga yung zorb. as in ramdam mo yung dugo na pumupunta sa ulo mo. >_<
waaah!!gusto ko mag davao at matry yang zorb na yan!!!
Gooooo!!! Hindi ako sure kung meron niyan sa Cebu eh. Sa Manila meron pero super tame eh.
wala bang dadagit syong Philippine Eagle syo habang nag zi zipline sa ere? hehehe!
2 lang alam kong zipline dito sa manila, isa sa libis at isa sa MOA. gusto ko rin itry! ^^
Ahhh. Hindi naman ata ako kayang buhatin ng Philippine Eagle. Hehehe.
ay patingin din ako nung video!!!!! hahahahaha
ok, next stop, subic!! zipline in superman position!!! yey!!!!!
Pag nagkita tayo at dala ko laptop ko ipapanuod ko sayo ang nakakahiyang video. Hehehe.
I want to go on a zipline again (my first time was in Tagaytay last year). Also, zorbing looks really fun! Wala bang ganyan dito sa Luzon?
There are Zorbs in EK. But instead of going down the hill, you are gonna push it around while floating above the lake.
I-Upload mo yung video! I bet pero na puro tili maririnig dun haha :)) Sayang, hindi ko napanood ang moment kung saan tinubuan ka ulit ng balls sa ere.
Noooooo! Masyado na akong madaming video na naka-upload online na sobrang nakakahiya! Ayoko nang dagdagan pa. Hahahaha.
hahaha! Ang saya nman :D
Hello!
Yeah super fun. :3
Haha kulet mga pics mo
oi – this looks like loads of fun… at dahil kinaya mo – might do the zip too at MOA over the weekend… *gulp.
It is sorta! Kaloka lang sa umpisa pero after a while masaya na lalo na yung zipline. Yung zorb sobrang nakakahilo!
LOL. Very very cute pictures!
Hahaha thanks Rachel! =)
i’m so proud of you anak. :)
mas enjoy ako sa ang zipline kesa sa theme park rides. at tomo, cute ng pictures.
anlakas ng loob mong humawak ng cam. partida, wala ka pang balls niyan.
Wow! May daddy na ako! =))
Hmmm…. mas okay nga siguro ang zipline kasi wala pang 1 minute safe ka na. Ang mga theme park rides mas matagal ang torture eh. Hahaha.
you should try zipline sah Papa Kit’s sa Liloan… u’d be crossing a body of water.
Ooooh I had to Google pa where Liloan is. Hehehe. Hopefully I can go there in the future! They also have a similar zipline above water in Legazpi City, Albay sa Embarcadero. Was supposed to ride it but they closed early during Black Saturday.
Thanks for the suggestion! =)
Waaagh.. I was on that same zipline you were on a couple of years back. Same experience, I kept on holding on the edge while “kuya” is pushing (and that was involuntary), I screamed until I was halfway, then appreciated the view, and then I wanted more. =)
Haven’t tried Zorbing though. Might try it when I go home in August. BTW, did you go to Deca Wakeboard Park? It’s in my to-do-list as well. =)
At least noe I know I’m not alone! Hahaha.
No I haven’t gone to Deca. We had to follow an itinerary in Davao eh. I’ll look for it next time. =)
parang gusto ko ulit magZipline ha! Hehe!
We plan to go to Davao next year! Sana ma tyry ko din ang zipping and Zorbing!
Try the Xcelerator! It’s beside Zipline City lang, I think. They have faster zips ata. For the Zorbs, yeah I must warn you that it’s super nauseating inside. Hahaha!
Kakatakut talaga yang zipline lalo na pag first timer. Todo emote ka naman ui. Hahaha
Ay sorry naman. Takot na takot naman kasi ako nyan. XP
ang creative ng shot mo don sa Zorb. di naman ba mabaho sa loob? hehehe
Hindi ko shot yun! Si Ate Dulce ang kumuha. =)
looks like a lot of fun! you should try out EK’s Ekstreme too! hehe
NO. No Ekstreme for me. Hahahaha.
ang saya!kailangan ko na rin karerin ang mga offer sa palibreng taste.ahahahha. have a good day sir! Gusto ko mag zorb..provided na lasing na lasing ako.wahahaa
never tried zipping, mukhang super fun.
hopefully ma try ko yan, gusto ko yung naka dapa para parang superman…
Robbie, I was laughing the whole time reading this blog. What a way to start my day! Hilarious to the max!
Hahaha. Thanks!
Glad to know I made someone laugh. :D
gusto ko masubukan ung orb talaga shoooper!!! naihi ka talaga sa zipline? hehe…peace
Syempre hinde. Char lang. Hahaha.
found myself laughing while reading your post. then I scrolled down and saw your pics. made my day! hahahah! sobra
When I firakay nun. hahah! puro kahiyahiya.st tried the zipline in tagaytay, uber kabado din ako. yung mga inimagine kong super man pose biglang nalimutan kong gawin. sa kasamaang palad, wala ako ni isang matinong picture.
nyahaha! puro typo error ang nauna kong post. nasira ang moment. hahah! ayoko ng ulitin. basta nag enjoy ako sa post na to
Wahahaha. Ayus lang yun. Medyo nagets ko naman kahit onti. =D
tawa ko ng tawa sa entry mo…napasecondlook tlga ko kala ko sinampal ka tlga ni manong CHAR lang pala…hehehe!
Ganon? So comic relief lang pala ako? Char. Hahaha.
I CANT see the pictures *sucky ip blocks in office* but omg omg omg i’m a light adrenaline junkie! i’d try those in a heartbeat! i haven’t ridden a zorb yet :( every one of them is too mahal for just rolling about on water like a hamster! I just went to EK and they have it there too. So this downhill zorb is the first time i’m gonna hear about a different kind of zorbing here!! Where is it in davao? :) I NEED TO GO THERE NA TALAGA
Yez. Davao is a must-go-to chillax place. =)
Hahaha :)) bentang benta sa akin yung captions ng photos :))
In fairness ah, Php200 lang yung zipline. Mura compared to others.
Gusto ko rin matry magzorb!
Wahahaha thanks Smarsmar! =)
Yup 200 plus it’s different from the other zorbs where you just walk on water. Hehehe.
hahaha! times like this, matapang ang may life insurance! ^_^
I have never been to Davao yet. I think Davao will be an exciting experience. :)
There are SOOOOO MANY great places to go to in Davao! Bitin pa nga pagpunta ko dun eh! Hahaha.
AHHAHAH!! robbie ang cute ng expression mo!
Lol hey that’s certainly no wuss stuff Lol! Wow look like you guys had blast, not my cup of tea, as I’m not to fond of heights but it certainly looks fund. Awesome post mate thx for sharing.
wow. i love xtreme adventures! wala talagang maiipit? lols
Wala talaga. Hahahaha!
Ang saya naman!
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