Malabsay Falls, one of the beautiful waterfalls in Naga City was before me. Cascading in torrents, dropping 40 feet from the rock wall’s lip, plunging into the 20 feet deep water below. I was mesmerized. Waterfalls always refreshes the tired soul. It always lifts sagging spirits and I have always delighted in visiting one. Never mind if most of the time, it is difficult to visit. In the case of Malabsay Falls, it entails of going to the entrance of Mt. Isarog National Park which is a bit out of the way, up in Barangay Panicuason, way past the Panicuason Hot Spring Resort. There’s actually two trails, both leading to different waterfalls. As we were only visiting Malabsay Falls, we took the right path. The trail has seen better days. It was slippery and wet. Well trodden. Portions of the cement stair has broken off with some parts leading to nowhere but a steep slide down. But at a high promontory overlooking the cascade, a beautiful sight unfolds. You see the waterfall up close. Hear its thundering plunge. Get mesmerized at its beauty. And you get energized. You walk further down, oblivious of the slippery boulders, the cool flowing water and wet bark of a cut tree blocking the way.