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Monday, November 06, 2006
Its been a great weekend.
Last Friday, together with the other colleagues and the Batch 2008 students
went to Laguna area for the Outbound Education Program of Batch 2008. We went to UPLB area for our first stop. We went to the Makiling Botanical Garden and hiked the Philippine Raptors Center. Unfortunately, the Raptors Center was closed so the facilitators of Lakbay Kalikasan provided some team-building challenges for the students. What is different with this so called Outbound Education from the typical Field Trip is that the students learn a lot of things from the professional facilitators and it is easy for us teachers because the staff and the facilitators of Lakbay Kalikasan are the one who explains, teaches and entertains the students throughout the whole trip. Thanks to Bien (certified facilitator) and Yvan (trainee and also a certified nurse) for making the whole trip educational and enjoyable.
Our next st
op is the Bayan Pueblo of Pila Laguna. We went there for our lunch. We ate in a small café. The food is really great even though there is still no electricity in that area because of the typhoon. We can compare the place to Vigan in Ilocos. The “red” Municipal Hall is really cool. It is a typical Spanish structure and until now, they use it as the seat of government. Pila, “Bayan ng pinagpala” as the townfolks labeled their place. According to them, the Japanese didn’t bombed their place because they can’t see anything from above because the whole town is covered with clouds. The town is a site of well preserved Spanish houses that are still well-maintained by private individual. It is a typical pueblo wherein church and the municipal hall are facing each other between a square shape plaza. The town museum is also impressive. Old newspaper, artifacts and artworks are housed inside the museum.
After lunch, we proceeded to Brgy. Taytay and wento to Majayjay Falls by transferring to a jeepney. It’s the first time I rode at the top of the jeepney (as shown in the pic) and the experience is really great (Fresh air+great sight=really relaxing). What is distinct with
Majayjay Falls is that the water from the falls is really cold. According to some, it’s around 4 to 10 degree Celsius. It was a tiring and great day for us. I promise myself that I will be back in that place again before the end of the year.
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My application for readmission in U.P. is finally approved by the college secretary. Good luck for me in the coming semester.
Last Friday, together with the other colleagues and the Batch 2008 students
went to Laguna area for the Outbound Education Program of Batch 2008. We went to UPLB area for our first stop. We went to the Makiling Botanical Garden and hiked the Philippine Raptors Center. Unfortunately, the Raptors Center was closed so the facilitators of Lakbay Kalikasan provided some team-building challenges for the students. What is different with this so called Outbound Education from the typical Field Trip is that the students learn a lot of things from the professional facilitators and it is easy for us teachers because the staff and the facilitators of Lakbay Kalikasan are the one who explains, teaches and entertains the students throughout the whole trip. Thanks to Bien (certified facilitator) and Yvan (trainee and also a certified nurse) for making the whole trip educational and enjoyable.Our next st
op is the Bayan Pueblo of Pila Laguna. We went there for our lunch. We ate in a small café. The food is really great even though there is still no electricity in that area because of the typhoon. We can compare the place to Vigan in Ilocos. The “red” Municipal Hall is really cool. It is a typical Spanish structure and until now, they use it as the seat of government. Pila, “Bayan ng pinagpala” as the townfolks labeled their place. According to them, the Japanese didn’t bombed their place because they can’t see anything from above because the whole town is covered with clouds. The town is a site of well preserved Spanish houses that are still well-maintained by private individual. It is a typical pueblo wherein church and the municipal hall are facing each other between a square shape plaza. The town museum is also impressive. Old newspaper, artifacts and artworks are housed inside the museum.
After lunch, we proceeded to Brgy. Taytay and wento to Majayjay Falls by transferring to a jeepney. It’s the first time I rode at the top of the jeepney (as shown in the pic) and the experience is really great (Fresh air+great sight=really relaxing). What is distinct with
Majayjay Falls is that the water from the falls is really cold. According to some, it’s around 4 to 10 degree Celsius. It was a tiring and great day for us. I promise myself that I will be back in that place again before the end of the year.--
My application for readmission in U.P. is finally approved by the college secretary. Good luck for me in the coming semester.
2 Comments:
Looking forward to bump into you in Diliman. Goodluck on your studies! :)
8:36 PM
:-) Thanks!
10:20 AM
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