LOL! WTF?

                Stress reliever. That is how she describes travelling. Reina Ishikawa is a 19 years old half Filipina half Japanese, a 3^rd year student taking up Hotel and Restaurant Management from San Beda College of Recoletos. She was born in Japan, she also stayed and studied there before. She traveled in Japan many times. But staying here in the Philippines makes her happy and complete.

                When I said that I will ask her some questions about the most meaningful and beautiful place for her, I saw the excitement on her face and I’m surprised when she said that here in the Philippines is her most memorable place.

                I asked her a few questions about her travels and experience and both of us were excited doing this =)

What is the most beautiful place for you and why?

                You know what, I’ve been in many places not only in Japan but here in the Philippines. But the most beautiful and the one that catch my emotion were in Palawan. Going there was incredible, it was peaceful and for me I saw a different world. I am a typical teenager and a student but that time I feel that I am a different person. Specifically I went to Puerto Prinsesa for a tour in HRM Department.

What about the place?

                It was the best. Palawan Underground River was the best! Stress reliever, you will forget all the problems that you have, no words can express the place because it was amazing. I appreciate everything there, that time I said that it is so wonderful how our world was created.

                You will see there the different stalactite, it was unique, and there were Mama Mary figures, Jesus, mushrooms, the three kings and many for me to mention the different figures inside the underground river. Inside it was cold and fresh, we are all in the serious mode that time. It was funny because there were a lot of poops of bat =). It was dark inside, we only have flashlight and we’ve there for 40 minutes.

What about your travel? How was it?

                It’s only one to two hours from Manila, it was fun to be with my friends and classmates, it was memorable. 

Give some tips for those people who want to go for a travel

                Just enjoy it, live your problem in your house, do whatever you want, appreciate the place because maybe that will be your last chance to be there. If you’re just alone, it will be your chance to look for yourself because nobody knows you. Enjoy it =)

                A lot of thing you will learn in traveling, you will be aware in the world that you have and you will know different worlds aside from yours. It is important that you give yourself a break because each and of us deserves it. =)

Lea Galman Balmaceda

BCR3-1D

               

Dimasalang Park to Sumulong Park. In the time that the said park changes its name it is also the time where a lot of changes and progressions happened to our City. I grew up going to this place after church. Before, it was like any usual plaza but when the Antipolo became a city and Victory mall needs to build in that place, it also changed its name and its place.  It is actually easy to locate because it is only in front of three known place, Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage Church, Victory Mall Antipolo and Municipal hall. It is not like any of the park that everybody knows, it is not that huge because in my own vision it was build in front of the church for people to find its relaxation after going to the peace place.

A lot of things to remember specially when I was in high school, after going to school, we always had a time to went there because it is also one of our way to our house.  You can stay there and eat because there’s a variety of food that you can choose beside of the park. If you also want to be relaxed, you can also have your massage where visually impaired people will serve you. It is pleasant to feel that you have your massage at the same time you have also the time to help those people.

There are months that people are so excited to go to Sumulong Park. Every Ber months the municipal of Antipolo do something to make the Sumulong Park more attractive. When the Christmas gets nearer, a lot of decorations like giant Christmas tree and giant gifts are there. They also put life size Santa Clause where a lot of tourists take their pictures. The whole month of May also, people go to the park to be involve or to watch different activities for the reason of SUMAKAH Festival. SUman MAngga, KAsoy at Hamaka Festival, it shows what makes Antipoleños be proud of their City. Every Sunday of May, a lot of performers are there to entertain the people.

Maybe it is not like other park that can you go around, but Sumulong Park made for the citizen of the Antipolo and for the other to remind the development and happiness of the said City.

Photos from Google

   LEA G. BALMACEDA
  BCR 3-1D