Roadtrip!

Last saturday (Jan. 21, 2006) was one of the most adventurous days in my life! I woke up a bit early because I planned to go to UP Diliman Library to borrow some books for CRSDEVE. Only to find out that outsiders weren't allowed to enter! I called my friend who's studying in UP but he was in a meeting. Fortunately, the guard was kind and refered us to the bookstore. But when we got there, it was closed! They're open from Monday to Friday only. So, we had no choice but to go back home.

I scanned through the newspapers I brought with me because I need to find sources for our AD-FOTO class. Imagine, we have to find sources then take a photograph of the exact replica of the one in our source then take three other original angles. Talk about a lot of work! Anyway, I was scanning and I stumbled upon an article about Sta. Rosa, Laguna. There were quite a lot of pictures in it. I showed my companions the photos and out of the spur of the moment, we decided to go to Laguna to shoot my pictures! We first went to my house to freshen up and prepare for the trip. We visited the El Cielito Inn, Laguna Bel Air, Paseo de Sta. Rosa where we had lunch and made a few purchases, St. Scolastica's College - Westgroove, Chair of St. Peter Parish, Sta. Rosa Arch, St. Rose of Lima Parish and Verdana Homes. It was a funny experience since we sometimes had to make up excuses just to be able to enter and take pictures. I have to thank my companions for those... We finished shooting the last picture about 5:00pm. Since it's still a bit early, we decided to find a place to relax and have some coffee. Somehow, our driver took a wrong exit and ended up in Alabang! So as not to waste the trip, we went to Festival Mall. We rested for a while in Starbucks then did a little bit of shopping. I slept on the way back to Manila. I was tired but very happy! Maybe if you look up close, you'd see me smiling while I was asleep. It was a very exciting trip because we were able to enjoy while meeting a school requirement. It was also educational since I realized that I have been living in the Philippines for almost 19 years and I haven't really explored much of it. I have to say that Philippines has a rich culture and a hidden beauty that one can only apprecite when you really stop and take a look around.

Acknowledgements:
Thank you for the people who made this trip possible. You deserve half of my grade in AD-FOTO and a third of my grade in CRSDEVE. hahahaha!
Thank you God for giving me these people. You deserve my everything...