RoughDraft: National Seminar-Workshop on Campus Journalism

Okaay :) I know this is a bit late but allow me to write something about our four-day seminar in Baguio City last September 29-October 2, 2010...

This is a seminar about the role of school governance in being a catalyst for a social change. This was sponsored by the Association of Educators for Interrelated Research and Studies, Inc. (AEIRS) and just like most seminars being conducted in Baguio City, we have to stay at Teacher's Camp, but the whole Pioneer team (especially the big three) -- Ate Mits Santos, Daddy Ryan Marimla, Ate Peps Lopez, Josh Esteban, Xanti Gonzalez, and I--decided to check in at Benguet Prime Hotel.

Upon reaching Teacher's Camp for registration, we were told that the seminar-workshop proper will start on the 3rd day and that the first two days will be spent for city tour, etc. (Masyado kami napa-aga) :)

It was around 7:30 pm (I think?) when we reached the hotel and later on, we decided to search for a place to eat. Thanks to Ariane Magante for suggesting 50's Diner :)

1st Destination: 50's Diner

50's Diner in Baguio City. Here is where we ate our dinner for the first night :)

First time sa 50's! (from left) Josh, Xanti, Angeline, Ate Peps, Daddy Ryan,
and Ate Mits :)

Okay. Ito pala yung sinasabi palagi sa amin ni Ariane. I said to myself. Nothing special, I added, but not until the food was served... haha :))

The 50's Burger. Order ni Xanti Gonzalez :))

50's Chicken Sandwich Deluxe. My order. Paano ko uubusin 'to?!

What I learned: Huwag magpapadala sa ganda ng pangalan.Natakam naman kasi ako sa mga nakasulat sa menu nila! haha :)) I didn't expect that they will serve a chicken sandwich and a huge burger like that. I mean, yes, masarap ang food, pero soooobraaang laki! scary! XD Anyway, sulit naman. I miss 50's tuloy! :)

Because were super full that night dahil sa masarap at fully-loaded na dinner namin sa 50's, we decided not to sleep muna. Lumabas muna kami ng hotel and we checked some ukay-ukay stalls sa Session Road. Ang lamig sa labas! Sana ganun na lang kalamig sa Angeles City :)

2nd Destination: Ukay-Ukay Stalls @ Session Road

Lakad-lakad sa Session Road. Sinusulit lang ang
malamig na hangin ng Baguio City :)

Murang-mura! Bili na kayo ng legging sa isang
ukay-ukay store sa Session Road. haha.

Josh and Xanti. Kunwari daw unaware ;)

DAY 1

September 30

Thank God, I don't have any problems sa pagtulog. Kahit na medyo uncomfortable dahil wala ako sa sarili kong bahay, okay naman ang naging 1st night ko sa hotel :) Luckily, may 3 free food stubs from the hotel for that day. Atleast we don't need to go out and look for a place where we can eat. Josh, Xanti, and I went to the cafe and dun kami nag-breakfast :)

Xanti at Ako. Early morning pictur-an :))

Josh at Xanti. Halatang bagong gising! LOL

Since this day is for us to tour the city, kung saan-saan kami napadpad. With these two, kulang nalang ata ikutin namin ang buong city. haha. Napaka-energetic nila at parang walang kapaguran :))

3rd Destination: SM City Baguio

It's my second time to visit SM Baguio :) I realized that it's bigger than SM Clark here in Angeles City. Napansin ko lang, sa 4 days na magkakasama kami, parang kain ata kami ng kain?! hahaha =) Nakaramdam nanaman kami ng gutom so we decided to look for a place to eat lunch.

Lunch time :) @ SM Baguio's Sizzling Plate. Ako, Ate Peps, and Xanti

4th Destination: Burnham Park

Napagbigyan din ang wish ko! :) Ang magboating sa Burnham Park. Salamat nga pala sa dalawa kong kasama sa boat na wala masyadong ginawa para takutin ako. I have no idea kung gaano kalalim ang water doon. I don't care, hindi ako marunong lumangoy. At ipinagyabang pa nila sa akin na marunong daw silang mag-backstroke at threading dahil may swimming class sila, huh? Thank you!

Nakuha ko pang mag-picture. Kahit na takot,
nakuha ko pang mag-picture taking sa boat :))

Tell Me! Sa itim ng tubig sa Burnham Park,
sino ang hindi matatakot mahulog dyan?

Salamat naman. Huling-huli ako sa camera habang
nakikiusap na huwag nilang galawin ang boat :)

No Vendors, huh? Talaga lang, Manong? :))

Strawberries ;) Cute keychains!

Frogs and Monkeys. Green! Green! xD

3rd destination: Starbucks

7-Eleven's Vanilla Coffee :)

So, the real plan was to buy coffee @ 7-Eleven. Nagyaya ako lumabas since malapit lang naman ang 7-Eleven from the hotel where we stayed. As usual, sobrang lamig sa labas! :) After going back to the hotel, dun muna kami sa lobby nag-stay. It was 10:30 pm when we decided to go to SM Baguio and mag-frappe sa Starbucks. Again, the real plan was to stay there for only 30 minutes, pero dahil napasarap ang kwentuhan, umabot ata kami hanggang 11:30 pm?

Java Chip & Strawberries and Cream. Can you read our names? :)

Angeline

Xanti

Josh

Eto ang mga araw na gustung-gusto namin. haha :)) super siesta!

I MISS BAGUIO! ♥

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Buong akala namin, tapos na ang araw na iyon matapos bumalik ng hotel pagkagaling sa Starbucks. Hindi pala :P

Etong isa naming kasama na si Xanti, sukat ba namang maiwan ang cellphone sa Starbucks?!? LOL. Salamat sa cellphone ko at meron siyang extra-load na pangtawag. We dialled his number and a woman answered; naiwan daw yung cellphone sa may Starbucks. :)) What a relief for Xanti. Akala nya tuluyan nang nawala ang cellphone nya, haha.

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Day 2

October 1

"Journalism is one of the bedrocks of democracy. If you don't have quality journalism, you affect people's abilities to make good, solid decisions." - George Sylvie

School Paper Advisers & Students attending the
National Seminar-Workshop on Campus Journalism

Unfortunately, we weren't able to occupy a good seat for today's seminar-workshop. When we arrived, the speaker--Gina O. Gonong, Ph.D.--was already discussing something about school paper problems. I was a bit overwhelmed by the number of participants for the seminar. Though I know that this one is a national conference, I still didn't expect the audience to be that large. Unfortunately, some of us remained standing until lunch break. Since Ate Mits and Kuya Ryan already attended last year's conference, they already have the idea of what was being discussed by the speaker then. After lunch, we decided to leave and again, tour the city ;)

The Angelenean Pioneer Representatives. (from left) Xanti, Angeline,
Ate Peps, Josh, Daddy Ryan, and Ate Mits

Cute! :) I love this shot. Thanks to Daddy Ryan :)

I ♥ Sunflowers :) Nice shot by Xanti Gonzalez

I ♥ Pine Trees :) @ Teacher's Camp

4th Destination: Botanical Garden

Walking seriously. Grabee. Yan ba ang dapat lakarin
bago makarating sa Botanical Garden?! while walking, Dad asked me;
"Anak, umamin ka, pangarap mo ba ang makarating sa Botanical Garden?"
LOL

We decided not to attend the second part of the seminar which is the workshop. Next stop is Botanical Garden. Can you imagine na nilakad namin ang papunta doon? Paano ba naman kasi, bawat pagtanungan namin sa daan, ang sabi diretso lang daw ang lakad papunta sa Botanical Garden. Lakad lang kami ng lakad until we noticed na ang layo na pala ng nalalakad namin! :)) Finally, we reached the place.

Xanti & Daddy Ryan (nakatalikod) @ the entrance of Botanical Garden

That time, I was wondering why wala yatang masyadong tao sa place. Is it because it's raining? :)) Hindi kami nagpatalo sa papatak-patak na ulan. 'Di kami sumuko until we reached the place haha. We went to the souvenir stalls there, at meron akong isang bagay na gustung-gustong bilhin that time. Unfortunately, 'di ko nabili kasi sobrang mahal at sobrang laki! :))

Igorot Wood Carving. I want to buy this one though I don't know

where I can place it in our house. Yihh! Mabibili din kita! :))

100 php per picture?! Magpipicture lang sana kami nila Josh infront of the
Botanical Garden Sign, nang biglang...

LOL @ this pic. haha! =)) Biglang lumapit ang mga Igorot. Wala kaming magawa kundi ituloy na lang. After that, magbibigay sana kami ng 20 php. But we were shocked nung biglang sabi nung isang Igorot; "Isang daan, Isaang daan" plus kalabit sa kamay ni Josh. hahaha =))

5th Destination: The Mansion

Wish ni Josh na dumaan daw kami sa future rest house nya, the Mansion. Ayun, pinagbigyan. While we're inside the taxi on our way to Minesview Park, we asked Kuya driver if we can stop in front of the Mansion. Pumayag naman siya :) 3 php nga lang for 3 minutes.

Josh @ the Mansion. +5 for the pose! LOL

Umaambon eh. Ako na lang ang super covered :))

Super Xanti. Dagdagan mo pa ng super smile :D

6th Destination: Minesview Park

@ Minesview Park. I love this place :)

Sa wakas! nakarating din sa Minesview :)) Buti na lang at tumigil ang ulan so we had a chance to enjoy roaming around Minesview. We took a picture with a cute, large dog. We wore Igorot costumes, etc. Super enjoy!

Modern day Igorots :) Pwedeee! xD

Take Two. Igorots for the second time around :))

@ Minesview Park. I miss Baguio :')

Kabataang Pinoy (daw). @ Minesview :)

Cute dog ;) Kung pwede ka lang i-uwi! haha :))

7th Destination: Wright Park

From Minesview Park, maniniwala ba kayong nilakad namin papuntang Wright Park just to do horseback-riding? :)) Energetic talaga itong mga kasama ko, GO na GO kahit saan. LOL

Anyway, it's my first time to ride a horse. As usual, takot nanaman ako. Paano ba naman kasi, kabilin-bilinan sa akin ng Mama and Papa ko noong bata pa ako, 'wag na 'wag daw ako sasakay ng horse kasi may kakilala sila na namatayan ng anak na sumakay doon. Oh well, pinalaki nila akong duwag (joke!).

At last! Nakasakay ako ng horse that time, and guess what? Nakauwi naman ako ng buhay sa amin :)

I Miss You, Blaze :')
Ikaw ang kauna-unahang horse na sinakyan ko! :)

Nervous :)) Since it's my first time to ride a horse,
Im a bit nervous at first. LOL

Success! haha. Nakababa pa naman ako ng buhay. LOL

Day 3

October 2

"All of us who professionally use the mass media are the shapers of society. We can vulgarize that society, we can brutalize it, or we can lift ir onto a higher level." - Gina O. Gonong, Ph.D.