With the valuable contribution, this fieldtrip should be preceded by good planning.  Careful attention should be given to the trip selection, to preparation, to accommodation, to trip itself, to appropriate follow up and evaluation. All expectations happened though. Indeed, everyone was glad that we went there and came back here peacefully and of course, with the sweetest smiles in our faces.

To start with, let me tell the whole happenings during our educational fieldtrip.
It was November 15, 2007, 5:30 pm when all the participants of the fieldtrip gathered in our school. We left at around 6:00 pm. kuya Erwin introduced himself as our tour guide for the fieldtrip and had our prayer for our safety.

After a more than 12-hours trip, we arrived at our first destination, Subic. Before proceeding to the Subic International Hotel, kuya Erwin distributed our ID’s. We went to the hotel to wash and dressed up in preparation to our whole day activities. After the breakfast in Chowking, we went to Freeport to buy some chocolates. Then, on our way to our next destination, we passed by the Bat Kingdom, there we saw a lot of big bats hanging over the bark of trees. Our tour guide also mentioned that monkeys are also found there but unfortunately, we were not able to saw any because they were hiding due to rain. At 12:00 noon, we went back to Chowking for our lunch. After eating, we walk around the Freeport Exchange while chatting with friends and sharing the excitements in our hearts.

It’s time to leave. Next destination was Pamulaklakin. Approaching the place, it refreshes my tired body and mind because of the surroundings which is full of green plants and trees. There, we were taught of how to create fire using bamboos. They showed us the things/utensils out of bamboos being used by Aetas way back ancient times. Though it was raining, it was not a hindrance for us to enjoy and learn. We went then to Zoobic. This is one of the famous attractions in Subic where we can see animals closer. Tigers, crocodiles, and snakes are some of the animals that we have seen.
Late in the afternoon, we went back to the hotel. Rested for a while and around 6:30 pm, we took our dinner at Anne’s Restaurant. After eating, we spent our overnight in the Subic International Hotel.

It’s second day of the tour, we woke up at 5:00 am, dressed up and had our breakfast at Chowking.

We traveled to Pampanga. First stop was San Guillermo Parish Church in Bacolor. This church was devastated by lahar from Mt. Pinatubo eruption. The entrance to the church was buried. We traveled again to our second stop which is the Barasoain Church in Malolos City, Bulacan. Having earned the title as the Cradle of Democracy in the East, most important religious buildings in the Philippines and the palace of General Emilio Aguinaldo, the church is proverbial for its historical importance among us, Filipinos. Since, women’s museum is just a walking distance from the church, we passed over and see the museum. Displayed over there were the pictures of significant women of the Philippine history and also some of the things that they used.

We then continue our travel to Manila.  We went to the Pinoy Big Brother House where we took some pictures in front of the house for remembrance. We proceeded to Kenny Roger’s and ate our lunch. We are very grateful because we saw Beatriz Saw, the Big Winner of Pinoy Big Brother Season 2. She gave us the privilege to take pictures with her. After which, we went to Manila Cathedral and Intramuros where you can find the Fort Santiago. After roaming around in these significant places, we ate our early dinner at Kamay Kainan and served “eat all you can” exclusively for us. On our way to SM Mall of Asia, the largest shopping mall in the Philippines and one of the largest shopping malls in the world in terms of gross floor size, there was a heavy traffic ahead of us that’s why we were able to reach the place at 7pm. It seems a 4-hour given to us to shop was a very short time because this mall has a gross floor area of 386,224 square meters. We bought some items in the mall until 11pm.

Then, it’s time to go. We traveled back home to Tuguegarao City. We arrived at our ultimate home, Tuguegarao City at around 9am.

The two days trip was indeed an adventurous and unforgettable experience for the 3rd year life.