I'm not a beach person but...
... I'm not a beach person. But I love the beach.
Last September 9, 2006 -- our Geography1 class MHV1 together with some other classes went on a field trip to Bataan. We went to all these historical/educational places and such... climbed up Mt. Samat and up the Dambana ng Kagitingan:
It was a long way up, steps of hella slippery blood stones (I think they're called) and up an elevator for 57seconds (yes, there is an elevator inside the cross structure atop the mountain). Here is a view from the top:
Imagine that without 8x optical zoom.
There's also an altar/courtyard of sorts below the cross about midway up the mountain where we took our unofficial class picture, the first of many:
Anyway, it was so exhausting that we opted to eat first before heading over to the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant. Yep, a real nuclear power plant. But here's the catch...it doesn't work. It doesn't even have power to operate its own lights and AC. Ironic, isn't it?
Tell me what enters your head when you hear the words (or brand) water front? The hotel and recreation site? Nah, this time... take it literally. In front of the water. Don't believe me?
I took this picture with the dining table (aka cottage) touching my back. It's that close! Hahaha... think again when you hear "water front".
Our class was the ONLY ONE who had fun... well, yeah the other classes had their own fun. But not on the beach! I mean, sure, you can eat and all that but c'mon -- it's the beach, man. Almost 12 months in a year (hahahah) we're in the city and just for this hour and a half we're in a beach... FOR FREE! I'd be damned if we didn't make the most of it. MHV1 sure did.
Next stop was the power plant and then after that, the Bataan TechnoPark. There's not much to see there, though. It's a technology park without the actual technology. Another irony.
Last stop... is beach #2. The Pawikan Conservation Center. There's not much to say there... but the main thing is once again, we were the only ones who had fun on the beach. The whole beach locations thing became like a photoshoot of sorts for all of us.
We got back to UP very late but it was all worth it. Two beaches in one day...not bad.
For crap loads more pics of the trip: http://tonzkee08.multiply.com/ under Geography1 MHV1
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Last September 9, 2006 -- our Geography1 class MHV1 together with some other classes went on a field trip to Bataan. We went to all these historical/educational places and such... climbed up Mt. Samat and up the Dambana ng Kagitingan:
It was a long way up, steps of hella slippery blood stones (I think they're called) and up an elevator for 57seconds (yes, there is an elevator inside the cross structure atop the mountain). Here is a view from the top:
Imagine that without 8x optical zoom.
There's also an altar/courtyard of sorts below the cross about midway up the mountain where we took our unofficial class picture, the first of many:
Anyway, it was so exhausting that we opted to eat first before heading over to the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant. Yep, a real nuclear power plant. But here's the catch...
Tell me what enters your head when you hear the words (or brand) water front? The hotel and recreation site? Nah, this time... take it literally. In front of the water. Don't believe me?
I took this picture with the dining table (aka cottage) touching my back. It's that close! Hahaha... think again when you hear "water front".
Our class was the ONLY ONE who had fun... well, yeah the other classes had their own fun. But not on the beach! I mean, sure, you can eat and all that but c'mon -- it's the beach, man. Almost 12 months in a year (hahahah) we're in the city and just for this hour and a half we're in a beach... FOR FREE! I'd be damned if we didn't make the most of it. MHV1 sure did.
Next stop was the power plant and then after that, the Bataan TechnoPark. There's not much to see there, though. It's a technology park without the actual technology. Another irony.
Last stop... is beach #2. The Pawikan Conservation Center. There's not much to say there... but the main thing is once again, we were the only ones who had fun on the beach. The whole beach locations thing became like a photoshoot of sorts for all of us.
We got back to UP very late but it was all worth it. Two beaches in one day...not bad.
For crap loads more pics of the trip: http://tonzkee08.multiply.com/ under Geography1 MHV1
