border crossing 2: torrijos

A  MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE

It was February 11,2011 Friday, we attended an echo-seminar together with MR. Nobleza our subject professor. The seminar is all about “social development on our society”at MSC Torrijos. A very inspiring person Dr. Feliciano Pernia Felizar who was the guest speaker of the seminar stated a very remarkable saying before he started the discussion “To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and stand for where you want to go and how you want to go there”. We are the one who’s making our destiny, we must go for the best not only on what we deserve. Dr. Felizar is also a Marinduqueno but he was now living in a Japan  because he is a college professor there. He came back here un marinduque because he want to see Marinduque to be proud and SMILE (Sustainable Management of  Island Life and Environment).Why SMILE?, because it is about sustain ability, Dr. Felizar said. His vision is Zero-Emission Island which is to protect and rehabilitate ecosystem and biodiversity. He had a lots of plan for the development and for the improvement of our province and to make us to be aware on what was happening to our environment. Before he ended his discussion he end it with the saying “Our destination is farther than we can see,but not so far off that we cannot reach it”. Meeting Dr. Felizar and hearing those inspiring stories is such a great experience. The seminar takes 4 hours and it ends about 4:00 PM.

    After the seminar we went to the Poblacion to get the brgy.profile, and we are so lucky because we got it. Then it was around 6:30 PM when we came back to the school of  MSC Torrijos, we prepared the things that we needed specially the food because we are expecting that there will be a blackout, but it does not happened. It was around 8:30 when we ate altogether, it was so much fun even though the rice was not properly cooked but we enjoyed it, eating on banana leaves. Most of us slept around 11:00 because we shared a lots of stories that made us laugh, enjoy and happy.

     On the next day, we woke up early because we had plan to take a bath on  the beach, and Mr. Nobleza  allow us. We are so excited because  this is my first time, to see how beautiful POCTOY white beach is ,the sea is clean  ,the sand is white and the most attractive ,when I saw the beautiful view of Mt.Malindig. Because of the shortage of water, some of us decided to please some of the students at MSC Dormitory to allow us to use their comfort room for us to take a bath, and we are so thankful to them because they accept our request. We are so shy to Mr. Nobleza because he waited us for so long. After a lot of discussion with Mr. Nobleza about community emersion my group mates and I went to our respective place for the continuation of our research. We did not waste our time, we went to Brgy. Bonliw to do our research and gather all the information that would satisfied us. And luckily we made it.! We came back again to brgy. Poblacion t gather some information to Mr. Palmero about wood carving. Then we went in the park to spend our leisure time, was so amaze with the view although it was just simple but for me its beautiful. We were so happy on that time.!After our bonding moment, went to CABUYO to stay there for a night. We experience to serenaded by some of the people there, it was fun  and unforgettable EXPERIENCE.

   Bonding with friends and learning new things is a great experience that I would tresure forever

border crossing 1: sta.cruz, marinduque

ab eng 4: cross cultural communication
ab eng 3: creative writing
ab comm1: humanities
ab eng1: art  appreciation

At 7:00 in the morning, some of my classmates prepared for a breakfast, others were taking a bath and others were fixing their beds. At 8:00 am, we rode in the jeepney and proceed to our main destination which was related to our topic. We visited also the different communities and then we studied the way of their living. I, Tin, Mira and Jayly went in Buyabod, the adjoined place of Matalaba. We interviewed their Captain. We visited their port and some interviewed. We had interviewed also and had recorded the “Making of BURI ROPE’’, the steps, materials needed and the uses of this product.

After that we went back to the school. And there we waited for the others. While waiting, we played scrabble to kill the boredom that we felt. I won the game (gathered the highest point). Then, at 7:00 in the evening we were all gathered because there were activities. Mr. Davy Famiano was the speaker for that evening. I could say that it was similar to a “Retreat or Recollection” because the program intended to awaken the student and face the reality in our society. The program started with a solemn prayer, and many activities were taken which the objectives were to enhance the ability in different areas like in listening, following the instruction, creativity, interaction and communication. The activities were so fun. From that I learned something new for me, and it made me feel that I was a student who had role in our society. And since we were the graduating student, we served us for them as their guide and the older sisters and brother s. we captured many memories in the said activity. But our happiness stopped when the current was turned off. All the surroundings turned dimmed and darkened.

This was the day of our departure. Everybody woke up early and fixed their things out. Then, we waited the other students who visited the remaining communities. At 10:00 in the morning the jeepney arrived. Everybody was ready to go inside the jeepney. But before we arrived we took some pictures, all the participants were gathered. And there were some reminders and briefing for the activities that we took and short prayer for our safety.

            We reached the Boac Town at exactly 11:00 in the morning. Then, everybody went home.

AB English 1 - Humanities

Group 1    Palakupak Dance
Aetana
-    Mogpog
-    Santa Cruz
Group 2    Art Works
-    Bahi, Gasan
-    Marlanga, Torrijos
Group 3    Serenade
-    Cabuyo, Torrijos
-    Dili/Libtangin, Gasan
Group 4    Woodworks
-    Poblacion, Torrijos
-    Bonliw, Torrijos

AB Communication 1 – Humanities 121

Group 1    Tubaan Festival
-    OMPSA/Streetdance
Group 2    Gulaman/Seaweeds
-    Onician, Mogpog
-    Daykitin, Buenavista
Group 3    Recycled Plastic
-    Libtangin, Gasan
-    Libas, Buenavista
Group 4    Wood carving
-    Poblacion, Mogpog
-    Mataas na Bayan, Mogpog

AB English 2 – Lang.222

Group 1    Agriculture/Farming Practices
-    Buliasnin, Boac
-    Masiga, Gasan
-    Cibucao, Mogpog
Group 2    Fraternities/Sororities
-    Tabi, Boac
-    Nangka I, Mogpog
Group 3    Fishing Traditions
-    Buangan, Torrijos
-    Bunganay, Boac
Group 4    Flip Tops/Rap
-    Bangbang, Gasan
-    Magapua, Mogpog

AB Communication 4 + AB English 3 – Creative Writing

Group 1    Mining on Mine bind
-    Bocboc, Mogpog
-    Maybo, Boac
Group 2    -    Dili, Gasan
-    Villa Mendez, Mogpog
Group 3    Kuryente
-    Balanacan, Mogpog
-    Matandang Gasan, Gasan
Group 4    CMI
-    Capayang, Mogpog
-    Bintakay, Mogpog-   

AB English 4 - Eng 421 + Eng.422

Group 1    Climate Change + Pagmamatibong
-    Malayac, Mogpog
-    Hinanggayon, Mogpog
-    Balimbing, Boac
-    Balogo, Boac
Group 2    Groups of People
Punks, Guardians + Copper Queen
-    Poblacion, Buenavista
-    Mogpog, Punks
-    Mistah + Kapatiran Boac
-    Copper Queen, Santa Cruz
Group 3     Cultural Festivals
-    Sto.Niño – Santa Cruz
-    Tubaan – Torrijos
-    Moriones
-    Gasan-Gasang
Group 4    Island Life
Gaspar + Maniwaya
-    Maniwaya, Santa Cruz
-    Gaspar, Gasan-