Showing posts with label outing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label outing. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Intramuros...Again!!!

Fifteen children from the different homes were able to visit Intramuros, Manila last Saturday afternoon August 23, 2008. They were accompanied by their 5 big bros/sisters- three staffs and two volunteers. There were actually 26-30 children excluding the children from MPCC home who were on the list for the monthly outing but the number was reduced since most of them attended some more important activities. The children especially those who are in the YAP had choir practice which will soon be presented on the forthcoming event of the foundation to be held in one of the prestigious hotels next month, while the others went to their schools for their dance practice or activity practices whichever they joined in that was presented in celebration for the school activities like the Buwan ng Wika.
This was MLC’s second time (as per record in my 2 years in the foundation) visit to Intramuros but almost all of the remaining children were their first time to be included in the centre’s outing especially in the said place.
The group met in MLC and watched the Shrek movie while waiting for the very busy van of the foundation. It was 2 o’clock already when Tatay decided to drive the other van which was for the president’s use only since the reserved van had a hectic schedule during that day. The group loaded themselves inside the vehicle and headed for their destination. The children happily jumped off and crossed the street going to the museum. Some sat down on the pavement of the street and calmed themselves from the dizziness they felt after experiencing U turns that the van did before it finally found its way to the Bahay ng Tsinoy, the first destination. They were very eager to enter and to see the things found inside the museum.
Bahay ng Tsinoy Museum is a museum of the Chinese in Philippines life. The word “Tsinoy” blends the Chinese-Filipino blood, the so called Filipino-Chinese. It shows here the pictures of the early contacts of Philippines and China through barter trades. The Parian is depicted inside the museum. This was a quarter where the Chinese lived and worked as merchants during the Spanish colonialization. Colonial culture brought by the west particularly the Spaniards shows the culture through the different pictures of the churches built by the Spaniards, pictures of GOMBURZA etc. What took my attention was the pictures and information about the successful tsinoys in the country. The owners/builders of the SM, PAL and the like are among the huge industries/companies which started many decades ago.


"I am a Filipino"
A hologram was showed to the children. This traces the transformation of the early barefooted,
ignorant , disadvantaged farmer to become the modern Tsinoys!!!

the gang inside Bahay ng Tsinoy Museum
The group then decided to go to the second destination which was in Fort Santiago. The excitement of the children echoed in the corners of the park as they run freely like flock of migrating birds. It was already 6 in the evening when the team boarded the van going home.

..the children and one of the big bro happily followed the footsteps of Dr. Jose P. Rizal at Fort Santiago, Intramuros..

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Summer Camp (SIBUHI) 2008

The Sibuhi Summer Camp was held at Bato Spring in San Pablo, Laguna. The children who are allowed to join were from 5-6 years old to 13 years old. Children who had misbehaviors or who dropped out from school were not allowed to come.
Meeting Place: Main Office (Yague Street)
Date: April 20-23, 2008 (Sunday to Wednesday_
Time: 5:30 AM
Departure: 5:45 AM

...how can a single mini bus with no compartments accomodate this avalanche of luggage? 


The busses left at 8:30 in the morning...errr..we waited for the second bus..

..orientation..

We arrived at the base around 11: 45 AM. After a short rest, ORIENTATION was conducted.

...the making of the group banner...

..touring of the children around the resort..

...weekends start the pool of people..


..the CREATIVE Team Banner..

..won the award of BEST in Banner...yeheyyyy!!!

...one child tried to catch the rooster for dinner... :)..while the other children were resting..



...the MACHO KIDS group tent..

..the PRETTY GIRLS group tent..


..the PUPUCHURU TEAM tent..why such a name?..dunno..


..the SASSY GIRLS Team tent..
...the PALOS Team tent..

..the AJA Girls Team tent..

...the CREATIVIE Group tent..this is my group's tent..

..LA BONITAS tent..

..tie knotting activities during the evening...
the morning exercise...
..the group dynamics..
..eating time with the children..
..spider's prey..
..the betting and winning..
...the creative team...
..rappelling..
.."i'm cold..."
..enjoying the fresh natural water from the spring..
..slide for life..
..aurelle with her team..macho kids..
..eating with "inday"..their make believe story..
(Inday was the unseen and imaginary wife of one of the children here. The older boys always tease the youngest in the group that "Inday" will stay near him if he does not eat his food. Sometimes the other boys fabricate stories like 'Inday was an invisible doctor who has an injection and will use it to children who are bad...or Inday would stay close watching him until he finishes his food...' They tell these stories just to let the boy eat his viand which is most of the time vegetables.)

...the team during the evening parade..
..the best in banner..
..the KAMANDAG Beauties..
..the dancing macho kids...
..my bed outside the tent..
.. playing during free time..
..organizers, team leaders, staffs, volunteers...
..the mlc femmes..

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Ayala Museum Outing


Ay grabe itong outing na ito. One of the children eh tumakas sa grupo. Sus! We tried to find him around and inside Glorietta. Sinundan namin siya mula Ayala hanggang sa may Fire Station. Good thing, Sunday yun, otherwise, baka nahuli na kami ng MAPSA sa ka-J-J walk. Para kaming mga ewan. Tapos pag-uwi, hinanap naming siya sa bahay kasi baka umuwi. Wala pa daw kaya muntik na namin siyang i-report sa pulis. Hapon na nung umuwi itong pasaway na bata na ito.
Mahirap manaway ng mga pasaway talagang mga bata.