The History I Visited by Yrwyn Policaprio

While writing this article, a question popped-up on my mind, "why did the group actually ended up with the topic History in their blog anyways?" but then I remembered, we wanted to travel and we want it to be meaningful. So the group decided that it should be, meaningful in the sense that it's not only for the sake of complying to a subject requirement although it really is, not for the sake of having something to write about, not for the sake of the readers but, for the sake of ourselves as well, knowing and appreciating pieces of our history. But with this, I realized that we didn't just write about history, we made our own history through this experience as well.  

This whole experience-- writing blogs, visiting places and knowing its history--  everything was new to me, I never thought that I would be doing something like this, thanks to our Online Writing class 'coz it made me do it, and I enjoyed it :)


It was like hitting many birds with one stone actually, we were able to enjoy ourselves while doing our subject requirement, we're gaining new knowledge, experiencing new things and exploring history all together.


Every trip felt amazing, we traveled and saw what was today's history compared before. The changes that happened to those places after so many years-- what were kept from the original infrastructure, what were improved and what are removed. We were able to travel to what was history then and what is history now, and everything was worth it.


Obviously, we can't do anything to travel back to time, but we managed to at least know the history of the places we visited -- Manila, Montalban and Malabon. Every place really has their own history, and that makes these places what they are now, and what they will be tomorrow, their history is their foundation, and inspiration to strive harder to achieve and improve for the better. 


This history that I visited will surely be one of the many histories of my life :)

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Worth It EXPERIENCE! By Veronica B. Trubanos

            It was my first time to do a blog. I have no idea on what will I do. Then our professor told us that we should create a topic that will be the content of our blog. Our Group chose Historical Place, because many people today forget the important events on that place. We would like to inform them some places that are truly beautiful inside and out and to give learning’s about on the different places that we will go through. 

The first place was along in the Manila City, the Sta.Cruz Church, Binondo Church and Quiapo Church. The second was in the Rodriguez, Rizal, The Wawa Dam and Pamitinan Cave and lastly, the City of Malabon. 

Honestly speaking, I am lazy when we will go in different places to get some information because we need to create an entry to our blog. I always think that it is a demanding. But I have no choice to not go with them because it was part of our subject. Later on I am thinking that it was really worth it. Because you know what, every time that we will go I have feelings of fulfillment. 

            I was lazy at first but when we there, all the laziness that I have on my body will go away and it will change to enjoyment and amazement. It was a very fulfilling experience because it was my first time to went in that different places and I am happy that I did it not because for the sake of our subject but a experience also on how to do a blog and told to everybody what you did and to share them information that will encourage them to visit this different places that was very meaningful and precious in our country. I was hoping that everyone who reads our entry will learn and try to experience what our group did.

            I want to thank my co-bloggers, Cath, Wyn, and Ate Dianne for being my group mates but I rather called them Companions. To our Professor Dean Borican who understand the whole class. And especially to God because He always give us strength to go in such different place and for always guiding us.

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MY WONDERFUL BLOG EXPERIENCE by Dianne Alvarez

                Looking back on the places that we have visited, I was amazed by how God makes everything beautiful. The three scattered pieces that we have shared to you are proofs that God has blessed Philippines so much with these wonderful natures and awesome surroundings. If only all the Filipinos are concerned about these blessings, then many of our historical sites are still preserved until today. Unfortunately, some are in the process of renovation while some are in the process of transformation.

                Looking back on our moments together, I am glad that my co-bloggers Yrwyn, Catherine and Veronica made me feel welcomed in their group. Even though I only met them this year in our Online Writing class, hanging out with them was not hard. For this, I want to give a special thanks to them and also to Marnold for sharing a few days of their lives to me. I want to thank our professor, Dean Borican, for keeping her patience, for understanding the whole class and for being kind and passionate to teach students like us. I want to thank my mother, my family and my Tita Edna for supporting me in going to such places and for appreciating my stories. But above all, I want to thank the LORD for giving me all I need and for giving me an opportunity to meet new people, to have great experiences and to appreciate His creations.

                Looking back on the scattered pieces that I love the most which are the Wawa Dam and the Pamitinan Cave, I can say that they are one of the places I have visited in my life that I will not forget. The flow of the river and the not-so-tall falls of the Wawa Dam are still clear on my mind. I was really captured by the nature that I saw back there. The river was made special because of the white big rocks scattered perfectly on the river. My happiness grew bigger when we climbed to the Pamitinan Cave. This is where we encountered a great adventure of overcoming stumbling blocks. I meant it literally. The stumbling blocks are the rocks that we need to climb on up and down to reach the cave. And when we got inside the cave, I never thought that I can see creations like those. Seeing face-to-face those rock formations called “stalactites”, that I can only see on screens before, is what made me really glad. They were glittering in colors yellow and violet. Pamitinan Cave is also unique for its location which is on top of a mountain and it has a mysterious rock formation inside. I wonder how time and environmental elements mold it that way. I wonder how God made it that way! 

                 I also remember when we went to Malabon. It’s a funny experience since we took many jeepney rides to roam around the place because we were not sure how to go to different tourist spots. The kakanin that we also bought by the street was yummy and cost us only a few peso. Our moment in KFC was also great since it’s an overflowing gravy day. Yes, it was tiring but it’s all worth it!

                As a blogger, sharing these scattered pieces to someone like you is like sharing a life and an experience. As we go and look for scattered historical pieces anywhere, we find ourselves making a history within these historical pieces. I think this is what makes a place historical – it’s when an individual or group of people come, visit, and leave their history within that place! Well this is the secret of a great history – to God be the glory!

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