quill 2011 (part 2)
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n the province where food is
cheap and access to places is
easy, budget would be one ofthe major dilemmas when moving into
the city. Food is a need and leisure in
going to work, school parks, malls,mountains, while beaches are part of
recreation activities. Of course, to do all
these, one needs money. It varies where
you are. In the Philippines, there are
two categories - the city and the prov-ince.
As a migrant in the city for the past
four years, budgeting food and getting
to places I want to go to have been achallenge for me. The Big City, also
known as Manila, could be really fasci-
nating. Cars, shopping malls, high-rise
buildings and fine-dining restaurantsare just some of the things city dwellers
go nuts about.
The province, on the other hand,
always has the stereotypical image of
mountains, beaches, bungalows andanything that is color green. Life there
is always laidback. Almost everyone
makes their own food--- coming from
their very own backyard to the kitchenand finally, putting it up to the table for
a festive meal.
So my journey begins with a little
bit of both worlds. My journey to Davao
City is an experience I will remember
for the rest of my life. The place is be-
yond paradise for it offers you every-
thing you want and need- whether to-day you want to go fancy and tomor-
row, you want to go to the beach.
For one, to have a better picture of
Davao, lets start with the question:
How far can your Php1000 go in oneday?
Imagine how you want to spend
your day somewhere paradise-like.White beaches, friendly people, sunny
weather, good food, good music--- all
great things rolled into one. But the
catch is, you do not have to spend too
much. In Manila, if you want to go to thebeach, it would take you hours, lots of
money and very complicated roads to
take and other problems that will suckup ones energy. In Davao, it will only
take you 30 minutes to get to the beach
from the town. What is more exciting is
that the fare is very cheap--- just less
than Php20. Plus, you get to feel thefresh air touching your skin and a beau-
tiful sight of what Davao has to offer.
Upon reaching the beach, a small
boat will take you to another islandabout 10 minutes away, which again,
would cost only P15. Paradise is now
called Samal Island. Thus, the resort
where we stayed at is called Paradise
Island. There, I found peace with the
sight of clear blue water and
white beach. How can a place as
commercialized as Davao take
you to paradise in just a snap of afinger?
To avail its facilities, entrance
only costs P100. With that, occu-
pying and use of chairs, tables,comfort rooms and the beach are
al- ready included. Hence, for a budget
of P300, I was able to have a sumptuous
meal of my choice for lunch seafood,pork, Spanish cuisine. You choose. Food
is very good, mind you.
For recreational purposes, Paradise
Island offers a range of water activities
to choose from. Kayak, aqua cycle, jetskiand snorkeling activities ranges from
Php90 to Php4,000 (of course, bear in
mind jetski-ing is always expensive).Nothing beats the feeling of soaking in
the sun, with the sight of Gods best
creations humans can never put to
words.
A day has passed and everyonegoes back to the city. A little bit of traf-
fic will
catch youat a busy
time in
D a v a o
City. Go-
ing backto the
h o t e l ,
one can
take the
s a m ee a s y
r o u t e
going to
Samal Island which I found very hassle-
free.
Before going back to the hotel and
call it a day, one can ease up energy byeating somewhere, again, bearing in
mind the budget to work on. Mandarin
Tea Garden is the most popular Chinese
Restaurants in Davao. It offers a varietyof Chinese cuisine at a very cheap price.The serving is mouthful. Paying only
P200, I feel I ordered too much. I could
not even finish everything. Food wasreally great, not any Chinese food in
Manila can compare.
Davao is really surprising. It is amixture of both worlds anyone wants
to have. It is amazing that one does not
have to go far, far away to be in a differ-
ent place. In Davao, everything you
want and need is just around the cor-ner. Life there is unexplainably easy. In
less than a thousand pesos, one does
not need so much effort to find para-
dise.I love Davao. No, scratch that. Actu-
ally, I want to live in Davao someday.
byCristinaTupaz
How far can
your money go?I
Maayong Ad law!
INDAVAO,
FOODAND
AMENITIES
COMEMORE
AFFORD
ABLE.
P400willalreadybuyyouarelaxingdayatthebeach.PhotobyZarahDayao
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Untitledby Andrea Zarah Dayao
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BlueParadiseby Andrea Zarah Dayao
Such fate of this paradises earlypromise,
waves dancing and swaying leaves,waves we played on at morning
and leaves frolicking to the windslast shaking
And all I have now is the shorelineof that paradise
and the journey that now has ended
Litratoby Cielo Eunice Flores
Ito ang samahan na walang makaka-pagpabago.
Minsan sobra, minsan kulang, peroganoon pa man, pagmamahalan ay
buo.Sana ang mga ngiti ay hindi lang sa
litrato.
Napagdaanan na ang lahat, patuloypa rin sa pagtayo
Ng pangalangang PJ sa isip at sapuso.
Sana ang samahan ay hindi lang salitrato.
Bawat isa ay pinagkaloob ng ang-king ganda at talino.
Kamay ang gamit sa pagsulat ngmga artikulo at mga kwento.
At sa pagdating ng panahon, makali-mot man tayo,
sana kahit sa pagtanda, buo pa rinang litrato.
Under the resplendent pigmentof its woven fabric
an innocent seraph of heaven sub-sists.
Marveling her exuberance,she was enriched yet delicate.
But like your dalefilled with green and growing things
Someday my darling
you too shall go,
and the world shall restits hope
in you
Ano mang problema ang dumatingAno mang unos ang harapin
Tayo ay hawak kamay at sama samapa rin
Di pagkakaunawaay isang pagsubokNa ating hinarap
Walang anu mang makakapaghi-walay
Sa higpit ng ating pagsasasamahan
HawakKamay
by Rose Anne Valled o
Saan nga ba nagsimula?Paano nag-umpisa ang pagkakaibi-
gan?
Nang mabuo ang PJ, nagsimula anglahat
Nabuo ang samahang walangmakakasira.
Tiwala sa isa't isa na nagpatibay ngsamahan,
Samahang mapagkakatiwalaan.
Minsan ng sinubok ng tadhana angsamahan,
Ngunit hindi nagpabuwag at nag-patalo
Subalit nagpatibay pa lalo ngsamahan.
Minsan lang makumpleto,Ngunit pag nagkasama ay parang
wala ng bukas.
Problema ng isay problema ng lahat,Kaaway ng isa ay kaaway na rin ng
lahat,
Walang makakaapi isa man sa PJ,Asahan mong lahat ay makakaaway.Ganyan katibay ang samahan ng PJ.
Hindi ka mag-iisa,Nandyan sila upang dumamay.
Tunay na hulog ng langit,Sa puso ay hindi ipagpapalit,
PJ, salamat at sa buhay ay dumating.
Samahanby Rose Anne Valled o
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March 2011 7Qui l l
We rant over our wantstraffic jams,
crowded trains,messed-up hair,
busted cellphonesand laptopseven accept
our execrations.And them
in the countryside,
who before chant over a good har-vestand wild hog for supper,
now fume for only one thing:
the ancestral domainseized from them
up to this very day.
Low Tideby Cielo Eunice Flores
Lulubog, lilitaw ang tubig na iyongnatatanaw
Nagtatanong, nagtataka, saan nanapunta ang ganda?
Tila naging malungkot ang dagat,ang buhangin na naghihintay sa
tubig na umangat.
Sa init ng araw, mistulang na uhaw.Ang buhanging naghihintay,sa tubig, ayaw nang mawalay.
Bumalik na ang tubig,
sa ganda ng karagatan,ang mga taoy muling nagbigay ng
pag-ibig.
Ang gobyerno ay gumagastos ngP3.00
sa isang libro.
May badyet din itong P1.00 sa bawatgamot.
At sa M16 rifle, P16.00 ang ginagas-tos ng gobyerno sa bawat bala nito.
Kung pagkain lang ang bala,Walang kakalam na
sikmura
Countrysideby Andrea Zarah Dayao
Balaby Andrea Zarah Dayao
Malapit na ang ating pagtataposMalapit na rin magkahiwalay.
Ngunit madami pang pagsubok, angdapat suungin
Pagsubok na haharapin ng sama-sama
Ilang hakbang na langTayoy magkakahiwalay na
Ilang hakbang na langTayoy haharap na sa panibagong
hakbang ng buhay.
Hakbang ngSama -sama
by Rose Anne Valledo
Nang magkasama sa Print Journal-ism minor,
Kasiyahan ang naramdaman.
Ang mga ngiti at payo ang pina-baon,
Nang mga taong binigay ng pag-kakataon,
Mga minamahal naming guro,
Ms. PJ, Sir Nath, Sir Jerrie, Sir Jokay,Na handang tumulong at umalalay.
Kasa-kasama umaga hangganghapon,
Tawanang walang humpay at tigilMga pangyayaring ating pinag-
daanan,Na umabot hanggang Davao
Na tiyak mananatili sa ating mgapuso.
Ngayon ay huling buwan na mag-kakasama
Isang pagtatapos at pamamaalamMananatili sa pusot isipan,
Mga alaala ng samahang walangtatalo.
Asahang magkikita tayong muli atmagkakasalubong,
Sapagkat pusot isipan, iisa at mag-
kakaugnay.
Paalamby Rose Anne Valledo
A Literary and P hoto essay on the island under the sun Photographs by:Andrea Zarah Dayao and Rose Anne Valledo
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Travelling is such a funny experi-
ence. I dont mean funny as in humor-ous, but funny in a rather oh-wow-this-
is-so-deep-were-talking-about-life kind
of way. When one travels, sometimes
its not just the destination that mat-
ters, but the journey as well. Travel issuch an encompassing word which es-
sentially means movement. In this
sense, travelling starts from the journey
to and ends with the journey back andincludes everything in between.
This means that even the means by
which we journey to a place are in-
cluded in the travelling experience.Airports are the first places tourists
see when they enter a country or a newcity, and the last when they leave. First
impressions last, and for all the won-ders the Philippines has to offer, the
state of the international airports in the
country has left much to be desired.
Ninoy Aquino International Airport
(NAIA)s Terminal 1, for example, hasseen better days. According to many
reports from users online, it is so dilapi-
dated that they feel embarrassed forthe foreigners who come to the country
by way of this airport. Bathrooms are
dirty, plumbing is broken, fixtures are
rusted and tabosare placed in each stallinstead of toilet paper. Tiles all over thefacility are cracked, and linoleum used
in decoration is faded.
In addition to this, chairs and
benches provided for passengers atwaiting areas are broken. Cushions of
these seats are ripped and the stuffing
has popped out. Some of these seats are
new yet they are evidently not made of
quality material since they have notwithstood heavy use. Facilities have not
been renovated in a long time, and the
airport does not have conveniences thatshould be made available to travellers,
like free wi-fi and decent lounge areas.
On the other hand, NAIA Terminal
3, the newest airport with upscale ar-
chitecture and upgraded facilities moreappropriate for international flights,
has been in use for several years now
but is not fully operational. Even if it
has more check-in counters, betterseats, improved lounges and decent
restrooms, it only services three do-
mestic carriers. Not all the check-in
counters are used by the airline as-signed to it, and more than 20 percent
are totally unused. It still makes check-
ing in a long process. Despite the new
administrations promises to make it
fully operational by the end of the pre-vious year, improvements are yet to be
seen.
NAIA is one of the busiest airports
in the world. According to a report pub-lished in the Inquirer, the airport ser-
viced 24.1 million passengers in 2009,
and the numbers keep growing. It is no
wonder the state of the airport has
brought on much frustration for regular
users, especially considering the factthat it charges a terminal fee for eachdeparting passenger. This amount
ranges from 200 pesos for passengers
flying to domestic destinations, to 750
pesos for those flying international.Considering the number of people using
NAIA annually, this is a substantial
amount for the airports budget. How-
ever, it is not evident, and no financial
documents are released to show thebreakdown of expenses, leading pas-
sengers to believe that there is some
sort of corruption happening.The Philippines is the only country
in the world that requires a terminal fee
that is paid separately before depar-
ture. Other countries which charge ter-minal fees or airport tax incorporatethe fee in the tickets bought at respec-
tive airlines. This greatly lessens the
amount of time spent for check-in andprevents pocketing of money by airport
employees, a practice observed and
reported by Filipinos who use NAIA
Terminal 1.
As a matter of fact, the check-inprocedure in Philippine airports com-
pared with those in other countries is
unnecessarily lengthy. In a letter wrtten
by environmentalist Atty. AntonioOposa Jr. regarding the flaws of the cur-
rent system in international airports in
the Philippines addressed to concerned
government offices, the check-in proce-
Airport Anomalies
byJasmineShewakramani
dure of the passenger from arrival at
the airport to boarding is composed ofnine steps. This includes checking of
tickets, boarding passes and/or re-
ceipts four times, and x-ray check twice
or thrice, usually upon entering the air-
port and once more before boarding.According to Oposa, this can be
reduced to check-in and x-rays upon
entering the pre-departure area andbefore final boarding. Most airports in
other countries use this procedure, and
it makes for more efficient and hassle-
free travel.
Many airport users are now takingconcrete actions to push for the im-
provement of Philippine airports. There
is a Facebook page that calls for theimprovement of airports in the country.
Users report their negative experiences
and observations while suggesting
ways to further improve the airport
system that is in dire need of an over-haul. Several writers and bloggers have
also made their opinions known, fur-
ther igniting the discussion on the
many anomalies and flaws of local air-ports.
Atty. Oposas letter,which has been
made public by blogger Cecile Van
Straten was recently replied to by Maj.
General Jose Angel Honrado (ret.), headof the Manila International Airport Au-
thority, but did not offer much consola-
tion in terms of immediate solutions.
Honrado acknowledged that Terminal 1is in a bad state of disarray and could
use a lot of renovation. He further
stated that improvements are slowly
being made in terms of cleanliness aswell as the state of bathrooms and seat-
ing areas. Honrado ended the reply by
asking the Filipino people to under-
stand that these improvements do not
happen overnight and they need moretime to undo the neglect.
These statements were met with
much reaction from concerned users,and has even brought up the discussion
if the airport should be privatized to
hasten the improvements. A Twitter
user said that it is such a shame, citing
that a 15-storey building was built inChina in 6 days, and it takes 25 days to
complete renovations in one restroom
at Terminal 1.Needless to say, it will take a lot of
people power before government offi-
cials hasten the improvements to the
airports and address suspected corrup-
tion with the airport funds. It is a won-der that the president of the current
administration hasnt stepped up and
given more importance to this issue
when it his fathers name that gracesthe gateway to the Philippines.
March 20118
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