AMSEP Philippines day 2

Met up at University of Philippines , Manila (UP) at 8am before heading to Tagaytay City where the famous Taal Volcano is situated. More info can be found here.


Taal Volcano , Tagaytay City


Tagaytay City greeted us with a cool breeze that immediately brushed away all the drowsiness due to the long distance traveling . Had many pictures with the breathtaking view behind us. It is allegedly one the coldest places in The Philippines. The sun stroke us gently just like a normal Sunday morning although it is already 11am.

Had an early lunch as we prepare for more traveling. Met up with more 'new' faces and had an interesting lunch session with the Filipinos. I started to be more 'acclimatised' to speak more and mix around more freely. Lunch was fantastic with sisig =) But what made the lunch merrier were the dialogues between us.

Travelled to Batangkas which boasts one of the best beaches in The Philippines. And the long travelling we had to do paid off handsomely as i step out of the van. The sand was finer than salt perhaps and the whole long stretch of the beach was a fascinating view itself. Sadly , the waters seem to be little murky =| The afternoon sun of 2pm was so scorching that i had to seek shade under the trees to play frisbee. Eventually the sun became more gentle , giving me the opportunity to wade into the sea. This is also my 1st time swimming in the sea =) (didn't stick my head in the water though) . Came up and opt for the swimming pool instead before gathering back at the hut for some card games.

We stayed in a rented bungalow as night falls. The house is sooooo nice ! there are many pics of it on my fb . We had a sumptuous dinner ( there was marinated bangus ! yummy ! ) thanks to all the guys involved in preparing the meal. I liked the smores too =) . Basically its marshmallow with chocolate and biscuits , baked in the oven. We also celebrated birthday boy -- YinSan's birthday. Happy birthday ~ =)

The following session was something very interesting , to me at least , when we got to know more about the Philippines. There was an intro to the country (only did i know there was a national tree - nara ; national bird - eagle ; fruit - mango ; hero - jose rizal ; flower - sampaguita ; fish - bangus ) cant really rmb if there are more XD . Ado came up with a very informative slide show on the healthcare in The Philippines . There were also intro to AMSA Philippines , hap-hap hooray ....Slept at 12am