A Million Joy in a Day

A stop at Rizal Shrine-Calamba, Laguna

Rizal Shrine

Inside the Rizal's House

Rizal Shrine is the renovated old house of the Philippine National Hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, real name (Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado Alonzo y Realonda) There are so many memorable parts in this house that would symbolize what the Rizal Family is in real life. They were known as one of the well-to-dos in their place. This pic was taken in one of the parts in the house where it has a very long table good for almost a dozen of people to sit on it.

Surviving Feature of Rizal Shrine-Deep Well

This is one of my favorite surviving features of the old historical house, the "wishing well" which was originally a deep well.  This was one of the pieces that the National Artist Juan Nakpil restored and supervised. Only, we haven't got a chance to make a wish on the wishing well since it was a rainy day tour and everybody was rushing, if you will take a glimpse on this seem like empty wishing well, you can feel the vibe of its being so classic and its being old...could be older in years too...

Hours spent at the Nido Fortified Science Discovery Center

Dj with Lolong at the back

Yeah! I know you have seen a gigantic alligator at the back...Hell yeah if that was real! I couldn't imagine what  to really do but to think of getting my son out far from him or maybe hit him with whatever i could think would kill him...but thank God he wasn't real...hehe! He was patterned after the famous "Lolong" the alligator in Manila.

The Robot Zoo

We had fun and wonderful tour at the Robot Zoo yesterday. It was St. John's Wort Montessori School of Antipolo Primary Field Trip. Though it was really raining and didn't cooperate to have Mr. Sun yesterday, we were still able to glide thru the program and was able to make it to our destinations safe and sound. Thank God! Robot zoo is part of the Nido Fortified Science Discovery Center Exhibit Hall located at the 2nd level SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City.

Rain didn't stop us to get a piece of memory from here and explore the greatness that the place has to offer. Actually, rain really didn't stop...(literally)...lol! Yeah and we were never trapped though we were caught in the rain...the day was spent so tiresome but filled with joy and satisfaction.

Robot Zoo has Biomechanics Animals such as Giraffe, Grasshopper, Giant Squid, Chameleon, Platypus, House fly, and we also have the robot bat, Rhinoceros and a lot more that your eyes won't stop looking coz a day is not enough to really explore, and experience them...

Grasshopper

Grasshopper is said to have the bundles of nerves called Ganglia, which controls the nervous system. It is located in each segment that the head has it too that serves as the grasshopper's brain.

The compounded eyes of the grasshopper have hundreds of individual "eyelets" that they use to watch out for danger. Nice feature!!! Wish we could have that feature too, huh???Whatcha think? Seeing things like a grasshopper... you could almost see all things around you if that was given to us...Try to close your eyes for a while and imagine seeing no light is not fun, and knowing that a grasshopper has lots of individual eyelets? wow! what a gift? Isn't it?A

grasshopper sees anything around and come prepared for whatever danger...God is so good, though we only have two eyes, he gave us everything that a grasshopper doesn't have...

Chameleon

Next is the Chameleon which has the ability to change its color to protect themselves from their enemies...Their gripping tail works like a second or another foot to help them holding on to trees.

Platypus

Europe was said as the place where the first Platypus specimens were found about 200 years ago. Gosh! haven't born yet when this creature was first discovered...

Really can't imagine how old Science is!!! Betcha! most of us would really wonder how they existed during the time and how they were able to survive and so now though they were gone, our great discoverers were able to introduce the science and facts about them...Really awesome isn't it?

Here are some pictures I have taken with my son, mom, gaby and the rest of St. John's Wort Montessori studs...

Waiting for Gardenia Short Film

We also have visited Gardenia Plant in Mamplasan, Biñan, Laguna and despite of the rain that doesn't wanna stop during the tour, we were able to see a short film about the making of the delicious Gardenia breads. The kids met Gardie in the plant... hehehe!!!  They have freebies for us in the Gardenia Bread Store,
We've got 2 singles of twiggies...yummy!

We only had a very limited time explporing the plant since it wasn't allowed to really take pictures during the short film, during the quick tour in the factory. A quick round wasn't enough to really satisfy our eyes with that rounded giant toll of bread in the making...

Race to Communicate Gallery

This was taken in the gallery of Race to Communicate. The students enjoyed the stay for over 30mins while we were waiting for the Digistar Planetarium to be fully set up...The kids run back and forth, played different games like as if they were not getting tired at all... I had taken the opportunity to have shot more pics of them...some were posed and some were stolen...


                                                                             

While waiting at the Planetarium

This was in the Planetarium...The Digistar Planetarium consists of 160 seats in total and so because we were so many, there were some standing and some shared seats. Lucky we were comfy on our seats.

My son was already starving and complaining of not buying him a popcorn and drinks. We were fighting then coz he saw someone took something to eat inside the hall. and then imagine.. he was sooo hungry!!!

I was already complaining of not being able to eat as well so he would understand that we would have a bite after the short film...Good thing, the film was over in some minutes...but he has never forgotten about the pop corn still...hehehe!

Mom and my son

Our day went out really great though dead tired...We were able to sleep in the bus and Alas! We got home safe...  I am sure, we will be joining more field trips in the coming years but I hope the sun would shine on us...Thank you Lord for this wonderful experience!!! To God be the Glory!!!  

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