Gabu

GABU
by Carlos A. Angeles

The battering restlessness of the sea
Insists a tidal fury upon the beach
At Gabu, and its pure consistency
Havocs the wasteland hand within its reach.

Brutal the daylong bashing of its heart
Against the seascape where, for miles around,
Farther than sight itself, the rock stones part
And drop into the element wound.

The waste of centuries is Grey and dead
And neutral where the sea has beached its brine,
Where the split salt of its heart lies spread
Among the dark habiliments of time.

The vital splendor misses. For here,
At Gabu where the ageless tide recurs
All things forfeited are almost loved and dear.
It is the sea pursues a habit of shores.

Querida

QUERIDA (1940)
by Angela Manalang


The door is closed, the curtains drawn within
One room, a brilliant question mark of light.
Outside her gate an empty limousine
Waits in the brimming emptiness of night.

But the Western Stars

BUT THE WESTERN STARS
by Angela Manalang

Set me adrift on the bay tonight,
Tonight when the gray winds blow;
Over the waves to the western stars
My banca and I must go.

You would have built me an altar here
Where lingers the wave-born dew,
And I would have taken the silver dusk
To gather young dreams for you.

But the western lagoons and the lonely stars -
They whisper across the sea,
And I must go away to a misty shore
That calls through the dark to me.

Then set me adrift on the bay tonight -
Tonight when the sad winds blow,
And over the waves to the western stars
Evening and I will go.

: This poem is my Lit1 report this coming Sept 1, 2011.

Tour in Cebu2 [Dec 16,17,18, 2010]

Tour in Cebu: THE PLACES

-December 16, 17, 18, 2010-

Last year, I had my educational tour in Cebu with my TOUR2 () classmates. It was really hard for me during those days because, unfortunately, I had my monthly period. >.< tsk2..

We arrived at the Cebu pier on the 16th of December, 2010. I celebrated my 18th birthday on a boat! Great! haha! oh, how I missed my brothers and sister! and also my parents :( but there's nothing I can do.. Well anyway, later that evening, I sort of celebrated my birthday at Cebu Marriott Hotel because we had a fine dining there and the rest was history.

Here are some pictures of the places we went. Enjoy!

Taoist Temple

Alta Vista Golf and Country Club

Fine Dining @ Marriott Hotel

Plantation Bay

Imperial Palace Waterpark Resort and Spa

Tour in Cebu [Dec 16,17,18, 2010]

MISAMIS UNIVERSITY, OZAMIZ CITY

HOTEL AND RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT
3D2N CEBU EDUCATIONAL TOUR
Php 6, 750 per student (based on 100 students) with FINE DINING in Cebu Marriott Hotel
(with Lecture and Demonstration with Certificates, Resort Entrances & Welcome Drinks)

INCLUSIONS:

1.) TRANSPORTATION
~> Roundtrip Economy Boat Accommodation Ozamiz City-Cebu City-Ozamiz City
Note: To upgrade from Economy to Tourist add P200 per way per person
~> Aircon Tourist Bus all throughout the Tour duration in Cebu. With Welcome Streamer.

2.) HOTEL
~> CEBU CROWN REGENCY RESIDENCES Located in Guadalupe Fully air-conditioned rooms with cable TV, Piped-in music, hot and cold shower, Free use of SWIMMING POOL and a WHIRLPOOL
Quadruple to Quintuple Sharing (4-5 students/room) with supplies of soap, shampoo & towel

3.) MEALS
Meals will be carefully chosen by World of Adventures Travel and Tours
~> 3 - Breakfast : Buffet at Family Choice Restaurant, Cebu Crown Regency Residences and Cheaverz Grill Banilad
~> 3 - Lunch : Eat All You Can at Tong's Seafoods, Family Choice Banilad and Golden Peak Hotel
~> 3 - Dinner : Buffet in Sugbahan Native, Hanga Bai Grill and Set Meal in Jonie's Flavored Chicken in SM
~> 2 - Snack : Alta Vista Golf and Country Club and Imperial Palace Waterpark and Spa during the visit

4.) LECTURE and DEMONSTRATION: (Certificate of Achievement will be given to each participants)
~> PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT and COMMUNICATION SKILLS
~> BASIC HOTEL OPERATIONS: Housekeeping and Bedmaking
~> BASIC FOOD and BEVERAGES OPERATIONS
* Basic Fine Dining and Table Etiquette at Cebu Marriott Hotel
* Wine Juggling, Bartending, Wine Mixing with Flair Showdown at Crown Regency Residences

5.) TRAVEL INSURANCE
Travel Insurance Provider: PHILAM LIFE INSURANCE. Coverage P5,000 for Medical reimbursement and P100,000 for Life Insurance in case of accident all throughout the tour duration

6.) SOUVENIR
~> A SOUVENIR T-SHIRT or BATCH T-SHIRT will be given to each student and faculty
(Print design by the school, white or colored t-shirt with any color design, printing of photographic design)
~> All tour events are to be documented w/ PHOTOS. An ALBUM w/ the CD will be given to the group.
~> Complimentary PRIZES (like handicraft fashion accessories) for the games will be given
~> Complimentary A WELCOME LEI SOUVENIR will be given to each student and faculty
~> Complimentary FREEBIES and PRIZES for the RAFFLE after the tour along the way to the pier
~> CERTIFICATE of COMPLETION signed by the Hotels and Resorts visited will be given to each student

7.) TOUR GUIDE
-> Department of Tourism Accredited Tour Guide will accompany the group all throughout the tour duration <-

8.) COMPANY REQUESTS
-> World of Adventures Travel & Tours will facilitate requests for companies and institutions to visit <-

9.) ENTRANCE FEES
ALL ENTRANCE FEES for Cultural, Heritage & Countryside tour are already included

10.) FREE OF CHARGE CHAPERON
One (1) FACULTY FREE of charge for every 25-full paying students

HRM night ☺♥☺♥☺ [August 20, 2010]

H.R.M. night 2010

(Hotel and Restaurant Management Night)

WHAT: H.R.M. Night
WHEN: 20th of August, 2010
WHERE: Covered Court, Misamis University

ATTIRE:
(GIRLS & BOYS)
dress that dominates either WHITE or BLACK ♥

After my BMATH-A class on 2:00pm, I immediately went home. Together with ate Nora, we went to malls to find me a dress! It's 2:00pm and the program starts at 5 and I don't have a dress yet! :/ We hurriedly went on the 2nd floor of the mall and searched for a dress suitable for the evening. Finally!! We found one.. After paying for it, I bought a notebook so that I could jot down the list of all the things I have bought everyday. We, then, went to McDonald's to buy chicken fillet for me and my sister's dinner on that evening.

Arrived at 4:30, I hurriedly took a bath and changed my clothes.

It was almost 6:00pm when we arrived at school. The program was about 3 to 4 hours of length. It was fun. We had fun. But my feet was hurting because of the high-heel I wore. T_T

This was the dress I wore on that evening:


note: that black high-heel was NOT the one I wore during the night. What I wore was a white high-heel.