Sunday, March 25, 2007

Explore


Summer. It’s a month from now. We can now feel the intensity of the summer sun because of the state of our weather. From the cold breeze we experienced over the months of September to December, now we experience the cold breeze only near the seashores or maybe high up the mountains.

The Philippines is known for its beautiful beaches and refreshing atmosphere. And during the summer there are very many tourists here in the Philippines. Some of the places where tourists go are Cebu, Boracay, La Union, Subic, Palawan and many more areas in the Philippines with beaches that can cool and refresh us. There are also some tourists who just want to go to quiet places here like in Baguio, Mountain Province and Bukidnon. But have we ever gone to these places? The answer is no. In my own opinion, it is better that we discover our own country first than going outside the country like going to the United States or even European countries like Hungary, England or France.

During my summer vacation before I entered the University of the Philippines, I spent it with my family and relatives in Cagayan de Oro City, Bukidnon and most of all my father’s home town in Misamis Occidental particularly Calamba. During my stay in these places, I found it very enjoyable especially when we went to that waterfall in Cagayan. A very peaceful place indeed. Before arriving to the place where we can see that falls, it spent us plenty of hours before we saw the beauty of the said natural resource. It was not like Kawasan Falls here in Cebu but the beauty and the ambience of the place was very relaxing. Beside the falls was a man- made swimming pool. We were not able to go swimming near the falls because it was drizzling and the water wasn’t clear enough to see the bottom. But what really amazed me was that we were able to climb up the falls. It was a very memorable experience especially when we were at the center. The way up the falls was very slidy and we needed to hold on each other so that we wouldn’t fall. After that very memorable experience in Cagayan, we went to Bukidnon and had very many funny experiences. First, we had to change tires for about maybe two to three times before arriving at Damolog, the last town in Bukidnon near the border line of Cotabato and Bukidnon. We were there over night and the next day, we went to the spring resort where for the first time I was able to ride a cable car. Heheheh. . . . Anyways, it was beautiful there considering that the environment was natural and there were trees all around the place. In my father’s home town in Calamba, Misamis Occidental we were able to rest for about two to five days. We were able to go to the beach and go swimming too in the very clean river near my Lola’s house.

Now you see that there are some places in the Philippines which hasn’t been considered and explored by some tourists. And some of these places aren’t discovered yet by the people in the Philippines. So now, you know that there are still beautiful places in the Philippines not yet discovered and hasn’t reached the eyes of foreign tourists. Before going to other countries why not try and explore the Philippines?

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