commed1st

October 16-18, 2003
Sto. Tomas Batangas

connie, chi-chi, camille, and annie.. this was taken just outside connie's foster home in sta something... where it is the nearest baranggay with us... but not that near really

this is already in nanay idad's house.. glenn is already top naked and at the back don is peering... and they are ready to sleep in their cozy bed til sunrise... hihi

this is the view from our room.. this is the neighborhood in the street

this is nanay idad's living room,, its on the ground floor of the house

this is the garden of the house.. there are two kubos there and the kubo at the right... that's where we got to neb only na magparinig during dinner.. hihi

eto naman yung niew of the house from the gate... so medyo affluent tingnan siya compared to other houses...

sa garden pa rin to... as i remember it right from my biology classes.. you are looking at the oak fern firmly atteched to a palm tree

this is jinggoy who faithfully guards the door leading to the kitchen.. medyo matapang siya but i doubt he is scared as i am.. hihi

these are the two labradors i was talking to you about... i forgot their names...but they could be very eerie at night.. if you know what i mean... bwahahahaha!

this is my bed...hihi... i brought my favorite stuff in the trip... the piwwow you gave me... that's what i also meant by bringing me with you in the trip

this is our room's interior.. medyo spooky yung mirror dun... sometimes naiisip ko na may magpapakita diya... hihi... am having goosebumps again

this is the view of Mt. manabo from where the zero-waste management is.. it is capped with clouds which reminds me very much of mt makiling.. hope to hike this place one of these days

this is the zero-waste management segregation complex... may acronym yan eh... kalimutan ko lang yung tawag... hihi..

eto yung itsura ng loob ng segregation complex... this part is where the cans are... usually kasi they are collected by different junkshops in sto tomas so they are classified na for easy selling

here's glenn taking a look at the cans...

this is the view of the outside from the inside of the garbage house... i dont know kung sino yung nag pose sa labad.. probably a neighbor

eto yung kubo at the front yard of the segregation house.. this is also where older women of sta cu discuss either chismis or serious matters

these are some of the flowers at the garden of the yard of the segregation stuff

pabalik na kami from the segregation house... this is the shortcut.. a series of eskinitas that cut along the brgy... that's don

another shot of the eskinita

this is the garden of the mother of ate jocey

some flowers from the same garden

orchids of the same garden

eto naman yun sample ng oak fern then they grow on the ground

this is the raod leading to the basecamp for the climb of mt manabo

the same road this time with children on bicycles

this is glen and buboy, that makulit na bata posing... at their back you will see mt manabo... medyo nagdidilim na kaya medyo ganito

sumali si don

and finally si honey mo nagposing na rin... hihi

these are the powerlines with high tension wires goin above the mountaious area...

this is the tank near the base camp i think this supplies the whole of sta cruz.. dont know for certain..

dinner time in a couple of minutes but before that, we had to cook.. so eto... si don and glenn preparing the vegetables for the chopseuy...