MMSU Excursion (Part 1)

MMSU Excursion (Part 1)

Saturday, February 2^nd ,2019

 

         This is our first excursion, we went to Vigan with Ma’am Jeanette, Ma’am Imelda, 20 participants from the SEA Teacher and SEA TVET, and 5 participants of ERASMUS. We waited for our pick up by the MMSU bus at 7 am in the Mansion. Our first destination is RG Jar Factory located at Gomez St, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur and we arrived at 10 am. There’s a lot of jar made by clay and water. We can make or create our own jar. Yeyen, my friend from UNDIKSHA Bali try to make his own jar.

 

          After that, we went to the Hidden Garden located in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines and we arrived at 11 am. There’s a lot of plants like flowers and trees. There are so many spots for us to take a picture and the place is so beautiful and refreshing because the fresh air. In front of the garden, we can put our money on the statue and make a wish. There is also a store for us to buy souvenirs.

 

 

 

          Our next destination is Baluarte (Safari Garden) located in Vigan, Ilocos Sur were we arrived at 12 pm. Before we enter to Baluarte, we took our lunch first. We tried eating squid and fish and it taste so good. After eating, we bought some souvenirs for our family and friends in Indonesia such us wallet, pencil case, bag and keychain. After buying souvenirs, we immediately took our tour to Baluarte and there is no entrance fee. I see a lot of animals such as birds, tigers, horses, pony, and ostrichs.

 

          Next destination is Vigan, one of the historical place in the Philippines and we arrived at 2 pm. Vigan is magandang lugar (beautiful place) and there are so many souvenir stores located in every corner and Kalesa (a horse drawn calash) is all over the place. There’s a lot of Spanish buildings like the Vigan Church and other beautiful spots to take a picture with it. Although I am very pagod (tired) but I still enjoy this excursion.

 

 

 

         Before we continue our trip, we took our snacks called “miki”, a noodle soup made with miki noodles, chicken stock, annatto powder, boiled egg, and etc. Ma’am Imelda and Ma’am Jeanette are very kind because they paid for our snacks.

 

 

           Our last destination is the TAN-OK Festival held at the Ferdinand E. Marcos Stadium, Ilocos Norte and we arrived at 6 pm. We waited at the College of Teacher Education (Laoag Campus) because the TAN-OK Festival will start at 7 pm and will end at 1 am. Before watching the festival, we bought some foods in 7 Eleven. Sir JayPee gave us free tickets and we got a VIP pass where we can stay at the front seat of the festival for us to watch the performances nearly. All of the region from Ilocos Norte will perform in this festival. Every participants wear their traditional costumes, perform their different cultures and endorse their own products in their locality. That was a beautiful performance I ever watched because the decoration is so colorful and their costumes are so unique. They perform well on the stage, were everybody can sing, act and dance so well. The stadium was very crowded because there’s a lot of people attend in order to watch the most highlight festival of the region.

 

 

TAN-OK 2019 Results :

Special Awards

Best in Festival Music                        : Nueva Era

Best in Production Design                  : Nueva Era

Best in Choreography and Direction  : City of Batac

Best Performer Female                       : City of Batac

Best Performer Male                          : Badoc

3rd Runners Up                                  : Vintar, Banna, Sarrat, Adams, Pagudpud

2nd Runner Up                                   : City of Batac

1st Runner Up                                    : Badoc

Champion                                           : Nueva Era

            After watching the festival at 10 pm, we arrived back to the Mansion by the MMSU bus at 11 pm. We are exhausted, but still manage to change our clothes and take our sleep at 12 midnight.