3. TEACHER’S CAMP
When we arrived in Baguio, we took a cab going
to Teacher's Camp – a rather hunted place for the
many but a perfect retreat place for dreary being
like me. You will sleep in a decades old rooms or
dormitories, with lush of pine trees, and sweet
hum of the myna in the morning - that's what
will you experience in Teacher's Camp. It was my
first time to stay in Teacher's Camp and I prefer
this place than any overprice old hotels in the
noisy Session Road. If you want Baguio stay at
Teacher's Camp.
4. NIGHT MARKET
This seems to be an
attraction in Baguio during
the weekends nowadays.
Jackets, Bags, footwear, jeans, shirts, polo,
belts ---- everything is sold in the night
market. “I bought two nice sweater out of
impulse for Php25.00 each.”
5. SHOPPING OF FOOD - AKA FOOD TRIP
Aside from the clothes and related
stuff, stalls of food items are also
present. Your tummy can also do
shopping of food - aka food
trip. “The next day all I wanted
was a cup of "taho" strawberry
flavor of course.
6. MINES VIEW PARK
We spend some time in Mines View Park for where
you suppose to see the mountain ranges of Benguet if
there is no fog covering the vista. We sat for a while
and contemplated the changes in that once pristine
park. I remember a picture of mine riding a horse
with cow boy hat. That picture was taken in the 90'
when Mines View Park is not yet dominated by a lot
of souvenir shops that looks like a flea market, when
there were no big dogs that are overly domesticated
by man's unlimited need of money, when Mines View
is just like a park, that picture was the faded glory of
the Mines View Park.
7. THE MANSION
The Mansion
2009
The Mansion
2015
I bought a piece of
buttered corn
sprinkled with salt
for our long walk
to The Mansion. But
not reaching the
half way to the
Mansion we saw a
jeep and
instinctively we
hopped in it.
8. WRIGHT PARK
We walk through Wright Park along
with other tourist strolling and some, I
presume, residents of Baguio jogging
beside the man-made lagoon. On its
sides are manicured plants and flowers
that can only be seen in cold places
like Baguio. It was refreshing to see a
lot of blooming fresh flowers in the
park. It makes me want to be there just
to smell the aroma of the flowers, the
leaves and the trees.
9. BURNHAM PARK
Proudly wearing my IGOROT VEST, we
walked to Burnham Park just to see the
park. We've been there a many times in
the last few years but we just want a
glimpse of it and probably observe the
people enjoying the park. After some
time of staying there my two
companion wanted to go back to
Teachers Camp and enjoy the cold
weather of Baguio on their bed.
10. BAGUIO CITY HALL
The Baguio City Hall is another symbol of
cultural identity of the city. It is a protected
area and was declared a national cultural
treasure.
I entered the City Hall and read its
financial reports posted in the bulletin. I
found out that Baguio City has an Internal
Revenue Allotment of a little more than
Php100 Million, just enough to feed the
family of the civil servants of Baguio City.
11. CASA VALLEJO
After my sojourn in downtown Baguio I
went to Casa Vallejo to watch an old film
based from Nick Joaquin's 1950's play
entitled a portrait of the artist as Filipino.
while waiting for the film, I swam in the
rare titles of books in Mt. cloud bookstore
and bought a collection of contemporary
short stories.
12. CHOCOLATE DE BATIROL
I told them "lets have a hot
chocolate" We took the taxi and
headed to Chocolate de Batirol
inside Camp John Hay.
13. PINK MANSION
I was amazed by the houses (rest
house) inside Camp John Hay. There
is a Pink Mansion in Poblete
Drive that I tried to knock to see if I
can enter and see its detailed
architecture. I wanted to enter the
unlocked gate but I pulled back and
continued walking towards other
houses in that area
14. PINE TREES
Ending my weekend in Baguio lying under
the pine trees looking at the sky
was magical. Marvelous decade old trees
are the treasures of Baguio City. Apart from
Sesjsion Road's restaurants, souvenirs of the
public market, strawberries of La Trinidad,
overlooking sight in the Mines View Park
and the cold weather of the city, Baguio
will always be Baguio because of the
pine trees all over the city.
20. SPIN
1. He did not mention the ways and
means to reach the destination
- Joe Bunting
21. 2.. He used deep words that cannot easily
understand by people who has limited vocabulary
words like us.
DREARY – dull, lifeless: depress
ERGO - therefore
HAGGLING – negotiating in which the buyer
and seller of a good and service debate the price
DISCERN- perceive or recognize (something)
SOJOURN- a temporary stay
23. 2. Highlight the various attraction
1. Photographic Description
Teacher’s Camp-Night Market-Strawberry Taho-Mines View Park-
Burhham Park-Wright Park-Baguio City Hall-Casa Vallejo
24. 3. The lead can easily catch the reader’s attention
“There are places that you've been to and that place
seems like a magnet to your soul that you keep on
coming back. I've got that place in my heart and
that is Baguio City. I always hear the pine trees
calling me whenever there is a feeling deviated
from my normal state – that takes place most of the
time.”
25. 4. The author was not only
focusing on the good side
of Baguio