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Minggu, 17 Februari 2019

Adaptation Week

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Day 1. Monday, January 14, 2019
We started the activity today with breakfast. After we finished our breakfast, we went to the field to attended the flag ceremony. In the flag ceremony, we introduce ourselves using the Tagalog language that we learned with sir Chris last night.

Breakfast together for the first time
Attended the flag ceremony
After the flag ceremony, we attended the opening ceremony for welcoming us, the student teacher exchange. I was amazed to see the very cheerful welcoming party they had prepared for us. They performed various kinds of dances, they singing the Philippines national anthem, dancing some regional dances and then they gave us flower crowns on our heads. The college of education also gave us many souvenirs such as t-shirts, key chains, hats, and they gave us unlimited sim cards for one month. Their hospitality is very good.

COED gave us many souvenir
Picture with Faculty Members of College Education
After the welcoming party, we meet for the first time with our cooperating teacher and also our buddy. My mentor is sir Severino C. Fortunato. He is a physics teacher and also became the principal at NEUST Laboratory High School, the school that I will be teach. My buddy is Kristine Fallorina, she is a student majoring in general science.
Met with our Cooperating Teacher
After finished to take pictures, we go to the dining room to take our lunch and Sir Marlon told us that after this we had to make an ID card. After making the ID card,  Sir Marlon, Sir Percy, and ma'am bring us to go to the mall and try the Philippine dessert, Halo-halo. After we were done with everything that we want to do, we go back to the hostel to rest.


Day 2. Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Today is the first time we go to NEUST Laboratory High School. We go there together with Sir Marlon and buddies using a Jeepney. This is my first time riding a jeepney, typical transportation of Philippines. We need to pay 10 pesos to get to school.


In the jeepney with buddies
We walked around the school, visit some places, meet with presidents of the university, principals, teachers, and other people. We also saw how the teachers here teach. After we finished we were meet with our mentor. I met Sir Severino C. Fortunato or usually called Sir Boyet. We discussed about the material and schedule to teach. After I finished discussing, I met my friends who have been waiting in the canteen for lunch.


With sir Boyet
At the canteen with buddies
After lunch, we go back to the hostel. Arrived at the hostel we took a short break then we go to visit the campus museum which is located not far from the hostel. We saw antique items, so many miniatures and old photographs there. After walking around the museum, we continued to tour the campus from one faculty to another.

At the museum wearing antique items
At the College of Education with the faculty members
In the evening, we going back to the hostel to take a bath, have dinner and rest.


Day 3. Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Today we begin our observation in class. We go to a laboratory high school at 7:45 a.m. I meet again with my mentor Sir Boyet. Sir Marlon told us that today we only observed 3 hours. I followed Sir Boyet into class. He is a teacher of physics. Today he teaches 7th-grade Newton and 7th-grade Dalton. This class will be the place for me to teach for a few weeks here.


7th grade Newon
The material discussed today is motion. Sir Boyet gave a quiz to the students and after they finished working on it, Sir Boyet told them to discuss together the answer. When sir Boyet entered the class, the students immediately shut up and watched. This situation is very different from other classes which were observed by my friends. My friend's class is a bit crowded, and sometimes heedless but not with sir Boyet class. Maybe because sir Boyet is the principal here.


7th grade Dalton
One meeting here is just one hour. So Sir Boyet and I spent two hours for two meetings in a different class. After completing my observation, I followed Sir Boyet to his office. He shows an example lesson plan and told me about the material to be discussed at the next meeting. He also gave textbooks as reference material for me to teach. Sir Boyet is a good person, friendly and very helpful.

The  textbook
After all the activities in the school are done, we go back to the hostel for lunch and rest. We don't have activities in the afternoon. We spend time discussing with the buddies about the culture here. In the evening we went to dinner at the MC Donald with Sir Neil and Sir Darwin, faculty members of College Education who will in charge tonight. Every night we are always accompanied by two faculty members from the College of Education.

Dinner at MC Donald




Day 4. Thursday, January 17, 2019
On this fourth day, we did not continue our observation, because the school was holding a mass event thanksgiving before graduation. We only saw it on the second floor of the school. We cannot follow a series of events because we are of different religions. After the Mass was finished we were treated to eating with the president of the university, lecturers, principals, and other important people.

At the mass even thanksgiving before graduation
After eat together
After eating ma'am Donna invited us to go to Waltermart, one of the malls which are located not far from the school. We go there with buddies. Ma'am Donna is a very nice person, she bought me, Dada, and Mutia a stuff from Miniso. After being satisfied walking around and all we need have been purchased we decided to go back to the hostel because we had to attend the class at 2 p.m. When we arrived at the hostel we changed clothes and then we went to College of Education to take classes. I and Adi entered the same class in the general science department. No lecture in the class that I will observe because on that day their lecturer was not present. Finally, we only met friends from the department and went around looking at biology laboratories, classrooms, and several other places. After that, while waiting for other friends to finished observing we tried to get around the campus using a bicycle, transportation usually used by students here to go to their faculty building. This is my first time riding a bicycle. We went around accompanied by my buddy Kristine and Adi's buddy, Francis. They talked a lot during the journey about the buildings and history of this campus.
Met with friends from General Science major
Try to ride bicycle
After driving around the campus, we went back to the hostel. We are waiting for our friends at the hostel, after that we will meet with the journalistic team from campus for some interview. The interview finished around 6 p.m. We go take a shower, pray and rest.


Day 5. Friday, January 18, 2019

Yesterday we attended the mass event thanksgiving before graduation. So this day is graduation of 100th degree and 116th non degree at the Dona Asuncion G Romulo General Tinio St, Cabanatuan City. We went to NEUST Laboratory High school at 8:00 a.m. We sat with buddies and our coordinator, sir Marlon.

Attended Graduation

We did not take part in this event until it was finished. In the middle of the event, we decided to go to the mall to buy some ingredients for cooking. After getting all the things that we want, we ask sir Marlon to deliver us to the mosque because this is a Friday, Muslim have to do Jumuah prayers. Sir Marlon brought us to Barangay Isla. This is the first time for us to go to the mosque here, and also this is the first time we have heard Adzan, the call to prayer. We met some Muslims here, just looking from the appearance, they are a little different from Muslims in Indonesia, but they are very friendly and kind.
Muslimah at Philippines
After finishing prayer we back to the hostel to rest. At night we go with sir Percy and sir cellco to Jollibee to have dinner together.
After dinner at Jollibee


 Day 6. Saturday, January 19, 2019

Saturday and Sunday are holidays here. So, we don't have special activities. Today we just go to the mall with ma'am Lody and ma'am Donna. We buy some things like tumbler and moisturizer. Today the mascot Jollibee was there, we took some pictures with him.
With Jollibee's mascot
In the evening, ma'am Sheena and ma'am Nancy, the faculty members who will in charge tonight, invites us to go to Gapan city night market. The place is not so far from the hostel, around 45 minutes. They treat us buko juice, drinks made from coconut mixed with ice. There are lots of Philippine food sellers, but we are afraid to try because they put it together with pork. We are very happy and enjoy.
Gapan City night market


Maraming salamat ma'am Sheena and ma'am Nancy.


Day 7. Sunday, January 20, 2019

Sunday, this is a holiday. Sir Chris comes with his family to the hostel. He brought some cakes and traditional Filipino food. sir Chris taught us to sing  Pilipinas Kong Mahal song. This song is usually sung during flag ceremony on Monday. He wants us to sing during the ceremony, that's why he taught us to sing the song.

Pilipinas Kong Mahal lyrics
In the afternoon we go together to the stadium oval. We go on foot because it's just near the hostel. We took a few photos and then go back to the hostel to take a shower and do Maghrib prayer.
Taken picture at the Stadium Oval

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