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College of Education, University of Rizal Sytem Antipolo

Katuwaan lang.

COE Park, Etcetera

You don’t have to be so much adventurous, a traveler, a geographer, or to open your smart phone for a GPS Satellite or have a map and compass ala Villalobos or Columbus to find the COE Park, . This is the direction: when you’re in the front of the COE building, turn right, no I’m kidding, that’s the butterfly garden without real butterflies in it, but turn to your left, yes, you are now looking at the COE Park; a Rainforest-like when it’s raining, it’s indeed a rainforest (I’m just kidding), with a red plant surrounding it, and two small Balete-like tree, blue benches, blue benches. The rainforest park stretches up to an elevation in front of a CBA, and we call it the forbidden “Palma Park”. I suppose if you’re not familiar, you will say that because the name is Palma Park, it is full of palm trees and plants. You’re a half way there because, yes, it has some sort of palm plant, but no, Palma Park is named for . . .loading file name. . .  

You will hear a guitar playing, groups laughing, Kuya Yambao telling a story on how handsome Kuya Alindogan is, or you will hear some kind of “hi babe” from Jennyrose Cornel, and don’t ever attempt to neglect her, and you will receive “ganyan ka na ngayon!” (peace po tayo Cornel!).

Sometimes, due to severe insanity, I imagine the park as a cafeteria; people are busy using their tablets, phones, and laptops, connecting to WiFi, chatting, taking a zip on a hot - brewed coffee or milk tea. What an ambiance it is. I can almost hear the background music; an autumn jazz, a bossa nova, samba pa ti, a blues, or a classical Mozart (to stimulate our creativity or whatever).

Lagok ng kape!

 It has been my hobby when the class ends, or when there’s vacant hours, to go outside the corridor, stand there like a boss, and in silence and grace of solitude – watch every people and every happening in the COE Park (one time, Kuya Paul Gianan saw me that way, and ask me, Hoy Bonus, anong problema? I used to answer not a word but a little smile, siguro na-wirdohan na sa’kin). Doing such, I reflect myself, sort of realization, on how this park creates a community that promotes sense of belongingness to eliminate alienation, prejudice and discrimination, built stronger relationships, socialization, affection, and individuals who preferred, I believe, to choose to be here, to be an educator of the future (no you’re wrong, this is not a reaction paper in Philippine Ideology to be passed to Sir Garado).

Anyway, the rainforest/cafeteria COE Park is approximately only a more than hundred square meters.

Lagok ng kape!

Weird Smells

Katuwaan lang.

Every COE students will be relate-much to this. When currently taking a class to whatever subjects it is, don’t be so-much bother with the nice aroma coming from the back of the building. I remember an instructor throwing a joke about the disturbing peculiar odor of I don’t know what it is or what's the cause, he said; ‘wag na kayong magreklamo, kasama ‘yan sa binabayaran ninyo, then everybody laughs in the classroom (pero if you don’t mind, hindi ko na papangalanan si Instructor, for safety issues hahaha, gusto ko pa pong mabuhay).

. . . to be continued [sori marami pa akong gustong sabihin]. . .

[photos owned by Eiger Villarba]

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