Diana was absent so I ended up being alone on the bus and with no one beside me. Aw. But that's okay, at least I could stretch my legs whenever I feel like sleeping or tranquilizing. We watched a movie on the way to our first stop, but I forgot the title of the movie. I actually just listened to music the whole trip because I wasn't really interested.
So going back to what I'm talking about here, our first stop was The Philippine Star and the place looks nice even though some parts of it have billowing cobwebs and cement cracks and all that. The place itself feels like a ragged piece of clothing.
We first entered this conference room for some briefing and a small talk about journalism. Then we had a small contest. I won a toiletry kit in an orange bag. Teehee.
Anyway our tour guide showed us around the place and it's kind of interesting to know where the morning paper comes from and what it has been through before reaching hands of the consumer. The whole place smells like ink, paper and carbon. I think I'm the only one who noticed this.
This awesome mac from the editor's office. It's still eMac!
And the iMac with the lighting I find really awesome.
We left this room and went straight to the room where they print the metal plates wherein they put the first print-outs of the pages. It's printed in a big-ass machine called the AGFA or the Polaris. It's really big I think it's gonna consume 95% of my room. IMAGINE THAT.
We left Philippine Star to head straight to Blue Wave for lunch. The original plan was to eat in KFC but there were too many people, we can't even squish ourselves in. Plus it's hot inside. So, nope. Then we tried Jollibee. Same atmosphere. We walked around Blue Wave for a long time to look for a decent place to have lunch. Then we found this place but we left immediately because we didn't find the food appetizing at all. I finally found refuge in Subway. I was too happy because I was starting to get so hungry and tired at the same time. Thank God I found Subway. Still thankful because Brice was with me the whole time and he lent me sixty pesos. Mehehe.
Then we left Blue Wave for CSB. I don't really know where CSB was in the first place, haha. I thought it was far away from La Salle but it turns out that it's just around the corner. The building looks AMAZING. There was this very intriguing bump in the middle of the building. Like a camel's hump.
We went inside and assembled in the lobby. At first sight I thought the place was an office lobby. With the fancy black couch in the middle and a podium at the far end of the room. I think it's really close to an office.
Anyway we rode the elevators (yes, they have elevators; which is cool) to go to our first stop. We were with our tour guide and we were all girls, except for Joshua. Nyaha. Our first stop was on this floor with a convention going on. Canon just held a free workshop for Canon camera owners. Wish I had a Canon camera. Wish I had more time...
The animating machine with big parts. This is the original vintage piece!!!
We entered the game development room and I was shocked. Look at the artists, their computers, the way they stroke their hands and the drawings! I kept on whispering, "This is where I belong" or "I have to excel more.." because this room is full of great minds and I'm just there.
Coolest thing I saw on the room.
We left the room and I found this. Of course I took a selfie because the mirror looks pretty and the lighting from the outside is a bonus.
My adviser being such a cutie with KC and Joshua plus me. HAHAHA
We reached this green room. It's very spacey I think you could host your own circus event inside. (Minus the acrobats and the jumping clowns from more than 30 feet above). Our tour said this is used for modeling or presentations purposes. I think they should use this for movie screenings every Friday night, with free popcorn and licorice sticks. Yup.
The room above the spacey room with lots of papers on the glass walls. Intriguing stuff right there.
Below you can see the artist drawing something. This is the animating room. But artists do it manually here. From drawings to final sketches to scans and editing and voila, a finished product; a 15-second animated cartoon.
I saw this girl working on something that looks like a table or a place for disembarkation. I'm not really sure but it looks like it. I liked what she was working on. Sorry for the blurry resolution, though.
This is the camera room. SDA students can borrow equipment here, anytime they want. Yes, I am jealous. They even have the most expensive lens worth half a million! Our guide said you could see SM Mall of Asia through the lens from the CSB campus! Cool beans.
And there was this room called the "Black Box" since everything inside it was painted in black.They use that room for theater and the arts. They said the room was in all black so you could see the effect better. They said during presentations, people look like they're floating in midair. I'd kill to see that effect!
Eighth floor was all about the fashion world. Most of my companions were fangirling everywhere since fashion for them was the most important thing. They were also talking about Dani Barretto since she studies here and there could be a possible sighting of her presence around the campus. Unfortunately not even a shadow of Dani appeared. Sad.
"Yo what's up?" asked Mannequin 1. "Oh you know, just walking around eighth floor naked. How 'bout you?" Mannequin 2 asked. He was feeling a bit uncomfortable with students looking at them.
Saw this outside the textile room. Awesome ballz.
The SDA library! On its right side is the lounge in which students can rest. I found some students who were sleeping instead of just "resting". Haha, genius.
The moment I saw these little cardboard things, I flinched and thought about John Green and RAPHAW. I remembered Q, the Song of Myself, Guthrie, the strip mall, Agloe, And the hours on the van. If you love reading John Green you'll get to the point immediately. Calling ALL NERDFIGHTERS! Let us weep tears of joy for I have found refuge in this diorama of cardboard boxes/brown paper.
(Nope, I am not going to spill this thing I am talking about!)
The music room was actual heaven for me, for it reminded me of every youtube video of very band recording. Mixers and microphones here and there. This drum set DEFINITELY reminded me of Pat Kirch.
The infamous machine from the industrial arts department.
We left CSB 2 hours later (or so). AKIC was our next stop; it's a different school but still under La Salle. We ate some snacks, even though I was still kind of full. But I ate, anyways. HAHA.
Anyway, we began our tour around the building and there were a lot of food everywhere. May it be dummy food or real food, it's still food. And it smelled like marshmallows/espresso coffee/chocolate everywhere. Yes, everywhere. I don't know if it's just me but it really smelled like sweets everywhere. I should go there more often. Kidding!
This is what I'm talking about. These are only dummies. It may not be real but it looks just as appetizing as it may be if it was real...
On the rooftop you could see the restaurant. They have a pool, a patio, a bar and all that. Feels like you're in a hotel.
The highlight of the trip was this view of the skyline. I never expected it to be this beautiful, especially with sun setting in front of me. The weather was perfect and of course I have to take a picture of it because it was a very amazing sight to see. Students here are too lucky to have this view everyday. They should be thankful to see this happen everyday.
The last photo was my favorite photo of all because of the gradient. The blues, the whites, the yellows and the oranges go together perfectly. It's very beautiful.
I had a lot of fun during the trip. I saw a lot of new things and I learned a lot. A few years from now I'd be in college, I'd be like those students. I don't want to sound cheesy here but college is a very big place. I realized that my choice would make a big change on me. Well I hope my choice would make me a better person (or an artist, to be particular. Joke).
