Showing posts with label book project. Show all posts
Showing posts with label book project. Show all posts

Lucy Sighting Over Rizal Beach in Gubat, Sorsogon

February 03, 2013

The first time I was here, the weather was aggressively taking a full swing at us. We've patiently waited for a chance to learn surfing after we finished actively inspecting the library we sought to fill with books. The cloud quickly turned darker, and the wind fiercely whistled from our spot to yonder; we thought the slim chance of hooking up with a surfboard had completely gone to dust.

Then came the green light—from the local surfers who've seen swells forming half a kilometer away. Like caged animals now out on a prowl, we excitedly headed towards their direction. The heavy rain, though, didn't just shower us; it practically stabbed us through our skin. Needling out of the sky at around a 20-30 degree angle, it hit us like tiny darts, rapidly doubling its intensity. With no shelter nearby, we had no choice but to proceed. We ran forward and backward just to give each side of our body a temporary reprieve until we successfully reached the small nipa hut where the surfboards safely lay aground.

Lake Bulusan: Where Bad Folks Don’t Go | Sorsogon

September 30, 2012

According to the band Meat Puppets, bad folks end up in a lake of fire. The good folks, though, end up in some scenic lake elsewhere. I have strong reasons to feel like we were a bunch of good folks heading directly to Bulusan Volcano Natural Park that specific day.

Accompanied by the humble Mayor Ronel Lim of Gubat, Sorsogon, and just a day removed from kick-starting our book sharing project, we enthusiastically set foot and gazed our tired eyes at this massive body of water completely covered by a lush, primeval forest.

Book Sharing Project in Gubat, Sorsogon

July 11, 2012

The room the kids call their own "library" is a 40-square-meter empty space. The walls are untidy and dark, the windows are almost broken to shards. The lone table lies almost deserted by time, unused and nevermore. The only reminder that the room is the school's library is the two small bookcases, almost rotten to the core and on the verge of collapse.

Dusty and dog-eared copy books—about a couple of dozen—are placed almost glued together on the two shelves. It won't take a rocket scientist to know that these books are of no use anymore. The library itself, in its sad current state, is incapable of becoming a room of knowledge for the kids of Rizal Elementary School in Gubat, Sorsogon.

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