Hi folks! Before I got obsessed with buying a new car, I've been busy with field work as part of our MDP Immersion Program and I haven't had the time to post anything new. Last August 28-30 (Tuesday to Thursday), our group in MDP was assigned in GSIS Lucena branch to observe and immerse ourselves in their operations.
Our first photo op inside of our sunny room...
The girls visiting the boys' room...
Upon our arrival, I couldn't help but notice how cozy that office made me feel. All the departments are on the first and second floor while the third floor serves as the Manager's quarters. When I say quarters, I don't mean your usual one-room type of accommodation. Here, it's more like the miniature Malacanang of the North type, hehehe. It has a huge living room, a spacious dining area with kitchen, bathroom, the Manager's bedroom and three other guest rooms plus a huge gym with exercise equipment. I was really awed! How I wish I can live like a manager there one day!
If only my house was this big...
If only my office was this big!
If I work and live here at the same time, I'd go the gym every night.
This is the girls' room...pretty neat, huh?!
Our immersion in the said branch went pretty smoothly. The manager was very accommodating and kind to us, there was so much to learn about GSIS operations and we were fed a lot! Like on on our first night, our group was brought to the famous KAMAYAN SA PALAISDAAN in Tayabas. It was a 20-30 minute ride from the office but it was all worth it! It's like a mini version of ISDAAN in Gerona, Tarlac (wgere we usually have late dinner after surfging all weekend) such that kubos are also floating on a pond and everything is made of Kawayan. The food is superb by the way!
Don't mind my "wetness"... Even if it's drizzling, nobody can stop me from taking pictures!
Can I bring these home? They would look good in our lanai...
Food, food, food....
More dinin areas in the Palaisdaan...
But before we had dinner at Kamayan, we passed by this huge shrine of Jesus Christ called Kamay ni Jesus. I think one would need to climb a total of 200+ steps just to reach the base of the shrine. We managed to climb only half of that since it was already dusk and we're afraid we might stumble in the dark on our way down. It was pretty steep. We got here around 5:30 pm and it was drizzling already. If the sun was still up, I imagine the place to be spectacular, with the view of the neighboring city down below.
Have I told you that this Church is magical?
Yeah...the priest who had this built has healing powers... Rev. Father Joey Faller.
I can just imagine how all these would look in day light!
On our last day there, after saying our thank yous and goodbyes, we stopped over at Silangang Nayon in Pagbilao for an early dinner. It is a resort well-known in Lucena that housed cottages and hotel rooms overlooking the sea, and with a huge restaurant on stilts above the seawaters. They even have a unique way of delivering people's orders: via a mini airplane hooked on a pulley that goes all the way from the kitchen on the hill, down to the resto on the sea. Cool!
Looks like a nice wedding venue as well... Hmmm...
Spacious and fresh...
With a nice view of the sea and mountains...
This mountain range from afar is actually Sierra Madre.
Finally, on the way to Manila that night, we dropped by El Mare and bought lots of goodies for pasalubong: Torrones De Cashew and Pili, Yema, Ube, Broas, Pineapple pie, and Polvoron. I still haven't eaten some of these things until now. They're just stuck in the ref. Want some? :-)
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