The only reason I wasn't scammed in Iligan (while my writing co-fellows were obediently cooped up at the Sta Elena Inn) was because I had two senior instructors from the DMST of MSU as escorts. They weren't in uniform. They told me to wear modest clothes and avoid eye contact with anyone. Among the places they took me to was Tinago Falls. But I was so tired, stressed at being found out that I had escaped the hotel during siesta hour, that I couldn't really appreciate the falls then. We also visited the home of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's mother. There was a huge portrait of GMA as an 18-year old wearing a tapis. Fresh from bathing from the falls, perhaps? My favorite was eating peanuts at Cheding's and climbing an avocado tree whose fruits were so sweet and large I had to take some home.
We also wore modest clothes and avoided eye contact. But we missed visiting the presidential mother's home. We plan to drop by, if possible, next time, if only for that portrait.
The only reason I wasn't scammed in Iligan (while my writing co-fellows were obediently cooped up at the Sta Elena Inn) was because I had two senior instructors from the DMST of MSU as escorts. They weren't in uniform. They told me to wear modest clothes and avoid eye contact with anyone. Among the places they took me to was Tinago Falls. But I was so tired, stressed at being found out that I had escaped the hotel during siesta hour, that I couldn't really appreciate the falls then. We also visited the home of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's mother. There was a huge portrait of GMA as an 18-year old wearing a tapis. Fresh from bathing from the falls, perhaps? My favorite was eating peanuts at Cheding's and climbing an avocado tree whose fruits were so sweet and large I had to take some home.
We also wore modest clothes and avoided eye contact. But we missed visiting the presidential mother's home. We plan to drop by, if possible, next time, if only for that portrait.