October 04, 2004

AMAZING RACE- Mindanao

This was my itenirary last Friday. Para akong nag-Amazing Race.

3am - Check in Domestic Airport
4:30am - Departure from Manila to Davao
6:15am - Arrival in Davao
7am - Facilitate breakfast meeting
9am - Ride bus from Davao to Cotabato City
3pm - Arrival in Cotabato City
3:30pm - Late Lunch / Informal Meeting
4pm - Travel to Notre Dame University
4:15pm - Tour of Notre Dame University
4:45pm - Leave baggages in boarding house
5pm - Set up equipment for online conference meeting in
university library
5:30pm - Online conference meeting
6pm - Review materials for next day's area work
6:30pm - Kicked out by librarian
7pm - Dinner at Nena's Eatery (in Tagalog, Tindahan ni Aling Nena)
7:30pm - Settle down in boarding house
8pm - Bath
8:30pm - Haggle with landlord and landlady
8:45pm - Listen to landlord and landlady talk about their son
9pm - Drink Emperador with landlord
10pm - Chika with landlord's son
10:30pm - Finally! Sleep!!!

Total Waking Hours: 36 hours
Wake up time next day: 6am
Area Covered today:



And people wonder how I keep my figure...

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I'm a peace work volunteer now in Mindanao. I'll be staying here for about two months to support the peace efforts in the region.