Expect The Unexpected

Sunday, June 22, 2014 ||

When I was answering my UPCAT form 5 years ago (I'm getting old huhu!), I wrote down Diliman and Manila as my first and second campus choices, respectively. The reason is that they are the nearest campuses from home. But why didn't I choose Los Banos? Well, during that time, I wasn't that geographically knowledgeable. I didn't know how to commute back then. That's why I really didn't think of writing down LB.

Just this year, I went to UPLB by myself and I realized how much of a beauty it is. Compared to Diliman where I'm studying, I might say UPLB has this more peaceful atmosphere. And the view of Mt. Makiling while taking a walk was just amazing. Albeit Diliman has a lot of trees too, being in an urbanized area with all the pollution is a turn off. I love UPD of course but one cannot deny that UPLB's awesome as well. Check out these photos I took.

The UPLB Oblation. Wondering if I would have been delayed had I took a selfie with it... Well it doesn't matter now since I'm already delayed haha!

Flag of Thailand. There are flags of other countries, too.

Pegaraw. It is a monument made by the National Artist for Sculpture, Napoleon Abueva and it is located in front of the Main Library. From what I know, it was originally gold in color but was painted black in 2010. Apparently, the Pegaraw is a combination of the Pegasus and tamaraw. It symbolizes the Filipinos soaring to greater heights and being at par or being even greater than the rest of the world.

Torii! According to my friend, Nic, this was donated by the UP Japanology Society. Feels like I'm in Japan haha!

Fertility Tree and Carillon Tower. I've always read different stories about the Fertility Tree in Overheard at UP. For me, it really looks like a big broccolo (yes, broccolo not broccoli 'cause broccoli is plural in Italian :p). I love broccoli with beef hehe.