Parks

There are so many things to love about Baguio City: the cool, the trees, the strawberries. I can name more but the list may just eat up this entry. Hehe. My Aunt and her family lived there for around three years, and I have loved every break spent there. Below is a picture of Bea with my brothers Miguel and Marius, four years ago when we went to Baguio for Lent.

On a typical summer day, Bea and I would wake up around noon. We'd pick a movie from the shelf if there isn't a good one on tv, and then perhaps go out in the backyard and feel the wind. An alternative would be going to the mall or going to the park.

Ah, how I miss going to parks. Parks here in Manila are underdeveloped and unkempt, without any charm to lure people in. Back in Baguio, we used to bring food and eat at the lunch benches at John Hay, surrounded by pine trees and other families eating lunch out.  I miss having that option, now I can't even stay at the veranda because it's too hot. There are equal parts of quiet and dynamics in parks, you can just observe or ride a bike.  UP Diliman's Sunken Garden is a good bet I suppose, but at this time of year the grass have all shriveled and dried up. To be fair, especially during Christmastime, the Sunken Garden looks wonderful.

I wouldn't know any in the country, but how cool if parks here had Wi-Fi? Hay, what an ideal park would that be. Hehehe. It'll be a good alternative study area for students like me. If we had one here in Metro Manila, I'd be there in a jiff!

While parks are more common in temperate countries, I'd like to see more parks in the Philippines. We don't have to stick with the common park make up, we can build parks that uniquely reflect our culture and community. It's a good way to showcase our appreciation for the environment, as well as a good avenue to promote family bonding. I'm getting tired of going to malls, aren't you?