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To be a journalist is to be a fearless and incisive "inquirer" that dares to "chronicle" history without fear or favor;

To be a journalist is to act like a "tribune" that essays the truthful "journal" of every story of our "times", big or small, front page or inside page, "BIG NEWS" or even the last story before the closing credits roll;

To be a journalist is to hold a "mirror" in front of you to regularly and faithfully check the convictions and principles of what a "free press" truly stands for;

To be a journalist is to sometimes embrace your own celebrity and be a "star" that sets and upholds the "standards" of what the Filipinos of " today " are fighting for;

Ang maging mamamahayag ay tulad ng isang "bulgar" na pahina na hindi puwedeng maging sisidlan ng anumang pagbaluktot sa katotohanan, bagkus siya pa ngang lagusan upang ito ay mai-"bandera" at mai-"balita" ang mga kuwentong dapat na marining at ma-"tiktikan."

Ang maging mamamahayag ay ang pagsisiguro ng pananatili at pagsulong ng isang "malaya" at walang kinikilingang pag-"PAPATROL" , sa bawat araw, "24-0ras" dahil ang bawat kuwento ay kailangang pulsuhan, may buhay, tila isang "NEWSBEAT" na kailangang ma-"CAPTURED" dahil walang take two sa isang breaking news, walang cut, walang re-take;

Ang maging mamamahayag ay maging "SAKSI" sa "SENTRO" ng bawat pahina ng kasaysayan upang ito ang mai-"BANDILA" sa sambayanan;

Ang maging mamamahayag ay DAPAT laging sa NGALAN NG KATOTOHANAN AT TUNAY NA PAGLILINGKOD.




Instead of malls, why not museums?

September 28, 2007

 

 

 Who says museums are not cool and fun places for kids to go these days?

During my visit to Berlin last year, I was amazed at how kids there, even toddlers, are exposed to museums of all kids which is actually one of the many attractions of Germany.

Kids who are at the museums go there not on a field trip or tours as part of their class extra-curricular activities but as a regular activity between parents and kids.

Last week–my kids and I had a grand time bonding in a museum in Dasamariñas, Cavite inside the De La Salle College after my brief  talk before the broadcast-journalism students of Cavite Board Member Jun del Rosario who happens to be a former colleague at the ABS-CBN News, one of the really seasoned journalists that made ABS-CBN what it is today. (OO-Jun del–kailangang isulat iyon–ha-ha!)

That museum in Cavite took us back in time of the Spanish presence in the country.

Bahay Kastila ang pinasok namin at ito ay isang malaking bahay, mansiyon na nga kung tutuusin na sa luwang ay puwede nang maging mini-mall!

But before this museum in Dasamariñas, my eldest daugther, Katrina Greta, along with other Grade V and Grade IV pupils of the Diliman Preparatory School in Quezon City had their annual field trip that took them to many places that included the Philippine Air Force Museum in Pasay City. Included in this entry is a picture of my Katrina posing besides vintage bombs!

I thought she would not enjoy the idea of going to another museum, two days in a row but boy did she enjoy it with her sister Dominique who really asked a lot of questions from the student tour guide.

Kasama siyempre sa mga pagtatanong ay mga side comments like this one: "Sana mabuhay yung mga manikin dito at kausapin tayo," referring to the mannequins wearing ternos and baro't saya from the Spanish era.

"Naku—sa gabi–may mga nagiingay dito–baka gusto mong pumunta?" comments the tour guide insinuating stories of hunted houses usually associated to old houses like the one inside De La Salle Dasma.

Ang tanong ay kung natakot ba ang anak ko? Ang sagot ba naman—"Sige-sige!" Hmmm..matapang! Kanino kaya nagmana?

The bonding we had in the Dasma museum led to a plan to go to another museum here in Metro Manila or in any nearby province. My youngest wants to go to Calamba, Laguna to see the house of Jose Rizal while my eldest is requesting to visit a science museum. Hmm….I read in the Inquirer a feature article about a science museum in Marikina—yes–that would be interesting to visit.  But maybe, one after the other and not in one day!

Well—super proud mom naman ako na instead of malls, my kids want to spend weekend in some other way, an extension of their classroom education really, but something that they enjoy discovering for themselves, allowing moms like me to also share in the journey of learning. (end)

  

 

 

 

 

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