I had the privilege of guiding students of the Aklan Community College again last week. That was really cool. This time around, the group was composed of Business Management students, some of whom were coming to Manila for the first time. Ms. Portia Robado got in touch with me weeks in advance in preparation for their arrival. She was accompanied by other professors of the Aklan Catholic College who were with the kids.
Unfortunately, their arrival was marred by a vehicular accident that caused a few precious minutes of delay. We were on our way to the Philippine Stock Exchange in Ortigas Center when the bus hit a car swerving onto the road. But once we got to our first itinerary for the day, we were all set. After the lecture at the Philippine Stock Exchange, the tour group found its way to Max's Restaurant at Harrison Plaza for lunch and then we walked our way to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas where the kids were given an AVP on the role of the BSP in the economy. It started raining by then and I was relieved we were indoors.
The next stop was the Money Museum of the Central Bank which was conveniently located within the complex. The treat here was that the students got to see very rare collections of medium of exchange throughout the centuries; the oldest being a Roman gold coin.
The next day was a treat for the students as they were to do factory visits at Lucky Me and Gardenia, both in Sta. Rosa, Laguna and then the afternoon was spent at Enchanted Kingdom. We hied off early to Sta. Rosa squeezing a side trip to Intramuros prior to our southward journey. It was hot and humid and before the day had ended we sweated out in the sweltering heat of Laguna. Hopefully, the students from Aklan Catholic College had fun. They were, after all, a long way from home....
* Thank you to Ms. Portia Robado, Ms. Aiza Nahil, Madam Alice Coching and Sir Joel Zapico for the opportunity to be of service.
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