Reflection Paper : EL PRESIDENTE

EL PRESIDENTE is about the story of the First President of the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo lives a long and gainful life from the time of the Philippine revolution against the Spanish colonial rule to the American. The story also explores his inner struggles as a husband and war leader for the country. This film shows the determination of this one person who stood his ground and victorious led in the Philippine Revolution. Before watching this movie, what I just now about Aguinaldo is he was the soul and brain of the Katipunan and no other deeper than to that. I know that he was brave but I didn't know how really brave he was. When I was watching the movie, the battling scene was full of bravery, courage, heroism and heart in the person of Emilio Aguinaldo. He never stops defending the freedom that a Filipino people wants to have. Every time that Filipino wins in their battles, my heart is clapping for gladness. For me this film gets high marks in action sequences. Even though that there were some lingering of scenes, many shots still offer that “WOW” factor.I am amazed how they put together in this film the big-names of stars in their cast. And most importantly, the production is still able to live up to the emotional investment of historical offering needs to promote and deliver the sense of nationalism. I am not a fan or I am not really up to in historical films, but after watching the film, I can say that EL PRESIDENTE shines as passionate attempts to contribute something valuable   for Philippine Cinema. It also provokes the audience to have a more open mind on Philippine heroism. And it really tells the true to life story of this person that has a strong power and the glory behind the struggle for freedom and the battle for Philippine Independence. This Legendary Hero was no other that EMILIO AGUINALDO.

THE JOURNEY OF SIX

January 31,2015 Saturday

 It was a long day ahead. Our call time is 9:30 at Vmall in Monumento. And nothings new to us. Our call time becomes 10:00. So when we finally complete, we decided to eat some heavy lunch at Jolibee for us to have energy burst all the way. And AJA!! WE ARE READY!! ;))

..CARPE  DIEM..

 We didn't find it hard to go in national museum because we know how to get there and we know how to ask to other people as well. As we first drop in U.N Avenue, we already saw the map of the Philippines and the monument of Lapu-lapu and Rizal. we find it very exciting to take a pictures. As you will notice in our group and solo pictures, we are somehow struggling in facing the sun while smiling in our cameras Haha. The weather is very sunny and windy. The mood is so pleasant and vibrant;)) 

#We'reWalkingOnSunshine

OUR SOLO PICTURES ;))

                                                       MAP OF THE PHILIPPINES

RIZAL MONUMENT

LAPU-LAPU MONUMENT

LEVEL OF THE MUSEUM

 We finally went to National Museum. Our bags are left in the baggage and we only bring our wallets and cameras. We are all excited to see what's inside the museum. And we are also amaze how the museum were designed and how organize it was. Truly that they really making their facilities very well done and clean for the tourist like us to have a nice tour in the entire  place of the museum .

 The museum has a five level. But the fifth one is not yet available. 
In the First Level, you can see the Ifugao Hut. In Second Level would be the San Diego history and treasures. In the Third Level is that you can see the various things about our kasaysayan ng lahi. And in the Fourth Level will be about the Faith, Traditions And Places . Were the different beliefs about the filipino is there.. The museum has many things that in store for us. 

This was our big group picture in Ifugao Hut with some of BSBM32A. You will witness our crazy jump shot and crazy faces Hahaha. Fun fun fun in Ifugao Hut.

Aja! Our contentment never stop.And we push ourselves to get in inside the Ifugao hut Haha. Even-though  that some of us are afraid to go upstairs because  of the thin lather that might not carry them to go up, they still try it for the reason of  Group picture Hahaha. Oha! For the sake of selfie and groufie nothing is impossible for us.
#DeterminationOverload 

Canon Balls

 
 





One of my favorite place in the museum was all about the San Diego history and treasures. Were the Cannon Balls are their and the replica of different ripples are their also. The Canon balls is one of the object that impact me most, because it was my first time to see it. And I am amaze how big it was. It look's like if it hits you, you'll have a big hole in your body hahaha.. 
And i love also how we take a pose on it in our group picture. It looks like we are on a big war. 

San Diego Ship

Old Compass 

Porcelain Collection

Stoneware Jars Of San Diego

Gold Seal 

                                                                           

      
   Actually we had a hard time in looking for this Gold Seal. When we first saw it we did not notice that it was the seal that we need to find. Instead we take a group picture on it and make some pose together of it. And when we were almost done,that's the time that we notice that we dont have yet the picture of the Seal. And someone told us where was the seal is located. So we laugh alot when we figure out that we just very close their earlier and yet we did not recognize it. HAHAHA 
    Our group picture with this seal is very funny. It looks like we are the Ninjas protecting the seal from an enemy. Hahaha 
# GoldSealProtector

Sucesos De  Las Islas Filipinas

Earthenware

Skull Cap of the Earliest human inhabitant in Phil.

Butuan Boat

Age of Metal

Bulul

You can see in this photo the "Jarlet with Gaping Mouth from Leta-leta cave"

This was the creepy place that I've seen in the museum. The room was so dark that you can not even notice the other things that placed inside that room,just like the "Sculpted Face of the Dead". But when i saw the entire place, It has a pink light that makes the place so attractive in the eye. I love how they organize the whole set up of the room and the creepiness of the dark with the touch of the pink light that makes the place so fascinating.

  

Duyong cave in the southwest coast of the Palawan Island is a site of the earliest intact burial ever discovered in the Philippines which shows traces of man's humanity during the New Stone Age. 

 


  

Mangyan Script on Tobacco Container       

Ifugao Blanket

Brass Gong and T'boli Lute Instrument from Maranao Community 

Sama Grave makers

Sarimanok

   Seriously, before going to the National Museum, I've checked the checklist that was given to us. And the thing that caught my attention was the Maranaos Sarimanok. I am really curious what it really looks like. If it looks like a real image of a real chicken that has its same color of feathers.

I'm a bit afraid to see it, Because of my fear in chickens.

So when I finally see it, I'm glad that its far from what i expected and what I am fearing about. and i get to see the real replica of sarimanok which was not scary at all. Haha

#SamFearOfChicken ;)

The Sarimanok is a legendary bird of the Maranao people who originate from Mindanao, a major island in the Philippines. It comes from the words "sari" and "manok." "Sari" means cloth or garment, which is generally of assorted colors. Manòk means "bird".

 After all the picture taking and rooming around the museum. We are finally finished!!! Now we can eat Haha. We're so starving and also exhausted and our feet was to tired to walk. 

Spoliarium/Spolarium

But before we eat, we decided to go to another museum .Were the Spolarium painting is there. And guess what!!Me,K.A,Bless and Werly got loss in that museum Haha. We can't  find the exit and we keep on taking up the elevator for maybe 5 to 6 times. Maybe that's the effect of hunger and tiredness to us Hahaha ;))

Finally we reach sm manila and we can now finally eat. Most of us order for an unli rice meal to solve their cravings. And after that we decided to go home . No one wants to stay long, we all want to get home and rest. So this is it. We take again the LRT to Monumento and to monumento we separate ways to get into our own homes. 

This was a very fun and learning experience for me. I get to see alot of things that really worth remembered about in our history, and the things that our country treasured and proud of.

I would like to say Thank You to our Professor Mam Thelma Villaflores for giving  us a chance to visit the museum. Truly it was a pleasurable  experience ;)