University of Southeastern Philippines
Bo. Obrero Campus, Davao City
TRAVEL
REPORT
September 8- 12, 2014
OVERVEW:
Our
five-day tour in the land of Manila is an exceptionally essential, marvelous,
fun and extremely useful encounter for me as well as to my kindred colleagues.
We all have the opportunity to visit big time IT organizations and companies
that are situated in Manila for us to have the capacity to gain more from them
and to comprehend what their edge in the business and what made them turn into
an effective organization in the field of IT. These organizations, in
particular Accenture, IBM, PLDT and Toshiba provided for us their insight and foundations
from the separate speakers that was given to us and dispensed to us in the
meantime. Amid the course of the organization visits and stuff we likewise went
to the greatest IT congress/tradition in the Philippines and that is Y4it
wherein we are some piece of the swarm of just about 20 thousand in
participation. For me the highlight of the occasion was our teacher as the
introductory statements of the said project. It was obviously an amazing
tradition for it demonstrates to us understudies to know all the more about how
to turn into a fruitful technopreneur later on. The speakers likewise provide
for us tips and inspirations to end up fruitful in life and in our studies. One
of the speakers provided for us tips and the recipe to achievement. The speaker
let us know that achievement is satisfaction and we all have the opportunity to
characterize it, seek after it and finally appreciate it. It is astounding to
be a piece of the occasion for it seemed as though we were speaking to our
school which is Usep as well as Davao. It was an honor and a benefit to be a
piece of the greatest IT occasion in the nation. In our ventures likewise we
encountered our first plane ride, window shopping in diverse shopping centers
and purchasing in the well-known Divisoria furthermore the unadulterated
magnificence of Tagaytay and the outrageous rides in Enchanted Kingdom which
was essentially the most fun we had in our whole lives. To wrap it up, the
greater part of this are unmistakably not all the things I've adapted in my
travel however these are the encounters that will be always esteemed in my
brain, body and finally heart. The kinships that were made is additionally the
best thing this excursion has offered to us.
DAY 1:
On this
heavenly day of our lives, it is at long last happenings on our FTS, a major
outing which will be located on Manila wherein we will have the capacity to
visit big time organizations and gain from them. On that day we all met on the
airplane terminal wherein just about every one of us are eager to ride the
plane and have some good times learning. Our flight was 4 AM in the morning and
we arrived in Manila at precisely 6:05 in the morning. On our first
organization visit which was held in Eastwood City which was the focal point of
IT industry in the Philippines for the first ever IT organizations are made
here. Fortunately for us, we set aside a few minutes for our plane arrived on
the normal time and activity was not plainly an issue on our part for we are on
time. We additionally had sufficient energy to consume our breakfast at the
McDonalds close to the air terminal on the NAIA 3 wherein it was truly
substantial for we had 2 pancakes, a full feast and a morning beverage like
coffee for us to extra after we consumed we went to the transport to go to our
first organization visit. It was truly energizing to see the tall structures
and the marvelous scenes that could be seen in the region. It was truly
fulfilling to hear and gain from the speaker itself. It was amazing to discover
that Analytics is currently piece of the organization's greatest advantage for
offer. After our organization visit, we had our lunch at Kenny Rogers which was
a brute for we consumed a considerable measure for it was truly substantial and
fulfilling. After our lunch, we headed to IBM placed at UP Technohub. It was
truly wonderful in all honesty for after the presentations and foundation of
IBM we got an opportunity to utilize their new and approaching innovation
advancement that they were making and that was the Bluemix. It was truly
amazing for you could practically do everything in there from coding to
outlining and posting and actually testing was carried out inside the Bluemix
which was great and extremely helpful to us. The spot was not all that enormous
yet it was exceptionally educational and cool inside the building. After our
visit, we went to Trinoma to kill eventually and see what is inside the
well-known shopping center in Manila. After that we consumed our supper in
Abardeen Hotel found at Makati. The sustenance was extraordinary and wonderful.
After our supper, we went to Kabayan Hotel for us to rest. It was truly
astounding to encounter those things in simply a day particularly in IBM and
Accenture to have the capacity to gain from them was obviously a huge respect
and delight of us as well as to them.
What I Learned?
I
learned a lot especially in the IBM because they show us their newest app,
named the Bluemix for all web to gadget app and in the Accenture they show us
the importance of the analytics in all aspects in the industry here in the
Philippines.
What I Liked?
I like
many things like I sleep in the bus, hehe J they caught me
in the cam, and especially also to our tour guide and bus driver J they show us a
warm welcome.
What I Dislike?
The thing
that I dislike. Mhhp. There’s nothing that I dislike since it’s also the first
day and our arrival to the capital of the Philippines.
Day 2:
Today
we went to a big deal company named PldtInnolab spotted in the place of
Mandaluyong. PLDT is the shortcut for the Philippine Long Distance Telephone
Company wherein it is one of the main phone organizations in the Philippines.
Our speaker was Ms. Annie Ferrer from the HR division of the organization and
it was plainly useful for every one of us to know the historical backdrop of
the said organization and its new engineering that it could offer. The Innolab
was made 2005 and it concentrates on development and exploration of new era
advances. Amid our organization visit at the Innolab, we all thought about the
historical backdrop of PLDT from where it began and where they are presently
today. It was unmistakably an astounding story to hear and be advised to us.
After we looked into the historical backdrop of the organization we then
proceeded onward to the advances that they are presently offering in the
referred to market as well as in different parts. Amid the offering of new
advances, I myself was an enormous devotee of having a quick and dependable web
and I saw it directly before our eyes wherein the web pace was at top of
100mbp's and that is plainly a wonderful thing to have yet it is likewise
extremely extravagant. The emphasized innovations are likewise extremely great
and large portions of us let ourselves know that plans are truly all over the
place. There is something in the innolab that catches our eyes, their very very
wide screen. In that screen they receive and view the most recent news and
developments good and done with the business. After our organization visit at
PLDT, we had our lunch inside the bus and our lunch is from KFC which was
really great really for the sustenance on our tummy. After we eat, we went by
Ideaspace at Makati wherein we got an opportunity to hear rousing stories and
thoughts that made it and made millions and a huge number of pesos in the
business. Likewise here, we got our trusts lifted up high for we all have an
opportunity to pass on our technoprenuership subject for we will join the
Ideaspace competition and an opportunity to win. After the discussions and
motivating stories, they demonstrated to us to their office and was given free
shirts. It was truly fun and enlightening in the meantime. After our last visit,
we went to Tutuban spotted the place called Divisoria, 99 and 168 store wherein
the place we dinner and also purchased things for our love ones.
What I Learned?
I
learned and motivated in the Ideaspace because of the stories and success of
the projects that can dominate someday and in the PLDT Innolab they show us
they are not just an ISP (Internet service provider) and a Telco
(telecommunications company) but a big company that can support or build
something in the future.
What I Liked?
I like that
day because of the inspiring stories and a great internet up to 100mbps I can
download all I want hahaha.
What I Dislike?
The thing
that I dislike that day is it rain and we get wet that’s all but I don’t blame
it because it represents a blessing.
Day 3:
That
day, we went early to the yearly Y4it Convention and the venue is in SMX
Convention Center located at MOA (Mall of Asia) for an entire day. It is a
yearly occasion wherein IT fans, understudies and technopreneurs assemble in
one spot to impart their insight about what is new and what is clicking in the
IT business. We just went to the first day of the tradition for it is the main
day that we are allowed to do so. We arrived sooner than required for us to
have seats, I expected that many individuals particularly understudies will be
going to the tradition and my desires were met with an enormous yes. Very
nearly 20 thousand individuals including us went to the Convention and it was
an impact to be a piece of it. Before entering, we are arranged on what to do
inside the tradition focus and was given ID's and a free duffle sack with
snacks that made us content. And note!! We didn't expect that our lovely
educator Mr. Randy S. Gamboa will be the one to have an opening word for the
day 1 of convention and every one of us applauded and cheered for our educator.
The environment inside the tradition focus was great and cool for just about
every one of us are eager to get notification from the speakers themselves.
Once the tradition began, it was on to listening about the things they do and
what they offer to the business. It was absolutely a decent tradition to go to.
Before long, my companions and I chose to go and gather those stamps around.
The convention went to a stop at 11:45, time to eat for lunch. We feast our
lunch at a restaurant. After we eat lunch, we again returned to listen more to
the convention however this time is distinctive, practically every one of us
are sleepy for 1-3 PM is strictly the blessed hours for individuals who are
tired. Before long, we beat our tiredness for a few speakers have an extremely
rousing and wonderful discourse and imparted their encounters to us. I was
enlightened on the speaker Markku Kero the Founder and also CEO of Jobs and
Esther technologies and also the last speaker that shares his experiences on
developing and making projects and also a fan of anime.
What I Learned?
I
learned a lot in this day because they share the types of technopreneur in this
present era.
What I Liked?
I like
that I sleep again inside the moa. Hihi and learned a lot in the aspect on web,
app and game developing.
What I Dislike?
The thing
that I dislike is the stamps is not complete.
Day 4:
Today,
we went on an association visit to Toshiba in Laguna. Each one of us woke up
before datebook for we must be in front of timetable for the association is
strict about time in this way the lion's share of us are still languid and
such. Before we went inside the association we all have been given shoe covers
and for the spot to be clean at all times besides told us that cams are not
allowed inside the association. Toshiba was deduced from the name Tokyo
Shibaura and was made on 1875 in Japan. Toshiba is a champion among the most
fantastically celebrated associations known for their advances and such in the
business. The masses of Toshiba reliably had a clear guideline and those are
the 3r's. Respect yourself, Respect others and Responsibilities. The association
is genuinely strict with respect to the matter of rules and guidelines to be
taken after. After the Toshiba plant visit, the time it now, time for the
accompanying enormous thing. It is not an association yet it is one of the
things we are incredibly energized for and that is EK (Enchanted Kingdom). Each
one of us are willing to be in there and have a spectacular time yet first we
must devour our lunch at Max's Restaurant in Tagaytay wherein we could see on
an outstandingly incredible perspective the Taal Volcano. It was positively
pleasant to see and expend with such a charming point of view to boot it was
genuinely a fun lunch to have. Pictures started from everybody in that time
which was fun and fascinating meanwhile. After our lunch, we went to Tagaytay
People's park in the sky and it was to a great degree tiring and the same time
fortifying for the freshness of the air was so extraordinary around then. In
here we took a lot of pictures and acquired a couple of remembrances. In the
wake of acquiring the endowments the time it now, time to get the development
probably. The vehicle is embarking to the end we are all been holding up for.
The experiences that we are going to feel is unmistakably remarkable simply and
this is really heavenly. Our first ride was the Log Jam, which to be completely
frank looked like straightforward anyway it was really disturbing for there are
no seatbelts and you need to hold the bars that are set inside the scaled down
watercraft. It was positively extraordinary and fun meanwhile. After the ride,
we saw our representations outside and it was really diverting to see the
attributes of my companions panicked and what not. The accompanying ride was
Space Shuttle wherein it is an energizing ride kind of ride in a normal perspective
yet at the end of the ride you will be compel supported to see what you have
experienced the second time around. It was an incredibly astonishing ride and
the fear is bona fide. We all yelled as noisy as could be allowed and was
really fun. The third ride was Water Rio wherein we all got wet and laughed for
the entire time while in the ride. The fourth ride was Flying Fiesta in which I
disdained the most for I got sloshed after the ride. Most of us did notwithstanding
had the limit walk around. The fifth ride was an exchange shaky one and that is
Disk Oh Magic! This ride was moreover fun and frightening for you will feel
that you are constantly thrown yet not. It was genuinely bewildering to
experience those rides. Regardless none of this will be essential if we won't
endeavor Drop Zero. A champion among the scariest things that I have ridden.
Drop Zero positively was the most superb ride I have ever fulfilled the extent
that I can tell. After this ride, we
went to ride the bump cars to just have a marvelous time and that was
practically it. Our Enchanted Kingdom undertaking stopped at correctly 7 PM
during the evening anyway it was the most fun 2-3 hours of my life and
unmistakably anyway we will treasure it.
What I learned?
I
discovered that in assembling items, the assembling organization ought to give
quality items to its customers to addition trust from purchasers and restricted
of guaranteeing the sturdiness of their items is to have the best individuals
to direct the methodologies of the items and to have top of the line materials,
for example, machines for the transforming furthermore to the parts they will
use for the items. Toshiba had made it to their vision and that is to be a
world pioneer in high innovation, broadened producer and advertiser of cutting
edge gadgets in light of the items they have and acquainted with the business
and also the individuals behind their items.
What I liked?
In our
plant visit in Toshiba, I really like the order of everyone to withstand the
tenets of the organization in light of the fact that teach is one of the
qualities we require keeping in mind the end goal to meet our objectives in
life. On the off chance that the individuals working in Toshiba don't have that
train, that place would never be the same when we had our visit.
What I didn’t like?
All
that I encountered and saw amid our visit in Toshiba is truly exemplary that is
the reason there's nothing that I didn't prefer about the spot.
Day 5:
This
day was the latest day of our stay in Manila which is truly make us sad and in
the meantime satisfying and upbeat for we are all protected in the 5-day
excursion we had in the trip. At this point, we as of now have stuffed up our
things and such in our stuff and are prepared to flight back to Davao. Be that
as it may already, we still consumed our breakfast at the Hotel and after that
we went again to an alternate visit, yet this time it is not an organization
however schools. We went to two big deal colleges in Manila to be specific ADMU
and UP. Our first objective was Ateneo De Manila University wherein we are
stunned on how huge the college is. From the door to where we stopped appears
the extent of Usep fundamental as of now and it was truly magnificent to see.
We went to their ICT division wherein they demonstrated to us what they are
equipped for and what they are doing. They additionally demonstrated to us
their "toys" wherein this innovation are on top of the natural way of
life for they are new and amazing. Leading is the Google Glass, it was truly
magnificent to see such astonishing supplies and gadget for in the negligible
reality it is lavish and it is likewise okay to utilize. Next, the thing gamer
like me needed to have and that is the Oculus Rift. The Oculus Rift is a gadget
wherein when joined with the machine diversions like First Person shooters and
rush rides are made into reality (Virtually). It was truly cool to see those
kind of gadgets before our eyes and was truly astonished on how their school
upholds the system of Game improvement with the assistance of such engineering.
They utilize those innovations for speedier executions and improvement
accordingly making their understudies at the highest point of the outlines with
regards to amusement advancement. We are additionally stunned when the
programming dialect that they simply utilize majorly is C. An alternate
marvelous certainty about Ateneo was the web association. We are all stunned
and hypnotized in the meantime when we tried their association. Each
unit/machine is running on just about 50 -80 MBP's association and that is
quicker than any associations we had attempted. We are so desirous in the
meantime respected to have the capacity to see, utilize such gadgets. After the
show and recount the learning and gadgets we should see and hear it was the
ideal time for us to go look around the region of the University.
After a
short stroll around we retreated to the transport and head straight to our next
goal which is the University of Philippines Diliman Campus which is just close
to the range. However before entering the facilities of UP, we all needed to
take a picture of the celebrated oblation statue placed at UP. It was truly
cool to see it in individual and we all took a class picture of it. After that
we went inside the yard of UP which was obviously colossal, it was similar to a
city inside the facilities for there are PUJ's having their courses in the region
of the college. Before long of sitting on the transport, it was the ideal time
for us to consume our lunch at the University sustenance stalls itself. It was
great and fulfilling in the meantime. After we consumed, we decided to go to
the gift shop and purchased a few goodies. After our lunch we went to the ICT
division of the University and they demonstrated to us their works and imparted
to us the learning they knew. It was truly great to see such thoughts and cool
things to be listened. They likewise visited us around the building and after
the visit it was time to say farewell to UP and that is the way we finished our
trek in the University. We got into the transport with high any desires for
learning, information and encounter that will never be overlooked in our whole
lives. When we got into our transport, Kuya Al our visit guide let us know that
it is constantly tricky to say farewell to the individuals even with simply a
little measure of time it was fun and the same time exceptionally instructive.
Feels was flooding in everybody after what he said. For our last stop in the
trek, we went to Resorts World Manila just to see what is inside the popular
spot. It was truly cool and after that we purchased our supper sustenance there
just to verify our stomachs are filled before happening to our plane ride back
in Davao. It was without a doubt a standout amongst the most essential
encounters that I will truly treasure in my life and will be searching forward
again for a couple or a more than times of trip.
What I learned?
I learned
that every person have a dream, you could get it if you pursue it. And also in
terms of tech support you don’t need expensive ones for experiment just modify
or recreate that thing on your own.
What I liked?
I
plainly enjoyed the openness or the way the colleges acknowledged us as though
we are one of their own.
What I didn’t like?
All and all that i experienced and saw during
our visit is truly estimable that is the reason there's nothing that I didn't
prefer about the trip.
Appendix
What can I recommend for the improvement of the
advance seminar program of USEP?
Plainly,
I would prescribe the future understudies of FTS to pick Model A or anything
outside Visayas and Mindanao for the enormous IT organizations are out in Luzon
and there are such a great amount to learn and experience while being there.
Not debasing the IT business in both Visayas and Mindanao yet for me Manila's
IT industry is on top of the outline basing on the Philippines. I would
likewise suggest the future understudies to dependably make inquiries and
snatch the opportunity while being there for the principle objective of this
excursion is to realize what is new and what is clicking in the business.
My advice to those who will take their advance seminar
program in the near future.
My
guidance for the individuals who will take up this development class system is
to snatch the opportunity while it’s still there. The learning and encounters
that they could increase is obviously stunning and it without a doubt will help
them later on. They ought to never forget that this is not a delight outing yet
an immaculate out business instructive excursion and accordingly dependably
listen to the guidelines and rules given by the educators in control and the
visit guide. Also in conclusion never forget to Learn and have a ton of fun in
the meantime for this will just happen once in their school life and will be a
standout amongst the most critical things that could befall them.
