November 22, 2009, two days after my birthday when we had our field trip at Duka Bay Resort  in celebration of our Science Month. The said trip was organized by the Science Club officers and teachers for the students to have a break in their studies and to have fun despite the hectic schedule that we experienced those days. In connection to the trip, our biology teacher gave us an assignment which was to name and to get pictures of the creatures that we will be seeing in the sea.

         Many things were prepared for the trip so that it would be a successful one. Like the budget, as early as September, the total expenses was already summed up so we did not worry anymore on that matter. There was no problem also in terms of transportation because the school already rented vans for us to use.

Before the departure from Iligan to Duka

         The assembly time in our school was at 4am and departed at almost 6am. The chaperon for our van was our class adviser so we did not have a hard time in coping up because we already knew her. We also called the assigned driver for our van as "manong driver" because we already forgotten his name after introducing. My best friend was seated next to me so I had someone to talk to and I was not bored. My classmates were noisy inside the van so I did not fall asleep. There were also stopovers because of our other batchmates who really needed to pee.

Corals we saw using the glass-bottomed boats

sand castle-making activity

        We arrived at Duka Bay at already 8 or 9 in the morning yet we can't deny the excitement that we felt when we saw the sea. We were then introduced to the VIPs in the resort by the Lantaw staff and it was explained that "duka" which means sleepy in our varnacular was where Duka Bay got its name from. We were grouped randomly by the number that the Lantaw staff gave before we departed from Iligan.We were also given activities and games while the others were already in the sea; snorkeling and kayaking. The games that were given by the Lantaw staff were already finished and it was already our time to go kayaking. We were then asked to get a partner and I already have one.

Kayaking

          I really felt good kayaking together with my partner even though we lost against the other team. After the kayak racing, we headed next to snorkeling. There were so many kinds of fish that we saw and we named a few them. We were able to feed them and almost touch their skins. We also saw the different corals with different structures and shapes that laid underneath the sea through the glass- bottomed boats. I was somehow scared of that glass-bottomed boats because I thought that it would be broken anytime but my fear was gone when I had the life-jacket given to me.

Snorkeling

Photon girls

Photon boys

Gwapa Team with Sir Ken

Photon Class picture at Duka

Photon class with Ma'am Angie

          The trip was tiring but it was great. For me, that was the best field trip in high school that I experienced. I bonded with my classmates and almost all of my batchmates. I really had a great time seeing those fishes, corals and everything.