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Kiralene Ramos:

Last January 28, 2011 I have experienced an extraordinary adventure at Mt. Banahaw.
There, I have realized that Physics concepts are needed to be applied in order to
survive the dangers of climbing and exploring the mountain’s vicinity. I’ve learned that I
have to exert force in order move on. As I climb Santos Kalbaryo, I need to estimate
the amount of Gatorade I should drink per distance traveled since I only brought one
bottle. I have also realized that it was more tiring going up than going down because of
gravity. The pull of gravity is what makes us stay to the ground so when we climb, it is
like we oppose the pull of gravity that is why it is harder for us to climb. I have
encountered force and friction as I enter the Husgado cave. Friction allowed me to
crawl as I exert force in doing so. I have also encountered physics concept inside the
bus. One example is our inertia when the bus stops and moves. Second is when I tried
to estimate the time of our arrival at Mt. Banahaw as well as going back to STC. To sum
it all up, I thank God for giving us the knowledge of Physics in order for us to use these
in our daily encounter with the world.

Fatima Haban:
I found physics everywhere even in Mt. Banahaw. Before even going there, I found physics
already and it also helped me. I found out how far Mt. Banahaw was from Manila, which is 100
km south of Manila. (Through our Physics class I have found the importance of properly giving
the whole value.) By finding out how far Mt. Banahaw, I somehow knew where I was and how
far I was from home. And by also finding out the distance I also discovered how much time
would our trip going there would take, which was 2.5 to 3 hours. By knowing the time, I had
estimated how much time would there be left for me to sleep because for sure I'd be too
excited to get a good night sleep.

The first challenge given to us was climbing Kalbaryo. In our Physics class I learned that it is
harder to go up than to go down a mountain because of gravity, but I tell you in Kalbaryo it is
quite the opposite and that is because there were a lot of boulders that made it so hard to go
down.

The next challenge was Husgado. Here I used physics through thrust and inertia (to name a
few). Pushing and pulling myself out of different positions. It was challenging, very challenging
but I made it through. I guess I should not only thank my fitness and reflexes for this but also
for Physics.

Now Ilog Lagnas was not a challenge but the long set of stairs were very challenging, especially
going up. It is quite funny but I have to admit that climbing back up from Ilog Lagnas was
where I was sweating like crazy and breathing so hard. It was gravity’s fault.

Now in the bus, I know for sure we encountered inertia, momentum, force, friction, centrifugal
force, etc. I would have been surer if only I was awake. I was so tired of the whole trip that I
fell asleep almost immediately.

Rouinna Venturina:

I woke up, decided to walk to school. I used the path where will I get to school as early
as possible. From that point, there is physics which is vectors, In vectors we are
thought how to use displacements and display pictures inside our minds to come up
with the shortest path. While riding at the bus, when the bus stops i went backward
then forward which is also called inertia. At Ciudad Mistica, I realized that walking is
great, I walked, but I didn't fall and I looked up the sky and thank God for the support
force. Climbing up Mt. Banahaw is really tiring because gravity is continuously pulling
me but still, I enjoyed. We went to Husgado, I was the 5th person in our class to enter
because I was too excited, I realized that I'm so big that I have to exert effort until i've
got small cuts because of the rocks sliding back and front on my skin which is called
friction. Indeed, physics is everywhere, A subject that answered every person's
curiosity, An idea that keeps us safe and a theory that thought us how amazing earth
is.
Isabel Rey-Matias
I am a tardy person. That’s why on the date of our Mt. Banahaw outbound I woke up at
3 AM. I believe that physics is everywhere. It is how things work. At the start of my
day, when my cell phone vibrates & rings to wake me up, it uses Physics. The vibration
and the sound come from the energy around us—it may be kinetic or potential. Mt.
Banahaw is located on Dolores, Quezon--100 km south of Manila. I believe that by
Physics, the travel time and the distance going there can be estimated. Going to Mt.
Banahaw is not easy. We seniors should vigorously prepare for the event of going to
Mt.Banahaw. We should be physically, mentally and emotionally ready to trek& hike the
mountain. Like the machines, we people need energy. So in the bus, we are not
allowed to do watch movies and do consuming-energy activity because we need to
store our energy for all the walking and trekking. When we are climbing Kalbaryo, I saw
the mountains of Mt.Banahaw and Mt.San Cristobal. There, I realized that when
climbing the mountain, the pressure gets higher and the oxygen level gets lower. That’s
why mountaineers carry oxygen with them when climbing up the mountain. I also
noticed that the time going up the mountain is longer than going down. The time going
up the mountain is longer because we take effort to climb on the big rocks compared
with going down because it is effortless on the rock-climbing part.

I realized on my experience to Husgado is how spectacular the world is. I admire the
formed stalagmites and stalactites on the Husgado cave. I believe that due to heat,
pressure and volume, these rocks are formed. Ilog Lagnas was exciting due to the
counting of 269 steps that wasn’t really 269 steps, because on my counting it is 280
steps. Ilog Lagnas is wonderful for its running river and twin falls. However, litter is
floating on the riverside and sachets of shampoo can be found. I’m disappointed
because Mt.Banahaw is a holy place to be maintained and respected. If Mt. Banahaw is
not polluted, maybe it belongs to the hidden, sacred and spectacular wonders of the
world.
Rizanne Rafael
During our trip to Mt. Banahaw, I found that learning from nature is very different
compared to the usual learning style we do in school. Yet, I realized that both ways are
effective. We learn concepts in school that we can apply in real life. But this would not
be known if we do not experience "real life". In Mt. Banahaw, we got a hands on
experience on how to apply the learning’s we gained from school, expecially science
concepts which I found to be the most helpful. With our lessons about velocity, average
speed, etc., it's hard to imagine that any of us would stray. And no one did. With this
experience I have reflected that if we really learn our lesson by heart, we can apply it
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