Visiting UP Los Banos
Every once in a while, we go to Laguna to see M's folks. To be honest, those trips no matter how rarely or frequent in a month, are very much enjoyable and relaxing for me. It is like a family excursion without too much stress and hassle from the travel factors especially now that SLEX-ACTEX has improved a lot (err... except for the frequent toll fee increases). It takes us approximately two hours to get there, sometimes earlier if there's no traffic. One of the best parts of the trip is dropping by 'the college' (as locals call the place) or University of the Philippines in Los Banos. Like in Diliman, the campus is adorned by beautiful natural tree arbors. I love passing by the acacia trees in Diliman while going to and fro another building back in college. Somehow, visits in UPLB bring back those happy feelings to me. The Kapok tree below is a heritage tree. They placed a sign (pictured below) in front of the tree. I asked M to park the car because I wanted to ta...